... events. Humans must, like any animal, sleep. We do not fully understand why we must sleep. We only know that if we are deprived of sleep long enough that we will most certainly die. The same is true for dreams and dreaming(1). If we sleep long enough we will reach an advanced stage of sleep where our body begins to experience rapid eye movement (REM). It is during this REM period that we experience most of our dreams. Many scientists try to speculate the reasons for dreaming through biological our psychological means. This proves to be very frustrating for someone trying to find empirical meaning and truth about his or her dreams. There are countless books writt ...
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... disorder, meaning that if a parent has the defective Huntington's gene, his/her offspring have a 50/50 chance of also developing the disease. Until 20 or so years ago, very little was known and very little literature was available pertaining to , but recently all that has changed. In 1993 the gene that causes HD was discovered and from that great progress has been made. While no cure yet exists, there is a large push in research to develop one. In most cases Huntington's patients can maintain independence for several years after the onset of symptoms. Several treatments are now available or being tested for effectiveness, and the Huntington's patient has ...
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... disease weakens the body's immune system, allowing other diseases to occur. The most common treatments available for this virus are the drugs called AZT, DDI, and DDC which interfere with HIV'S ability to reproduce itself. These are the only known ways to slow down the production of the virus. This virus is spread through the exchange of body fluids {semen, blood, and blood products} this virus can stay in the body for as long as a decade with no symptoms. People who have AIDS have to go through a lot of complications and anxiety.The most common anxiety is that they have to go through their life knowing that they are going to die from this disease, anoth ...
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... where every passing minute is dreaded is something that no person should have to experience. Money is a big issue to everyone whether they admit or not. Should a person and their family be forced to spend thousands of dollars a day on medical expenses just so the patient can continue living a life he doesn't even want to keep? This medical treatment, in some instances, can only extend a life by mere weeks. In theory, this treatment is just adding on more weeks of pain and suffering. Not only does the patient have to suffer, but the family members have to suffer watching their loved ones live in agony. Furthermore, these medical expenses are probably covered ...
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... the disorder. The families of anorexics are mainly high achieving with high expectations of their children. They often seem to discourage individual growth and encourage conformity. There is frequently a failure to express emotional issues. There are often a lot of pressures such as exams when the illness starts and stresses arising from difficulties in relationships with friends are also common. The human body copes with periods of semi-starvation and weight loss fairly well. Subsequent return to normal weight and eating pattern is usually accompanied by the restoration of physical normality including the ability to have children. Rapid weight loss, the use of vom ...
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... 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.” This is what Richard Darwin states in his book: The Selfish Gene. In his international best seller book, he argues that we are merely a product of our genes and our main purpose in life is to serve ...
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... state and no longer able to function, their life is by all practical means over. There is no reason to keep them alive. The only way to end their physical life is by euthanasia. The question is whether to do this by way of active euthanasia or passive euthanasia. Many are against active euthanasia because in this case you actually kill the person rather than letting them die. But both methods are used for the same end which is to end someone's life without further pain for the patient as well as for the family. The only choice to make after this fact is established is which of these means better carries out the end. James Rachels, a philosophy profe ...
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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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... it starts to break down stored fat. With this people loose a lot of weight and they have fatigue. Your blood becomes acidic and respiration becomes abnormal. People usually die from diabetic coma until they figured out how to use insulin therapy. In both forms it could cause a kidney disease from high blood sugar levels; bad sight from blood vessels in eyes rupturing, less blood going to the limbs could make them have to cut them off. They have high blood pressure which increases heart attacks and strokes in diabetes too. Type II This type is found in mostly in people over 40 it progresses slowly unlike type I. The insulin in the pancreas is produced in good le ...
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