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- 4741: Health
- ... Warner Schaie(1989), research director of the Andrus Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California, cites three reasons for optimism about future old age: The control of childhood disease, better education, and the fitness revolution.(p.2) The control of childhood disease often eliminates problems that occur later in life as a result of these diseases. Instead of going away, the minor assaults suffered by the body from disease, abuse ... and studies show that people with more education live longer. They get better jobs, suffer less economical stress, and tend to be more engaged with life and more receptive to new ideas. Finally, the fitness revolution has changed our habits with respect to diet and exercise and self-care. An article in Generations, Joyce Carrol Oates (1993) states, " per capita consumption of tobacco has dropped twenty-six percent over the past ...
- 4742: Healing Health Care
- ... many people into jobs they no longer want for fear of losing benefits. Many small businesses have been forced to stop offering health insurance all together because they cannot afford to pay the bills. The American Hospital Association concluded that between 1995 and 1996 twenty percent of American workers would lose their employment-based insurance, and ten percent of them would lose their retirement coverage. When we add those millions to the millions who never had any health insurance to begin with we ...
- 4743: Artificial Heart Devices
- ... too delicate, too crucial to withstand the rigors of surgery. However, the innate human desire to achieve brought about the invention of the artificial heart. The potential for such inventions are enormous. According to the American Heart Association, there are between 16,000 and 40,000 possible recipients of artificial heart devices under the age of sixty-five. If perfected, it would enable us to save thousands of human lives. In ... alternative is based on fair morals, it may meet the problem of social value. Two people might be valuable to society completely different ways, and which one is to receive priority. This also contradicts the American principle of the equality of all human beings, regardless of social contributions. The third method, random selection, may be used to select candidates with equivalent needs for artificial heart devices. Random selection may be accomplished ...
- 4744: Adolescence
- ... of culture in which it occurs. In societies that are simple, for example, the transition from childhood to adulthood tends to occur rather rapidly, and is marked by traditionally prescribed passage rites. to contrast this, American and European societies the transition period for young people has been steadily lengthening over the past 100 years, giving rise to an adolescent subculture. As a result of this prolonged transitional stage a variety of ... between the ages of eleven and one-half and fourteen and one-half, 50 percent between 12 and 14, and 33 percent at or before age 11. The average age at which menstruation begins for American girls has been dropping about six months every decade, and today contrasts greatly with the average age of a century ago, which is between 15 and 17. Boys typically begin their rapid increase in growth ...
- 4745: Cancer: The Costs, Causes, and Cures
- ... for cancer to become detectable, depending on the type, and where it is growing. It has shown that cancer detected in the earliest stages of its growth is far easier to stop, and so the American Cancer Society has begun to promote public awareness of the seven warning signs to look for: (1) a change in bowel or bladder function; (2) a sore that does not heal; (3) unusual bleeding or ... Illustrated Science and Invention Encyclopedia, 414-418 Abeloff, M.D. et al (1991) Cancer. Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia, 534-542 Drill, V.A. et al (1991) Drugs and Drug Action - Chemotherapy. Encyclopedia Britannica: Macropedia, 553-560 American Cancer Society et al (1992) Cancer. Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia,1992 ed. Search phrases: CANCER, CHEMOTHERAPY, GENETICS
- 4746: Phobias
- Phobias A Phobia is as defined by The American Heritage Dictionary as any obsessing or morbid fear or dread (911). Ten percent of all people have an anxiety disorder, or phobia, at some point in their lives and have had no treatment for their ... new ones. I find this another reason to classify these sources as useless and limited. The final source which is extremely poor, but defines my topic, is the definition of the word phobia from The American Heritage Dictionary. The definition tells me no more than what a phobia is. While these nine references will have almost no impact on the thesis, only one will be used for background material as well ...
- 4747: Lupus
- ... Lupus is known to occur in families but their is no known gene that carries Lupus. Statistics show that only about five percent of children born to individuals with Lupus will develop the illness. ( Academic American 1 ) Lupus is often called a women's disease, disspite the fact that many men are affected. ( Collier's Encyclopedia 1 ) Lupus occurs in men and women, more frequently it occurs in women. Lupus can ... feel so alone. Thank god for a foundation that can help save teens and the rest of the world by warning everyone of the danger of this severe chronic autoimmune disease. Work Cited Lupus . Academic American Encyclopedia. !995 ed. Lupus. Collier's Encyclopedia. 1986 ed. Lahita, Robert G. MD Symptoms of Lupus. 10 pages, MTAonline, December 14, 1998, 7:01 pm hppt:// www.Hamline.com. Lupus. Merit Student Encyclopedia. 1994 ed ...
- 4748: Human Variations in High Altitude Populations
- ... with adaptations made by the populations living in them. The two high altitude populations which I will examine in this paper are the Tibetan people of the Asian Himalayas and the Quechua of the South American Andes. The Quechua are an Indian people who inhabit the highlands of Peru and Bolivia. They speak Quechua, which is a branch of the Andean-Equitorial stock. They show many remnants of Inca heritage by ... with adaptations made by the populations living in them. The two high altitude populations which I will examine in this paper are the Tibetan people of the Asian Himalayas and the Quechua of the South American Andes. The Quechua are an Indian people who inhabit the highlands of Peru and Bolivia. They speak Quechua, which is a branch of the Andean-Equitorial stock. They show many remnants of Inca heritage by ...
- 4749: Vegetarians
- ... and D). Without supplements, severe medical problems can arise. Also, those supplements are usually man made and do not require some of substances, still un-identified, in meat. A carnivorous diet has always been in American history. Turkey is eaten on Thanksgiving, not Tofu Surprise. Fish on Fridays, not salad. Pop and son would go hunting in the winter for fresh game to eat, they wouldnt go picking berries and ... in her case, she had a problem. I am sure there are many others out there. It is not normal to be vegetarian. It is not healthy to be a vegeterian. It is not the American way to be vegetarian.
- 4750: Mad Cow Disease
- ... temperament, such as nervousness or aggression, abnormal posture; incoordination and difficulty in rising, decreased milk production, or loss of body condition despite continued appetite [Kent p.10]. However it has been noted the signs in American cows is much different. They instead stagger to their death like downer cows do. "A downer cow" is referring to the industry term which describes cows who fall down and are too sick to get ... Encyclopedia Britannica: Micropaedia. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. (1996) Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Factsheet Government of Canada. Kent, John. (1995). British Food Journal (vol. 97) (pp 3-18) Hodgson, Barry. (1990, July). What is BSE. Scientific American, p.34. Patterson, W. J. (1995). Public Health Medicine (vol. 17 num. 3) (pp.261-268) Cox, Wendy. (1996, April 29). The fear of Mad Cow Disease. London Free Press, p. A6. Varner, Tim. The ...
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