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Herbal Medicines
Number of Words: 1870 / Number of Pages: 7
... of the more serious side effects that come along with the stonger drugs. Antibiotics, as a drug, may do more to the body than just get rid of the bacteria or virus. That is why Ann Beemer, a Pierre, S.D., sophomore, said "she felt good about taking zinc and Echinacea tablets when she had a cold." She felt they were more gentle than over the counter medicines (Gullickson np). People that have experienced problems with over-the-counter drugs have turned to a safer alternative to healing.
Over the years people have discovered many helpful remedies with the use of herbal drugs. Some have even show ...
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Introduction To Human Services
Number of Words: 2754 / Number of Pages: 11
... to find my way out. I still struggle with my addiction,
and it still affects me, just not so profoundly."
"What I would like to do is work with teenagers. As a teenager, I was
befriended by a Young Life leader. He was a man in his 40's and didn't want
anything from me but to be my friend. When I drank beer at lunch, he didn't
tell me to not drink. I don't remember his words so much as the feeling I got
when we were together. He was like a father/friend to me. He seemed to care
about me unconditionally. He looked at me like a real human person, which made
me uncomfortable, which now looking bac ...
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Abortion Paper
Number of Words: 1935 / Number of Pages: 8
... Eight years later, the Supreme Court ruled the right to privacy included
abortions. In Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court stated that it is the women's
right to have an abortion if she so chooses. In Jan 1988 the abortion
section of the Criminal Code of Canada was struck down in Morgentaler
decision. (Gentles, 13). Most arguments against granting women the right to
abortion are based on religious and moral prohibitions, defending the
sanctity of human life. Opponents of abortion rely on the premise that the
fetus is a human being, a person from the moment of conception. Anti-
abortionist proclaim that ...
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Psychological Bond Between Infants And Parents
Number of Words: 2438 / Number of Pages: 9
... attachment on the primary caregiver. The infant is starting to smile at the caregiver more than he/she would a stranger. This is not a full-blown attachment. The baby does not feel a sense of security.
Phase 3 is called the Secure Base Behavior. Bowlby thought that at the age of six months, the baby forms a pure attachment. They now feel safe. At the age of seven months the baby will start to experience stranger and separation anxiety. This will not go away until the baby is about a year and half. The child will get upset when parent tries to leave. They get upset because they think that the ...
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The Differences And Similarities Of Pneumonia And Tuberculosis
Number of Words: 2432 / Number of Pages: 9
... and consolidation. Pneumonia can be one of two types: lobar pneumonia
or bronchial pneumonia. Lobar pneumonia affects one lobe of a lung while
bronchial pneumonia affects the areas closest to the bronchi (O'Toole, 1992).
In the United States over three million people are infected with pneumonia each
year; five percent of which die.
Etiology
There are over 30 causes for pneumonia however there are 4 main causes
which are bacterial, viral, mycoplasma and fungal (American Lung Association,
1996). Bacterial pneumonia attacks everyone from young to old, however
"alcoholics, the debilitated, post-o ...
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Drug Abuse
Number of Words: 1015 / Number of Pages: 4
... in many ways. The most popular drug in America, alcohol, is generally thought of as socially acceptable and relatively harmless. But it can have devastating effects. Alcohol might seem very harmless but it can harm the user very easily. Alcohol is easy to obtain and consume. It is taken as a beverage and, since it is legal, it can be purchased at the corner store. The immediate effects on the user are relaxation and a slight anesthetic effect. Alcohol is a very addictive drug. There are more than 18 million alcoholics in America2 , an indication of how widespread its harmful effects are. Alcohol ...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Number of Words: 1852 / Number of Pages: 7
... descriptions from delivery room
doctors and nurses concerning babies born with FAS. Because alcohol drunk
by a pregnant mother passes through her bloodstream to the placenta and
into the baby's bloodstream, and the fetal metabolism is fifty percent
slower than the mother's, the effects of the alcohol stay with the baby
long after it does with the mother. Doctors and nurses said that some
babies are born smelling of cheap wine, since they soaked in it in the
mother's alcoholic amniotic fluid before birth. Additionally, some babies
are actually born drunk. As a result, they need to be sobered ...
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The Ebola Virus
Number of Words: 1588 / Number of Pages: 6
... These filoviruses cause hemorrhagic fever, which is actually what
kill victims of the Ebola virus. Hemorrhagic fever as defined in Mosby's
Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health Dictionary as, a group of viral aerosol
infections, characterized by fever, chills, headache, malaise, and respiratory
or GI symptoms, followed by capillary hemorrhages, and, in severe infection,
oliguria, kidney failure, hypotension, and, possibly, death. The incubation
period for Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever ranges from 2-21 days (JAMA 273: 1748). The
blood fails to clot and patients may bleed from injections sites and into ...
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Abortion - Right To Choose
Number of Words: 994 / Number of Pages: 4
... in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be 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. Regardless of the fact of morals, a woman has the right to privacy and choice to abort her fetus.
The violence which occurs today because the of pro-choice/pro-life conflicts is minimal in similarity to the thousands of hopeless women who turned to the illegal abortions either doing themselves or preformed by the backroom "professionals"-- which resulted in inf ...
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Diabetes
Number of Words: 1110 / Number of Pages: 5
... urination, weight loss, fatigue, and irritability. Because it is inherited, this type can not be prevented.
The second type of is type 2 , or "non-insulin dependent" . In this type, insulin is produced by the pancreas but is ineffective. This type usually affects obese middle-aged and older people and can affect nearly all races. The risk of developing this type increases with age. Similar to the first type, it is also hereditary but is triggered by obesity. Some of the symptoms of type 2 are thirst, excessive urination, weight loss, fatigue, blurred vision, frequent infections, tingling, and ...
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