Category: Health Science
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Adolescent Obesity in Canada
When is it too much? Since when has a simple act of eating become one of the world’s biggest issues? Since when has adolescent obesity caused so much mental damage to adolescents? Recent studies have shown that approximately 16 percent of adolescents are obese in the United States when in the 1960’s it was only…
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Cause and Effect: Alcoholism
Alcoholism is the excessive and usually uncontrollable use of alcoholic drinks. There are many symptoms, complications, treatments and ways of prevention for alcoholism. Certain groups of people may be at a greater risk than others for several differing reasons. There are numerous factors in why people may become addicted.
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Should Smoking Be banned From Public Places?
Traditionally, smoking was used for ritualistic and/ or medicinal purposes. Presently, smoking is mainly used within a social context to make an individual, political and/or stylistic statement. Ironically, smoking increase risk of lung cancer both within
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ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
When I surveyed the class and asked the question, do you know anyone with a learning disability or not; ten of you said yes, and six said no. What you probably don’t know is that a lot of your friends most likely have a learning disability, you just don’t see it. I’m going to share…
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The Health Benefits of Tanning
The therapeutic exposure to sunlight has origin in ancient Chinese and Egyptian medicine. Recently, however, there has been much controversy as to whether or not tanning is a good idea, whether or not it is healthy. The popularity of tanning beds
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About Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic disease that can be potentially deadly. Also called MS, it affects your central nervous system and the myelin shield. The central nervous system consists of the brain and the spinal
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Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)
A French physician more than 100 years ago first identified a disorder-once known as epiloia or Bourneville’s disease. Today it’s known as Tuberous sclerosis also called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC). TSC is a rare, multi-system genetic disease
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The Use of Drugs in Cypriot Higher Education
With the spreading of globalization peoples views of drugs are changing. Various countries are adopting these new circumstances and making policy changes accordingly. This is not the case for Cyprus, as Cyprus has one of the strictest anti drug policies
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What Football Ought to Be.
They’re all still just people, playing the same exact game; football, for the same exact goal; to win a championship, for the same reason; uhh…no not for the same reasons. The reasons why each play the game is
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3 Important Ways of Being Healthy
There are certain good habits that a person must have to maintain good health body. By having a healthy diet, proper hygiene, and doing daily exercise. Keeping these three things accomplished every day you
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Diagnosing Malaria – Case Study
Diagnosing malaria can be missed when there is a significant time lag from exposure and negative initial tests. As clinicians we must always consider the diagnosis in the appropriate clinical setting as a
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The Evils of Drug Addiction
Drug addition is one of biggest problems in our society today. It is not only a personal problem that dramatically affects individuals’ lives, but it is a major problem that affects society as whole.
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The Geography of Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline alkaloid produced from the leaves of the coca plant. It stimulates the central nervous system and suppresses appetite, creating an euphoric sense of happiness. It can also be used to
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Participation in Physical Education
This study will explore factors that may contribute to the level of participation in physical education classes. Previous research has shown that attractiveness to classmates plays a role in the exertion level of students. With exercise becoming an increasingly important component of our daily lives, it is essential individuals get as much as possible out…
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Trans Fats- Silent Killer
What are trans fats? Trans fatty acids, commonly known as trans fat, are a type of unsaturated fat. They occur in small quantities in meat and dairy products, but most trans fats consumed today are industrially
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Living With Cystic Fibrosis “CF”
Seventy thousand children and adults worldwide are affected by Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Thirty thousand of that seventy thousand that are affected are in the United States. “CF is a chronic, progressive, and
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About Teenage Pregnancy – Health Essay
A teenage girl may become pregnant as a result of many different situations. Some teenage girls become pregnant after a long term dating relationship, being drunk at a party, or as a result of a rape situation.
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A Legal Smoke? – Modern Marijuana Research
Modern research suggests that cannabis is a valuable aid in the treatment of a wide range of ailments. Marijuana’s therapeutic uses are well-documented in modern scientific literature. The studies arrived at
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Physician Assisted Suicide
Physician assisted suicide and the right to die; these words bring to most people’s minds the name Dr. Jack Kevorkian or “Dr. Death” as he has been labeled by the media. Dr. Kevorkian designed a “suicide machine” that could terminate a patient’s life through a serious of
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Teen Alcoholism – Health Essay
It is shockingly to even think that a “normal” student who consumes alcohol takes approximately a week’s time to get his cells back to normal, so if a student drinks every weekend, this student would never be back to his
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Medicinal Marijuana – Health Essay
Commonly known as marijuana, cannabis is the worlds most used illicit drug. [ACDE] Dating as far back as 2500 B.C., Marijuana has not only been used for its feeling of euphoria, but also for medicinal purposes. The plant was first documented being used in the
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What is Bell’s Palsy – Health Essay
Bell’s Palsy is a temporary condition that affects the nerves and muscles in the face. It is a unexpected loss of control of movement in the facial muscles. The facial muscles become weaken or paralyzed causing one side of the face to droop or sag. Sir Charles Bell, for which Bell’s Palsy was named after,…
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Drug Abuse and Depression in Adolescents
Depression is a psychiatric disorder characterized by an inability to concentrate,insomnia, loss of appetite, anhedonia, feelings of extreme sadness, guilt, helplessness and hopelessness, and thoughts of death (Jormer and Coyne 7) . Depression can occur in all
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Short Description of the Regulating Acts – History Essay
Short Description of the Regulating Acts – History Essay The ‘Regulating Acts’ were a series of edicts with the purpose of subordinating the East India Trading Company to the British Government. In 1772 because of all the fiscal disorder and chaos the company was facing in
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USE OF Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane (DDT) in Ghana for Malaria Control
USE OF Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane(DDT) in Ghana for Malaria Control The World Health Organisation (WHO) in September 2006 announced that nearly 30 years after phasing out the widespread use of indoor spraying with DDT and other insecticides to control malaria, this intervention will