.... to put the life and future of a women into the hands of the government. Abortion, and the choice a women may make, is a very private thing and should not be open to debate. The question of morality should not even come into play when considering abortion, because in this case the question is not of morality but of choice and constitutionality. The ninth amendment states "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people." This in turn, is guaranteeing a women the right to have an abortion. Pro-choice people say that abortion is the killing of a child, but pro-choice people do not conside ....

.... suggest that as the population has aged, the average age of onset has steadily increased to over 50 years of age, with males more often affected than females. It's prevalence is about 1 in 7500, with about 40,000 cases in the United States. It is not known to be inherited but first-degree relatives have a 1000x greater risk of developing MG than the general population, suggesting a genetic predisposition. Clinical Features The cardinal feature of MG is muscle weakness and fatiguability. The muscles most commonly affected are the oculomotors, which cause ptosis or diplopia. MG can also commonly present with oropharyngeal muscle weakness. The patient may regurg ....

.... disease is a biochemical disorder caused by a missing enzyme. (Mulinsky, 1989). A complex fatty substance accumulates in the body because of the missing enzyme which would ordinarily break this compound into pieces.(Nora,1989). This missing enzyme causes kidney and blood-vessel problems that lead to high blood pressure, kidney failure and strokes.(Mulinsky, 1989). After many years of symptoms, most patients have died in their thirties and forties owing to a lack specific treatment. A biochemical disorder also caused by a missing enzyme is the Lesch- Nyhan syndrome, an extremely unpleasant disorder characterized not only by profound mental retardation an ....

.... with Key to the Scriptures” as a guide to the use of the healing powers of God through the scriptures. “Science and Health with Key to Scriptures” states that, as there is a natural law that governs the universe, there is also a spiritual law that was established by God that is witnessed through Jesus Christ's healing of the sick. Christian Science healing comes through scientific prayer, or spiritual communion with God. Prayer is used to recognize “a patient's direct access to God's love through the consistent operation of God's law of health and wholeness on his behalf. It knows God, or divine Mind, as the only healer. It brings the transforming action of Chri ....

.... me the most was Leuprolide," says William Curtis, author of the book My Prostate and Me: Dealing with Prostate Cancer (146,148). This presciption is one of the most commonly used pharmaceutical used today. The medicine first became available through daily injections. However, it is now most commonly used in the form of once-monthly injections. Another medicine shown to be effect are Alpha blockers. These are drugs that help relax muscles near the prostate and may relieve symptoms. Alpha blockers are new drugs, so the doctors are not sure of all the side effects (Saltus A1). No matter what medication a patient decides to take, the victim still expieriences a great deal ....

.... a symptom of our fear of growing old and dying? There are many reasons to have surgery. Some operations can relieve or prevent pain. Others can reduce a symptom of a problem or improve some body function. Some surgeries are performed to diagnose a problem. Surgery can also save our life. However, cosmetic surgeries are about pressure to look better. Many people believe that it is up to each individual to decide what they want to do with their body. Yet, does it really help to have your skin pulled up to your cheeks so you can’t smile? Cosmetic surgeries carry a high degree of risk, sometimes can cost one’s life. According to the New England Journal of Med ....

.... to be the slightest bit disturbing about her life was that her parents had a divorce when she was about seven, but other then that she seemed to have the perfect life. She had been giving this serious thought for about a year, and then one day she actually attempted to kill herself. I thought if someone wanted to kill themselves it would be hard to fail. That's when I figured she didn't really want to die. It was a cry for help, and she didn't know of any other way to ask for it. I stayed a week with her through this trying period in her life, and found out it was partly because of her French exchange student boyfriend. They weren't broken up, but he had to go back to ....

.... dismiss their own chances of being affected. Cancer may occur in people aged in their thirties, if they have been smoking for 15 - 20 years. The influence of smoking on heart disease is much greater at younger ages. In smokers between 35 - 44 years of age, 73% of deaths from coronary heart disease are due to smoking. By ages 75 - 84 years, the proportion of CHD deaths due to smoking in current smokers falls to 14%. Even smoking one cigarette causes a wide range of physiological reactions. The carbon monoxide inhaled when a cigarette is lit has a number of toxic effects on the body. The first is the impairment of oxygen transportation in the blood. This impairs muscular perf ....