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The Ebola Virus
Number of words: 453 - Number of pages: 2.... Your internal organs liquefy and you vomit them up. In reality,
the virus has attempted to turn its host into a virus. You are dead before
you have even started to show signs of this virus. It is believed that it
is some sort of mutated form of AIDS because it started in the original
spot as AIDS did, Kinshasa and moved along the highway ripping its way
through Northern Africa. As of now there are an estimated 150 000 people
who have died from this virus. This figure is in Africa alone. In October
1989, monkeys were dying by the hundreds in a building 2 miles away from
the White House. They .....
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Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors
Number of words: 1955 - Number of pages: 8.... sexual, or crude
behavior.
When the thoughts and rituals of OCD are intense, the victim's work and
home life disintigrate. Obsessions are persistant, senseless, worrisome, and
often times, embarrassing, or frightening thoughts that repeat over and over in
the mind in an endless loop. The automatic nature of these recurant thoughts
makes them difficult for the person to ignore or restrain successfully.
The essence of a Compulsive Personality Disorder is normally found in a
restricted person, who is a perfectionist to a degree that demands that others
to submit to hisher way of doing th .....
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No-Calorie Powder May Substitute For Food's Fat
Number of words: 383 - Number of pages: 2.... substitute does not have those affects. Inglett says
that you should eat more of the kind of fibers that make up Z-Trim to reduce
the chances of getting intestinal disorders.
But there are some people who argue with Inglett's theory on his new
substitute. "I wouldn't expect Z-Trim to have the same kinds of problems as
olestra," says Margo Wootan, a senior scientist at the Center for Science in the
Public Interest in Washington, D.C. "Fiber is already found in our diet, while
olestra is a synthetic chemical. There is also concern for the "microbial
stability" of foods containing Z-Trim. .....
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Free Condoms Distribution Programs
Number of words: 748 - Number of pages: 3.... to be sexually active. In this scenario my alter ego, Mary,
is in need of some condoms, but she would not feel comfortable asking her
parents for help because they are devout Catholics and would obviously not
be too pleased, nor understanding of her sexual activities.
If Mary had a free condom distribution program in place at her
school, then Mary might feel more comfortable receiving condoms from nurses
and health officials at her school rather than her parents. That is why I
believe that it would be extremely beneficial to have a program like the
one at Mary's school in effect at our s .....
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Bipolar Affective Disorder
Number of words: 1982 - Number of pages: 8.... psychomotor retardation, loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness, guilt, difficulty thinking, indecision, and recurrent thoughts of death and suicide (Hollandsworth, Jr. 1990 ). The manic episodes are characterized by elevated or irritable mood, increased energy, decreased need for sleep, poor judgment and insight, and often reckless or irresponsible behavior (Hollandsworth, Jr. 1990 ).
Bipolar disorder is diagnosed if an episode of mania occurs whether depression has been diagnosed or not (Goodwin, Guze, 1989, p 11). Most commonly, individuals with manic episodes experience a per .....
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Quackery
Number of words: 1252 - Number of pages: 5.... medical remedy that doesn't work or hasn't been proven to work.
In modern times, quackery is known as health fraud. But call it quackery or call
it health fraud, the result is the same - unfulfilled wishes, wasted dollars,
endangered health. Often quack products are fairly easy to spot, like the magic
pills you are supposed to take to stay forever young. But sometimes the products
are vaguely based on some medical report that you may even have heard about in
the news. In general, when looking over ads for medicines and medical devices,
watch out for those that seem to promise too much too eas .....
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Knowledge Of Information
Number of words: 607 - Number of pages: 3.... to decide includes the right to know the truth, not
be brainwashed, and not be lied to or deceived by having information withheld
that is relevant to his own health. There is a moral standard that condemns lies,
deception and withholding of relevant information. To tell Ralph that
"everything was all right and he would be up and around the house in no time at
all" is deceptive, as his condition is terminal, although he does not yet
realize it.
The ANA Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice states that clients should be
educated about ther illness, which is subsumed within Standards of Care .....
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14 Elements Of A Successful Safety & Health Program
Number of words: 1126 - Number of pages: 5.... We describe how managers, supervisors and employees can be made
responsible and held accountable for meeting standards within their control. We
look at how job performance appraisals can reflect performance in safety and
health, as well as in other areas.
Element 4: Regulatory Compliance Management The Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) and
state safety and health agencies establish and enforce safety and health
regulations.Other agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, also
issue and enforce regulations re .....
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HIV
Number of words: 1876 - Number of pages: 7.... and intravenous
drug abusers. Now it is well known that the viruses have been transmitted
through sexually, occasionally through blood and organ transplants.
The acronym HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus, where as the
acronym AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. When someone has
contracted the HIV virus in almost all cases it produces the AIDS virus.
Apparently there has been a controversy that HIV really isn't the cause of the
AIDS virus, but careful research has proved without a doubt that it is the cause.
Socially the production of the viruses has caused a .....
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Lassa Fever: An Old World Arenavirus
Number of words: 803 - Number of pages: 3.... suspect it was
a disease heretofore unseen by any of them. Autopsy on the nurse showed
significant damage to every organ in the body, the heart was stopped up, with
loads of blood cells and platelets piled well into the arteries and veins.
Fluids and blood filled the lungs. Dead cells and lipids clogged the liver and
spleen. The kidneys were so congested with dead cells and free proteins they had
ceased to function. Dissecting the lymph nodes, they discovered that they were
completely empty; every white blood cell had been utilized in a futile attempt
to stave off the unknown microbe. A few .....
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