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Both Sides Of The Abortion Issue
Number of Words: 1461 / Number of Pages: 6
... 6 percent overall but the rate of abortion among girls younger than
15 jumped 18 percent. The rate among minority teens climbed from 186 per
1,000 to 189 per 1,000.
The most popular procedure involved in abortions is the vacuum
aspiration which is done during the first trimester (three months or less
since the women has become pregnant). A tube is simply inserted through the
cervix and the contents of the uterus are vacuumed out. The most commonly
used type of second trimester abortion is called dilation and evacuation.
Since the fetus has bones, bulk and can move, second trimester is not ...
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Bulimia Nervosa
Number of Words: 972 / Number of Pages: 4
... which can lead to blindness.
Many anorectic women also indulge in occasional eating binges, and half of them make the transition to bulimia. About 40% of the most severely bulimic patients have a history of anorexia. It is not clear whether the combination of anorexia with bingeing and purging is more debilitating, physically or emotionally, than anorexia alone. According to some research, anorectic women who binge and purge are less stable emotionally and more likely to commit suicide. But one recent study suggests that, on the contrary, they are more likely to recover.
The exact cause of ...
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Breast Cancer
Number of Words: 1650 / Number of Pages: 6
... and growth, those which have been a
symbol of beauty are now going to destroy her. These are facts which women
who have the disease must face and the mental and psychological strain is
unimaginable to those who are not affected.
Article Research
Article I
As with mainly all diseases, there is not just one contributing factor
to its existence. Breast Cancer has numerous causes and by studying these
factors, we can see who is at high risk. In a life-time, a person will
either be diagnosed with cancer or die from it. Women between the ages of
25-29 who have used oral contraceptives, or are ta ...
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Smoking Tobacco
Number of Words: 213 / Number of Pages: 1
... Millions of people around the globe want to quit smoking for
medical reasons such as having already two heart-valve replacement surgeries.
Wht did some people do to quit smoking? Some people substituted eating ice-cream
for smoking.
Why is smoking a very popular habit? The reason is you can get them
anywhere. All the stores are selling cigaretes. You don't even need an
identification card to identify your age if you want legal! Almost anyone can
buy them! Yes, the are legal! Nowadays, even middle high school students are
already smoking, and willl even lead to using drugs such as: mariju ...
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Euthanasia
Number of Words: 1901 / Number of Pages: 7
... of a particular case cannot always be applied to resolve another. In the medical realm, interpretation of medical doctrine concerning treatment of terminally ill patients can result in entirely different applications.
In two relatively recent cases, the Supreme Court had to decide the future of patients that were considered to be in chronically persistent vegetative states. The courts had to decide whether to continue with the existing treatment, as advocated by the medical community, or discontinue treatment at the request of the patients’ guardians. The courts considered several factors ...
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The Ethics Of Abortion
Number of Words: 2681 / Number of Pages: 10
... answer to this controversy, there are two sides to it though which have been arguing for many years over the subject. The first is the pro-life group. This group does not believe in the abortion factor. To understand where the pro-life stands we must first understand its beliefs and reasons for its beliefs. Then we can discuss what their solution to the abortion topic is.
Pro-life believes that rape and incest are very emotional topics. "They often elicit throughout the population feelings of revulsion; people draw back from the issue of rape and incest. People don't know how to handle a ...
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The Evolution Of The Eye
Number of Words: 1717 / Number of Pages: 7
... To gain insight into why the eyes of animals have evolved the way that they have, we must also understand the environment in which animals have needed to adapt to.
The theory of lens design has two basic models. The convex lens, or plus lens, is known as a converging lens. When light passes through this lens, it is bent toward the optical axis, which is the direction in which the light was traveling, and is generally perpendicular to the optical element. Depending on the power of the lens, the light that passes through it will come to a focal point at some distance beyond it. Once the ...
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Euthanasia
Number of Words: 344 / Number of Pages: 2
... life through mercy killing, if the
patient has made a formal request in writing?"
As you can see, when a case is not immediately life threatening, the
general publics answer is mixed. The people who answered no may be thinking
of treatment that has not been tried yet or treatment that may come in the
future due to new technologies. Medical Advancements: During the last 20
years, technological advancement has increased more than the advancement of
the whole time of man before that. People that have the no opinion on
euthanasia may be thinking that the person may be saved by a sudden medical ...
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The Problem Of Suicide
Number of Words: 343 / Number of Pages: 2
... the finger at someone.
Problems like these have been around since the ‘80's. They started
at the death of Beatles star John Lennon. After the singer's death
numerous fans formed suicide pacts and many teenagers died. Authorities
were at a loss for what to do. Eventually the problem died out.
Parents who point the finger at others should examine their own
lives. Teenagers like these usually come from houses with neglect, abuse
an alcoholic or other problems. Despite what most teens would say,
everyone needs a little bit of attention. In my opinion there is no way
music alone can force a ...
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The Human Brain
Number of Words: 1804 / Number of Pages: 7
... common pool of knowledge. Such co-operation created the
modern man with his superb ability to think.
Many sciences were born. Some of them centered around humans. They
included, among many others, psychology and neurology. While psychology
deals with the mind and human behavior, neurology is the study of the
nervous system.
The nervous system of the human being consists of several parts. The
main structures are the brain and the spinal chord. The system also
includes nerves which sense external and internal stimuli and then relate
all information to the central processing unit, i.e. the ...
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