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Medicine and Nutrition Term Papers and Reports |
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Anorexia And Bulimia Nervosa
2180 Words - 8 Pages.... by exercise or workout programs, gyms, health clubs, or
cosmetic surgery.
A recent national survey in the US reveled that the majority of women,
when asked what would make them happiest, choose thinness over all other choices,
even such thing 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 ....
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Bell's Palsy
848 Words - 4 Pages.... that control the facial muscles get pinched, swollen or damaged in some way, resulting in a temporary paralysis that causes one side of the face and/or eyelid to droop and sag. This disorder comes on suddenly, sometimes overnight.
Symptoms of Bell's Palsy:
Sudden facial paralysis of one side of the face, including muscles of eyelid.
Flat expressionless features
Distorted smiles and frowns
Pain on the effected side of the face, ears, skull
Changes in taste, salivation or tear formation
Face may feel stiff and pulled to one side
Headache
Sensitivity to light and sound
Incidence:
Statistics indicate that Bell's Palsy affects approximately 2 out of 10 ....
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The Future Of Human Evolution
1763 Words - 7 Pages.... key to the evolution of new
species, and Darwin proposed natural selection or "survival of the fittest" as
the vehicle by which that change occurs. Under Natural Selection, some
individuals in a population have adaptations that allow them to survive and
reproduce
more than other individuals. These adaptations become more common in the
population because of this higher reproductive success. Over time, the
characteristics of the population as a whole can change, sometimes even
resulting in the formation of a new species. Humans have survived for thousands
of years and will most like survive thousands of more. Throughout the history
of the Huminoid species man has evolved f ....
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Spinal Fluid May Help Alzheimer's Diagnosis
276 Words - 2 Pages.... Dusseldorf, Germany reported in the July edition of the
journal Nature Medicine reported of the 34 samples of spinal fluid they set
apart the 15 samples that were from people with Alzheimer's or an other
related condition from the 19 samples from people who didn't have
Alzheimer's. Most Alzheimer's patients are determined to have Alzheimer's
by symptoms, psychological testing, and medical testing to prove its not
another disease that is causing the person to appear to be having
Alzheimer's.
Scientists and other Alzheimer's experts felt it was too soon to
see how useful this test might be for doctors. Doctors diagnosis's are
usually 80 to 90% accurate.
Alzheimer's patien ....
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Sexual Transmitted Diseases Defined
1664 Words - 7 Pages.... a sexually transmitted
Disease are usually at high risk for catching other diseases. There are more
male infections reported than female cases. This is caused by prostitutes and
homosexual contacts. 50 percent or more infections result from homosexual
contacts. Other infections like syphilis, herpes, and HIV infection may be
passed on to the fetus or during childbirth. The fetus or baby can suffer from
the disease and can die from it. The helping of STDs has three parts:
treatment, counseling, and following up. Sometimes treatment is given in a
single dose but in sometimes you have to take it more than once. A person can
still be infected even if the symptoms go away. That ....
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Euthanasia: The Right To Die
2014 Words - 8 Pages.... to do
everything they can to save somebody.
D. Refute the argument that euthanasia is
unethical.
III. Conclusion
A. Thoughts on freedom people have.
B. A quote to end with.
"A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes
a time when it is wrong, as well as useless to resist."
-Steward Alsop, Stay of Execution
Euthanasia has become an issue of increasing attention because of Dr.
Jack Kevorkian's assisted suicides. As of October 21 Kevorkian has
assisted in nineteen suicides. Because of the increasing number of suicides
in Michigan, Gov. Engler signed an anti-suic ....
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Dead End: Teenage Suicide
720 Words - 3 Pages.... unless the victim has left a note. Suicidolgist estimate that only about one-fifth to one-third of the people who kill themselves leave notes. In addition, in some cases the police do not find a suicide note because the relatives the friend who found the body destroyed the note.
The statistics offer a lot of fact about suicides, but they do not tell why someone wants to die. I believe that many teenagers who attempt and those who commit suicide are really crying out for help. They want the unhappiness and strains in their live to end, but they really do not want their lives to end. When I was in High School at the age of fifteen, I tried to commit suicide. I was ....
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
1015 Words - 4 Pages.... to sit still, plan ahead, finish
tasks, or be completely aware of what is going on in the world around them.
However, on some occasions, they may appear "normal", leading others to believe
that the person with ADHD can control such behaviors. As 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 ....
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