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- 9921: Drugs and Steroids in Sports
- ... was later discovered to be the stimulant cocaine. They would take it before long hunts, battles, and even found it useful in ancient sport competitions. It wasn't until 1886 that the first drug-related death in sports occurred. A bicyclist took a mixture of cocaine and heroine, called the "speedball," and died from it. Little were the doctors aware the epidemic that would follow in the next century. Anabolic steroids ...
- 9922: Bipolar Affective Disorder
- ... of hopelessness and helplessness. Some of the symptoms of a depressive episode include anhedonia, disturbances in sleep and appetite, psychomotor retardation, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness, guilt, difficulty thinking, indecision, and recurrent thoughts of death and suicide (Hollandsworth, Jr. 1990 ). The manic episodes are characterized by elevated or irritable mood, increased energy, decreased need for sleep, poor judgment and insight, and often reckless or irresponsible behavior (Hollandsworth, Jr. 1990 ). Bipolar ...
- 9923: Female Genital Mutilation and Culture
- ... important by Moslem men, can be proven. These dangerous operations result in permanent damage: hemorrhage and shock, which may be fatal; many infections including tetanus, scaring which obstructs normal childbirth and may result in the death of both mother and child; infertility due to infection. And thats not all, FGM causes urinary and menstrual problems, frigidity, painful intercourse, and many, many needless deaths. The highest childbirth mortality is recorded in ...
- 9924: Artificial Contraceptives
- ... 164). In addition, the estimated risk of heart attack is 2.8 times higher in Pill-users than on non-users(Rosenfield, pg.96). Moreover, studies from the World Health Organization states, the risk of death increases markedly among women over the age of 35, especially if they are also smokers, are overweight, or have diabetes, and have used the pill for a long time (Billings. Pg. 172). Lastly, former chairman ...
- 9925: Anorexia Nervosa
- ... a feeling of control over their lives and their bodies. It makes them feel like they are good at something, because they are losing weight. Severe cases of anorexia nervosa may be at risk of death from starvation. There are 10 major warning signs of anorexia. 1-deliberate self-starvation with weight loss. 2-fear of gaining weight. 3-refusal to eat. 4-denial of hunger. 5-constant exercising. 6-greater ...
- 9926: Mad Cow's Disease and Mad Man
- ... involving small muscle groups over the surface of the neck and body with occasional larger muscular jerks. The animal loses weight and is taken to frenzied movements including aimless headbutting. Within six months of symptoms, death usually occurs in the affected cattle. Currently BSE can only be diagnosed by examining brain tissue under a microscope. The possibility that BSE may be infectious to humans was considered to be minimal in the ...
- 9927: Why Exercise is Important
- ... men from 1971 to 1989. The study found that those who were aerobically fit--even if they were overweight, or smoked, or had high blood pressure or high cholesterol--had about a 50 percent lower death rate. Here's how to do it: Kick Those Eating Habits First and foremost, you have to change your dietary habits. You can exercise all you want but it's going to make no difference ...
- 9928: Hemophilia
- ... Throughout his short life, Leopold had suffered severe hemorrhages, and always was described as "very delicate." Leading the life of a normal youngster was impossible for Leopold because any cut or bump could lead to death and it had been necessary to keep him always under strict surveillance. However, in spite of all protection, Prince Leopold died at the age of thirty-one, as a result of a minor fall. The ...
- 9929: Rural Healthcare
- ... doctor trained under this program and failed to serve his obligated years of service in the National Health Service Corps, he or she had to repay the loan in full, plus pay a substantial financial penalty. Raffel and Raffel (1989) stated that the lack of appeal for rural practice stems from fear of professional isolation: lack of professional interactions, inaccessibility to hospitals, absence of consultation and continuing medical education opportunities, lack ...
- 9930: What Causes Infectious Diseases to Strike?
- ... in the nation of Cameroon. The outbreak was linked to a dead chimpanzee found in a village. While few hospital workers got sick because of decent sterilization techniques, 45 out of 60 cases resulted in death. After this terrible attack ebola returned to its hiding place and didnt emerge for fifteen years. The city of Kiwit, located in Nigeria experienced the first Ebola attack in some time in 1991 ...
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