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Term Papers on Health and Medicine
AIDS
Number of words: 2424 - Number of pages: 9.... also called
'helper cells`, which play a regulatory role in the production of antibodies in
the immune system." In the course of the illness, the number of functional T4-
cells is reduced greatly so that new anti-bodies cannot be produced and the
defenceless patient remains exposed to a range of infections that under other
circumstances would have been harmless. Most AIDS patients die from
opportunistic infections rather than from the AIDS virus itself. The initial
infection is characterized by diarrhea, erysipelas and intermittent fever. An
apparent .....
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The Heart And Its Functions
Number of words: 3410 - Number of pages: 13.... The apex of the heart points downwards and forwards to the left and corresponds to the interspace between the fifth and sixth ribs, two inches below the left nipple. Its atrial border corresponds to a line drawn across the sternum on a level with the upper border of the third costal cartilage. Its lower border (apex) corresponds to a line drawn across the lower end of the same bone, near the xiphoid process. Its upper surface is rounded and convex, directed upwards and forwards, and formed mainly by the right ventricle and part of the left ventricle. Th .....
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Abortion: Points Of View
Number of words: 593 - Number of pages: 3.... in an unwanted child. The anti-abortionist is
interested primarily in protecting the life of the fetus. In simple terms, the
pro-abortionist focuses on a woman's rights and the anti-abortionist focuses on
a fetus' rights. Though interrelated, these are basically different topics.
Though neither side realizes it, there is actually much more agreement
than disagreement between the opposing views. The majority on both sides would
agree that social problems like child neglect and urban overcrowding are serious
issues. Most would also agree that the life of a chi .....
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Alcoholism: Is It Hereditary?
Number of words: 1749 - Number of pages: 7.... and individual factors so that drinking to
excess can only be predicted within a complex, multivariate framework. The
denial of this complexity in some quarters obscure what has been
discovered through genetically oriented research and has dangerous
consequences for prevention and treatment policies. A tremendous amount of
attention and research has recently been concentrated on the inheritance
of alcoholism and on the possibility of accounting genetically for drunken
behavior. The major purpose for this research was the adoption studies
conducted in Scan .....
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A Study Of Depression And Relationships
Number of words: 1156 - Number of pages: 5.... style, depression, and relationship functioning. They proposed a
three part hypothesis: 1. A less positive childhood would result in an insecure
attachment style and depression, 2. Depressives would exhibit a preoccupied or
fearful style of attachment, and 3. attachment style would affect relationship
functioning more than depression.
The research was conducted in two independent studies. The first study
sampled 204 college women. Women were studied based on the very plausible
assumptions that women are more susceptible to depression than men an .....
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Nursing Homes And The Lutheran Home For The Aging
Number of words: 2930 - Number of pages: 11.... a position in the social work field, a position that she held for twelve
years explained to me how she was "Grandfathered" into her social worker
position and did not have to take a test for a license until it was required
after years of responsible and professional work in the Home for the Aging.
The Lutheran Home for the Aging was founded in 1906 by John C. Koch,
with the motivation and desire to promote residential care for his fellow aging
Lutheran constituents. Along with the supportive interests of other Lutherans,
he purchased approximately eight .....
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A Look Into Alzheimer's Disease
Number of words: 638 - Number of pages: 3.... and classify. Patients of the disease lose much of the information that they have recently learned and cannot learn anything new. They begin to constantly misplace objects, often repeat themselves, and usually become confused in simple situations. When in relatively simplex places patients may become lost or even forget where they are. Psychologically however, patients begin to become depressed most of the time and be anxious or confused. Some become restless and can barely ever sleep.
The cause of the disease, although not completely proven, is strictl .....
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Should Abortion Be Supported?
Number of words: 914 - Number of pages: 4.... babies, and consequently no need for abortion clinics in our country. However, some special cases might still existed. For instance, a fetus may have a high chance of being born mentally ill, with a handicap, blind, or AIDS. In such cases, according to utilitarianism by which to produce the greatest happiness to the greatest number, then people should have the right to have abortion because it will cause both emotional and economical burden to the parents. Because of the new invention and technology, we are able to find out the worse fetus existing by blood .....
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