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- 2881: Unconventional Medicines
- ... the women who received true reflexology reported feeling significantly better than those who received placebo reflexology sessions which included working on parts of the ears, hands and feet that are not supposed to have any effect on PMS. (Jacobs,1996:193) Reflexology can be used to treat many things including anxiety, arthritis, bronchitis, indigestion, sinus problems, and even grief. Laryngitis, for example, can be treated by paying special attention to the ...
- 2882: People Vs. the Tobacco Industry
- ... being taken to decrease the amount of smokers because of the growing number of deaths from lung cancer, and other complications developed from smoking cigarettes. Some proposals made by the FDA have already gone in effect. The minimum age to buy cigarettes is 18, retailers are required to check identification when selling cigarettes to young buyers, tobacco companies are required to finance campaigns that discourage people from smoking, and cigarette vending ...
- 2883: Cognitive Development in Children
- ... thinking is eminently egocentric (Westen, 1996). Recognition that the world has an existence independent of psychological contact actualises with the procurement of object permanence, an achievement alongside another accomplishment, that of intentional action (cause and effect) (Deiner, 1996). Succeeding this stage is the preoperational stage, commencing at around age two and lasting to about ages five to seven (Westen, 1996). Primary advancements in this stage include the development of symbolic thought ...
- 2884: Tobacco: Opposing Viewpoints
- ... be habit forming and it can get out of control. Assaults on freedom of speech as it is in this situation could lead to assaults on freedom of speech in other situations. A sometimes overlooked effect of banning all tobacco advertising would be that many magazines would suffer from lack of revenue. And what about Cigar aficianado, and Smoke magazine? Would these too count as advertising? The newest back door prohibition ...
- 2885: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- ... consumption is also a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcome. To help prevent Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effects the father of the unborn child must also be educated on the possible results of the effect alcohol could have on the baby. It would be a lot easier for the pregnant woman to refrain from drinking if the father did not drink during the pregnancy. Armed with the knowledge of the ...
- 2886: Anxiety
- ... way of coping as well. Nervous habits such as biting your nails, or tapping your feet are common ways people deal with anxiety. Doctors say these habits are fine, as long as they dont effect anyone else. There are certain ways to enjoy anxiety as well. There are a lot of sports out there that deal directly with fear and anxiety, such as bull fighting, race car driving, and mountaineering ...
- 2887: Tourette's Disorder
- ... criteria would require that all children with suppressible multiple motor and phonic tics, however minimal, of at least one year, should be diagnosed as having TS. It is up to the clinician to consider the effect that the symptoms have on the patient's ability to function as well as the severity of associated symptoms before deciding to treat with medication. TABLE 1. RANGE OF SYMPTOMS OF TS Motor Simple motor ...
- 2888: Cholera: Virulence, Origin, and Pandemics
- ... may set in or may be preceded by anorexia, milder diarrhea, and even abdominal pains. Feces start out brown but soon turn to gray and emit a fish-like odor. Vomiting is often a side effect that will accompany the onset of cholera. In the most severe cases of cholera gravis, over a liter of diarrhea may be excreted in an hour. This can cause the heart to beat very quickly ...
- 2889: A Guide To Indoor Air Quality
- ... the home through well water. In a small number of homes, the building materials can give off radon, too. However, building materials rarely cause radon problems by themselves. Health Effects of Radon The predominant health effect associated with exposure to elevated levels of radon is lung cancer. Research suggests that swallowing water with high radon levels may pose risks, too, although these are believed to be much lower than those from ...
- 2890: What Causes Infectious Diseases to Strike?
- ... and Ebola and other viral diseases like Inlfuenza is how unpredictaable they are. The newest infectious diseases are not seasonal. They occur in swift deadly waves called outbreaks. While hundreds of scientists have documented the effect of outbreaks and the different circumstances under which they occur, no conclusive evidence has been gathered as of yet to support one singular cause of infectious outbreaks. In 1976, in the African nations of Zaire ...
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