.... money, family, or work, even when there is no sign of difficulty. They also have trouble relaxing and they often have insomnia. Many live from day to day with distressing physical symptoms such as trembling, sweating, muscle tension, stomach pains, or headaches that tend to worsen when they face even mild stress (Harvard Health Letter, 1998) In 1994, (GAD) became an identifiable mental disorder with a DSM-IV diagnosis. The diagnostic criteria for GAD are: A. Unrealistic or excessive anxiety and worry about life circumstances for a period greater than 6 months, during which this person has been bothered by these concerns for more days than n .....

.... together and passes into the same sperm or ovum instead of separating. In the type of Down syndrome called translocation, the extra chromosome 21 material is attached to one of the other chromosomes; when some, but not all, of the body's cells carry an extra chromosome 21, the condition is a type of Down syndrome called mosaicism. Because of the extra chromosome 21, children with Down syndrome often have some characteristic physical features, such as a small head, a flat face, slightly upward slanted eyelids, skin folds at the inner corners of the eyes, small nose and mouth, and small hands and feet. Most of these characteristic do not interfere with th .....

.... is very dangerous. Millions of people around the globe want to quit smoking for medical reasons such as having already two heart-valve replacement surgeries. Wht did some people do to quit smoking? Some people substituted eating ice-cream for smoking. Why is smoking a very popular habit? The reason is you can get them anywhere. All the stores are selling cigaretes. You don't even need an identification card to identify your age if you want legal! Almost anyone can buy them! Yes, the are legal! Nowadays, even middle high school students are already smoking, and willl even lead to using drugs such as: marijuana, cocaine, and heroin. Smoking causes .....

.... still more rude and wild, Till his chair falls over quite. Philip screams with all his might, Catches at the cloth, but then That makes matters worse again. Down upon the ground they fall, Glasses, plates, knives, forks and all. How Mama did fret and frown, When she saw them tumbling down! And Papa made such a face! Philip is in sad disgrace… Until the early 20th century, patients with Attention Deficit Disorder were concidered stupid and lazy. At this point medicine and psychology begin to study the causes for people to have reduced attention spans. The studies of the disorder quickly lead to both chemical differences and genenic links observe .....

.... or she may be labeled as being insane. One can view in his or her spontaneous actions, not in their everyday behavior itself. Take Andy Kaufmann for example. Throughout his career, comedian Andy Kaufmann was labeled as being insane, just because he would go to the extreme to get a reaction out of people. Wrestling women and totally manhandling them caused several people to hate or dislike him. He saw how angry people got with him and continued to wrestle women and completely embarrass them. After defeating numerous women, he declared himself the “inter-gender wrestling champion,” which created major controversy in the wrestling industry. People had a very har .....

.... is a quality which should be possessed by every health care professional. It is an essential attribute if one is to be able to support and comfort families which are in the midst of tragedy. A multitude of different situations arise in this profession which can not be appropriately managed without employing one's own compassion as a fellow human being as a reference point. In order to provide an appropriate balance of emotional and physical care one must be able to 'put themselves in the patient's/family's/loved one's shoes'. In a recent "NurseWeek" article (see bibliography), Deepa Arora discussed the issue of instilling hope in patients .....

.... Marijuana has many unique uses as a form of treatment. It has been used effectively to combat the nausea caused by chemotherapy, to reduce the internal pressure of the eyes of glaucoma patients, and to prevent the “wasting syndrome” in AIDS and cancer patients (“Marijuana for the Sick” A10). As an alternative to using actual marijuana, modern science has developed a synthetic form of THC, the active chemical in marijuana. However, this synthetic drug, called Marinol, is useless for most everyday treatment because it has the unpleasant side effect of being a powerful sedative. A member of Milwaukee's AIDS community, said that a friend of his was .....

.... villus sampling Used to identify chromosome abnormalities and certain genetic disorders as early as 10-12 weeks of pregnancy. The test is done by inserting a thin flexible tube through the woman's vagina and cervix, into the early placenta. A small sample of chorionic villi is removed and taken for laboratory testing. The chorionic villi has the same genetic makeup as the fetus because it is of fetal origin. Chorionic villus sampling will detect up to 99% of chromosome abnormalities. Some follow-up ultrasounds are recommended at 16 weeks of pregnancy. The amount of risk is the same as in amniocentesis. Amniocentesis Amniocentesis is performed at 15-20 we .....