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- 4361: RU-486 The New Abortion Pill: How Safe Is It?
- ... in a tablet form (usually three pills of 200mg each) and these pills must be swallowed in the presence of a nurse before leaving the clinic. (About half of the women begin to bleed the day after taking the pill). Then a woman must return after 48 hours tho receive the prostaglandin which will complete abortion. The woman must stay in the clinic for 4-6 hours. Several days later must ... pill cost nearly as much as other procedures and it takes longer to get over and done with. Works Cited Elsa, Brenner “In Brief” New York Times, Jan 25,1998 Weschester weekly: page 6 Harrison, D. MD “RU-486 The abortion pill” Christian America Hope-net.com “Abortion Methods” http://hope-net.com/cplink/methods.html Rubin, Rita “How does the abortion pill work” US News & World Report March 3,1997 ...
- 4362: Suicide
- ... in school, committed suicide. He was a star football player and an excellent athlete. He was brought up in a good family and had outstanding values. Academics were never a huge problem for him. One day at the beginning of school during the morning announcements, school officials announced he had killed himself. Through connections, I found out the two main reasons that he committed suicide. He found out the previous day that his fiancé was pregnant by another boy and she was breaking up with him. Then, the next day, he received a letter from JMU rejecting his application - for grades and football. He opened the letter in the kitchen with his mother, then ran screaming and crying to his car, got a gun ...
- 4363: Dreams
- ... were awake. You can not avoid having dreams, so why not learn from them? A lot of the time we may dream about a situation related to something that happened during the course of our day, but what about those times when you dream about something irrelevant to anything that occurred. Or on the other hand, you might have a nightmare where a loved one was involved in a terrible accident ... is that most of us will forget our dreams due to interrupted sleep, change in temperature, or even some silly occurrence not necessarily related to something physical. Then, maybe a couple of hours into the day, we might hear something that triggers a thought. We may pause and say to ourselves, "Where have I heard that or seen that before?" We seldom give it much thought, but if were to, we ... sure to live out your dream. A man is only as big as the dreams he dares to live. Don't let your fears stand in the way of your dreams. - No Fear Maybe one day some great mind, or great dreamer, will unlock the mystery behind these mental images that appear when we sleep. These motion pictures that may sometimes appear in color, but usually appear in black in ...
- 4364: Bipolar Disorder
- ... Psychiatric Research. 28, 2: 135-145. Bauer, M.S., Whybrow, P.C. and Winokur, A. (1990). Rapid Cycling Bipolar Affective Disorder: I. Association with grade I hypothyroidism. Archives of General Psychiatry. 47: 427-432. Black, D.W., Winokur, G., and Nasrallah, A. (1987). Treatment of Mania: A naturalistic study of electroconvulsive therapy versus lithium in 438 patients. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. 48: 132-139. Gasperini, M., Gatti, F., Bellini, L., Anniverno ... P.111. Hopkins, H.S. and Gelenberg, A.J. (1994). Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: How Far Have We Come? Psychopharmacology Bulletin. 30 (1): 27-38. Jacobson, S.J., Jones, K., Ceolin, L., Kaur, P., Sahn, D., Donnerfeld, A.E., Rieder, M., Santelli, R., Smythe, J., Patuszuk, A., Einarson, T., and Koren, G., (1992). Prospective multicenter study of pregnancy outcome after lithium exposure during the first trimester. Laricet. 339: 530-533. Lish, J.D., Dime-Meenan, S., Whybrow, P.C., Price, R.A. and Hirschfeld, R.M. (1994). The National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (DMDA) Survey of Bipolar Members. Affective Disorders. 31: pp.281-294. Weisman, M. ...
- 4365: Menopause
- ... of capillary expansion that cause a warm flushed feeling around the neck or head these may last for less than a minute or more and can happened one or as many as dozen times a day. Some women after menopause also note weakening of their bone structure or osteoporosis, which may leave them vulnerable to fracture. A great many other physical and psychological changes have been attributed to menopause. These include ... be provided so that women can really take advantage of all the services to improve their lives. WORKS CITED Hass, Kurt, PhD Hass Adelaide PhD. Undersansing Sexuality New Paltz, New York: Mosby, 1993. Hutchison Elizabeth D. Dimensions of Human Behabior and Personal Enviroment Thousand Oaks, California: Pine Forge Press, 1999. Adriana Garibay Social Work 125 b Term Paper SUMMARY For my topic I have selected to write about menopause and discuss ...
