AIDS: A Life Or Death Issue
.... die in a very short
amount of time.
First, when it originated. AID's originated somewhere in Africa
about 25-30 years ago and was thought to have been brought here in the
'70's. It first appeared in heterosexuals of both the sexes. It was
probably spread so quickly through female prostitutes. AID's has already
become a crisis of staggering proportions in parts of Africa. In Zaire, it
is estimated that 20% of their people carry the virus. That is 2 out of
every 10 people you see walking down the .....
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Phobias
.... thesis, that include five articles, three books, and a dictionary. Five
articles, namely “When fear takes over”. “Everyone does it”, “Social
Anxiety”, “The fight to conquer fear”, and “Adam: A Child's Courageous
Battle Against Mental Illness.” Will be of no value in supporting the
thesis. The facts in these sources are almost scarcely useful in supporting
the thesis. However, the first article completely discusses a persons
struggle with schizophrenia and the way in which the person tries to
overc .....
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One Thousand Years Of Chinese Footbinding: Its Origins, Popularity And Demise
.... style of the elite. [3]
In its most extreme form, footbinding was the act of wrapping a
three- to five-year old girl's feet with binding so as to bend the toes
under, break the bones and force the back of the foot together. Its purpose
was to produce a tiny foot, the "golden lotus", which was three inches long
and thought to be both lovely and alluring.[4] It is believed that the
origin of the term "golden lotus" emerged in the Southern Tang dynasty
around 920 A.D., where the emperor Li Yu order .....
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AIDS
.... what appeared to be a new human
retrovirus—a special type of virus that reproduces differently from other
viruses—from the lymph node of a man at risk for AIDS. Nearly
simultaneously, scientists working in the laboratory of American research
scientist Robert Gallo at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda,
Maryland, and a group headed by American virologist Jay Levy at the
University of California at San Francisco isolated a retrovirus from
people with AIDS and individuals having contact with people w .....
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The History Of Medicine
.... , scarification , amputation, and surgery with
stone tools. Copying the acts of previous monkeys, the first casts were
made of dried mud put directly on wounds. Fire brought not only burns, but
cautery .
Civilization came to be around 12,000 BC. Diseases were treated if
minor with domestic remedies such as diet, herbs, plasters, and massage.
Often, if the case was severe, the patient was killed to relieve the
community of his burden, or the healer was summoned. Old shaman's
techniques wer .....
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The Effects Of Smoking
.... coronary heart disease are due to smoking. By ages 75 -
84 years, the proportion of CHD deaths due to smoking in current smokers
falls to 14%. Even smoking one cigarette causes a wide range of
physiological reactions. The carbon monoxide inhaled when a cigarette is
lit has a number of toxic effects on the body. The first is the impairment
of oxygen transportation in the blood. This impairs muscular performance,
and may also affect the vision, particularly at altitude.
In general, smokers are less fit t .....
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Breast Cancer
.... a woman. The breasts which have been with her almost all her life,
those which gave her children strength and growth, those which have been a
symbol of beauty are now going to destroy her. These are facts which women
who have the disease must face and the mental and psychological strain is
unimaginable to those who are not affected.
Article Research
Article I
As with mainly all diseases, there is not just one contributing factor
to its existence. Breast Cancer has numerous causes and by studying .....
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The History Of Medicine
.... , scarification , amputation, and surgery with
stone tools. Copying the acts of previous monkeys, the first casts were
made of dried mud put directly on wounds. Fire brought not only burns, but
cautery .
Civilization came to be around 12,000 BC. Diseases were treated if
minor with domestic remedies such as diet, herbs, plasters, and massage.
Often, if the case was severe, the patient was killed to relieve the
community of his burden, or the healer was summoned. Old shaman's
techniques w .....
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Christian Science
.... that is witnessed through Jesus Christ's
healing of the sick. Christian Science healing comes through scientific
prayer, or spiritual communion with God. Prayer is used to recognize “a
patient's direct access to God's love through the consistent operation of
God's law of health and wholeness on his behalf. It knows God, or divine
Mind, as the only healer. It brings the transforming action of Christ, the
idea of divine Love, to the patient's consciousness. A transformation or
spiritualization of a patient .....
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The Ebola Virus
.... Sudan, Ebola Reston, and Ebola Tai. Each is named after the
geographical location in which it was discovered. These filoviruses cause
hemorrhagic fever, which is actually what kill victims of the Ebola virus.
Hemorrhagic fever as defined in Mosby's Medical, Nursing, and Allied Health
Dictionary as, a group of viral aerosol infections, characterized by fever,
chills, headache, malaise, and respiratory or GI symptoms, followed by
capillary hemorrhages, and, in severe infection, oliguria, kidney failure,
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
.... damaged baby, but a
damaged human for the rest of their lives."
Black, Susan. 1993. "Born At Risk". Executive Educator. pp 30-31.
This article contained shocking descriptions from delivery room
doctors and nurses concerning babies born with FAS. Because alcohol drunk
by a pregnant mother passes through her bloodstream to the placenta and
into the baby's bloodstream, and the fetal metabolism is fifty percent
slower than the mother's, the effects of the alcohol stay with the baby
long after it does with .....
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Males In The Nursing Profession
.... and salary; and
feelings of power and empowerment." Contrary to societal views about males
and caring, the masculine gender does have a sensitive side. For example,
many men like nursing because of the satisfaction that comes from helping
others or from saving a life. I can relate to some of the male nurses views.
I find extreme pleasure from helping others and it is good to know that I
am going to be in a profession where I can help others daily.
Another reason males choose nursing relates to job secur .....
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Soda Pop And Its Problem
.... drink enough milk between the ages 9-25 then later in life she will
probably be in a wheelchair or have bone problems. Most people don't think
ahead that far in life to really care. But when your older you are going
to wish you would have drank more milk. People are drinking more pop than
of milk nowadays because of the taste and of the advertising of these
beverages. If you do not like the taste of milk there is soy milk which
will give you the calcium you need.
Pop also can be very addictiv .....
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The Controversy Surrounding The Gulf War Syndrome
.... troops started heading home, including Mark.
There were tears and laughs along with parades and other festivities to
celebrate the war's end when troops returned home to their loving countries.
As for Mark, he had done his job, he defeated the enemy and kept himself
alive. His own personal joy and relief overwhelmed him to the extent of
asking his girlfriend for her hand in marriage. She immediately said yes.
Within a year and a half upon the year's end, Mark and his wife had their
first child. Thei .....
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Anorexia
.... recognize the problem and encourage the person
to seek treatment.
Anorexia nervosa is a disorder where people intentionally starve themselves.
It usually starts around the time of puberty and involves extreme weight
loss. Sometimes they must be hospitalized to prevent starvation because
food and weight become obsessions. For some, the compulsiveness shows up in
strange eating rituals, some even collect recipes and prepare gourmet
feasts for family and friends. Loss of monthly menstrual periods is typica .....
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