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- 951: Meth
- ... Meth. Possession of any quantity of Meth can carry up to 7 years in prison. Distributing Meth carries a penalty of up to 15 years. Meth has become one of the most commonly used illegal drugs in the Midwest. Rural Missouri has become the Meth capital of the world. In 1996, drug officers raided more than 236 Meth labs. Far more than any other state. Many Meth labs blow up everyday ...
- 952: AROMTHERAPY
- ... eastern world. A lot of interest in Aromatherapy stems from its use as an 'alternative medicine' or even a 'complementary medicine'. It is certainly true that before pharmaceutical companies brought a vast array of modern drugs to the market, people had to make do with many 'home remedies' - often herbal remedies or extracts of plants. Flowers, buds, roots, bark, leaves etc. all played a part in the treatment of disease and ...
- 953: ALCOHOLISM A PSYCHOLOGICAL QUA
- ... or sudden movements. The longer the individual abstains the more severe the symptoms may become. Disorientation, hallucinations, and acute fear may incur. Withdrawal symptoms can be deadly, and medical assistance should be utilized. With current drugs such as chlordiazepoxide, the death rate has been drastically reduced. Ironically, many alcoholics can lead somewhat normal lives. However, in later years of excess drinking the brain is affected. There is no way around it ...
- 954: Tourette Syndrome
- ... drug suppressed the tics by blocking the receiving areas on cells or receptors where the chemical dopamine usually passes on messages. Focusing more on the chemical dopamine, it was an astounding discovery when dopamine-stimulating drugs given to tourette syndrome victims caused the triggering of their involuntary tics. New studies of tourettes led some scientists to believe that the tics are related to dopamine receptors that are super sensitive to the ...
- 955: Meth 2
- ... Meth. Possession of any quantity of Meth can carry up to 7 years in prison. Distributing Meth carries a penalty of up to 15 years. Meth has become one of the most commonly used illegal drugs in the Midwest. Rural Missouri has become the Meth capital of the world. In 1996, drug officers raided more than 236 Meth labs. Far more than any other state. Many Meth labs blow up everyday ...
- 956: Lyme Disease
- ... may be treated with oral antibiotics. Patients with severe arthritis may be treated with ceftriaxone or penicillin given intravenously. To ease these patients' discomfort and further their healing, the physician might also give anti-inflammatory drugs, draw fluid from affected joints, or surgically remove the inflamed lining of the joints. Lyme arthritis resolves in most patients within a few weeks or months following antibiotic therapy, although it can take years to ...
- 957: Lung Cancer 3
- ... Chemotherapy and Surgery. Chemotherapy Their are two main types of Chemotherapy (hereby referred to as Chemo.): alkylating agent- this stops cancerous cells from dividing, and antimetabolites- this prevents cells from getting necessary nutrients. Chemo. uses drugs to kill cancer cells. It may be taken through injection or orally by a pill. It is a systematic treatment because the drug enters the bloodstream. Travels through the body and kills the cancer cells ...
- 958: Lung Cancer
- ... then treatment will often include radiation therapy and chemotherapy (MSKCC, Lung Cancer ). Radiation therapy is based on the use of ionizing radiation to destroy cancerous cells (Microsoft, Radiology ). Chemotherapy is treatment of a disease using drugs that directly poison the disease organism (Microsoft, Chemotherapy ). Early stage non-small cell lung cancers are best treated surgically and later stage non-small cell lung cancers are best treated with either chemotherapy, radiation therapy ...
- 959: Long Term Affects Of Fas
- ... but we'll call him Joe. Joe's mother drank while he was in utero. As a result he suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome. Too many women don't realize the developmental effects of using drugs and alcohol during pregnancy. As a result of this many cases of fetal alcohol syndrome go unnoticed and thus untreated. Though we don't hear about this problem often enough it is very prevalent in ...
- 960: Lichens
- ... two can live together. Certain kinds of lichens, such as the ones called Iceland moss and reindeer moss, are used as food by reindeer and even by humans. Other kinds are used to produce dyes, drugs, and other products.
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