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- 6441: Teen Pregnancy
- Teen Pregnancy Teen pregnancy is one of the most critical issues facing America today. Each year, one million American teenagers become pregnant. 175,00 give birth to their first child. As a result, the United States now has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the Western World. The costs of teen pregnancy are staggering. Teen mothers are less likely to complete high school, less likely ...
- 6442: Prenatal Diagnosis
- ... if they don't agree to not having a pregnancy termination as an option. ·If disease is detected the woman should not be denied regular medical services or support. ·Info about the sex of the child should be available upon request. ·Info received from prenatal testing should be kept in strict confidence.
- 6443: Artificial Contraceptives
- ... Works Cited Billings, Evelyn. 1st Ed. The Billings Method. Random House: New York, 1980. Perry, Susana and Jim Dawson. 1st Ed. Women and The Dalkon Shield. New York: Macmillan, 1985. Rosenfield, Albert. Responsible Parenthood, The Child's Psyche Through the Six-Year Pregnancy. 1st Ed. Holt, Rinehart and Winston: New York, 1980. Funk and Wagnalls. Contraceptives. 30 vols. Raintree Milwaukee: WI, 1997. 3.
- 6444: The Influence of Ecstasy on the Youth
- ... of sport with in the raving community, who are still having too much fun. This is made worse because, there is also a lack of support in the community for the victims of recreational drug abuse. Rave culture is highly attractive to the youth audience in general, regardless of class or ethnic background. Raves are non-elitist, and are primarily for the working class. This makes Raves quit different from all ...
- 6445: Health Experience
- ... necessary." (Our Bodies, Ourselves; p.685) If this happens everyone in the medical industry is satisfied, because of the medical food chain. Doctors benefit from women thinking that the only way they can have a child is in a hospital, then the pharmaceutical industry profits of the drugs that are used. "The drug industry reinforces medicalization by supporting and promoting the research that transforms womens major life transitions into fearful ...
- 6446: Hypochondria
- ... attention, or withdraw from personal responsibilities. Being sick is also a way of agreeing to be helpless. In fact, hypochondria is the perfect solution to this common predicament, for in being ill-either as a child,wife,husband, employee, or in-law- the vulnerable person simultaneously obtains the protection and attention he craves,excuses his excessive dependence, and binds his protector to him(who could leave someone who was seriously ill ...
- 6447: Female Genital Mutilation
- ... in Sudan. Some mention of FGM is seen in Egyptian and Somalian law. Obviously increased legislation is needed in these countries to deal with those performing the operations of FGM, especially when it is a child who is being forced to endure what some may see as a type of torture. In conclusion, I feel that female genital mutilation is a barbaric practice and I think it should be banned worldwide ...
- 6448: Hemophilia
- ... Great Britain's Queen Victoria. It became known as the "Royal disease" because it spread to the royal families of Europe through Victoria's descendants. Hemophilia first appeared in Victoria's family in her eighth child, Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany. Throughout his short life, Leopold had suffered severe hemorrhages, and always was described as "very delicate." Leading the life of a normal youngster was impossible for Leopold because any cut ...
- 6449: Rural Healthcare
- ... 500 children have been enrolled in Project GoodHealth, and they have made about 1,200 pediatric office visits. These families have established a consistent relationship with a single doctor, who can become familiar with the child's particular medical history and needs. Another innovative solution to the rural health care delivery problem was the development of a primary care center in Lincoln County, West Virginia. Like many rural areas, Lincoln County ...
- 6450: Alcoholism
- ... associated with the consumption of alcohol. Fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal defects caused by the consumption of alcohol while pregnant, is associated with growth retardation, heart problems, nervous system problems, and facial deformation for the unborn child (Alcohol and Tabacco 24-27). Alcoholism is a dangerous disease that can devastate many lives. Jobs, families, and people are lost to the disease of alcoholism everyday. Alcoholics are willing to take chances that could ...
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