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Are Cosmetic Surgeries Worth It?
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 541.... cosmetic surgeries are about pressure to look better. Many people believe that it is up to each individual to decide what they want to do with their body. Yet, does it really help to have your skin pulled up to your cheeks so you can’t smile?
Cosmetic surgeries carry a high degree of risk, sometimes can cost one’s life. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, five patients did not survive undergoing liposuctions. Although the doctors could not say for sure that liposuctions caused the deaths, they strongly suspected the procedure contributed to them. Th .....
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Autism
Number of pages: 2 | Number of words: 311.... studies estimate that as many as 14 children out of 10,000 may
have autism or a related condition. About 125,000 Americans are affected by
these disorders, and nearly 4,000 families across the country have two or more
children with autism. Three times as many boys as girls have autism.
Researchers are still unsure about what causes autism. Several studies
suggest that autistic disorder might be caused by a combination of biological
factors, including exposure to a virus before birth, a problem with the immune
system, or genetics.
Scientists also have identified c .....
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The Bubonic Plague
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 581.... Via wild rodents in the countryside, by the rats
and fleas in transported freight, or by the fleas on their human
hosts?Although the evidence is mixed and debatable, it is suggested they
all played a role. There is evidence to support that plague was caught from
baggage and bales of clothes and cloth, as in Eyam in Derbyshire in 1665.
There is also existing evidence that human transmission is solely
responsible. The spread of the plague across the country was far too rapid
to be accounted for by wild rodents in the countryside, and it is human
transport which explains its mo .....
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 560.... system which includes the heart and blood vessels, throughout the entire body. An excess of "bad" cholesterol- LDL, is known to precipitate out and accumulate on the lining on the membrane of arteries, and eventually sludge this tube enough to impair the flow of life giving blood to the end organ supplied by this blood vessel resulting in disease and serious impairment of that organ, eventually. It has been well proven that an excess of "good" cholesterol- HDL, helps to preserve the integrity of the blood arterial lining of blood vessels preventing the occurring of impair .....
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Alzheimers Disease
Number of pages: 3 | Number of words: 583.... is a
dementing illness which leads to loss of intellectual capacity. Symptoms usually
occur in older adults (although people in their 40s and 5Os may also be
affected) and include loss of language skills such as trouble finding words,
problems with abstract thinking, poor or decreased judgment, disorientation in
place and time, changes in mood or behavior and changes in personality. The
overall result is a noticeable decline in personal activities or work
performance.
Who is affected by Alzheimers Disease? Alzheimers Disease knows no
social or economic boundaries and affect .....
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Laws Against Assisted Suicide In Canada
Number of pages: 4 | Number of words: 1010.... the USA, their northern neighbour, our great
dominion of Canada, disallows the administration of this relieving practice. In
our grand country assisted suicide is illegal.
Cases of other terminally ill persons have surfaced throughout the news,
the most prominent being those related to Dr. "Death" Kevorkian. We don't often
think on what a terminally ill person might be like. They might be suffering
from Lou Gehrig's Disease. They might be suffering from multiple sclerosis. They
might be suffering from any number of other types of injuries and diseases. What
we don't th .....
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Bipolar Disorder
Number of pages: 7 | Number of words: 1919.... sleep and appetite, psycomoter retardation, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness, guilt, difficulty thinking, indecision, and recurrent thoughts of death and suicide (Hollandsworth, Jr. 1990 ). The manic episodes are characterized by elevated or irritable mood, increased energy, decreased need for sleep, poor judgment and insight, and often reckless or irresponsible behavior (Hollandsworth, Jr. 1990 ).
Bipolar affective disorder affects approximately one percent of the population (approximately three million people) in the United States. It is presented by both males an .....
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The History, Use, And Effectiveness Of Medicinal Drugs
Number of pages: 17 | Number of words: 4503.... our modern
medical system of scientific analysis.
Early Amputation Tools Shown here are
the contents of a case of amputation instruments dating from about 1800.
Within medicine the most crucial component, besides the
professional Doctors,
Nurses and Pharmacologists are the drugs that make it possible for
millions of
humans everyday to overpower their ailments. Within the field of
Medicine,
Pharmacology is the study and methodology behind the actions of
drugs and .....
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