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Iron Absorption From The Whole Diet: Comparison Of The Effect Of Two Different Distributions Of Daily Calcium Intake
<view this essay>.... p.77). This goal of this increase was to
aid in the prevention of osteoporosis and other bone diseases. Unfortunately,
this attempt at prevention could have an adverse affect on the human body’s
ability to absorb iron.
Recent studies have shown that eating a normal daily allowance of
calcium cuts iron absorption by as much as 50-60%(Hallberg et al. p.118). Other
studies examine the affect of iron bioavailability on menstruating, pre-
menopausal, and post-menopausal women(Rossander-Hulten et al and Gleerup et al).
One of the fears of an increased amount of calcium intake is the increased
possibility of anemia in women who are already susceptible to this c .....
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Hepatitis
<view this essay>.... by flu like symptoms are now known
collectively as the disease of Hepatitis. The disease of Hepatitis is actually
by six different types of viral infections, namely, Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, and
G. Hepatitis descries the destructive affect of the viral invasion of the body
and liver by six and separate viruses. Each type of viral infection varies from
one to another in degree of severity. The names of the viruses are in
alphabetical order corresponding to their discovery. There is also a non-viral
Hepatitis which is caused by substance. One rumor that has spread about
hepatitis is that a person can only contract Hepatitis if associated with HIV or
AIDS. .....
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AIDS
<view this essay>.... in sub-Saharan Africa, more than 1 million children have lost their
parents to AIDS. And within four years, there will be more than 2 million AIDS
orphans in the following seven countries combined: Dominican Republic, Kenya,
Rwanda, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Zambia.
Illness and death among young adults due to HIV have reached such proportions
in some countries that overall national economics and productivity are affected.
In Uganda, for example, 44 percent of all premature deaths are attributable to
AIDS. In terms of years of labor productivity, AIDS is responsible for more than
66 percent of Uganda's economically significant losses.
The .....
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Type II Diabetes
<view this essay>.... than Type I as between 80 and 85 percent of diabetics have it. Type II infects over fifteen million Americans (Editorial, 26).
First, I wanted to answer the question: How does a person get the disease? I found that it may be caused by many different factors. There are conflicting ideas between sources. The most recent book I used was Diabetes by Carol Semple printed in 1996. On page seventeen, he states that Type II is hereditary. In my oldest source, Diabetes by Sarah Riedman printed in 1980, she stated on page five that Type II is not a hereditary disorder. I concluded that Type II is hereditary because all the newer sources support that fact. In .....
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Birth Control At Schools
<view this essay>.... the high school level, some parents strongly believe that it is not the school's responsibility to teach their children about sex and birth control. Also, parents believe that there should be a heavier influence on teaching the students about birth control products and sex education, instead of distributing free condoms.
Passing out free condoms at high schools may have a negative effect on the way young adults view sex. In high school, young adult's emotions and feelings are still very immature; therefore, passing out condoms may be promoting teenagers to have sex. Parents think giving free condoms to children sends mixed messages on what to think about s .....
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Suicide
<view this essay>.... average. Research has shown this is due to age-related illness, untreated depression, loss of importance in community, loss of finances due to retirement, and loss of a spouse or friends due to institutionalization. rates have tripled for the 15-24 age group, due to an increase in mental illness in young people, increased drug use, and availability of firearms.
Gender also plays an important role. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, four times as many men, as women, complete . Women are about two to three times as likely to try to kill themselves, as men. It is believed that more men succeed in committing because they are more delibe .....
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Definition Of The Oedipus Complex
<view this essay>.... punish them, such as by castration.
Freud also believed that conscience and gender identity form as the child
resolved the Oedipus Complex at age 5 or 6, but this actually happens earlier.
A child tends to become strongly masculine or feminine without even having the
same sex parent present.
Freud argues that all sons unconsciously desire to kill, even if they
love, their fathers. He found his own unconscious wish to murder his father in
his intensive self analysis in 1897, shortly after the death of his father.
Freud says it is only the male child that we find the fateful
combination of love for the one parent and simultaneous hatred for the other as .....
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Euthanasia: People Should Have The Right To Choose
<view this essay>.... in the world, there is no reason to force that person to
stay alive. Euthanasia is therefore a necessary evil for those whose practical
life is in effect over due to a terminal illness or otherwise life devastating
condition.
If a person is in unbearable pain and close to death or is in a
vegetable 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 rathe .....
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