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Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria
Number of words: 714 - Number of pages: 3.... should be taken until all the medicine is gone so the disease
is completely finished. If it is not, then this will just give the bacteria
some time to find a way to avoid the effects of the drug.
One antibiotic that will always have a long lasting effect in history is
penicillin. This was the first antibiotic ever to be discovered. Alexander
Fleming was the person responsible for the discovery in 1928. In his laboratory,
he noticed that in some of his bacteria colonies, that he was growing, were some
clear spots. He realized that something had killed the bacteria in these clear
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Advantage Of Nutrition, Exercise, And Well-being Programs
Number of words: 511 - Number of pages: 2.... problems that they might have. Some employers offer smoking cessation programs and ergonomic supplies to prevent work-related injuries. With implementation of exercise and well-being programs, companies are not only helping employees, but also dramatically increasing the overall potential of the company.
Exercise in the work place? True this sounds unusual, but look at all the benefits exercise has to offer, and with so many exciting choices in exercise programs, popularity of exercising at work has increased. " Enthusiastic participation in workplace wellness programs can yield a varie .....
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The History And Facts About Nicotine And Tobacco
Number of words: 881 - Number of pages: 4.... At this rate, the figure of tobacco got to be as high as 100 million pounds by the time of the American Revolution.
In the 17th century, cultivating tobacco became the most important industry of the Virginia and Maryland colonies. Sometime later it became the major industry in North Carolina.
“The first of the tobacco manufacturers to mass-produce cigarettes was Washington, Duke and Sons of Durham, North Carolina (Theodore, 77).”
Tobacco is a highly addictive drug. This makes it very hard for heavy smokers to quit. Heavy smokers who do attempt to quit smoking will suffer m .....
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Braces: A Pain In The Ass
Number of words: 483 - Number of pages: 2.... become immortal as the doctor announces the left-
over remains of Taco Bell in-between molars.Braces become a constant source of
embarrassment.
Braces are three years of physical torture beginning with the very first
office visit. The application of the brackets itself is long, tedious, and
uncomfortable. First, cold, polydent flavored clay is thrust into the crevices
of the mouth, forcing imprints. Jagged metal squares are glued to the enamel,
forcing hot, burning, glue to drip down the pink of the gums. Braces also cause
everyday aches and pains in the mouth. Metal spokes, gu .....
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Are You A Shopaholic?
Number of words: 708 - Number of pages: 3.... of buying social support.
Shopaholics
Shopaholics is becoming a more and more frequently known disease. It is not only
found in the US, but all over the world including Denmark. In Britain a nation
wide survey revealed that addicts will stop at nothing to found their desire to
spend money. They will do anything from stealing to prosti-tution. One out of
20 adults is found to be obsessed by spending. But why do people become sho-
paholics? I think when you are being a shopaholic you often don´t realise it or
won´t admit it. At one time or another though will you find out that you spend
t .....
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How Alcohol May Affect Human Behaviour
Number of words: 1068 - Number of pages: 4.... the individual's mood.
the circumstance in which alcohol is consumed (with food, in a social
gathering, with other drugs etc.)
The immediate effects of alcohol on an individual varies but can produce a wide
range of effects including: (2)
Loss of inhibitions.
Flushing and dizziness.
General impairment of brain and nervous system functions.
General loss of co-ordination.
Impairment of motor (movement) skills.
Staggering.
Slow reactions.
Blurred vision and slurred speech.
Aggression.
General impairment of senses (e.g. touch, sigh .....
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Cancer
Number of words: 2444 - Number of pages: 9.... deaths due to
the disease. Knowing what to look for when detecting cancer, as well as knowing
if you are in a high risk population are two of the main factors of early
intervention. Early intervention of cancer has proven to increase survival
rates and lower the length and severity of treatments. Detection and protection
are two types of ambulatory care for cancer that begin before the disease is
ever diagnosed.
II.
Cancer often causes symptoms that you can watch for. These include:
change in bowel or bladder habits; a sore that does not heal; unusual bleeding
or discharge; thickenin .....
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Anabolic Steroids
Number of words: 1685 - Number of pages: 7.... forms of cancer, pituatary dwarfism, and serious hormone
disturbances.
There are two forms of anabolic steroids those taken orally and those
injected. The immediate effects of both are mood swings of many different kinds.
In one study, physicians Ian Wilson, Arthur Prang, Jr., and Patricio Lara found
that four out of five men suffering from dippresion when given a steroid
suffered from dillusions. A research team from Great Britian Found that a
patient given steroids became dizzy, dissoriented, and incoherent. Physicians
William Layman and William Annitto have had a case of a young man w .....
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Ethical Problem: Drinking Alcohol
Number of words: 674 - Number of pages: 3.... you will follow the rules and laws all
the time.
The law, however, did not prevent many of my friends from drinking nor did
it do much in the way of stopping them after they had started. The law was too
easy to avoid so getting caught by the cops was rarely a matter of great concern.
Besides, even when one of my friends would get caught, they were usually
released to their parents with nothing more than a stern warning from the
officer who gave them the ride home.
Now, being at home brings up another reason not to drink. We all want to
try to obey our parents, right! Well actu .....
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Schizophrenia
Number of words: 1209 - Number of pages: 5.... believe that others can hear their thoughts, also known as Broadcasting, and even change them. ex...hear their thoughts, insert thoughts into their minds, or control their feelings, actions or impulses. Patients might think they are Jesus, Napoleon, or Franklin D. Roosevelt. @ (American Psychiatric Association Annual >90 page 1)
Pregnant women who experience an immune reaction that presents danger to their unborn children, this reaction raises sharply the rates of in the unborn child. Severe malnutrition in the early months of the fetal development may contribute to . It is also know .....
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