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- 6751: The Ethics of Euthanasia
- ... death has frequently been severely punished. Euthanasia, however, occurs secretly in all societies, including those in which it is held to be immoral and illegal. Organizations supporting the legalization of voluntary euthanasia were established in Great Britain in 1935 and in the United States in 1938. They have gained some public support, but so far they have been unable to achieve their goal in either nation. In the last few decades ... made it possible to keep persons alive for long periods of time even when they are permanently unconscious or irrevocably brain damaged. Proponents of euthanasia, however, believe that prolonging life in this way may cause great suffering to the patient and the family. In addition, certain life- support systems are so expensive that they cannot be provided for all potential patients. Some opponents of euthanasia have feared that the increasing success ...
- 6752: Assisted Suicide
- ... to commit suicide, then where does that leave everyone else? Well just about everyone else commits suicide because of a little thing that enters everyone's life at some time and that thing is called depression. Depression can come from several different things, such as a loss of something like a job, a loved one, a limb such as an arm or leg, or anything else that might be held dear to ...
- 6753: Psychology
- ... nervous system, as it coordinates and integrates all bodily functions. The PNS, which transmits messages to and from the CNS. has two divisions: somatic and autonomic. Autonomic nerves are motor nerves only. They regulate a great variety of bodily functions. Cerebral Cortex. The very elaborate cerebral cortex is layered sheet some 2.5mm thick of literally billions of nerve cells that go over and around the brain. It covers the upper ... are not exactly alike. This is known as the stereoscopic effect. If the object is far away, the difference between the images is slight. If it is a few inches away, the difference is very great. The brain makes good use of this phenomenon. It learns to judge the distance of an object b y the degree of difference between the images it receives from the two eyes. In the same ...
- 6754: FGM: Female Genital Mutilation
- ... better, they've been brainwashed". I have two responses to this. The first is, if they have grown up in this culture all their lives, and this procedure has been done to their mothers, sisters, great grandmothers, etc. on the fear that if it is not done, something tearable will happen, there is no way they would not want it done; no matter how much pain it causes, and besides those ... as stupid for not performing it. Perhaps, these people that perform FGM have philosophy classes too, where they decide if they should try and make the western countries, like the U.S.A., see the great health risk they are taking when they do not perform these circumcisions; "after all that is probably why babies die and men are impotent in those countries". That is why I believe it is wrong ...
- 6755: Work Stress
- ... describe some actions management can take to alleviate work stress. 2.0 Harmful Effects of Stress Most research studies indicate a high correlation between stress and illness. According to authorities in the United States and Great Britain, as much as 70% of patients that are treated by general practitioners are suffering from symptoms originating from stress . Everyone experiences stress, however, each person responds to stress very differently. Their response is dependent ... hypertension, coronary disease, infections, ulcers could greatly decrease the lifespan of the person. The psychological effects such as repressed emotions, anger, and isolation have a direct negative impact on organizational productivity. Thus, organizations have a great responsibility in reducing the stress of their employees, and in general be concerned about their well-being. There are numerous methods to counter the stress problem. The report has cited only the basics which are ...
- 6756: The Nursing Home: A Nice Place for the Elderly
- ... all of the residents. They really enjoyed our company. Aside from outside visitors, residents have the opportunity to make new friends within the home itself. Since everyone is generally the same age, most have a great deal in common and get along well with their 'neighbors.' Of course, the primary purpose of today's nursing homes is health care. Family members can rest assured that their older loved ones are taken care of, day and night. This removes a great stress from the family of an elderly person who can no longer care for him or herself. The facility helps residents with their prescriptions and medicines. Nursing homes are usually located near hospitals to ensure ...
- 6757: Steroids
- ... obtain the steroid. Steroids also have psychological and physiological effects on the user. Bigger muscles can help increase a persons self-esteem, but the steroids that build those muscles can lead to lowered self-esteem, depression, inability to think clearly, and a lack of energy. Scientists are just beginning to investigate the impact of anabolic steroids on the mind and behavior. Many athletes report "feeling good" about themselves while on a steroids regimen. The downside, according to Harvard researchers, is wide mood swings ranging from periods of violent, even homicidal episodes known as "roid rages," to bouts of depression when the drugs are stopped. The Harvard study also noted that anabolic steroid users may suffer from paranoid jealousy, extreme irritability, delusions, and impaired judgment from feelings of invincibility. After reading the facts, one must ...
- 6758: Prenatal Diagnosis: Heredity Disorders, Other Biochemical Diseases, and Disfiguring Birth Defects
- ... selective elect to have unaffected boys. Hemophilia A and Duchenne muscular dystrophy are two of the most common sex-linked diseases that are familiar to most people. But there are so many other diseases that great care must be taken by both the doctor and the family in obtaining an accurate family history. Renpenning syndrome, in which there is mental retardation without any other physical signs, is confined to males. The ... 1 in every 100 children born have one of these biochemical disorders. (Nora, 1989). Many of these disorders do not cause mental retardation, or impair the child's normal development or general health to any great extent, if at all. Many others, however, cause severe mental retardation, seizures, stunting of growth, and early death. Close to 150 of these biochemical disorders can now be diagnosed in the affected fetus early in ...
- 6759: Huntington's Disease
- ... a genetic disease that causes selective neural cell death, which results in chorea, or irregular, jerking movements of the limbs caused by involuntary muscle contractions, and dementia. It can cause a lack of concentration and depression. It also may cause atrophy of the caudate nucleus, a part of the brain. However, symptoms vary between individuals, with some sufferers showing symptoms that others do not. Those suffering from Huntington's disease normally ... usually involves counciling and education about the disease of both the family and the patient. Since the symptoms are so varied in both type and severeness from patient to patient, medical treatment must be individualized. Depression, a common symptom, is usually treated with tricyclic antidepressants. Those that also show obsessive compulsive behavior may take some types of serotonergic agents. Neuroleptics, or drugs that block dopamine receptors, are useful in the treatment ...
- 6760: Ovarian Cancer
- ... cytoplasm with often centrally located nuclei, while the latter show clear or pink cytoplasm and bizarre basal nuclei with atypical cytoplasmic intraluminal projections. The cellular arrangement may be tubulo acinar, papillary, or solid, with the great majority displaying a mixture of these patterns. The hobnail and clear cells predominate with tubular and solid forms, respectively (Barber, 214). Clear cell adenocarcinoma tissue fixed with alcohol shows a high cytoplasmic glycogen content which ... includes vague abdominal discomfort, dyspepsia, increased flatulence, sense of bloating, particularly after ingesting food, mild digestive disturbances, and pelvic unrest which may be present for several months before diagnosis (Sharp, 161-163). There are a great number of imaging techniques that are available. Ultrasounds, particularly vaginal ultrasound, has increased the rate of pick-up of early lesions, particularly when the color Doppler method is used. Unfortunately, vaginal sonography and CA 125 ...
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