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AIDS
Number of Words: 959 / Number of Pages: 4
... you from
getting the virus. I think that society should make condoms more accessible to
young people, I believe they should have condom machines in girl and guys school
bathrooms. I also feel that they should be distributed in school social events
such as dances or proms, when it is most likely that they will be having sex.
Giving youth condoms is not encouraging sex, in my opinion yet it is educated
them that they must protect themselves not only from unwanted pregnancies or
venereal disease but from death, and from future spread of this epidemic.
Studies shown that 50% of infected people are youths ...
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Flash Memory
Number of Words: 1787 / Number of Pages: 7
... So this
syndrome takes on a life of its own, keeping itself to be alone and resistant
to correction. The person may become so focused on the memory that he or she
may be effectively distracted from coping with real problems in his or her life.
There are many models which try to explain how memory works.
Nevertheless, we do not know exactly how memory works. One of the most
questionable models of memory is the one which assumes that every experience a
person has had is "recorded" in memory and that, "some of these memories are
from traumatic events too terrible to want to remember"(Thomas Billin ...
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To The Victims Of ADHD
Number of Words: 342 / Number of Pages: 2
... certain kinds of brain-wave activity and decrease other types. Training usually involves 40-80 sessions, each lasting 40 minutes or more. This "treatment" costs $3,000 to $6,000. The studies which suggest impressive results for EEG Biofeedback are seriously flawed. Sample sizes were small and appropriate control groups were not used to determine if any results are due to maturation or an "expectancy" effect.
Did you know that a large number of studies have examined the link between sugar and hyperactive behavior. A few of these studies have found some small effects of sugar on behavior though ...
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The Human Heart
Number of Words: 526 / Number of Pages: 2
... deal of attention.
The heart's wall has three parts, Muscle tissue, or myocardium, is
the middle layer. The inner layer, or endocardium, that lines the inside of
the heart muscle consists of a thin layer of endothelial tissue overlying a
thin layer of vascularized connective tissue. The outside of the heart, the
epicardium, is in intimate contact with the pericardium; this serous
membrane is a closed sac covering the heart muscles outside wall. Within
the sac, a small amount of fluid reduces the friction between the two
layers of tissue. In addition to, muscular and connective tissue, the heart
muscl ...
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Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite
Number of Words: 1858 / Number of Pages: 7
... for more than thirty minutes” (Riley 88). If you stay in bed awake, you are subtracting many valuable minutes of deep, restful sleep. If you do get out of bed do something boring to make you tired. Do not eat or drink because your pleasures will strengthen your awakening ability. For example, eating ice-cream will make you want ice-cream on other nights. For a better sleep try keeping a warm body and cool room to enhance your sleeping abilities. For more comfort consider that, “sex is recommended whenever, wherever, and with whomever you choose because it alleviates tension” (Schwartz 24). ...
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Is Ritalin Over Prescribed?
Number of Words: 1676 / Number of Pages: 7
... possibly making it more addictive (Snyderman 1). Ritalin is not a drug that is typically sold on the street like cocaine or marijuana. It is a drug that doctors prescribe to help children and adults with hyperactivity and attention problems. But are these trained professionals over prescribing it? The road a child has to take to get on Ritalin is very long and often very hard. A child has to be observed by a teacher or parent, get a medical exam, and be observed by many specialists. What are all these doctors looking for? Well, first the medical doctor rules out attention problems due to a hearing loss ...
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Alcoholism
Number of Words: 664 / Number of Pages: 3
... the person can tolerate giving up alcohol for an
extended time and the effects of drinking on the family, friends, work, and
health, may indicate the extent of the alcohol problem.
More than ten million Americans are estimated to be alcoholic.
Alcoholism is found in all ages, cultures and economic groups. It is estimated
that 75 percent of alcoholics are male and 25 percent are female. Alcoholism is
a worldwide problem, but is most widespread in France, Ireland, Poland,
Scandinavia, Russia and the United States.
Some common symptoms of alcoholism in the early stages are constant
drinking for re ...
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Supporting A Condom-Nation
Number of Words: 579 / Number of Pages: 3
... a few instances in which school boards have denounced educating students on the topic of abstinence. Unfortunately, this has been the case in a minority of regions. It is not, however, taken seriously in the majority of the nation. He also mentions that the effectiveness of condoms can be as low as eighty percent. According to recent studies, this is only the case if the condom has been misused, or is being used after the date stamped on the wrapper. All of Limbaugh’s reasons to end the distribution of condoms reflect poorly thought-out arguments, and inconclusive evidence.
Author and jour ...
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The Effects Of Marijuana Use
Number of Words: 529 / Number of Pages: 2
... its use
is discontinued.
Second of all, marijuana usage can also have non-pleasure giving
effects. Mood changes are often accompanied by altered perceptions of time
and space and of one's bodily dimensions. The thinking processes become
disrupted by fragmentary ideas and memories. Many users report increased
appetite, confusion, acute panic reactions, anxiety attacks, fear, a sense
of helplessness and loss of self control. Chronic weed users are said to
develop "a motivational syndrome" decreased motivation and preoccupation
with drug taking. The relationship of this syndrome to weed has not been ...
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Adolescent Depression - The Under Acknowledged Disease
Number of Words: 1085 / Number of Pages: 4
... (1996) observed that the "challenge is to identify depressive symptomatology which may be superimposed on the backdrop of a more transient, but expected, developmental storm." Therefore, diagnosis should not lay only in the physician's hands but be associated with parents, teachers and anyone who interacts with the patient on a daily basis.
Unlike adult depression, symptoms of youth depression are often masked. Instead of expressing sadness, teenagers may express boredom and irritability, or may choose to engage in risky behaviors (Oster & Montgomery, 1996). Mood disorders are often accompanied by ot ...
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