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Acquired Immune Difficiency Syndrome
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 684

.... primarily female prostitutes there. AIDS has already become a crisis of STAGGERING proportions in parts of Africa. In Zaire, it is estimated that over twenty percent of the adults currently carry the virus. That figure is increasing. And what occurred there will, if no cure is found, most likely occur here among heterosexual folks. AIDS was first seen as a disease of gay males in this country. This was a result of the fact that gay males in this culture in the days before AIDS had an average of 200 to 400 new sexual contacts per year. Thi .....


Demanding Greatness: Steroid Use
Number of pages: 6 | Number of words: 1499

.... friends, family or work just to train on winning. They develop an aggressive training style which would lead to drugs such as steroids.3 “There are many reasons why people use steroids. But the two main ones are to excel in athletic competition and to look more like one’s ideal of a perfect body.”4 Many athletes are representing their school, state, or territory they come from at the competitions they are involved with. Most of these competitors don’t want to let down their fans in fear of rejection of being classified as a loser. Athletes might turn to drugs if they .....


Prozac: Mania
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1759

.... by Prozac include bulimia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and dysthymia, which is chronic low-grade depression. In some cases, it is even prescribed for anxiety or low self-esteem (Chisholm and Nichols 38). Part of the popularity of Prozac stems from declining health care. "As medical plans cut back on coverage for psychotherapy, says [Dr. Robert] Birnbaum of Boston's Beth Israel, psychiatrists feel pressure simply to Śmedicate and then monitor side effects'" (Cowley 42). General practitioners, however, write the majority of Prozac prescriptions. Both of these sce .....


Why Exercise Is Important
Number of pages: 11 | Number of words: 2835

.... our physical fitness. But I think the one thing we can all come to ground on is that exercising and eating right is an essential imperative for our individual well being. Not because we want to follow society's footsteps, but because it's the right thing to do. This guide will address the reasons of why exercising is a physical imperative in the areas of diet, aerobic exercise, and weight training. With the expert advice from numerous research institutes nationwide, as well as first hand tips from the pros themselves, this guide will present the different exercising methods .....


Angina Pectoris
Number of pages: 17 | Number of words: 4452

.... heart disease remains the number one killer in the world. The media today concentrates intensely on drug and alcohol abuse, homicides, AIDS and so on. What a lot of people are not realizing is that coronary heart disease actually accounts for about 80% of all sudden deaths. In fact, the number of deaths from heart disease approximately equals to the number of deaths from cancer, accidents, chronic lung disease, pneumonia and influenza, and others, COMBINED. One of the symptoms of coronary heart disease is angina pectoris. Unfortunately, a lot of people do not ta .....


Abortion Is Morally Wrong
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 950

.... their child live. Still, others are relieved. Many people believe that abortion is not morally wrong. These people don’t believe that a fetus is a human being. They also believe that a mother has a right to choose what goes on with her body. These people are said to be pro-choice, because the right for a mother to chose is their main argument. There are also some special cases in which pro-choicers believe that abortions are acceptable. One of these special cases is when the mothers life is in danger. There are many cases in which a doctor believes that going through a .....


What Is PMS?
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 787

.... effects. Who Experiences PMS? It said in some evaluations that approximately 10 percent of women that are menstruating experience extreme premenstrual symptoms. PMS can happen at any time in a menstruating woman's life. It usually appears in women in their early twenties through thirties. *PMS is reported by mostly women who- -have had children -had pregnancy complications (such as toxemia) -report minor pain and cramping with periods -eat high in sugar or salt -don't exercise regularly -live a high-stress life How Can A Woman Tell If She's Experiencing PMS? A woman kn .....


The Skeletal System
Number of pages: 9 | Number of words: 2456

.... to the rest of the body), and axial skeleton (skull, backbone or "vertebrae," ribs and breast bone, or "sternum"). Axial Skeleton The skull is made up of number of bones fused together. The backbone is composed of 33 separate different size and shaped vertebrae, and each of them are composed of centrum (base portion), and neural arch (surrounds and protects spinal cord.) 12 pairs of flat bones make up the rib basket. Its function is to support the chest wall, and prevents it from collapsing, when the diaphragm contracts. Appendicular Skeleton Appendicular skeleton a .....



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