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Leukemia
Number of Words: 796 / Number of Pages: 3
... to be a risk factor. By learning the causes of leukemia
treatment options will become available(MedicineNet-leukemia, 1997).
There are many symptoms of leukemia. The symptoms of leukemia are the same
for all the different types of leukemia. The acute types of leukemia, ALL and
AML, symptoms are seen more quickly than in the chronic types of leukemia, CLL
and CML, where symptoms do not necessarily appear right away. The symptoms are
flu symptom, weakness, fatigue, constant infections, easily bleed and bruise,
loss of weight and appetite, swollen lymph nodes, liver or spleen, paleness,
bone or ...
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Two Sides Of The Brain
Number of Words: 1112 / Number of Pages: 5
... the intuitive. It is concerned more with the
visual and emotional side of life.
Most people, if they thought about it, would identify more with
their left brain. In fact, many of us think we are our left brains. All
of that non-stop verbalization that goes on in our heads is the dominant
left brain talking to itself. Our culture- particularly our school system
with its emphasis on the three Rs (decidedly left-brain territory) -
effectively represses the intuitive and artistic right brain. If you don't
believe it, see how far you get at the office with the right brain activity
of daydr ...
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Alcoholism: Is It Hereditary?
Number of Words: 1749 / Number of Pages: 7
... in some quarters obscure what has been
discovered through genetically oriented research and has dangerous
consequences for prevention and treatment policies. A tremendous amount of
attention and research has recently been concentrated on the inheritance
of alcoholism and on the possibility of accounting genetically for drunken
behavior. The major purpose for this research was the adoption studies
conducted in Scandinavia in the 1970’s which found reliable genetic, but
not adoptive transmission of alcoholism. This contemporary research
focuses on the offspring of alcoholics and on the biochemical or ...
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Abortion Report
Number of Words: 789 / Number of Pages: 3
... it should not be altered or influenced by anyone else. This right
is guaranteed by the ninth amendment, which contains the right to privacy. This
brings up a very interesting point, which is that the ninth amendment is a
strong argument in the fight for Pro-Choice. It states that "The enumeration in
the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not construed to deny or disparage
others retained by the people." This right guarantees the right to women, if
they so choose, to have an abortion, up to the end of the first trimester.
Several cases have been fought for the right to choose. Many of these hav ...
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Sports Therapy
Number of Words: 1629 / Number of Pages: 6
... throughout the world of
sports may have less to do with strength and talent, and more to do with,
what sports psychologists call it, mental toughness. Sports psychologists
James Loehr, calls "mental toughness," the ability to handle and even enjoy
the psychological pressure of a competitive situation. (Harry Hurt, 1996,
p.12) Many of today's best athletes seek help from sports psychologists, in
order to help them with their overall game.
Negative thoughts and psychological pressure from competitive
moments; create many distractions for athletes who do not focus mental
pictures in their minds. A vi ...
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Transplants And Diabetes
Number of Words: 417 / Number of Pages: 2
... injections of approximately 500-800 islets of
Langerhans from unrelated donors. Of the five treated animals, two
became clinically and biochemically permanently normal. Six months later,
Martin examined the cured rats and found intact, functioning islets
secreting all of their hormones, including insulin. None of the controls
were cured.
Encouraged by their first results, Leibel, Martin, and Zingg decided to
repeat the experiment with rats with much stronger immune barriers
(higher levels of rejection). Seven rats out of nine were cured. "We set
up a protocol and worked patiently with small numbers, ...
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Opposing Euthanasia
Number of Words: 2069 / Number of Pages: 8
... persons ask their physician, friend or relative, to put them to death. The patients or their relatives may ask a doctor to withhold treatment and let them die. Many critics of the medical profession contend that too often doctors play God on the operating tables and in recovery rooms. They argue that no doctor should be allowed to decide who lives and who dies.
The issue of euthanasia is having a tremendous impact on medicine in the United States today. It was only in the nineteenth century that the word came to be used in the sense of speeding up the process of dying and the destruction of so-called u ...
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Dyslexia
Number of Words: 1078 / Number of Pages: 4
... results from the
differences in the structure and function of the brain. People with dyslexia
are unique; each having individual strengths and weaknesses. Many dyslexics are
creative and have unusual talent in areas such as art, athletics, architecture,
graphics, electronics, mechanics, drama, music, or engineering. Dyslexics often
show special talent in areas that require visual, spatial, and motor skills.
Their problems in language processing distinguish them as a group.
This means that the dyslexic has problems translating language to thought (as
listening or reading) or thought to languag ...
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The History Of Birth Control
Number of Words: 956 / Number of Pages: 4
... pills. While there
have been others it is best that we not discuss them here(trust me you
don't want to know).
Pessaries are vaginal suppositories. Used from ancient times to the
present, they can be a fairly effective form of birth control. In ancient
times, pessaries often contained acacia gum, which, while having some
possible spermacidal effect, very likely sealed up the cervix, making it
impossible for the sperm to pass through. This would make pessaries with
acacia gum more of a barrier than a spermacidal or contraceptive form of
birth control, but in the past they were not considered barrier ...
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Eating Disorders
Number of Words: 854 / Number of Pages: 4
... hungary or claim to be full after eating only a few bites of a meal. Dangerous signs of a person with anorexia are hair loss on the head, fainting spells, heart tremors, shortness of breath, constipation, compulsive exercising, intense fear of weight gain, cold hands and feet, dry and scaly skin, depression, a lack of sexual interest, anxiety, weakness, and exhaustion. Certain endocrine functions may also become impaired, causing menstruation and ovulation to stop. Treatment for anorexia consists of nutritional therapy, psychotherapy, and family counseling. Hospitalization is recommended for a ...
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