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Herpes-Simplex: Type 2
<view this essay>.... around the mouth and on the lips (herpes labialis), about the nose, face,
and ears, and in the mouth and pharynx. The causative virus has been shown to be
present in the cell bodies of the facial nerve in persons who do not have
blisters. It is this reservoir of latent virus that is the source of repeated
attacks. Except for lotions to relieve pain, itching, or inflammation, no
established treatmemt has actually been developed.
The second type of the herpes simplex virus, however, is the usual cause
of genital herpes. Herpes infections of the genital area have become
increasingly common, going along with a rise in general of many sexually
transmitted dise .....
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Breast Feeding Infants
<view this essay>.... brain of an infant that does not get enough protein will not develop the normal number of brain cells. Not even an excellent diet provided later could make up for the damage that has been done in the first six months of life. (Gerald, 1970, p.10)
In this paper, I will be focusing on the importance of breast-feeding and the issue concerning breast-feeding and bottle-feeding.
The issue of breast vs. bottle is very old and controversial. Many have argued that there's no way to really know the effects of breast-feeding, but studies have proved otherwise.
It has been said that breast-feeding is the ideal method for feeding and nurturing infants, and that it is th .....
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Dreaming Problems
<view this essay>.... than a period of rest
for the brain, in fact, it is just the opposite. As you sleep, your body
repairs itself, and your psyche repairs itself, also. According to the Gallup
poll, people who donšt have problems sleeping, are able to cope with problems
easier, concentrate better, and finish tasks more adequitely. Lack of sleep can
cause memory, learning, reasoning and calulation functions to decrease in
efficiency. Lack of sleep can lead to illness and psychiatric problems also.
An approximate 200,000 auto accidents are probably caused by sleep hindrence,
and also, an estimate was made that sleep deprivation and work cost the economy
one hundred fifty tho .....
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Circadian Rhythms: Experiment
<view this essay>.... Prior to the experiment all participants
will have to fill out a questionnaire. This questionnaire will primarily
determine if they feel themselves as being either morning or night types of
people. Subjects for my experiment will be randomly chosen from these
questionnaires. I will select three night-time people and three morning-time
people. I will then give each of them a journal. In this journal each subject
will write in it the time that they become hungry, or the time that they became
tired. They will do this for three days. At the end of the three days they
will come back to my laboratory. They will then be put in an isolation booths.
In one .....
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Abortion - Pro-Choice
<view this essay>.... Perhaps, he would be better off not to have been born. For
these reasons, I support the Pro-Choice movement.
We all know America as the "land of the free", as sung daily by
many in "The Star Spangled Banner". Knowing that many women's autonomy has
been taken away, how can we, Americans, who claim to be people of liberty,
say the words of "The Star Spangled Banner" in good conscience? Females
have been told what to do with and how to treat their bodies. If the right
to self-determination is taken away, what will be decided for us next?
What we can wear? What we can read and what we can say? Possibly even how
we can act? This is not the .....
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The Real Side Of Tobacco, Drugs, And Alcohol
<view this essay>.... people who use tobacco must use
it so frequently.
Tobacco can cause numerous health problems. It doesn't take much
for lung, throat, or skin cancer to develop from cancer. many of these
cancers turn to be fatal for many people. If they are not fatal there
will be something to remember them by, whether it be scars or an amputated
part of your body.
Active teenagers should also take into consideration 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 .....
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The Case For Euthanasia: Should Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legalized?
<view this essay>.... most notably, Dr. Jack Kevorkian, are of the opinion that not only
should patients be able to abstain from treatment, but if they have a
terminal and/or extremely painful condition, they should be able to seek
out the assistance of a doctor in order to expedite their death with as
little pain as possible.
Contained herein are the arguments for and against the legalization of
doctor-assisted suicide, as well as where the state courts stand in respect
to this most delicate of issues.
In the hopes of clarification, we must first distinguish between
active and passive euthanasia. Passive euthanasia involves the patient's
refusal of medical assistance .....
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Bipolar Affective Disorder
<view this essay>.... is imperitive that
we remain vigilent in the quest for explanations of its causes and treatment.
Affective disorders are characterized by a smorgasbord of symptoms that can
be broken into manic and depressive episodes. The depressive episodes are
characterized by intense feelings of sadness and despair that can become
feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. Some of the symptoms of a depressive
episode include anhedonia, disturbances in sleep and appetite, psycomoter
retardation, loss of energy, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, guilt,
difficulty thinking, indecision, and recurrent thoughts of death and suicide.
The manic episodes are characterize .....
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