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Drugs And Pregnancy: Drugs Affect On The Baby
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1293.... face increased risks of losing their babies once
they are born. In some States, they also risk criminal prosecution. (3)
Children born to women who use drugs like alcohol, tobacco, or
cocaine may have long term health problems. (2)
Pregnancy and Smoking
Cigarette smoking is associated with severe adverse conditions in
newborns, including low birth weight. Infants whose parents smoke are
unusually susceptible to pneumonia and bronchitis during their first year.
(1)
For women trying to become pregnant, smoking may impair fertility.
For pregnant wo .....
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Suicide -- Causes And Effects
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 528.... and even children being pushed around to their best. It brings out the best in some people but not everyone. Those who are pushed to their limits and cannot cope with it feel let down by themselves. They feel as if they are not wanted anymore by the society. This creates a low self-esteem.
There are a lot of misconceptions about suicide. It is believed that people who talk about suicide wonĄŻt attempt it. It is also believed that people who commit suicide are insane and nothing can stop them from attempting it. But research has proven that people who talk about it go .....
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The Real Side Of Tobacco, Drugs, And Alcohol
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1231.... how smoking
can effect their performance. It decreases your lung capacity, causing
you to breathe more heavily. Teenagers who smoke have been proven three
times more likely to use alcohol, eight times more likely to use marijuana,
and 22 times more likely to use cocaine.
Among the many drugs used by people, marijuana is the most commonly
used. People who use this drug become less motivated and less social.
Also, their emotions become less apparent. It can also cause problems with
having children. If enough of this drug is taken over a long period of
time, then .....
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Dietary Supplements
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 463.... a new drug must obtain FDA drug approval through an extensive process that involves preclinical testing on animals, three phases of investigational new drug testing, a new drug application review, and postmarketing surveillance research. Conversely, product testing is not required for any supplement with ingredients that have been present in the food supply prior to October 15, 1994, or that have a history of use or other safety evidence in labeled conditions.
Many supplements were not required to submit evidence because the ingredients were found in food or had been used sa .....
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Alzheimer's Disease
Number of pages: 5 | Number of words: 1285.... which is located below the cerebral cortex and responsible for
short-term memory. If we study samples of these two section, we would find three
irregularities which are not found in normal brain matter. These three are
called neurofibrillary tangles, neuritic plagues and granulovacuolar
degeneration3.
A nerve cell has numerous axons and dendrites coming out of it. A
neurofibrillary tangle is when the neuron changes. A number of dendrites are
missing and the nucleus is filled with protein filaments resembling steel wool.
Although all elderly people has a few of these h .....
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The Ethics Of Euthanasia
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 540.... Even a passive withholding of help to prevent
death has frequently been severely punished. Euthanasia, however, occurs
secretly in all societies, including those in which it is held to be
immoral and illegal.
Organizations supporting the legalization of voluntary euthanasia
were established in Great Britain in 1935 and in the United States in 1938.
They have gained some public support, but so far they have been unable to
achieve their goal in either nation. In the last few decades, Western laws
against passive and voluntary euthanasia have slowly been eased, alth .....
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My Viewpoint Regarding Abortions
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 469.... Your viewpoint does not acknowledge a
woman's right to freedom of choice. I agree with your opinion, that the
fetus is a human and that it has a right to life and that is why I believe
in early abortions.
I feel that your viewpoint would cause many problems. One problem
is that your viewpoint allows no abortions, that allows no consideration
for the mother of the family that would be effected by that child. Also,
pro-lifers do not agree with sex-education in schools this would lead to
more teen pregnancies which would lead to children giving birth to
children. A hu .....
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Respiratory Diseases
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 351.... A typical asthma attack begins with coughing, wheezing, and shortness
of breath. Some people have dry coughing as the only symptom. Attacks usually
last only a couple hours. An attack may happen again in hours to even years
after the first attack.
Asthma attacks can be treated and prevented by the use of drugs. Albuterol
or terbutaline, which can bring relief within minutes, is the usual treatment.
The common cold is another disease of the respiratory system. The cold
affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. It causes nasal
congestion, sore t .....
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