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- 5301: Epilepsy
- ... Monitoring plasma drug levels is necessary for some indications due to varied therapeutic response based on blood concentration. In cases when epilepsy is cause by a tumor in the brain, or when medication fails to control seizures, surgery may be an alternative. Physicians may prescribe and monitor a type of diet known as a ketogenic diet if medications have not been able to sop seizures. Most people with epilepsy can lead ...
- 5302: Bipolar Disorder
- ... are risks involved in their use. Because of the often severe side effects, Benzodiazepines are often used in their place. Benzodiazepines can achieve the same results as Neuroleptics for most patients in terms of rapid control of agitation and excitement, without the severe side effects. Antidepressants such as the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) fluovamine and amitriptyline have also been used by some doctors as treatment for bipolar disorder. A ...
- 5303: The Search For Inner Peace
- ... of possibility. Men and women who amassed great chunks of land and struggled to preserve unfenced empires were, despite their self-serving motives, unwitting geographers. (Ehrlich 160) Perhaps many come to have a sort of control over the land. What they find is totally different. There is nothing in Wyoming but ones self. Buy a huge chunk of land and expect to have much but the land contains very little ...
- 5304: Tumors
- ... at a controlled rate, keeping the overall number of cells nearly constant. Feedback mechanisms that stimulate or inhibit cell division regulate the growth of normal cells. However, in some cases, the body's normal regulatory control mechanisms are unable to stop the growth of cancer cells and this causes the development of a tumor. Whether or not the tumor will be cancerous or not is determined at this point by a ...
- 5305: Cholesterol
- ... seeds) do not contain cholesterol For some people, exercise affects blood cholesterol level by increasing HDL level ("good" cholesterol). A higher HDL level is linked with decreased risk of heart disease. Exercise can also help control weight, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Exercise that uses oxygen to provide energy to large muscles (aerobic) raises your heart and breathing rates. Regular exercise such as brisk walking, jogging and swimming also condition your ...
- 5306: Cancer
- ... ACADEMIC AMERICAN ENCYCLOPEDIA (pp. 5-10) 2.)AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S COMPLETE BOOK OF CANCER (25-27) BIBLIOGRAPHY AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY'S COMPLETE BOOK OF CANCER, GROLIER ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING COMPANY ANDERSON, PAUL, ADVANCES IN CANCER CONTROL, GROLIER ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING COMPANY LASZLO, JOHN, UNDERSTANDING CANCER, GROLIER ELECTRONNIC PUBLISHING COMPANY
- 5307: Compare And Contrast Depression And Schizophrenia
- ... down food amines that would otherwise cause an increase in blood pressure, however, the body is no longer protected from this effect when the drugs are used. Patients who are given the drugs must therefore control their diets accordingly. Because the drugs can also interact with many other drugs to cause increases in blood pressure, physicians prescribing them should provide instructions to patients about the necessary precautions. In depressions sufficiently severe ...
- 5308: Skin Cancer
- ... these methods have cure rates ranging from 85% to 95%. Mohs micrographic surgery, a newer surgical technique, has the highest cure rate for surgical treatment of both primary and recurrent tumors. This method uses microscopic control to determine the extent of tumor invasion. Although Mohs micrographic surgery method is complicated and requires special training, it has the highest cure rate of all surgical treatments because the tumor is microscopically outlined until ...
- 5309: Marijuana
- ... appetite in cancer and AIDS patients. With glaucoma patients, Marijuana can help reduce the intraocular pressure and horrible pain the body experiences. For multiple sclerosis, it helps reduce tremors, stops muscle spasms, and restores bladder control, speech and eyesight, and balance (Medicinal 1). These facts show that Marijuana is very useful in the medical field and should be legalized for medical and health purposes only. For some purposes, Marijuana is not ...
- 5310: Vegetarian Diet
- ... oils, and sweets sparingly" (Farley 52). Vegetarians as a group also consume higher amounts of fiber. Fiber, found mainly in grain products, is essential to healthy bowels and colons, lowers the risk for diabetes, helps control blood glucose levels, and also lowers the risk for cancer and heart disease (Messina 59). And it is grain products that form the base of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Health ...
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