... most likely to binge drink or to drink heavily (Shalala, 1, 1995 ). Although alcohol use by adolescents is frequent, alcoholism is very rare. Still, alcohol consumption by adolescents hinders normal development. Alcohol intake by children can result in learning impairment, hyperactivity, and personality and behavior problems, because today's society has accepted the casual use of alcohol (Effects, 1996, 1). Among men, research suggests that greater alcohol use is related to greater sexual aggression (Shalala, 1995, 2). Students living on campuses with higher proportions of binge drinkers experience more incidents of assault and unwanted sexual advances because ...
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... smoking. Contrary to past knowledge, most heart attack victims actually have levels of cholesterol that would be considered normal, and as many as one fourth of heart attacks occur in people with no known risk factors at all (Cowley, 1997). The hypothesis that high levels of cholesterol cause heart attacks may be attributed to this: LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, induces cells to produce proteins in the arterial walls of the heart and the veins leading to the heart. Macrophages eat the fatty substances in the heart and then die, causing a build up in the veins. Conventionally speaking, the blockage of LDL would be the onset of a very fatty diet. However, it has ...
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... little ridiculous at times many of the activist aren't able to have children or are just trying to defend a baby that can't defend it self. The pro's of pro-life are that the baby gets a chance to live and experience life outside of the womb and maybe someone who is unable to have children will get the chance to be a mother or father if they adopt this child who would have been aborted. The opposing side takes a different side to the argument. The pro side of legalizing abortion is known as pro-choice which is the side of the argument that believes that if a woman is pregnant she should have the right to abort. Some activist believe there are a number of ...
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... to an inborn error of metabolism that is inherited as a recessive trait. In families where both parents ae carriers, approximately 25% of all the offspring will have the diswase, although the incidence may vary from one family to the next. The disease is relatively common to Caucasions, usually among Negroes, and very rare in Mongolians. In the United States, about 1 in every 2000 children is born with the disease, and 5% of the population are carriers. In the days before antibiotics, patients succumbed to bronchopheumonia or malnutrition, and the underlying cause was not recognized. Cystic fibrosis is now known to be one of the most chronic diseases of childr ...
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... a acceptable method of . It causes the patient to starve for oxygen and gasp for it, but when he/she cannot breathe, the body is starved for oxygen and suffocates. This is not merciful by any means, ().” There is also another point that has to be looked at which is future medical advances. It would reduce pressure on scientists to come up with cures and symptomatic treatments for those of us who do want to live, no matter the circumstances. It would have to be thought of through a different point of view, think about the past. If had been legalized 40 years ago, there is a good chance that hospice care would not exist. I think that the improvement in termi ...
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... that doctorassisted suicide should not be controlled by the government, but should be apersonal choice based on the individual. Many people could not imagine living in a hospital bed for the remainder of their lives. They would rather die with dignity than live out the rest of their lives depandant on others. The government thinks that they know what is best for the people. If everyone is an individuall, how can the government know what is best for everyone. I feel that people shold make up thir own minds about what is best for them. Joshua Haney worote an article on assisted suicide. He says, "Everyday we make choices that decide our fate and future. We ...
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... self-inflicted or preformed by the backroom "professionals"-- which resulted in infection, massive blood loss, and death. It is better now that they have a place to go where abortions can be performed cleanly and with minimal risk. Legalization of abortion is the only choice no matter what side one takes in the debate. Women will try to do what they think is necessary to live as they wish, no matter what the risk. In order to live as she chooses a woman may give up her freedom, her morals, her beliefs, her family, or even her life. Abortion has been around for thousands of years in every inhabited corner of the globe. It has always been accepted as a means ...
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... Los Angeles. In that epidemic there were 32 cases of pneumonic plague with 31 fatalities. Since then there have been around 16 cases a year in the United States, most connected with rock squirrels and its common flea Oropsylla montana. The most dangerous type of plague is pneumonic. It can be spread through aerosol droplets released through coughs, sneezes, or through fluid contact. It may also become a secondary result of a case of untreated bubonic or septicemic plague. Although not as common as the bubonic strain, it is more deadly. It has an untreated mortality rate on nearly 100%, as compared to 50% untreated mortality for bubonic plague. It attacks the respir ...
... depending on the amount of the drug consumed and the circumstances under which it is taken. Marijuana has not been proven to be physically addicting and no physical withdraw symptoms occur when its use is discontinued. Second of all, marijuana usage can also have non-pleasure giving effects. Mood changes are often accompanied by altered perceptions of time and space and of one's bodily dimensions. The thinking processes become disrupted by fragmentary ideas and memories. Many users report increased appetite, confusion, acute panic reactions, anxiety attacks, fear, a sense of helplessness and loss of self control. Chronic weed users are said to develop "a ...
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... for laboratory testing. The chorionic villi has the same genetic makeup as the fetus because it is of fetal origin. Chorionic villus sampling will detect up to 99% of chromosome abnormalities. Some follow-up ultrasounds are recommended at 16 weeks of pregnancy. The amount of risk is the same as in amniocentesis. Amniocentesis Amniocentesis is performed at 15-20 weeks of pregnancy. It will detect chromosome abnormalities and other certain genetic disorders. This test can detect up to 95% of neural tube disorders such as spina bifida. It is done by inserting a needle near but not through the woman's naval into the amniotic sac. A small amount of amniotic fluid is w ...
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