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Do Men Have Symptoms Of PMS?
Number of Words: 595 / Number of Pages: 3
... to PMS. Some people get food cravings when their hormones are imbalanced.
Hormones control when people feel get cravings. Most people crave certain foods. Whether, the chocolate melts in their hands, the toppings are piled on the pizza, or they feel the need to lick the inside of the potato chip bag; people get cravings. Cravings can influence a person's diet. Some people eat healthy foods and exercise. They control their craving and eating habits. Other people give in to their bodies natural cravings. Some men use the excuse that they have a "sweet tooth" when they have a craving. But, most ...
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Bipolar Affective Disorder
Number of Words: 1982 / Number of Pages: 8
... of worthlessness, guilt, difficulty thinking, indecision, and recurrent thoughts of death and suicide (Hollandsworth, Jr. 1990 ). The manic episodes are characterized by elevated or irritable mood, increased energy, decreased need for sleep, poor judgment and insight, and often reckless or irresponsible behavior (Hollandsworth, Jr. 1990 ).
Bipolar disorder is diagnosed if an episode of mania occurs whether depression has been diagnosed or not (Goodwin, Guze, 1989, p 11). Most commonly, individuals with manic episodes experience a period of depression. Symptoms include elated, expansive, or irri ...
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Cancer In American
Number of Words: 330 / Number of Pages: 2
... of
all deaths were caused by cancer; only the cardiovascular diseases
accounted for a higher percentage. In 1990 the American Cancer Society
predicted that about 30 percent of Americans will eventually develop some
form of the disease. In the United States skin cancer is the most
prevalent cancer in both men and women. Lung cancer, however, causes the
most deaths in both men and women. LEUKEMIA, or cancer of the blood, is
the most common type seen in children. An increasing incidence of cancer
has been clearly observable over the past few decades, due in part to
improved cancer screening pro ...
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Flour Baby Project: Parenting
Number of Words: 1868 / Number of Pages: 7
... just gets heavy at times.
The pregnancy keeps on going for 2 more trimesters the 2nd trimester is
based on shopping for maternity cloths, checking for blood sugar, avoid
strenuous physical labor, and plan for maternity leave. the third
trimester is a little more complicated your must see your practitioner once
a month through week 28 and every two weeks until the 34 and once a week
there after. Parents should be buying baby clothing, diapers, purchase
outing equipment such as strollers, car seat, diaper bag, and stock up on
food supplies. Make sure that you have a list of people that said they
woul ...
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Legalization Of Abortion
Number of Words: 959 / Number of Pages: 4
... that by the ninth and fourteenth amendments that
a woman has the right to an abortion. The court that day, however, did not rule
when a life begins for a human. If society is to assume that a fetus is a human
the second it leaves the uterus, then what is the unborn baby three minutes
from birth , a monkey. When an unborn baby is aborted, society must realize that
an organ was not taken out, but a living human being. This would make abortion
wrong because according to law, no one has the right to take away anther's life.
With many people considering the cases of unwanted pregnancy due ...
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Hemophilia
Number of Words: 733 / Number of Pages: 3
... 350,000 people with severe or moderate , although B is 5 times less common that A. All races, religions, and economic groups are affected by .
is a bleeding disorder which is inherited genetically. Due to the pattern of inheritance, the disorder generally affects males only. About one third of cases come with a previous family history. Women with a hemophilic gene are called carriers while men are either cs or normal. A daughter of a mother who is a carrier and a father who is normal has a 50% chance of being a carrier herself. A son of the same mother and father has a 50% chance ...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Number of Words: 1540 / Number of Pages: 6
... bloodstream circulates to the fetus by crossing the placenta. There the alcohol interferes with the ability to the fetus to receive sufficient oxygen and nourishment for a normal cell development in the brain and other body organs (FAS home page). Not all women who drink will have babies with FAS, however 40% of women who drink heavily during pregnancy will have a child with (Creative Consultants). Of the other 56% some will have babies with fetal alcohol effects and some will be fetal alcohol exposed. These children will have minor learning disabilities and behavioral problems. A small few w ...
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Adrenoleukodystrpohy
Number of Words: 337 / Number of Pages: 2
... disturbances i.e. Field cuts, strabismus, & visual
activity
~ Focal or generalized seizures
~Hyperactivity
~Tends to progress rapidly with increased spasticity and paralysis,
visual and hearing loss, loss of ability to speak or swallow.
~Inability to move themselves anywhere at all from one place to
another.
Diet Goals
~to decrease the exogenous source of VLCFA- food sources of
fats, cholesterol, grains, nuts, fruits and vegatables skins,
milk (very restrictive diet)
~to decrease the endogenous production of VLCFA with the
ingestion of monosaturated VLCFA’s
Types of Oils
~Glyceryl Tr ...
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Dyslexia
Number of Words: 1867 / Number of Pages: 7
... early case of was reported in 1895. Dr. Pringle Morgan diagnosed Percy a fourteen year-old boy with congenital word blindness. Percy was described as bright, healthy and skilled at mathmatics. He, apparently, however had difficulty reading and writing. In 1897 several cases similar to that of Percy were investigated. In 1900 Hinshelwood described word-blindness was a disorder that occurred in children with otherwise normal brains. The defect was disscribed as a disability in learning to read where attempts to teach the child by traditional methods had failed. Hinselwood suggested that th ...
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The Plague
Number of Words: 577 / Number of Pages: 3
... its common
flea Oropsylla montana.
The most dangerous type of plague is pneumonic. It can be spread through aerosol
droplets released through coughs, sneezes, or through fluid contact. It may also
become a secondary result of a case of untreated bubonic or septicemic plague.
Although not as common as the bubonic strain, it is more deadly. It has an
untreated mortality rate on nearly 100%, as compared to 50% untreated mortality
for bubonic plague. It attacks the respiratory track, furthering the cycle.
The third type of plague is septemic. It is spread by direct bodily fluid
contact. It may also deve ...
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