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Homeopathic Remedies
Number of Words: 2093 / Number of Pages: 8
... the growing popularity of naturopathy. Naturopathy is a medicine that was conceived in the United States about a century ago. It is somewhat of a smorgasbord of medical practices. Naturopathy ascribes to six unifying principals: The healing power of nature. The body will strive to heal itself the physician must remove that which prevents it. Treat the whole person. Not only must their physical needs be met, but any social, emotional, and mental needs that may contribute to their illness. Do no Harm. This tenant of Hypocrites is important to the naturopath, who believes that the more gentle a ...
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Anorexia
Number of Words: 1569 / Number of Pages: 6
... intentionally starve themselves.
It usually starts around the time of puberty and involves extreme weight
loss. Sometimes they must be hospitalized to prevent starvation because
food and weight become obsessions. For some, the compulsiveness shows up in
strange eating rituals, some even collect recipes and prepare gourmet
feasts for family and friends. Loss of monthly menstrual periods is typical
in women with this disorder and men with this disorder usually become
impotent.
People with bulmia nervosa consume large amounts of food and then rid their
bodies of the excess calories by vomiting, abusi ...
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Drugs And Steroids In Sports
Number of Words: 1248 / Number of Pages: 5
... of a mustache. These are all the usual symptoms of anabolic steroids. Steroids were not always used for sports, they started out the same way most drugs did, medicinal purposes. Victims of starvation and severe injury profited from it's ability to build new tissue quickly. They also helped prevent muscle tissue from withering in patients who had just had surgery. Steroids are used to treat Addison's disease. Anabolic steroids are drugs that come from hormones or from combinations of chemicals that achieve the same result as hormones. Hormones may be given to an individual in their nat ...
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AIDS And HIV
Number of Words: 2286 / Number of Pages: 9
... in
time as well as forward. They determined that the first cases of AIDS in the
United States probably occurred in 1977.
By early 1982, 15 states, the District of Columbia, and 2 foreign
countries had reports of AIDS cases, however the total remained low: 158 men and
1 woman. Surprising enough more then 90 percent of the men were homosexual or
bisexual. Knowing this more then 70 percent of AIDS victims are homosexual or
bisexual men, and less then 5 percent are heterosexual adults. Amazing enough
by December of 1983 there were 3,000 cases of AIDS that had been reported in
adults from 42 states ...
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The Issue Of HIV And AIDS
Number of Words: 614 / Number of Pages: 3
... HIV/AIDS testing, but will it be taken advantage of? Since these are adults being familiarized with HIV/AIDS, how to contract it, the consequences, and the raw statistics, they will probably disregard all of the information. Education on the issue of HIV/AIDS obviously needs to begin at an earlier age.
Since this is such a controversial issue, the age at which education should begin is debatable. The children need to be mature enough to handle the concerns and they need to be young enough to begin practicing measures of safety that will continue throughout their lives. But, when it comes ...
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Cancer
Number of Words: 1301 / Number of Pages: 5
... in research. research and control programs have made definite progress. In 1900, was almost always fatal. I the 1930’s fewer than one of every five patients were saved. Today, doctors successfully treat one of every three people who get . Some experts believe that if all present knowledge were used promptly in every case of at least half of all patients could be saved. The American Society was founded in 1913. The first United States hospital was founded in 1884, in New York City. Which later became the Memorial Hospital in 1889. The very first hospital was founded in Reims, France in the 17 ...
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Vegetarianism
Number of Words: 1338 / Number of Pages: 5
... it is.
There are three types of real vegetarians, but many other people have
reduced their intake of meat or given up eating red meat. To truly be
vegetarian one must not eat any flesh, although some people eat no meat
except for fish and consider themselves vegetarian. The first type of
vegetarian is a lacto-ovo-vegetarian. They eat both dairy products and
eggs, but do not consume meat. It is fairly easy to get enough nutrients
with a lacto-ovo diet. The second style of vegetarianism is a lacto-
vegetarian who eats dairy but no meat or eggs. Very few people choose to
be a lacto-vegetarian b ...
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Types Of Muscle
Number of Words: 1434 / Number of Pages: 6
... of the internal organs and is called involuntary because it is not under voluntary control. Cardiac muscle is a special type of muscle found only in the heart. It consists of linked fibers that contract in unison producing the heartbeat.
Skeletal, or Striated Muscle Tissue:
This type of muscle is composed of long fibers surrounded by a membranous sheath, the sarcolemma. The fibers are elongated, sausage-shaped cells containing many nuclei and clearly display longitudinal and cross striations. Skeletal muscle is supplied with nerves from the central nervous system, and because it is partly under c ...
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Assisted Suicide
Number of Words: 1355 / Number of Pages: 5
... right to end a person's life, only if the
person is suffering with an illness that will only get worse. "In China and
some parts of India, it is an ancient custom to drown newborn girls if they
think they will live a useless life."
The Dutch believe in the act of assisted suicide as many other religions.
They believe that it is easier to end a life so the family and the other people
will not have to go through all the suffering and pain.
Many Physicians today believe that assisted suicide is the answer to end
all the pain and suffering in the world. Dr. Peter Admirral is a physician that
i ...
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Autism
Number of Words: 2229 / Number of Pages: 9
... he became aggressive, showing signs of being impulsive and other problems. In the early 1900s Lightner Witmer wrote about a boys problem, describing his behavior, which would more than likely be labeled as today. Several old theories about the cause of have been proven false. is not a mental illness. Children with are not uncooperative kids with a behavior problem. is not caused by bad parents who gave their child too little attention. The researchers who have implied this have never showed enough reliable clinical evidence to prove their statements
The term refers to an empty, withdrawn appe ...
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