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- 2431: Beta Carotene
- ... D Better Homes and Gardens, October 1992: 64-66. 2. "Beta No More", Christine Gorman. Time Magazine, Jan. 29, 1996: pg. 66. 3. Peto , R, et al. Can dietary beta-carotene materially reduce human cancer rates? Nature, Vol. 290, March 19, 1981, pp. 201-208.
- 2432: Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa
- ... becomes less able to properly digest food into energy. Carbohydrate, lipids, and proteins that due come into the body, can't be broken down properly. The body continually needs energy for basel and regular metabolic rates. When the food intake no longer provides that necessity, the body begins to break down its own resources of stored energy. First to be broken down, is carbohydrates. Carbohydrates consist of sugars and is the ...
- 2433: Cancer
- ... look for when detecting cancer, as well as knowing if you are in a high risk population are two of the main factors of early intervention. Early intervention of cancer has proven to increase survival rates and lower the length and severity of treatments. Detection and protection are two types of ambulatory care for cancer that begin before the disease is ever diagnosed. II. Cancer often causes symptoms that you can ...
- 2434: Humans Soon to be Extinct... Say it ain't so!!
- ... and ice. (British Medical Journal, 1994) Although the sea level rise may seem small, the effects may be very drastic. (fig a15) Large areas of agricultural land may become flooded, many islands will disappear, death rates from heart disease and stroke will rise. (British Medical Journal, 1994) Malaria, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Fig a19) and other temperature dependent diseases that travel by insect will be able to become virulent at higher ...
- 2435: Treatments of Alcoholism
- ... and adults afflicted with FAS; *More than twenty thousand people die annually in alcohol related car accidents. (Institute of Medicine, 1989) Clearly alcoholism harms society in numerous ways and it is in society's best interest to find effective treatments for alcoholics. The primary goal of all treatments for alcoholism is to get the alcoholic to stop drinking and refrain from abusing alcohol in the future. The paths to this goal ...
- 2436: Hyperkinetic Children
- ... a complete recovery from hyperactivity, and have a greater chance of developing alcoholism or mental health problems as adults. While the diagnostic definition and specific terminology of ADHD will undoubtedly change throughout the years, the interest in and commitment to this disorder will likely continue. Children and adults with ADHD, as well as the people around them, have difficult lives to lead. The research community is committed to finding better explanations ...
- 2437: Theories of Knowledge and Psychological Applications
- ... his model, consequently many people simply did not understand his theoretical perspective ( Martindale, 1991). In 1958 Rosenblatt proposed his theory on neural network models which focused on perception. The theory elicited a great deal of interest; however it was considered too simple to sufficiently explain all aspects of perception (Arbib, 1995). As a result of the lack of acceptance, neural network models "fell out of fashion"(Martindale, 1991, P.12). For ...
- 2438: Psychology: Dreams and Dreaming
- ... different dimensions of a single existence, a viewpoint that shows itself in many modern cultures and that is shared by many contemporary dream theorists as well (Koch-Sheras p. 32). It has taken centuries of interest to move beyond dream lore to a scientific understanding of dreams. Yet many myths are still taken as fact in interpreting our own and others' dream behavior. Here are some myths and facts about our ...
- 2439: Bipolar Affective 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 ...
- 2440: Alcoholism
- ... of alcoholism, the social stigma attached to it decreases, alcoholics and their families tend to conceal it less, and diagnosis is not delayed as long. Earlier and better treatment has led to encouragingly high recovery rates. In addition to managing physical complications and withdrawal states, treatment involves individual counseling and group therapy techniques aimed at complete and comfortable abstinence from alcohol and other mood-changing drugs of addiction. Such abstinence, according ...
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