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Term Papers on Health and Medicine
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 victim .....
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An Attempt At Understanding Dreams
Number of words: 3418 - Number of pages: 13.... before
because when I'm in trouble I sometimes just “fly away” in certain situations in
the dream or I just ignore it and tell the bad guy that he can't hurt me because
I know it's just a dream. I have no idea until today how I'm able to do that,
but it really makes me wonder. I also don't know why I had that dream a few
weeks after the movie and not the same night I watched it, especially that I had
completely forgotten about it until the night of the dream, at least consciously.
Anyway, I decided to use the chance of having to write a paper for
Ps .....
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Number of words: 1015 - Number of pages: 4.... a result of this, ADHD
can hinder the person's relationships and interactions with others in addition
to disrupting their daily life and lowering self-esteem.
To determine whether or not a person has ADHD, specialists must consider
several questions: Do these behaviors occur more often than in other people of
the same age? Are the behaviors an ongoing problem, not just a response to a
[temporary] situation? Do the behaviors occur only in one specific place or in
several different settings?
In answering these questions, the person's behavior patterns are
compare .....
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Injustice Of Abortion
Number of words: 345 - Number of pages: 2.... the Middle East to end war and promote peace. On the other hand, many Americans whole heartedly support the practice of choosing to kill a baby so that the parent can avoid conflicts when the baby is born. This seems like a very contradictory and unnecessary practice.
One major problem with the is the fact that people actually support it. With almost every other major injustice in America, including domestic violence, discrimination, sexual harassment, and others, the vast majority are strongly opposed to its existence. However, the majority of Americans su .....
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Adrenoleukodystrpohy
Number of words: 337 - Number of pages: 2.... ~ Female offspring may become carriers of the disease.
Symptoms & Effects
~Difficulties with speech in a noisy room or over the telephone
~Visual disturbances i.e. Field cuts, strabismus, & visual
activity
~ Focal or generalized seizures
~Hyperactivity
~Tends to progress rapidly with increased spasticity and paralysis,
visual and hearing loss, loss of ability to speak or swallow.
~Inability to move themselves anywhere at all from one place to
another.
Diet Goals
~to decrease the exogenous source of VLCFA- food sources of
fats, cholesterol, grains .....
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The Illegalization Of Abortion
Number of words: 1726 - Number of pages: 7.... birth. In 1973, the
United States Supreme Court decided that as long as the baby lived in the
womb, he or she would be the property of the mother. Because of this
decision almost every third baby conceived in America is killed by abortion,
over one and a half million babies a year (Willke vii). Many countries
have followed our decision on the abortion issue and some of these include
Canada, England, and France. Other countries still believe abortion should
be illegal, they include Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand. Although many
believe that abortion is a w .....
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The Human Genome Project
Number of words: 937 - Number of pages: 4.... and was widely examined
within the scientific community and public press through the last half of that
decade. In the United States, the Department of Energy (DOE) initially, and the
National Institutes of Health (NIH) soon after, were the main research agencies
within the US government responsible for developing and planning the project. By
1988, the two agencies were working together, an association that was formalized
by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to "coordinate research and
technical activities related to the human genome". The Nationa .....
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Morality And The Human Genome Project
Number of words: 1349 - Number of pages: 5.... with right and wrong and the
distinctions between them. A Genome is "the total of an individuals genetic
material," including, "that part of the cell that controls heredity" (Lee,4).
Subsequently, "reasearch and technology efforts aimed at mapping and sequencing
large portions or entire genomes are called genome projects" (Congress,4).
Genome projects are not a single organizations efforts, but instead a group of
organizations working in government and private industry through out the world.
Furthermore, the controversies surrounding the Human Genome Project can .....
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