.... the “sickled” cells result in chronic anemia (abnormally low levels of red blood cells). is most common in people whose ancestors came from parts of Saudi Arabia, India, Africa, and the Mediterranean region. Persons of South American, Central American, or Cuban origin may be affected also. Health experts estimate that approximately 2 million Americans currently carry the trait, while another 72,000 have the disease. Right now, 1 out of every 500 African-American children, and 1 out of every 1,100-1,400 Hispanic-American children are born with . causes the general symptoms of anemia .....

.... may be due to the pituitary gland not functioning correctly, resulting in underproduction of growth hormone. This may result from a tumor in the pituitary gland, absence of the pituitary gland, or trauma. Growth retardation may become evident in infancy and persists throughout childhood. Normal puberty may or may not occur depending on the degree of pituitary insufficiency that is present, which is the inability of the pituitary to produce adequate hormone levels other than growth hormone. Physical defects of the face and skull may also be associated with abnormalities of the pi .....

.... Marijuana as opposed to cocaine and methanfedamines is not addictive. Cocaine and methanfedamines are however legal for specific medical uses. When marijuana is mentioned in emergency room episodes, it is only in conjunction with other drugs. This is because marijuana can not induce overdoses like other, more harmful drugs. Harvard psychiatrist Lester Grinspoon describes several possible benefits of marijuana which include, easing nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, improving appetite of people with AIDS and lowering pressure inside the eye for those who suffer from glauco .....

.... in the U.S are considered alcoholics or at least experience drinking problems to some degree. Surveys have shown that more than one out of three Americans have a personal friend or relative who has had a drinking problem for ten years or longer. Almost two out of three Americans report that they know someone who drinks too much. It is estimated that there are 18 million alcoholic or problem drinkers in the U.S. For every alcoholic there are at least four other people who are affected by the alcoholic. This means that in the U.S. there are at least seventy-two million other people de .....

.... science - Make no Mistake - that from the moment of conception, a new human life has been created. Only those who allow their emotional passion to overide their knowledge, can deny it: only those who are irrational or ignorant of science, doubt that when a human sperm fertilizes a human ovum a new human being is created. A new human being who carries genes in its cells that make that human being uniquely different from any and other human being and yet, undeniably a member, as we all are, of the great human family. All the fetus needs to grow into a babe, a child, an old man, is ti .....

.... evaluations that approximately 10 percent of women that are menstruating experience extreme premenstrual symptoms. PMS can happen at any time in a menstruating woman's life. It usually appears in women in their early twenties through thirties. *PMS is reported by mostly women who- -have had children -had pregnancy complications (such as toxemia) -report minor pain and cramping with periods -eat high in sugar or salt -don't exercise regularly -live a high-stress life How Can A Woman Tell If She's Experiencing PMS? A woman knows she is experiencing PMS when their symptoms get in the way of .....

.... so, to no good end." (James Rachel's The Morality of Euthanasia) The experience of Stewart Alsop, a respected journalist, who died in 1975 of a rare form of cancer gave an example on the morality of euthanasia. Before he died, he wrote movingly of his experiences with another terminal patient. Although he had not thought much about euthanasia before, he came to approve of it after sharing a room with Jack. While growing up, each of us learns a large number of rules of conduct. Which rules we learn will depend on the kind of society we live in and the parents and the friends we h .....

.... an affinity for nature, which may be a reason for the growing popularity of naturopathy. Naturopathy is a medicine that was conceived in the United States about a century ago. It is somewhat of a smorgasbord of medical practices. Naturopathy ascribes to six unifying principals: The healing power of nature. The body will strive to heal itself the physician must remove that which prevents it. Treat the whole person. Not only must their physical needs be met, but any social, emotional, and mental needs that may contribute to their illness. Do no Harm. This tenant of Hypocrites is impo .....

.... what they have learned.[ Coping with] Alcohol also has other effects on the body. It can cause a person to loss their balance and make it very hard for them to stand up and walk. Alcoholism also effects a person’s reaction time and hand-eye coordination, which can often lead to serious accidents. High concentrations of alcohol can cause your breathing to slow and eventually stop. Alcohol slows a person synaptic transmission which slows breathing. This slowed breathing often ends in death.[Coping with] Alcohol can also have serious effects on a person’s ability to reproduce. Sexual .....

.... or years down the road after the lead has built up it starts to become a problem for children that play outside of their homes (Xintaras, 1993). These lead containing soil particles get on the child's hands or clothing and end up in the child's mouth. After the build up of so much lead it leads to a problem commonly known as lead poison. Lead poisoning has been an issue since the early 1900s, when the use of lead started being banned from the manufacturing of paint in foreign countries such as Australia(Monheit, 1996). Unfortunately the United States did not start banding it until 1978, wh .....