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Schizophrenia
<view this essay>.... his/her lifetime.@ (Compiled by Ontario Friends of , Oct 94).
worsens and becomes better in cycles, also known as relapses and remission. People who are suffering from look relatively normal. Schizophrenics suffer from such symptoms as: delusions, hallucinations, and thought disorders. Delusions are false beliefs that aren't based on reality. Schizophrenics may believe that someone is following them, or planning to harm them. Schizophrenics believe that others can hear their thoughts, also known as Broadcasting, and even change them. ex...hear their thoughts, insert thoughts into their minds, or control their feelings, actions or impulses. Patients m .....
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Legalization Of Marijuana For Medicinal Purposes
<view this essay>.... it maybe legalized for medical purposes.
Marijuana is not legal for medical or personal use in the U.S. It is the biggest debated issue of drug legalization today. Marijuana is a natural drug that is a product of the hemp plant. The leaves and flowering top of this plant are usually dried and then smoked or eaten. It causes a state of relaxation and does not produce hyperactivity or impair vision like other drugs, such as, cocaine or methanfedamines. Marijuana as opposed to cocaine and methanfedamines is not addictive. Cocaine and methanfedamines are however legal for specific medical uses. When marijuana is mentioned in emergency room episodes, it is only in .....
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Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria
<view this essay>.... the answer. The more times you use a drug, the more
it will decrease the effect it has on you. That is because the bacteria has
found a way to avoid the effects of that antibiotic. Another cause of
resistance is the improper use of drugs. When patients feel that the symptoms
of their disease have improved, they often stop taking the drug. Just because
the symptoms have disappeared it does not mean the disease has gone away.
Prescribed drugs should be taken until all the medicine is gone so the disease
is completely finished. If it is not, then this will just give the bacteria
some time to find a way to avoid the effects of the drug.
One antibiotic tha .....
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Shellfish Poisoning
<view this essay>.... Paralytic (PSP), Diarrheic (DSP), Neuro toxic (NSP), Amnesic (ASP).
Ingestion of contaminated shellfish results in a wide variety of symptoms, depending upon the toxins(s) present, their concentrations in the shellfish and the amount of contaminated shellfish consumed. In the case of PSP, the effects are predominantly neurological and include tingling, burning, numbness, drowsiness, incoherent speech, and respiratory paralysis. Less wellcharacterized are the symptoms associated with DSP, NSP, and ASP. DSP is primarily observed as a generally mild gastrointestinal disorder, i.e., nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain accompanied by chills, .....
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Anorexia Nervosa
<view this essay>.... many normal adolescent girls, but may be the result of unhappiness or illness. Those who become ill often share characteristics and these are thought to make them vulnerable. The personalities of the girls tend to be conformist, compliant, and hard working. These traits are usually accentuated by 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 relationship .....
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Drug Abuse
<view this essay>.... it hurts our society, hurts us, and, most of all, hurts the user. Drug users are parasites, feeding off society's money, taxes and insurance. Every type of insurance goes up because of , including auto, health and homeowners. Worst of all, the crime rate will sky rocket if we let this behavior continue.
Illegal drugs and their abusers are a plague to society for many different reasons.. Drugs have very harmful effects on the user and the people with whom the user interacts. The user is affected in many ways. The most popular drug in America, alcohol, is generally thought of as socially acceptable and relatively harmless. But it can have devastating effec .....
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Creatine Supplements And Athletes
<view this essay>.... stemming from creatine supplementation have been proposed. These side effect, most all be negative, have never been documented in scientific literature. Athletes ranging from high school to the Olympics have reported tremendous improvements in anaerobic events and gains of fat-free mass from creatine supplementation. Creatine supplementation works in the real world. With the overwhelming evidence from theory to application, creatine supplementation does improve body composition and athletic performance.
Creatine is derived from the amino acids arginine, glycine and methionine. It can be produced in your liver, pancreas and kidneys or can be obtained from .....
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The Relationship Between Food Concentration, And Respiratory Activity
<view this essay>.... + H2O
---> 4 CH3CH2OH + 4 CO2
sucrose + water (yields) ethanol + carbon dioxide
In order to determine what concentration of sucrose and water leads to
the most respiratory activity, ten large test tubes were set with different
concentrations by the process of serial dilution. The first test tube was
filled with 40 ml of 60% sucrose solution. Then, the nine remaining test tubes
were serially diluted, so that the sucrose concentration ranged from 30% to
0.12%.
The hypothesis in this expriment was that the most respiratory activity
would take place with 60% sucrose concentration. Since yeast fermentation
requires sucrose and water, .....
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