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Term Papers on Health and Medicine
Abortion Should Not Be Legalized
Number of words: 790 - Number of pages: 3.... week increase their probability by 800%.
Unicef states that 250,000 women die every year because of legal and illegal
abortions: 75,000 of them die of self-inflicted abortions; 75,000 die of
convulsions; and the other 100,000 die of blood poisoning caused by an infection
of the uterus. Therefore, if abortion is legalized there will be not only more
fetal murders but also more mothers will die.
None of the methods women use to abort are completly safe. One of the most
common methods used is Suction Aspiration. The doctor uses a special tool to
suck the baby int .....
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Brain Function
Number of words: 573 - Number of pages: 3.... controls the right side of the body, even the eye what you see from the right eye goes to left brain. But this function is reversed for left-handed people. Left brain mostly focus on the logical analytical, judgment and verbal. The right side of the brain control the left side of the body, this brain focus more on creative, intuitive, it is concerned more with the visual and emotional side of the life.
When reading left brain is sensibly making connection and analyzing the meaning of the world, the syntax and other complex relation ships while putting it i .....
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The Immune System
Number of words: 732 - Number of pages: 3.... by a body's immune system is called an
antigen. Several types of cells may be involved in the immune response to
antigens.
When an antigen enters the body, it may be partly neutralized by
components of the innate immune system. It may be attacked by phagocytes or by
performed antibodies that act together with the complement system. The human
immune system contains approximately 1 trillion T cells and 1 trillion B cells,
located in the lymphoid organs and in the blood, plus approximately 10 billion
antigen-presenting cells located in the lymphoid organs. To ma .....
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Leukemia
Number of words: 796 - Number of pages: 3.... link. Some genetic conditions, such as Down’s syndrome,
are also believed to increase the risk factor. Exposure to some chemicals is
also suspected 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 ri .....
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Safe Sex Vs. Unsafe Sex
Number of words: 958 - Number of pages: 4.... following the recommendations for
safe sex, accidents can happen. Condoms can break. One may have small cuts
or tears in ones skin that one 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 ga .....
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Mad Cow Disease
Number of words: 1987 - Number of pages: 8.... mal, what causes the animals to contract the disease, and
the recent issues of BSE in the world. I hope to set out the true facts about
BSE and that it only affects a small percent of the world population. Due to
the fact BSE is a new disease most of my information might be proven wrong in
the future because there is a great deal of testing going on in the scientific
community. They are also very concerned about this new disease and the effects
it can have on humans if it is not stopped.
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy is not some bacteria and it is not .....
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Sports Therapy
Number of words: 1629 - Number of pages: 6.... skills.
Psychologists recommend that athletes mentally practice their events on the
eve of competition.
When it comes to sports, the winning edge 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 .....
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The Dangers Of Smoking
Number of words: 712 - Number of pages: 3.... emphysema, cancer of the larynx, oral cavity and esophagus; about
one third of all cancers of the bladder, kidney, and pancreas are
attributed to smoking as well.
Lung cancer has become the leading killer among cancers in the
United States. More than eight of every ten cases of lung cancer are caused
by smoking, and nine out of every ten victims die within five years.
Emphysema is a progressive respiratory disease characterized by
coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezing, developing into extreme
difficulty in breathing, and sometimes resulting in disab .....
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