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- 2951: What Are Visual Defects and How Common Are They ?
- ... shaped space which with the cornea helps bend the light toward the center of the eye. Under the aqueous humor is the iris which gives the eye color. The color of the iris has no effect on how you see and is inherited through genes. The iris contols how much light is allowed to enter your by opening up further when it is dark and closing up more to block out ...
- 2952: Marijuana As A Medicine
- ... using actual marijuana, modern science has developed a synthetic form of THC, the active chemical in marijuana. However, this synthetic drug, called Marinol, is useless for most everyday treatment because it has the unpleasant side effect of being a powerful sedative. A member of Milwaukee's AIDS community, said that a friend of his was taking Marinol to increase his appetite: He spends the whole day laughing and watching movies...He ...
- 2953: Mandatory AIDS Testing
- ... the virus itself, and also all of the stigmas that are attached to AIDS. Therefore, not only will mandatory AIDS testing not prevent HIV infection, it will indirectly increase HIV infection because of the adverse effect it will have on voluntary testers. One of the major flaws of mandatory AIDS testing is that "it provides people with a false sense of security."(Greig, p68) When one goes for AIDS testing or ...
- 2954: Leukemia
- Leukemia Leukemia is a cancer that has had a significant effect on our society and with the developments of new drugs it may become treatable. Leukemia originates in the blood-forming organs which may include the lymph tissue and bone cells. In a person with leukemia ...
- 2955: The Effects of Lead Poison on Children
- ... mining, manufacturing, and last but not least the burning of fossil fuels(Xintaras, 1993). In the United States lead poison has increased because of the lack of knowledge in our society. (Background information on the effect's lead poison has on children) Lead is released into the environment by industries, the burning of fossil fuels or wastes. When lead enters the environment, it starts to become a problem. After a period ...
- 2956: HIV
- ... open mouth with the switching of saliva, could possibly transmit the virus. There has been no evidence that casual contact has or ever will transmit the disease. This is were many social problems come into effect. Many be tend to isolate people that they know have contracted the virus because they are ignorant to how the disease is transmitted. "About 5 percent of individuals infected with HIV have remained asymptomatic even ...
- 2957: Health
- ... their physical health decline with age. Daily symptoms change with age. Acute conditions decrease with age. Chronic conditions increase with age. Nonfatal and life threatening diseases increase steadily with age. Of equal concern is the effect of gender and race on health and aging. However, inadequate attention has been given to the range of variations in social, cultural, and health characteristics within and between minorities and women. The time has come ...
- 2958: Ovarian Cancer
- ... risk of ovarian cancer by 40% and the risk of ovarian cancer decreased as the duration of oral contraceptive use increased. Even the use of oral contraceptives for three months decreased the risk. The protective effect of oral contraceptives is to reduce the relative risk to 0.6 or to decrease the incidence of disease by 40%. There is a decreased risk as high as 40% for women who have had ...
- 2959: Flash Memory
- ... incest and sexual abuse are surely true, these delayed memories are too often the result of False Memory Syndrome caused by a disastrous "therapeutic" program(Thomas & Billing Publishing 1995) . False Memory Syndrome has a devastating effect on the victim and produces a continuing dependency on the very program that creates the syndrome. False Memory Syndrome proceeds to destroy the psychological well being not only of the victim but through false accusations ...
- 2960: Eating Disorders: Anorexia
- ... difficult. In any case, it cannot be overemphasized how important treatment is for the people who have these disorders. The longer eating behaviors persist, the more difficult it is to overcome the disorder and its effect on the body. If an eating disorder is suspected, particularly if it involves weight loss, the first step is a complete physical examination to rule out any other illnesses. Once an eating disorder is diagnosed ...
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