- 4366: Herbal Medicines
- ... effects that come along with the stonger drugs. Antibiotics, as a drug, may do more to the body than just get rid of the bacteria or virus. That is why Ann Beemer, a Pierre, S.D., sophomore, said "she felt good about taking zinc and Echinacea tablets when she had a cold." She felt they were more gentle than over the counter medicines (Gullickson np). People that have experienced problems with ... a person can easily take over the recommended dosage because it may not be printed on the bottle. Everyday foods that contain vitamins we as people don't recognize may be harmful. "Overuse of vitamin D, a substance that promotes the growth of bone and teeth… can be particularly toxic as can iron…" (Greenwald 58). Vitamin D is usually a vitamin that commercials and ads don't seem to be giving enough information about to the public. Potatoes, nutmeg, and peppermint are all safe in low dosages, but can be harmful ...
- 4367: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- ... number of symptoms under Inattention, Impulsivity and Hyperactivity. For Inattention you must have six or more symptoms. The choices are: a) fails to finish things, b) does not seem to listen, c) is easily distracted, d) often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities, e) often gas difficulty sustaining attention in task or play attention, f) often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores or duties in ... activities or j) often forgetful in daily activities. For Hyperactivity-Impulsivity you must have six or more of the following symptoms: a) often acts before thinking, b) shifts about excessively, c) has difficulty organizing work, d) frequently calls out in class, e) does not wait turns in games or group situations, f) often interrupts or intrudes on others, g) often leaves seat in classroom or in other situations in which remaining ... this paper this disorder does not affect the brain much at all. This disorder is caused more by heredity. REFERENCES First, Michael, B., Ed., (1994) DSM-IV-Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Washington, D.C. Kaplan, Paul, S., (1991). A Child's Odyssey. Minnesota: St.Paul. Long, Phillip W., (1998). Hyperactivity and the Brain. http://www.mentalhealth.com/mag1/p5h-add4.html Reisman, John M., (1986). Behavior Disorders ...
- 4368: Breast Feeding Infants
- ... of child spacing. There is also a decrease in a mother's iron loss. Another benefit is that mother's will lose weight. The production of breast milk uses up to 200-500 calories a day. (http://medicalreport.health.org) Breast-feeding is said to deepen the emotional bonding between mother and child, but many argue that boding is the same in breast-feeding and bottle-feeding. Scientifically, this issue is ... Behavioral and Heart Rate Pattern Differences Between Breast-Fed and Bottle-Fed Neonates. Developmental Psychology, vol. 23, 467-74 2. Gerard, Alice (1970) Please Breast-Feed Your Baby. New American Library 3. Herber, Ratner M.D. (1958/1963) The Womanly Art of Breast Feeding. Le Leche League International, Franklin Park, Illinois 4. Johnson, Dale L.; Swank, Paul R.; Howie, Virgil M. (1996). BreastFeeding and Children's Intelligence. Psychological Reports, vol. 79 ...
- 4369: Schizophrenia
- ... a disease. When patients were taken to the hospitals it was common for them to be left there. Family would generally desert them because the environment was terrible, family and friends dreaded visiting. The modern day treatment for schizophrenia has many aspects. It involves medicine, counseling, electro-convulsive therapy and hospitalization. The medications most commonly used are; anti-psychotics which are used to help calm agitation, diminish destructive behavior and hallucinations ... schizophrenics. The other 65% go through periods of psychosis and phases of recovery. An optimistic fact about the disease is people tend to "grow out of it" in their mid-life. BIBLIOGRAPHY Mayer, Robert M.D. Satan's Children, New York: G.P. Putnam & Sons, 1991 Wallis, Claudia and James Wellsworth, "Awakenings". Time July 7, 1992, pp 36-44. "Schizophrenia, Youth's Greatest Disabler", Schizo Society of N.S., 1988 Smith ...
- 4370: Myasthenia Gravis
- Myasthenia Gravis "As a physician, there is nothing as gratifying as administering Tensilon to an undiagnosed myasthenic patient… except maybe giving benadryl to a patient who OD'd on compazine." -Kenneth R. Einberg MD, 1999 Introduction Myasthenia gravis (MG) is one of the most common neuromuscular disorders, characterized by skeletal muscle weakness that fatigues. MG is one of the best-described autoimmune diseases ... speak in a markedly ‘nasal’ tone, or have a history of choking on food/secretions. MG can also present with limb weakness and rarely respiratory distress. The weakness typically (but not always) worsens as the day progresses, especially after prolonged use of the affected muscles. The course of the disease is variable but usually progressive, progressing from local to generalized involvement. Spontaneous improvement may occur in up to 1/3 of ...
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