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Term Papers on Health and Medicine
What Causes Infectious Diseases To Strike?
Number of words: 1411 - Number of pages: 6.... Ebola liquefies every organ of the body and causes bleeding from every opening. The virus is twice as deadly as AIDS and works one-thousand times as fast, killing victims in three to ten days. Ebola is spread from mostly by means of close contact with an infected person and can also be tranfered through sexual contact. People who are lucky enough to survive the disease usually pose no threat of infection to others.
Marburg is just as deadly as ebola, but is less widespread. Marburg causes hemmoragic siesures in the body, as does Ebola and also lik .....
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The History Of Birth Control
Number of words: 956 - Number of pages: 4.... of birth control.
The forms of birth control that have been used over the years and currently
include pesssaries, plants, condoms, and birth control pills. While there
have been others it is best that we not discuss them here(trust me you
don't want to know).
Pessaries are vaginal suppositories. Used from ancient times to the
present, they can be a fairly effective form of birth control. In ancient
times, pessaries often contained acacia gum, which, while having some
possible spermacidal effect, very likely sealed up the cervix, making it
impossible for the .....
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Anabolic Steroids
Number of words: 1299 - Number of pages: 5.... potent, which makes the risk
of overdosing very high. Steroids that are injected are less toxic to the liver
and are less potent than oral steroids on an equal dosage basis. Injected
steroids have a delayed take up, which makes them last longer. It also allows
them to be detected in drug tests for a longer period of time.
How they work in the body:
When anabolic steroids are introduced into the body, under certain
conditions they increase: protein synthesis, lean body mass, and the nitrogen
balance in the body. A steroid receptor is formed which stimulates .....
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Anorexia
Number of words: 1569 - Number of pages: 6.... get treatment.
Family and friends can help recognize the problem and encourage the person
to seek treatment.
Anorexia nervosa is a disorder where people intentionally starve themselves.
It usually starts around the time of puberty and involves extreme weight
loss. Sometimes they must be hospitalized to prevent starvation because
food and weight become obsessions. For some, the compulsiveness shows up in
strange eating rituals, some even collect recipes and prepare gourmet
feasts for family and friends. Loss of monthly menstrual periods is typical
in women with t .....
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Schizophrenia
Number of words: 1686 - Number of pages: 7.... disturbances by the American Heritage Dictionary.
No definition of schizophrenia can adequately describe all people with this
illness. Schizophrenia is an extremely complex mental illness. It is clear
that schizophrenia is a disease which makes it difficult for the person with the
illness to decide what is real and what is not (Swados 5). It is also clear
that this brain disease affects normal, intelligent people in all walks of life.
There are six concrete phrases that describe schizophrenia: it is a real
disease, has concrete and specific symptoms, is diffe .....
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Life, Death, And Politics: A Run-Down Of The Abortion Debate.
Number of words: 2501 - Number of pages: 10.... to a few basic and safe methods. Technology, however, has
also enhanced society's knowledge of the fetus. Ultrasound, fetal therapy, and
amniocentesis graphically reveal complex life before birth, and it is this
potential human life that is at the heart of the debate.
In order to form an opinion on this matter, we must first question and
define several common factors which are numerously debated.
I. When does human life begin?
Scientists identify the first moment of human life as that instant when
a sperm cell unites with an ovum or egg cell. The .....
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Home Health Care Nursing
Number of words: 2503 - Number of pages: 10.... a very rapid rate. In
the following pages, I hope to familiarize individuals with home health
care nursing.
First, I will explain the increasing need for home health care
nursing. Next, I will talk about DRG’s and how this type of insurance
guideline determines what type of care a patient will receive. Then I will
proceed to explain about what type of experience and qualifications needed
for home health care nursing. Next, I will talk about how home health
nursing is an independent career and explain safety issues and rules for
playing it safe while in the f .....
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Assisted Suicide
Number of words: 1355 - Number of pages: 5.... right of the one who give it."
There are also many cultures that believe in this act of dying. Certain
cultures believe that they have the right to end a person's life, only if the
person is suffering with an illness that will only get worse. "In China and
some parts of India, it is an ancient custom to drown newborn girls if they
think they will live a useless life."
The Dutch believe in the act of assisted suicide as many other religions.
They believe that it is easier to end a life so the family and the other people
will not have to go through a .....
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