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- 2981: Obesity
- ... all cases of obesity. Obesity is not just a cosmetic problem. It's a health hazard. Someone who is 40 percent overweight is twice as likely to die prematurely as an average-weight person. (This effect is seen after 10 to 30 years of being obese.) Obesity has been linked to several serious medical conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and stroke. It is also associated with higher rates ...
- 2982: Dreams
- ... seems to be consistent with the larger narrative context of the dreams. (David Foulkes & Brenda Sullivan, 1988) Research by Cohen and Wolfe has shown that a simple distraction in the morning had a strong negative effect on dream recall. The study concerned a variable relatively neglected in dream research, the level of interest the subjects have about their dreams. One finding was that interest in dreams appeared to vary with sex ...
- 2983: Dreams
- ... that he had handed in his project and went to university with the project back home. The previous two examples tell us what dreams can make us think and that they can have such an effect on our lives. Interpreting dreams Many people haven't got the skills of understanding what exactly their dreams mean. For somebody to interpret other people's dreams they need to know a lot about the ...
- 2984: Addiction: Its Causes and Effects
- ... dendrites of another receptor cell is waiting and the process begins all over again. Then the message travels to the brain and another message, in reaction to the first one, is sent back down. In effect, this harmless "happy bus" may be "the master molecule of addiction" (Nash 70). Dopamine is rapidly reabsorbed or broken down by the enzyme, monoamine oxibase (MAO). The neurotransmitter, dopamine, is the one that is responsible ...
- 2985: Anorexia Nervosa
- ... refers to the first era. Here, the doctors rediscover anorexia nervosa. Although doctors thought that the causes for the diseases were because of pituitary failure, they soon were convinced that anorexia nervosa was the main effect for this diseases. Following the rediscovery era is the psychoanalytical era defined in 1940. This era is an extension of the previous era. According to Waller, Kafman, and Deutch, anorexia symptoms were resulting from fantasies ...
- 2986: How Alcohol May Affect Human Behaviour
- ... bad effects on society. In addition the quiz at the end is unnecessary and makes it unduly long. Gibbons, Boyd, 1992Alcohol'. National geographic, Vol 181, No.2 3-35 This article talks about the effect of alcohol on families, the treatment of alcoholics, effects of alcohol on the body and mind, the attitudes of alcohol from different social backgrounds and stories of alcoholic events/experiences. Many examples are given on ...
- 2987: AIDS: Myths and Facts
- ... AIDS hotlines to call. Also, there is the Aids Task Force, United Centers for Disease Control, and many hospitals and medical centers which have facilities for testing and treatment of AIDS. An aspect of the effect of AIDS, which may not have been considered by many is the derogatory situation which could, and is already occurring within the health care profession and it's conception of the disease. A combination of ...
- 2988: What is Angina? And What Is The Cure?
- ... flows in and out, reacting with other chemicals to modulate the force and rate of contractions. In the heart, they can reduce the force and rate of contractions and electrical excitability, thereby having a calming effect on the heart. Although their final place in heart disease remains to be seen, they promise to play an increasingly important role. When medications are unsuccessful, or if there is concern about an impending or ...
- 2989: The Worlds Fight Against Microbes
- ... other antibiotics offered no more benefit to children with mild and usually viral respiratory infections than not taking any drugs at all and staying home. This was due to the fact that antibiotics have no effect on viruses. Another key danger was that village doctors, who lacked training and laboratory support, would overuse antibiotics, which would in turn promote the emergence of new antibiotic resistant S. pneumoniae (Garrett 417). Because of ...
- 2990: The Results of Aging
- ... or from small errors in the flow of genetic information. The damage or errors would reduce or prevent proper cell function. Cellular The best known theory of aging in cellular research is called the Hayflick Effect, which is named after the American microbiologist Leonard Hayflick. He found that certain human cells could only divide a limited number of times before they die. This may suggest that aging is "programmed" into cells ...
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