|
Enter your query below to search our database containing over 50,000+ essays and term papers
Search results 2061 - 2070 of 7138 matching essays
- 2061: AIDS: Risk Factors / Modes of Transmission / W. Africa
- ... the AIDS virus frequently have a past history of venereal disease and are found to be more sexually active than those without the infection. Major routes of HIV transmission in Africa are heterosexual, mother-to-child, and transfusions with unscreened blood. In addition, prostitution and cultural sexual practices greatly influence the increase in transmission rates. Transfusions, though, are now being screened in most major urban areas and therefore are not as ... fewer than 5 percent of children born to HIV women were infected. While in developing countries, the average is between 25 percent and 35 percent. Breastfeeding practices and access to drugs for reducing mother-to-child transmission are the two major reasons for this difference. In developing countries, between one-third and half of all HIV infections in young children are acquired through breastmilk (WHO, 48). There are three reasons for ... whole range of other infections. Also, it is convenient, approved by most cultures, and free. And third, if artificial feeding is chosen, the mother must take chances on the water-supply that may expose her child to other deadly diseases. Fortunately though, developing countries are providing information about sage infant feeding to HIV-infected woman who are pregnant. In developing countries rather than Western society, they have a mentality much ...
- 2062: Hemophilia
- ... walk, it will probably get many small bumps and bruises, but bleeding in the arms and legs soft tissue area is frequent and normally not serious. These bruises usually do not require treatment. As the child gets older, it will have more contact with dangerous activities, such as sports, and will then have more periods of bleeding. Deep muscle bleeding is common. When deep muscle bleeding occurs, the person may be reluctant to use the limb and may become irritable. As the child becomes an adult, joint bleeding will happen more often. People with this disease have to live a careful life, because a simple bruise can be fatal. Usually, adults are normally experienced enough to know when ... disease, are not filled in at all. Punnett squares are diagrams of a square with x y on the top and x x on the side. This is used to give the probability of your child carrying the disease. I will show more of this in my presentation.
- 2063: Depression and Its Effects
- ... may choose to engage in risky behaviors (Oster & Montgomery, 1996). Mood disorders are often accompanied by other psychological problems such as anxiety (Oster & Montgomery, 1996), eating disorders (Lasko et al., 1996), hyperactivity (Blackman, 1995), substance abuse (Blackman, 1995; Brown, 1996; Lasko et al., 1996) and suicide (Blackman, 1995; Brown, 1996; Lasko et al., 1996; Oster & Montgomery, 1996) all of which can hide depressive symptoms. The signs of clinical depression include marked ... that severe childhood emotional trauma plays a role in many women's depressions. The American Psychological Association's Task Force on Women and Depression discovered that 37% of depressed women had suffered significant physical sexual abuse by age 21 (Cited in, Rao, Hammen & Daley, 1999, p908). In addition, women must cope with the mood-altering hormonal effects of the menstrual cycle, pregnancy childbirth, infertility, and/or oral contraceptives. "Women are also ... is something men are supposed to rise above,"so men often hide their depression - and their shame about it. Rather than the symptoms, they are more likely to reveal their depression in alcoholism, other substance abuse, and antisocial behavior (Cited in, Rao, Hammen & Daley, 1999, p909). Rosenhan & Seligman, (1995) support this belief in highlighting that; men are less likely to express depressive symptoms, less reinforced for passivity and crying while ...
- 2064: The Middle of Life
- ... of the launching stage brings with it a time of crisis for the family and the persons identity. In the launching stage, when a person is reaching mid-life, is a time when the first child leaves the home to start a career or continue with schooling. This stage can be considerably difficult on the parents, especially if they only have one child or it is the end of the launching stage with their last child leaving. The parents must deal with a sense of loss or parting, either emotional (not being as close) or all together (move far away). They may also need to cope with the uncertainty of ...
- 2065: Ben & Jerrys 2
- ... employees' unmarried domestic partners. Some of the more interesting human resources programs to improve the quality of life for the employees are evaluate-your-boss polls; seven-times-salary-ratio plan; paid health club fees; Child care centers; opinion surveys; tuition reimbursement; and confidential counseling for substance abuse, marital or family problems, or other personal issues. The result of their programs indicate "in all measures of work life, Ben & Jerry's people have a more favorable view of their jobs, supervision, and company ...
