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- 4751: Leukemia
- ... 20,400 people died from Leukemia. The all time five year survival rate is 38%. This rate has gone to 52% in the mid 1980s. Approximately 25,700 cases were reported in 1995 alone(American Cancer Society-leukemia, 1995). Leukemia is a form of cancer in the blood cells. Most forms of Leukemia occur in the white blood cells. These abnormal cells reproduce in large quantities and look and perform ... the central nervous system. The results can include headaches, vomiting, confusion, loss of muscle control, or seizures. These clumps of cancer cells can collect in other various parts of the body(MedicineNet-leukemia, 1997 and American Cancer Society- leukemia, 1995). Leukemia can be diagnosed in a number of ways. Blood work is commonly done in the laboratory. Different forms of blood work include checking the hemoglobin count, platelet count, or white ...
- 4752: Huntington's Disease
- ... But with the discovery of the mutated genes that cause it, there is now a way of diagnosing if you will get it. This technique was discovered only recently and reported in the Journal of American Medical Association in April, 1993. Something that many people do not want to know. Because it can go two ways. Either you are extremely relieved because the test shows up negative, and a great burdon ... found it. it was the 12th marker that they tested. The discovery of the marker led to the discovery of the gene which won Wexler the Albert Lasker Public Service Award. The highest honor in American medicine. She also developed a test to accurately determine whether or not someone will get Huntington's disease. Wexler will not reveal if she, herself has taken the test because she does a multitude of ...
- 4753: Ritalin
- ... dramatic upsurge of interest in using stimulants (mainly Ritalin) for children and adults for the increasingly popular diagnosis of ADHD. According to Persky (1996), the high frequency of the diagnosis of ADHD is a uniquely American phenomenon. Children and adults are now under greater pressure to perform and to do well academically or in the workplace. The chilling message in school and at work is "Perform or Else." Because of this ... Ritalin tablets or dissolving the powder in water and cooking it for intravenous injection was reported at Chicago and Detroit. Anecdotal reports suggest that suburban, white abusers are more likely to snort Ritalin, while African American inner-city abusers are more likely to inject it (Bailey 1995). Conclusion Ritalin is an extremely useful medication. It has minimal side effects after the first few months. It works quickly, wears off quickly, and ...
- 4754: Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes
- Marijuana for Medicinal Purposes In 1936 when Marijuana was made illegal it was considered a medicine in good standing with the American Medical Association. At the time Marijuana could be found in twenty eight different medical products and countless other consumer products. On November 5th, 1996 California and Arizona passed propositions allowing the return of medicinal Marijuana ... it can be a wonder drug/textile that many informed, rational persons envision it to be. Works Cited Bakalar, James B., and Grinspoon, Lester. "Marijuana as Medicine: A Plea for Reconsideration." The Journal of the American Medical Association 273 (1995) : 1875. Brookhiser, Richard. "Pot luck: Any sick serson who wants to use marijuana to help himself has to break the law." National Review 11 Nov 1996 : 27-28. Cunha, J.M ...
- 4755: Is Marijuana Dangerous to your Physical Health?
- ... Today, the county boasts a "Do Drugs, Do Time" program targeting all drug users (The Associated Press, A-6). "Marijuana: Is there a new reason to worry?", an article in the March 88 issue of American Health by Winifred Gallagher had a lot to say about just what parts of the body marijuana effects. The majority of the effects of marijuana are caused by a chemical called THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol ... will we be then? Works Cited The Associated Press, "Marijuana retains popularity despite anti-drug attitudes", Dallas Times Herald, p.A-6, November 18, 1990. Gallagher, Winifred, "Marijuana: Is there a new reason to worry?", American Health, p.92-104, March 1988. Nahas, Gabriel G., "The Health Hazards of Marijuana", World & I, p.286-293, September, 1990. Weiss, Rick, "Take Two Puffs and Call Me in the Morning", Science News, p ...
- 4756: Prevention of HIV Transmittance to Babies
- ... guidelines may become a way to discriminate against pregnant women who are HIV positive. Bibliography Rogers, Martha, Simonds, R.J.; March 15, 1996; Preventing Prenatal HIV Infection "How Far Have We Come?"; Journal of the American Medical Association Volume 19; Page 1514 Voelker, Rebecca; April 5, 1996; US Public Health Service Recommends Counseling and HIV Testing For All Pregnant Women; Journal of the American Medical Association; Volume 19; page 977 Wolfe, Maxine Ph.D.; October 1, 1996; Mothers To Infant HIV Transmission 076 Update; Women Alive; page 6
- 4757: Herbal Extracts and Hormones
- ... drugs and herb that can be found in the shrinking rain forests, which could contain hundreds of thousands of new compounds that could heal mankind. The two major hormones that are being sold to the American public is Melatonin and DHEA. I will discuss the merits of these two hormones starting with Melatonin. Melatonin is an Amino Acid secreted by the Pineal Gland during the night. This hormone plays an important ... new meaning to the old saying, "Physician, heal thyself." Herbal medicines are coming of age in America and not too soon. Bibliography: Lust, John "The Herb Book" New York, NY. "Bantam Books 1993 Millspaugh, Charles " American Medicinal Plants" New York, NY. Dover Mowry, D.B. "The Scientific Validation of herbal medicine" Leni, Utah. Cormorant Books 1986 Takagi, K. et al "The Pharmacology of Medicinal Herbs in East Asia." Tokyo, Nanzando 1982 ...
- 4758: Philosophy - Abortion Rectitude
- ... agreed upon by the majority of a society is extremely difficult to determine since each individual has the ability to decide for themselves what is morally acceptable. It is because of this decision that our American culture intensely debates issues of morality such as abortion. The debate over abortion pits the rights to life of an unborn fetus against the rights of rational women who want to control what happens to ... day be a human then we as logical beings would have to alter our entire way of thinking. We could never drop a piece of fabric, for it may one day be sewn into an American flag. We must not scratch a piece of metal, for it may one day be the fender of a Rolls Royce. The list could go on and on and as it did, it would get ...
- 4759: Affirmative Action Programs
- ... 9 % of the seats on corporate boards of directors in 1994. Of the female senior managers in Fortune 1000 industrial and Fortune 500 service industries in 1992, 95% were white women, 2.3% were African American women, 1.8% were Asian American women and only .2 % were Latinos. Although 23 % of the female workforce is made up of women of color, only 15% of female managers are members of minority groups. The percentage of women in executive ...
- 4760: A Country's Actions and The Most Important Factor From A Domestic Perspective
- ... and evaluating a country's actions in tense international situations, what is the most important factor (or set of factors) to evaluate from the domestic perspective? Foreign policy decision making is very complex in the American government. There are three models that the United States uses in making decisions regarding foreign policy. These three models were first used during President Kennedy's administration in 1962 with the Cuban Missile Crisis. The ... like the Soviet Union and Cuba. On Sunday October 14, 1962 Pentagon Satellites sent back the first pictures of ground preparations in Cuba of nuclear missile sites. The very next day President Kennedy went on American television to the Russians and the whole world and spoke of the threat posed by the Cuban missiles. Over the next two weeks, Kennedy and Khrushchev, the communist leader of the Soviet Union, went head ...
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