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What Is Abortion?
Number of words: 396 - Number of pages: 2.... a pregnancy? Some would say at any
point before birth; however, a fetus can be viable and live outside its mother's
womb quite some time before its natural birth otherwise would occur. Is that
the point at which abortion is inappropriate and, thus, illegal as well as
immoral? While there are those who would answer in the affirmative, many would
argue that a life entitled to protection began at the time of concep tion, the
entry of a sperm cell into the egg.
In any event, abortion must be viewed as an issue with many angles. If a
person is pro-life, is he or she opposed to abortion .....
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Counselors
Number of words: 202 - Number of pages: 1.... not understand or over which
they have little control. In its most general form, counseling provides a
context for such change. How to evplain any change, how to assess its direction
or to predictg irs effects, and how to understand the meaning any change may
have for the client are questions the effective counselor must ask.
The counselor relies on the concepts of human development to assess the
client's level of functioning and uses different developmental theories as
lenses through which to view the client. The professional counselor appreciates
that people are different but user .....
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Should Abortion Be Supported?
Number of words: 914 - Number of pages: 4.... might still existed. For instance, a fetus may have a high chance of being born mentally ill, with a handicap, blind, or AIDS. In such cases, according to utilitarianism by which to produce the greatest happiness to the greatest number, then people should have the right to have abortion because it will cause both emotional and economical burden to the parents. Because of the new invention and technology, we are able to find out the worse fetus existing by blood test before getting married even though it isn't a hundred percent accurate. At least, it is one of the means to decrease the pr .....
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Number of words: 2366 - Number of pages: 9.... of medications, behavior-changing therapies, and educational options are already available to help people with ADHD focus their attention, build self-esteem, and function in new ways.
There are also new avenues of research promising to further improve diagnosis and treatment. With so many American children diagnosed as having attention disorder, research on ADHD has become a national priority.
ADHD does not have clear physical signs that can be seen in a x-ray or lab test. Looking for certain characteristic behaviors can only identify ADHD and these behaviors vary from person to perso .....
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Facts On AIDS
Number of words: 502 - Number of pages: 2.... by mosquitoes or any other insects
Symptoms:
Symptoms may not show for 10 years after you become infected by the HIV virus.
A month or two after exposure to the virus there may be flu-like symptoms that
may last a week to a month and is often mistaken for those of another viral
infections. More persistent or severe symptoms that may not surface for a
decade or more: - swollen lymph glands - recurrent fever, including "night
sweats" - rapid weight loss for no apparent reason - constant fatigue - diarrhea
and diminished appetite - white spots or unusual blemishes in the mouth
Prevention:
1. .....
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Respiratory Diseases
Number of words: 351 - Number of pages: 2.... wheezing, and shortness
of breath. Some people have dry coughing as the only symptom. Attacks usually
last only a couple hours. An attack may happen again in hours to even years
after the first attack.
Asthma attacks can be treated and prevented by the use of drugs. Albuterol
or terbutaline, which can bring relief within minutes, is the usual treatment.
The common cold is another disease of the respiratory system. The cold
affects the mucous membranes of the nose and throat. It causes nasal
congestion, sore throat, and coughing. A cold usually lasts up to an average
of s .....
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Alzheimer’s Special Care Units
Number of words: 2711 - Number of pages: 10.... and operations. These new units are dementia special care units and are necessary to the treatment and well being of a resident with Alzheimer’s disease or a related forms of dementia.
In order to understand what benefits a person will receive from a special care unit, we must first examine what dementia is. When most people think of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, probably the first symptom to come to mind is forgetfulness of memory loss. While many people believe that senility is an inevitable symptom that comes with age, it is important to remember that memory lo .....
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Anorexia Nervosa
Number of words: 518 - Number of pages: 2.... growth and encourage conformity. There is frequently a failure to express emotional issues. There are often a lot of pressures such as exams when the illness starts and stresses arising from difficulties in relationships with friends are also common.
The human body copes with periods of semi-starvation and weight loss fairly well. Subsequent return to normal weight and eating pattern is usually accompanied by the restoration of physical normality including the ability to have children. Rapid weight loss, the use of vomiting or laxatives to promote weight loss, and the loss of more than 35% of .....
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What Are Visual Defects And How Common Are They ?
Number of words: 344 - Number of pages: 2.... retina transmit the image via the optic nerve to the
brain by electrical signals. Then the brain flips the image so it looks right-
side-up to you. You can find a diagram of the above on page 3.
The most common visual defects are nearsightedness and farsightedness.
In nearsightedness, also known as myopia, the eye is longer than usual. This is
corrected by using a concave lens to spread the light rays just enough to
increase the eye's focal length. Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, is
caused by a shorter than usual eye. A convex lens increases light bending and
returns the point .....
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The Digestive Track
Number of words: 333 - Number of pages: 2.... digestive process by secreting into the small intestine, a
liquid called bile. The pancreas secretes pancreatic juice which further aids
in dissolving food.
The small intestine undergoes continual muscular contractions called
peristalses. This action pushes food into the large intestine. This surface of
the small intestine has a large number of threadlike projections called villi.
The digested, liquified food is absorbed through the villi, and passes into
capillaries that are inside the villi. Now the food is in the bloodstream. Not
all parts of the BIG MAC can be digested.Those parts .....
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