- 2066: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- ... rats sperm. Therefore, it should be acknowledged that males alcohol consumption is also a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome. To help prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects the father of the unborn child must also be educated on the possible results of the effect alcohol could have on the baby. It would be a lot easier for the pregnant woman to refrain from drinking if the father did ... needs to be done with mothers who have babies that are addicted at birth. Laws and other regulations will probably not solve the problem, but make it more complex. A mother shouldn't have a child if she has an addiction problem. Woman should be able to receive free abortions if they are addicts and don't wan t to quit drinking during their pregnancy. A child should never be born with fetal alcohol syndrome. FAS is one hundred percent preventable, however, because of their mothers decision to drink alcohol during pregnancy, none of the thousands of affected babies had ...
- 2067: Ben & Jerrys
- ... employees' unmarried domestic partners. Some of the more interesting human resources programs to improve the quality of life for the employees are evaluate-your-boss polls; seven-times-salary-ratio plan; paid health club fees; Child care centers; opinion surveys; tuition reimbursement; and confidential counseling for substance abuse, marital or family problems, or other personal issues. The result of their programs indicate "in all measures of work life, Ben & Jerry's people have a more favorable view of their jobs, supervision, and company ...
- 2068: Kobe Bryant
- ... His hot hand has saved them in clutch situations before, but now the ball is about to go to someone else for the game-winning shot. The 18-year-old rookie, Kobe Bryant. The Golden Child. A lanky, charismatic, 6-6, 200-pound prodigy, Kobe had led little-known Lower Merion High School to the Pennsylvania state title the year before. This year, he was being asked to carry an NBA ... with a mischievous smile. "If I figured that out, I'd be a billionaire." Give him some time. He just got here. Kobe Bryant was born on August 23rd, '78, in Philadelphia, PA, the third child of NBA player Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant and his college sweetheart, the former Pam Cox. Philadelphia natives through-and-through, they moved wherever Joe's teams took the family-including San Diego with the Clippers ... ball around everywhere. You could play the game by yourself and envision certain situations." Shaya Bryant, 20, Kobe's older sister, stands 6-2 and is Kobe's constant running partner. She's the middle child-their sister Sharia is a senior at Temple, a volleyball player with a 30-inch vertical. As Shaya watches her brother run shooting drills up and down Southwest's hardwood floors, she remarks that ...
- 2069: What Is PMS?
- ... many symptoms caused by PMS. According to Edward M. Litchen, an American Neurologist grouped the symptoms of PMS in 1931. The same grouping of symptoms is used today. A- anxiety: irritability, crying spells, verbal/physical abuse, and personality changes. D- depression: confused, clumsiness, forgetful, withdrawn, paranoia, and suicidal thoughts. C- Cravings: cravings for food and anything else they can eat or drink. D- Heaviness or Headache: Fluid retention, breast tenderness, and ... symptoms of early menopause. -Worsening of symptoms with pregnancy. Especially during the second and third trimester. -PMS can be passed through genes though symptoms will not be exactly the same as the mother for the child. -Women can get a little more active right before the worse symptoms of PMS. At around this time, women may clean up around the house or suffer insomnia. This can be followed by PMS symptoms ...
- 2070: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- ... occur, they are usually mild and often decrease or disappear as treatment continues. The more commonly observed side effects are dizziness, nausea, headache, nervousness, lightheadedness, drowsiness and excitement. There seems to be no potential for abuse, dependency, or withdrawal syndrome when therapy is discontinued. BuSpar works on the serotonin system in the brain to bring serotonin levels back to normal (Bristol-Myers, 1996). BuSpar was administered with a gradual increase to ... use new, more adaptive behaviors (Rosenhan, Seligman, 1995). Among the behavioral techniques employed are training in both assertiveness, relaxation, and gradual desensitization to the fearful objects. Sarah has the classical learned conditioning symptoms of a child reared in an environment of conflict between her parents. Sarah has been given the ability to be assertive in dealing with the things that make her anxious. Sarah was taught techniques of deep rhythmic breathing ...
Search results 2061 - 2070 of 7138 matching essays
|
