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Alcoholism: Symptoms, Causes, And Effects
<view this essay>.... effects that drinking has on their lives.
The symptoms of alcoholism vary from person to person, but the most
common symptoms seen are changes in emotional state or stability, behavior, and
personality. "Alcoholics may become angry and argumentive, or quiet and
withdrawn or depressed. They may also feel more anxious, sad, tense, and
confused. They then seek relief by drinking more" (Gitlow 175).
"Because time and amount of drinking are uncontrollable, the
alcoholics is likely to engage in such behaviors as [1] breaking family
commitments, both major and minor; [2] spending more money than planned; [3]
drinking while intoxicated and getting arrested; .....
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Heart Attacks
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contributors to heart attacks. Smoking and stress are the most widespread
causes however, affecting 2.5 million people every year. Therefore, smoking and
stress are two major causes of heart attacks.
Smoking causes heart attacks. The tobacco in cigarettes and cigars contain
a chemical called nicotine. When inhaled into the lungs, nicotine causes the
release of hormones in the body. These hormones raise the blood pressure.
Consequently, a person's heart rate increases 15 to 25 beats per minute.
Nicotine also causes the blood vessels to contract. People who smoke have a
harder time keeping their hands and feet warm because their blood does not
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The Ebola Virus: One Deadly Disease
<view this essay>.... treatment and vaccine still remains puzzling to them.
The first outbreak occurred in Zaire in 1976. This outbreak, as well as the one in Sudan, also in 1976, has been discovered that 340 people died because of this. Its very first outbreak was really in 1967, with monkeys and thirty-one people died before it was identified in 1976. The Ebola then occurred in 1995, when a patient in a hospital thought he had malaria. Ebola was also discovered in the United States in 1989. A shipment of African Green and Rhesus monkeys arrived in Virginia from the Philippines. The one hundred and forty-nine workers that had worked with the monkeys were not effected by .....
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Leukemia
<view this essay>.... leukemia.
Such radiation was produced in the atomic bombing of Japan during World War II.
There is also enough energy in nuclear plants so strict safety precautions are
taken. Some research shows that exposure to electric magnetic fields, such as
power lines and electric appliances, is a possible risk factor. More studies
are needed to prove this link. Some genetic conditions, such as Down’s syndrome,
are also believed to increase the risk factor. Exposure to some chemicals is
also suspected to be a risk factor. By learning the causes of leukemia
treatment options will become available(MedicineNet-leukemia, 1997).
There are many symptoms of leukemia. .....
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AIDS
<view this essay>.... AIDS disease makes the
less serious conditions harder for your body to control or get rid of
because of the loss of many of the white blood cells in your body. The
most common causes of death for the people with AIDS are pneumonia and
Kaposi's sarcoma, which afflict 70% of the infected people.
AIDS is transmitted in three ways. Intimate sexual contact is the
most common. While direct contact with infected blood and transactions to
babies from the infected mother's fetus will also cause the disease.
Although some speculation, you cannot receive the disease from air, food,
water, or insects.
AIDS is a life and death issue. To have the AIDS disease is a
sent .....
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Acupuncture
<view this essay>.... States.
Acupuncture is used in the treatment of a wide variety of medical
problems. It is used for ear, nose, and throat disorders, respiratory disorders,
Gastrointestinal disorders, Eye disorders, and Neurological and Muscular
disorders. The needles used in acupuncture are usually only inserted from 1/4
to 1 inch deep into the skin. There is usually no pain in acupuncture. Usually
if any pain it is only mild. Most of the needles now used in acupuncture are
disposable needles. Acupuncture does not always only involve needles. They may
also use other methods such as moxibustion, cupping, electronic stimulation,
magneotherapy and various types of mas .....
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Attitudes Toward Abortion
<view this essay>.... to an understanding of (a) attitudinal consistency, (b) structural factors, and (c) social interaction in attitude formation. Specifically, in addition to examining the structural effects of demographic control variables on , the notion of ritual interaction, stemming from the writings of Collins (1981), Durkheim (1912/1954), and Goffman (1967), will be used to examine the effects of religiosity, feminism, and conservativism on . I will show that there is not only a direct relationship, as many prior studies assert, but also that there is an interaction effect of the amount of interpersonal contact with others. That is, interaction with others intensifies the .....
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Female Genital Mutilation And Culture
<view this essay>.... is Clitoridectomy or Excision- cutting off without anesthetic, the clitoris and most of the external genitalia. This is practiced in a broad area from the Red Sea to the Atlantic Coast. The most dangerous operation, Infibulation is customary in Sudan, Somalia, N.Kenya,, W. Africa and all along the Red Sea coast. After the clitoris is excised and all external genitalia are carved away, the bleeding raw edges of the libia majora are held together by thorns or other fasting devices, until a scar forms to close the entrance to the vagina. The legs of the little girl are tied together for several weeks until the wound heals; a tiny opening is created by inserting a .....
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