.... collide, often violently, is over the hotly debated issue of euthanasia. Euthanasia, or “mercy killing,” as it has been called, is certainly not an issue with just two sides. There are many shades of gray involved, so to speak. Euthanasia, after all, ranges from simply allowing an individual to die naturally without life support or “pulling the plug” (passive euthanasia), all the way to Jack Kevorkian’s suicide machine (active euthanasia). To complicate things further, there is also voluntary euthanasia, “Cases in which patient requests to be killed, and dies as a result of action taken by another person,” involuntary euthanasia; “cases in which no action ....

.... the one most afflicted by heart attacks. Scientist and researchers had to use a powerful optical microscope to look for dividing cells in tissue damaged by heart attacks. They detected cell nuclei that were splitting. Other scientists searching for dividing had not tried that technique. The finding strengthens the possibility that scientists can develop medical treatments to enhance cell division and restore healthy heart muscle. It is too soon, however, to know to what extent such treatments might repair damaged hearts, such as those suffering congenital heart disease. Scientist and researchers at the University of Udine in Italy, studied hearts removed from 27 people wh ....

.... -------------------------------- Normally, sugars and starches (carbohydrates) in the foods we eat are processed by digestive juices into glucose. Glucose circulates in the blood as a major energy source for body functions. Its use is regulated primarily by insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas gland (located behind the stomach). In the person with diabetes, there is a malfunction in the production of insulin. There are two main types of diabetes: Type I or Insulin-Dependent and Type II or Noninsulin- Dependent. The insulin-dependent type of diabetes generally has onset during childhood or adolescence, though it can occu ....

.... of heredity and environment and their affects on determining one's development and behavior. In fact, the more we understand about development and behavior, the more obvious it becomes that nature and nurture are similarly influences rather than determinants, not only singly but also in combination. Here below, I will endeavour to expose the leading theories dealing with the question of nature vs. nurture. I will also try to present the third, new-emerging approach meant to solve the mystery of “ What is it that makes us who we are?” “Our genes made us. We animals exist for their preservation and are nothing more than their throwaway survival machines.” ....

.... right would be invading on a woman's constitutional liberty. The unwanted child also suffers. Most of the time the mother of the unwanted child is very young and inexperienced or too poor to take care of the child. The child is usually malnourished, has no medical care, and gets very little attention or love. The foster care system isn't any better. Only a small percentage of the children are adopted by suitable parents. But the rest remain in the foster care system, where there is little or no personal care. In both cases, the child has a poor education because of the lack of attention and discipline. He grows up to be unproductive individual or a menace to s ....

.... go, including ourselves. In view of that, should be legalized because the right to choose the course of one’s own death should rest only with the individual facing death, not with the State, the Legislature, the Medical Association, or with any other person. The idea of active is very old. Plato, Aristotle, and Luther- all eminent figures of history recommended it, but at the present, the only legal ways of ending life are abortion, capital punishment, war, and suicide. The issue of “assisted suicide” has been the subject of intense national debate. In June 1997 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down decisions in two cases challenging the legality of state bans on “as ....

.... of physical restraints was a common method to treat confusion. According to Ludwick (1999): Common methods to treat confusion include restraints both physical and Chemical; increased monitoring, including the use of sitters; and nonspecific supportive treatment such as clear communication are all common methods of treatment for the confused patient (p.65). At that time in my nursing career in the mid-90s, I was a new graduate nurse; I had minimal experience dealing in the clinical setting with confused patients and the use of restraints. However, I have had theory on the subject "restraints", and was familiar with the types of restraints, such as; physical, chemical, man ....

.... 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-suicide law in late February that made doctor- assisted suicides a felony. During the 21-month trial period of the new law anyone assisting in a suicide can b ....