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The Trials Of Alcohol
Number of Words: 588 / Number of Pages: 3
... study and that’s what I am at college for. Another thing that alcohol will do to me is it will subject me too memory loss. I think its common sense that after a night of drinking it is very hard to remember what you did or what you didn’t do. Alcohol also has the ability to take my money and make me poor. If I were to allow myself to be buying alcohol on a steady basis, it will become a great way for me to lose all my money as my life matures. As a college student I obviously need all the money I can get so I think a wise choice for me would be to stop drinking. There is really only one w ...
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Bulimia
Number of Words: 2785 / Number of Pages: 11
... as a symptom of anorexia (Epstein 40). For many years bulimia
was associated with anorexia as if it was a joint disease. Finally, in
1979, doctor G.F.M. Russell was the first physician to describe this
disorder as a separate disease from anorexia to which he called it bulimia
nervosa (Epstein 40).
Today this disease has seemed to grow to quite an absurd level.
Unlike when this disease began in the early 20th-century, there are no
longer a few rare cases of an eating disorder, but a rather large number of
people fighting such a problem. A 1987 study has shown that 19% of college
students have bu ...
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Attention Deficit Disorder
Number of Words: 1415 / Number of Pages: 6
... very unstable moods
that can range from an extreme high to an extreme low instantly, for no apparent
reason. Usually, they procrastinate often and have trouble finishing projects,
while conversely, they can hyperfocus at times and accomplish tasks more quickly
and efficiently than a normal person could. Often they have short tempers and
lack the impulse to stop themselves from blowing up over minor details
(Hallowell 10).
Although A. D. D. has just recently been discovered and there is still
relatively little known about it, it has an interesting history. In 1902,
George Frederic Still first ...
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Abortion And My Own Thoughts
Number of Words: 845 / Number of Pages: 4
... that there are 1.9
million children less in the world every year sends shivers down my spine. But
I guess you may say that it is not my place to speak.
There are fewer deaths per million abortions than per million births
according to the Planned Parenthood survey of 1995. There are nine deaths per
million abortion procedures and sixty-three deaths per million births. Both
complications and the death rate rise with the age of the fetus. I can
understand that these facts portray a much better picture for abortion than
carrying to term, but what about the pain that the fetus will feel? According ...
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Steriods
Number of Words: 541 / Number of Pages: 2
... cycle of testosterone cypinate and methandrostone costs only about one hundred dollars. Steroids are also very hard to trace because of their water base composition. They can pass through the body within two days. All these benefits of steroids help an athletes become more competitive and increase their chance of being a winner. Of course everybody wants better biceps and triceps but when using steroids to achieve this goal there is a large price to pay.
However, steroids should remain illegal because they physically deteriorate the whole body system. When injected one risks the chances of developing ...
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Treating Anaphylaxix
Number of Words: 858 / Number of Pages: 4
... Since the most life threatening reactions usually involve the
respiratory and cardiovascular systems, that is where emergency treatment is
focused. In the cardiovascular system, a combination of vasodilatation,
increased vascular permeability, tachcycardia, and arrhythmias can lead to
severe hypotension. In the respiratory system, the swelling of tissues along
with bronchospasm and increased mucus production are the main cause of death.
So, if untreated, anaphylaxis can be fatal as a result of the body's going into
what is essentially shock, while simultaneously (and more importantly) being ...
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AIDS: A U.S.- Made Monster?
Number of Words: 1392 / Number of Pages: 6
... the number of functional T4-
cells is reduced greatly so that new anti-bodies cannot be produced and the
defenceless patient remains exposed to a range of infections that under other
circumstances would have been harmless. Most AIDS patients die from
opportunistic infections rather than from the AIDS virus itself. The initial
infection is characterized by diarrhea, erysipelas and intermittent fever. An
apparent recovery follows after 2-3 weeks, and in many cases the patient remains
without symptoms and functions normally for years. Occasionally a swelling of
the lymph glands, which does not affec ...
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Facts On AIDS
Number of Words: 502 / Number of Pages: 2
... may not show for 10 years after you become infected by the HIV virus.
A month or two after exposure to the virus there may be flu-like symptoms that
may last a week to a month and is often mistaken for those of another viral
infections. More persistent or severe symptoms that may not surface for a
decade or more: - swollen lymph glands - recurrent fever, including "night
sweats" - rapid weight loss for no apparent reason - constant fatigue - diarrhea
and diminished appetite - white spots or unusual blemishes in the mouth
Prevention:
1. abstain for sex 2.have protected sex with latex condoms whe ...
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The Black Plague
Number of Words: 1113 / Number of Pages: 5
... know the direct cause of the Plague, they believed without doubt that God was responsible, judging human behavior and ready to punish the wicked. They concluded that this Black Plague was punishment from an angry God (Corzine 27-31).
had several different names. Bubonic Plague received its name because of the painful swellings it produced called buboes. The Black Death is another name which was given to the Plague because of the appearance of black blood beneath the skin. This disease became associated with the term "plague" because of the widespread fatalities that it caused throughout history ...
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Alcohol Use Among Teens And Young Adults
Number of Words: 1130 / Number of Pages: 5
... and two had been treated by paramedics on campus for overdoses as well. The author commented that the mind-set of the students was not to “get drunk and silly” but instead to drink for the sole purpose of passing out. The students also reported that there is a “beer-friendly” attitude on the campus and that it is easy for anyone, even under-age individuals, to obtain a keg for a party.
(STUDENT DRINKING STATUS – BY GENDER)
Another national study found that forty-four percent of college students engaged in binge drinking during the two weeks prior to the survey. It also found that the occu ...
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