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- 731: Aids--Cause And Effect
- ... to give accurate results within two weeks to three months after infection, during which time an infected person may pass the virus to others. Although there is no known cure for AIDS, there are new drugs and medicines that prolong the lives of some HIV-infected patients. These drugs slow down the advancement and progression of the virus for a few months, and sometimes more. The search for a successful vaccine was, and still is today, pursued in laboratories all around the world. The ...
- 732: Nature Of The Work
- ... what plants grow there, or an ecologist may study how a forest area recovers after a fire. Other biological scientists work in management or administration. They may plan and administer programs for testing foods and drugs, for example, or direct activities at zoos or botanical gardens. Some work as consultants to business firms or to government, while others test and inspect foods, drugs, and other products or write for technical publications. some work in sales and service jobs for companies manufacturing chemicals or other technical products. Advances in basic biological knowledge, especially at the genetic level, have resulted ...
- 733: War Engenders Many Journeys In
- ... one can either do this or that. The decisions can either be one of great complexity or a fairly simple one. An example of a complex decision can be the choice to take or refuse drugs if asked by a peer to use them. By refusing to take the drugs it shows self-confidence and strong character. A simple decision can be thinking of what to have for lunch. Complex or simple, regret accompanies the wrong choice. One fine example from the novel A Separate ...
- 734: Victims Still
- ... comes to which victims it will help. For example, there are some rehabilitation programs for drug users that refuse to take in pregnant women. However, when they have a child that is born hooked on drugs, they will be arrested for child abuse. The selectiveness of the programs leads to the policies that, in essence, do not work. The selectiveness of the programs ties in with why the crime is out ... but that sentencing should fit the harm and not the person. He also feels that criminal penalties should be reduced, because imprisonment only generates more crime. Most important Elias feels strongly against the war on drugs. He feels that drug wars cause more crime and more violence leading to more victims. And if victimless crimes such as drug use, possession, homosexuality, gambling, and prostitution were legal, law enforcement would have more ...
- 735: Gun Control and Why People Think It Is Unfair
- ... 400 homicides including guns. In addition gun control has been seen as necessary because of the violence by criminals using guns. Gun control is wrapped in a series of social issues such as crime and drugs. Guns have become closely linked to drugs and murder in the public mind. Drug dealing and high tech weaponry have escalated the warfare in cities between long established loosely knit gangs. Predominantly guns of crime are used by gang members. Many police ...
- 736: Depression
- ... of asylums for the mentally ill were established, and the search was on to understand and treat mental illnesses (Macpherson 368). Through the 1900s the treatment of depression was developed with electroconvulsive therapy, antidepressant drugs, and different psychological support therapies. Electroconvulsive therapy was introduced in about 1937 and was the first effective treatment for depression. Electroconvulsive therapy is very effective and is still used today, but because of its harmful ... depressed and is potentially a suicide victim (Klein 115). In 1958 Kuhn found that the drug called imipramine was effective for treating certain cases of depression. Imipramine and its derivatives have become the antidepressant drugs that are commonly used to treat depression today (Goodman and Gilman 419). The psychotherapies have developed over time, and are mainly used today to treat depression that is caused by a life event. Through psychotherapy ...
- 737: Prostate Cancer and Treatment
- ... used today. The medicine first became available through daily injections. However, it is now most commonly used in the form of once-monthly injections. Another medicine shown to be effect are Alpha blockers. These are drugs that help relax muscles near the prostate and may relieve symptoms. Alpha blockers are new drugs, so the doctors are not sure of all the side effects (Saltus A1). No matter what medication a patient decides to take, the victim still expieriences a great deal of pain. " My cancer, was the ...
- 738: Deficiencies In Development Of Cocaine Children
- ... perceive this as a reward. An area in the cognitive division is language development. The language barrier that most children must overcome is minimal in comparison to drug-exposed children. Children exposed in-utero to drugs, have difficulty following verbally instructed directions. They are more non-compliant
[needing] more adult assistance in the form of coaxing or re-direction to maintain their attention to the specific task (Beckwith, 300). In a ... motor deficits related to in utero drug exposure may cause problems with manipulating toys, resulting in frustration and making it more difficult to engage in peer play (Beckwith, 289). Lastly, children exposed in utero to drugs have severe deficiencies in their social/behavioral development. In this stage of development, children are learning to interact with one another, which is very valuable later on in life. However, cocaine-exposed children tend to ...
- 739: Kerouac
- ... what inspired Kerouac to evolve into the creative genius that he became. In San Francisco, California, and Greenwich Village, New York, America s culture was beginning to change during the 1950 s. Jazz, sex, and drugs were eminent throughout both of these cities. The bohemian culture, as well as, Eastern philosophy were also beginning to play a major role in people s lives. People were beginning to open there minds to ... literary movement, known as the Beat movement. Followers of the Beat movement were known as Beatniks. The Beatniks advocated personal release, purification, and illumination through the heightened sensory awareness that can be induced by sex, drugs, or jazz. Spontaneous prose became a way of life for the Beatniks. They began to live their lives by means of spontaneity. Whenever an idea would come to them they would act it out without ...
- 740: Huntington's Disease
- ... both a high and low dose of bromocriptine showed a remarkable improvement in the involuntary movements. Harvard University is optimistic in that it may be possible to halt the advance of Huntington's by injecting drugs that block the NMDA-receptor so that calcium can not get into cells. In animal models, experiments have shown that this receptor block can keep brain cells from dying. Harvard researchers are seeking approval for clinical trial that will test such neuroprotective drugs in patients with symptoms of the disease. This is a very promising research
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