|
Term Papers on Health and Medicine
Anorexia And Bulimia Nervosa
Number of words: 2180 - Number of pages: 8.... as job promotion, romance, prestige and power. In fact, more
women feared becoming fat, then feared dying. These statistics revel an alarming
social problem that is reaching epic proportions.
Although the topic of eating disorders has gained a larger audience
within the last decade, the number of cases of eating disorders continues to
rise at a resounding rate. Today many scientists are looking into possible
causes for the onset of an eating disorder. The most prevalent and influencing
factor is the media and society's view. They act as a controlling .....
|
Shellfish Poisoning
Number of words: 874 - Number of pages: 4.... include tingling, burning, numbness, drowsiness, incoherent speech, and respiratory paralysis. Less wellcharacterized are the symptoms associated with DSP, NSP, and ASP. DSP is primarily observed as a generally mild gastrointestinal disorder, i.e., nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain accompanied by chills, headache, and fever. Both gastrointestinal and neurological symptoms characterize NSP, including tingling and numbness of lips, tongue, and throat, muscular aches, dizziness, reversal of the sensations of hot and cold, diarrhea, and vomiting. ASP is .....
|
A Pro-Choice Argument
Number of words: 2114 - Number of pages: 8.... "pro-death."
Having to deal with an unintended pregnancy is possibly one of the most difficult challenges a woman has to face. Having a child is a huge financial burden on a woman as well as her family. Many women lack sexual education, such as which contraceptives are available to them, where to buy them, and how to pay for birth control, which can be very expensive.(Small steps are being made to help with the latter problem. Recently, Maryland became the first state to offer insurance coverage for contraceptives.1) These women who are uninformed about .....
|
Early To Bed
Number of words: 487 - Number of pages: 2.... early
to bed early to rise does not result in more sleep. Perhaps if one were to wake
up before the rest of the world they would have peace and quiet which would give
them an opportunity to read which could make one more wise, but who can really
learn that early in the morning?
Who exactly is going to become wealthier as a result of going to sleep
earlier and waking up earlier? I think that the average business person would
become less wealthy as a result of going to bed and getting up early. It would
be pointless for a company to open before the ave .....
|
The Human Genome Project
Number of words: 451 - Number of pages: 2.... tools are powerful in our modern society. Genetics, particularly of a large population, cannot be quickly changed. Tyrants, like Hitler, Stalin, or Mao, may be interested in genetics and attempt to manipulate the gene pool, but do not have generations to wait . They usually do terrible and evil things long before the effects of a multigenerational genetic improvement program, however misguided, could be carried out.
Many religious leaders believe that genetic engineering is “playing god”. They worry that using this “unnatural power” will bring about something .....
|
A Guide To Indoor Air Quality
Number of words: 4505 - Number of pages: 17.... Cabinets
22. Unvented Gas Stove
23. Asbestos Pipe Wrap
24. Radon
25. Unvented Clothes Dryer
26. Pesticides
27. Stored Hobby Products
28. Lead-Based Paint
INDOOR AIR QUALITY CONCERNS
All of us face a variety of risks to our health as we go about our day to day lives. Driving in cars, flying in planes, engaging in recreational activities, and being exposed to environmental pollutants all pose varying degrees of risk. Some risks are simply unavoidable. Some we choose to accept because to do otherwise would restrict our ability to lead our lives t .....
|
Anxiety Disorders
Number of words: 866 - Number of pages: 4.... my son to death. He would come to me and say "mommy what's wrong, why do you do these things, please mommy let me help you". But he couldn't help me, I couldn't help myself.
I decided to go to the counseling center first, just to see if I could talk my problem out. There I found my salvation and my sanity. I was told that I had not been in school in over twenty years, and here I was all gun ho about school and I just simply bit off more than I could chew. They suggested three things to me. One was to cut back on my hours, I was just taking on too many ho .....
|
AIDS: Myths And Facts
Number of words: 650 - Number of pages: 3.... many scientific studies. Hemophiliacs have
contracted AIDS, after having been giving transfusions of blood which was
contaminated with the HIV virus. Drug addicts have been infected through
the intravenous injection of drugs with “second hand” or dirty needles used
by someone who carried the HIV virus. Prostitutes contract and spread AIDS
through sexual activity with several different partners without knowing
their partners' sexual history. This in turn, leads to the spread of the
disease throughout the heterosexual community. Innocent infants are
victims o .....
|
|
|