The Harm Of Illegal Drugs
.... next drug, heroine, is a narcotic drug derived in 1898 in Germany as a pain reliever. It was discovered during the search for a non-addictive morphine substitute. It was not carefully tested. Heroine is a bitter, odorless, white crystalline power. It can be injected into the veins which brings the biggest reaction. “Once injected, it may cause unconsciousness or maybe even death.”(Zaclcon 65). It does cause hallucinations and other distortions, but could put people in a sleepy mood..
“Physiological effects are feelings of euroria,
warmth, or even slurred speech.”2 (Zaclcon 66).
Because heroine has an addictive nature, t .....
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Dioxins
.... 2,3,7,8, TCDD, was responsible for these medical conditions. After the Agent Orange controversy dioxins lost their space in the spot light for some time until the mid-eighties up to now.
Dioxins are released in four major ways. One is the incineration and combustion of products containing chlorine, which happens mostly in our municipal incineration plants. A second source is the manufacturing of chlorine and chlorinated products. The third source are the industrial processes involved in processing wood pulp, which includes paper bleaching. The fourth source is the accumulation of dioxins in waste disposal sites .....
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Asthma
.... and that can increase the obstruction to air flow. Furthermore, at night our bodies produce smaller amounts of certain chemical that help to decrease airway spasms and keep airway tubes open. All of these factors add up to a greater chance of symptoms worsening at night.
An asthma attack begins when the smooth muscles in the walls of the bronchial tubes start to tighten and narrow when they are exposed to a trigger when this bronchospasm occurs, air can’t flow into or out of the lungs. To make matters worse, mucous enters the narrowed bronchial tubes and plugs them up, causing a further decrease in air flow. The bronchi .....
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Aromatherapy
.... have inhaled the sweet aroma, which was used to stimulate the mind. Aromatherapy started when a chemist named Rene-Maurice Gattefosse became interested in healing the body by using all natural essential oils. He came across the technique of using distilled plants and fruits for a wonderful smell. His mind pondered on the question could this sensational smell stimulate the mind into relaxation. While pondering this question he decided he was going to do an experiment. He purposely burnt his hand and then took the lavender oil and rubbed it on his hand. In minutes the burning sensation was gone.
Soon enough the burn disappeared .....
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Evaluating Methods Of Contraception
.... who have sex often.
Various methods of contraception are available in the United States today, including condoms for men and women, spermicidal foams, gels, vaginal films including the diaphragm and cervical caps, the Pill, IUD’s and even awareness methods that rely on periodic abstinence. There are injections that last for 3 months and implants that last 5 years. There are even types of emergency contraception. The most used birth control is female sterilization. The Pill and male condoms are second and third.
The various methods of birth control function at different points in the reproductive process. They suppress o .....
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Strep Throat
.... are a few symptoms of strep throat. First, a significant fever of about 101 degrees Fahrenheit or higher. Second, pus, or white spots, on either or both the tonsils and throat area when the tonsils have been removed. A third symptom is swollen, tender lymph nodes in the throat area, just below the ear, where the jaw bone and neck meet. One final symptom is a feeling of being sicker than you normally would be with a cold. If you have one or more of these symptoms, you should see a doctor for treatment.
Strep throat is the most common sore throat to get. It cannot be treated at home without medicines though. It requi .....
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Alcoholism
.... are ethyl and water, and is made by fermenting fruits and other grains (1).
The chance taken by alcoholics when he or she drinks while on the job can be a deadly choice. Alcoholics will take the chance of putting themselves, along with other co-workers in danger when intoxicated by alcohol. An alcoholics work performance is compromised because of the disease. Being intoxicated while on the job risks work efficiency. MEDSOC states that “there is an increased likelihood of mistakes, errors of judgement, increased accident proneness. Impairment of skills begins with any significant amount of alcohol in the body (1).” Medi .....
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Health Care Reforms
.... the production of the end product. For health services the end product would be the aggregation of applied procedures, tests and therapies related to a particular patient treatment. Accounting systems categorize expenditures in terms of labor, materiel and capital, allocating pools of common expenses and overhead that can't be directly traced to a specific product or service. The impreciseness of most allocation techniques tends to misrepresent real cost levels, resulting in poor business decisions and mis-allocation of resources.
Reform will be a catalyst spurring the materiel management organization to learn more about int .....
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Hip Surgery
.... the operating room and devices will be placed on you to monitor your heart, blood pressure, breathing and temperature. The anesthesia will be administered, you will be placed on your side with the operative side up, and a slightly curved incision will be made over your hip and thigh. The trochanter with its muscle attachments is occasionally removed for exposure to the joint.
The trochanter (rarely removed except in revisions) is wired back in place and suction tubes are placed within the wound to prevent accumulation of blood following surgery. The incision is then closed with sutures and metal clips and a compres .....
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Prozac: Harmful Or Helpful?
.... than any other drug in America” (qtd. in Freundlich 2).
Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company created Prozac in 1974, but it wasn’t approved by the FDA until 1987. The first of the SSRIs, Prozac inhibits or blocks the recapture of the neurotransmitter serotonin by nerve cells (“Prozac” 2). This allows the serotonin to remain in the brain for a longer period of time creating a lasting euphoric state. Serotonin plays a complex part in the functioning of the body and brain. Researchers and doctors are just starting to understand its role. “So far, the tools used to manipulate serotonin in the human brain are more like pharmacologi .....
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Attention Deficit Disorder
.... is a genetic disease, and in the case of A..D..D. If a child has it there is a more than good chance the parent has it as well. Fifty percent of parents that have kids with A.D.D. have A.D.D. as well. There are many different symptoms and effects of A..D..D. such as Bad organization this is due to being very anxious because of the disease, they seem to not know where to begin something and often get frustrated.
There are lots more signs of A..D..D. that one would normally have as a child such as not being able to pay close attention, making careless mistakes on what your doing, Difficulty with attention, not listening or .....
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What Causes Infectious Diseases To Strike?
.... 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 like Ebola, the virus only occurs in Africa. Marburg outbreaks have occurred in Uganda, Zimbabwe, south Africa and Kenya. Marburg and Ebola are both members of a group of viruses which are called Filoviruses. These viruses all cause hemmoragic fevers and are very .....
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