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- 2361: Euthanasia
- ... lives, while at the same time assenting to requests to take other lives. Such confidence reflects, perhaps, a high opinion of doctor's psychic robustness, but it is a confidence seriously undermined by the shocking rates of depression, suicide, alcoholism, drug addiction, and marital discord consistently recorded among this group. "Dangers of Societal Acceptance". It must never be forgotten that doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators have personal lives, homes and families ...
- 2362: Legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide
- Legalizing Physician Assisted Suicide Our ability to sustain the lives of the terminally ill and permanently unconscious has increased more than ever. Higher longevity rates and the ability to survive life-threatening traumas have come from the advances made through new medical technologies. More people are living these prolonged or extended lives where most would have died quickly from complications ...
- 2363: Suicide
- ... act of returning the silver was his decision point. He knew he had gone against Christ by turning him in and he could not handle continuing his life any longer. It was in his best interest to commit suicide rather than wait for the other followers of Christ to persecute and kill him. Both Socrates and Judas were egoists and committed suicide because it was better for each of them. Ethical ...
- 2364: Euthanasia and the Moral Right to Die
- ... and painless death. Terminally ill patients should have the right to choose active euthanasia as a morally acceptable choice. The morality of active euthanasia is supported by the Golden Rule. Sometimes active euthanasia serves the interest of everyone concerned and is the best choice for the terminally ill person. It relieves the person of unbearable pain and provides a merciful and dignified end to their life. It also relieves the terrible ...
- 2365: Suicide
- ... dismissing them as just talk. It is estimated that 80% of people who died of suicide, mentioned it to a friend or relative before dying. Other danger signs are having a preoccupation with death, losing interest in things one cares about, giving things away, having a lot of "accidents" recently, or engaging in risk-taking behavior, like speeding or reckless driving, or general carelessness. Some people even joke about completing suicide ...
- 2366: Euthanasia and the Moral Right to Die
- ... and painless death. Terminally ill patients should have the right to choose active euthanasia as a morally acceptable choice. The morality of active euthanasia is supported by the Golden Rule. Sometimes active euthanasia serves the interest of everyone concerned and is the best choice for the terminally ill person. It relieves the person of unbearable pain and provides a merciful and dignified end to their life. It also relieves the terrible ...
- 2367: Vegetarians
- ... the 1960s and 1970s. At this point in time, a variety of influences converged that had major implications for the course of vegetarianism: a new awareness of the importance of diet in maintaining health, an interest in Eastern philosophy and religion, a concern over the degradation of the environment through human "progress," a politically active stance in support of the rights of oppressed groups, the emergence of the peace movement, and ...
- 2368: The Digestive System: How it Works
- ... glands serve functions similar to those performed by the exocrine pancreas in mammals. The liver in vertebrates produces bile, which aids in the absorption of fats in the gut. THE ABSORPTIVE SYSTEM To attain sufficient rates of food absorption and energy production, a large animal must have a correspondingly large surface area of digestive tract. Increased surface is attained by the coiling of a long gut within the body cavity; by ...
- 2369: Bipolar Disorder
- ... or irritable mood, hyperactivity, pressure of speech, flight of ideas, inflated self esteem, decreased need for sleep, distractibility, and excessive involvement in reckless activities (Hollandsworth, Jr. 1990 ). Rarest symptoms were periods of loss of all interest and retardation or agitation (Weisman, 1991). As the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (MDMDA) has demonstrated, bipolar disorder can create substantial developmental delays, marital and family disruptions, occupational setbacks, and financial disasters. This devastating ...
- 2370: Quit Smoking!
- ... now started around grade 9, according to a study done in 1986 (Kim and Saltzberg 2). Young people who smoke are all around in worst shape than that of the nonsmoking teens. Their resting heart rates are two to three times faster than those of nonsmokers. Teens who smoke are three times more likely than nonsmokers to use alcohol, eight times more likely to use marijuana, and 22 times more likely ...
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