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Cancer
Number of Words: 936 / Number of Pages: 4
... or cancer of the blood, is the most common type in children.
An increasing incidence has been clearly observable over the past few decades,
due in part to improved cancer screening programs, and also to the increasing
number of older persons in the population, and also to the large number of
tabacco smokers--particularly in women. Some researchers have estimated that if
Americans stopped smoking, lung cancer deaths could virtually be eliminated
within 20 years.
The U.S. government and private organizations spent about $1.2 billion
annual for cancer research. With the development of new dru ...
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The Case For Euthanasia: Should Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legalized?
Number of Words: 1546 / Number of Pages: 6
... of
clarification, we must first distinguish between active and passive
euthanasia. Passive euthanasia involves the patient's refusal of medical
assistance. It involves the right to die which is protected by the United
States Constitution clauses of due process liberty and the right to privacy
(Fourteenth Amendment). The right to doctor-assisted suicide, or active
euthanasia, consists of, "...a patient's right to authorize a physician to
perform an act that intentionally results in the patient's death, without
the physician's being held civilly or criminally liable for having caused
the death" . The " ...
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Physician Assisted Suicide
Number of Words: 778 / Number of Pages: 3
... or agent”(Death and Dying,92). The most recent case is that of The State of Florida v. Charles Hall. “Charles Hall is dying of AIDS and challenged the State of Florida to let him die by a self-administered lethal injection without fear of prosecution”(http://www.rights.org/ deathnet/open.html). On January 31, 1997, a Judge ruled that Charles Hall could take his own life with the aid of a doctor. Senior Judge S. Joseph Davis, brought in from Seminole County, “found that Florida’s strict privacy law and the equal protection clause in the U.S. Constitution entitled Hall, 35, and Dr. McIver to carry ...
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Being A Virologist
Number of Words: 551 / Number of Pages: 3
... they need
antibodies to make these cures. And there are two primary ways of making
these antibodies. One, they can take them from patient zero. Patient
zero would be where the virus originated from.
Two, they could inject into an animal like a horse. If the animal,
horse creates antibodies to fight off the virus, we take some of its blood.
And from the plasma we extract the antibodies. Here is a method used
long ago. Lets say that you were going to get vaccinated from the common
cold. In the old days, they would take a dead virus and put into your
blood stream, by cutting, or injecting you. ...
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AIDS Research
Number of Words: 451 / Number of Pages: 2
... funding. This money is exceptionally
important, as it provides the equipment, and the peoples salary who are doing
the research. The amount of money needed for the research may seem like it is a
lot, but it is worth it. It is worth it because if you consider the amount of
money that we give to foreign countries to aid their economy we could be using
this money to save peoples lives all around the world. People are dieing
everyday, and many more are in hospitals; so if we find the cure we will save
lives, and get these people who have contracted the disease out of hospitals,
and living on their own ...
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Prenatal Diagnosis
Number of Words: 439 / Number of Pages: 2
... ultrasounds are recommended at 16 weeks of pregnancy. The amount of risk is the same as in amniocentesis.
Amniocentesis
Amniocentesis is performed at 15-20 weeks of pregnancy. It will detect chromosome abnormalities and other certain genetic disorders. This test can detect up to 95% of neural tube disorders such as spina bifida. It is done by inserting a needle near but not through the woman's naval into the amniotic sac. A small amount of amniotic fluid is withdrawn and sent for laboratory testing. Cells are then separated from the fluid and cultured. After the cells are cultured they can b ...
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Interpretation Of The Human Body
Number of Words: 1120 / Number of Pages: 5
... Most of the figures were seen in the same: profile of the legs, frontal view of the torso, and profile of the head. Like most civilizations, Egyptians put a lot of faith in gods. The sky god Horus, a bird, is found in a great amount of Egyptian art. Little recognition was ever given to the artists. The emphasis was on the patron.
Early Greek art was greatly influenced by the Egyptians. Geography permitted both cultures to exchange their talents. The beginning of Greek art is marked by the Geometric phase. The most common art during the Geometric phase was vase painting. After the vase was formed ...
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Steroids And Their Affects On The Human Body
Number of Words: 1201 / Number of Pages: 5
... beginnings of a mustache. These are all the usual symptoms of anabolic
steroids.
Steroids were not always used for sports, they started out the same way
most drugs did, medicinal purposes. Victims of starvation and severe injury
profited from it's ability to build new tissue quickly. They also helped
prevent muscle tissue from withering in patients who had just had surgery.
Steroids are used to treat Addison's disease.
Anabolic steroids are drugs that come from hormones or from combinations
of chemicals that achieve the same result as hormones. Hormones may be given to
an individual in their natu ...
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Safe Sex Vs. Unsafe Sex
Number of Words: 958 / Number of Pages: 4
... is unaware of. Thus, following rules for
"safe sex" does NOT guarantee that one will not get AIDS. It does, however,
greatly reduce the chances. There are many examples of sexually active
couples where one member has AIDS disease and the other remains seronegative
even after many months of safe sex with the diseased person. It is
particularly encouraging to note that, due to education programs among San
Francisco gay males, the incidence of new cases of AIDS infection among
that high risk group has dropped massively. Between practice of safe sex and
a significant reduction in the number of casual sexua ...
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Alcoholism
Number of Words: 319 / Number of Pages: 2
... on
alcohol or drugs, are using these substances as a medication of sorts or a
way to soothe feelings of anxiety, anger, or depression," says Daniel
Goleman in his book, Emotional Intelligence.
Many clubs and organizations around the country including S.A.D.D.
(Students Against Driving Drunk) and M.A.D.D.(Mothers Against Drunk
Driving) make the public aware of alcoholism through community events and
general public information.
Adults are not the only group of people effected by this problem.
Many teenagers are also effected by alcoholism. Those who are caught are
usually sent to rehabilitation cent ...
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