Dealing with Cancer During a shower one day you notice a lump that was not otherwise there. The next day you see a doctor. The lump you have identified is diagnosed as cancer. Now you need to figure out what to do. There is no absolute cure for cancer, but there are different ways to treat it. One treatment is the traditional from by seeing a doctor who possibly could use radiation, chem

What Are The Effectso The Obssesion With Thinness On Young Females What are the effects of the obsession with thinness on young females' Many people in America are gaining weight and the problems that come along with it. Stroke, heart disease, and diabetes are some bad effects of being overweight. Also, at the same time many people, especially young females, are losing weight maybe to

Silicon Breast Implants Silicone Breast Implants In a 9-6 vote, an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration recommended on Wednesday that silicone breast implants be allowed back on the market after an 11-year hiatus. Only one silicone breast implant maker, the Inamed Corporation is left after the hundreds of thousands of lawsuits resulting from the ban of silicon implan

What You Should Know About Multiple Sclerosis Although the disease, Multiple Sclerosis, is not widely talked about or known, many people suffer from it. Not only do patients with M.S. have to suffer from the disease, but so do their families and friends. Patients who suffer from M.S., along with the people who care about them, should know what causes Multiple Sclerosis, what symptoms a

Yoga Judgment Day Over 5,000 years ago people wanted a greater since of all around healthy being. To achieve the health of the mind body and spirit the ancient people of India gave birth to yoga. Yoga’s purpose was to unite the mind and body together as one. Yoga focuses on helping improve ones mental and spiritual well being. In the nineteenth century, Yoga has become a popular w

Deductive Essay on Tobacco Tobacco products kill more than 400,000 people in the United States a year. That is more than the number deaths from homicides, fires, AIDS, alcohol, car accidents, suicides, and illegal drugs put together. It is by far the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. Action should be taken to stop the use of this legal killer. Death is not t

Eating Disorders In Athletes In Selected Sport Eating Disorders in Athletes in Selected Sport Imagine that you have been participating in gymnastics your whole life. To be a top competitor in this sport, you have to maintain a certain weight and body image. You get so caught up in your body image and weight you become anorexic. Now, you are one of the top gymnasts in the world. B

Euthanasia In America EUTHANASIA IN AMERICA “Euthanasia The Great Debate Over Legalization” Over the past decade in the United States the most argued over, debated about issue has been a patient’s right to choose to end their life by means of euthanasia. Euthanasia has been and still remains an extremely controversial issue. With each debate or argument that takes place in

How To Wash Your Hands How To Wash Your Hands Everyday germs are spread; people don’t know how to wash their hands properly. Everyday hands are wash with a hit and miss job, and germs are spread. I use to be a victim of the hand washing procedure, until I went into nursing. When you look under a fluorescent light you saw all the germs you “thought” was not their. Even with anti ba

Asthma Asthma Definition/Symptoms: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways in which many cells (mast cells, eosinophils, and T lymphocytes) may play a role. In susceptible children, inflammation causes recurrent episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and cough, especially at night or in the early morning. The asthma episodes are associated with airfl

Obesity In Children Obesity in Children Obesity in children has become a number one concern among health care officials. In the past obesity was never much of an issue in children because the rate of obesity in children was very low. “Right now, about 25% of American children are overweight, with about 10-15% falling into the obese category” (Tracey). Obesity has become an issue

Why Vegan Title: Why I am Vegan. Thesis: A Vegan diet is the best choice for human health, a clean environment, and to express compassion towards animal welfare. I. I care about the quality of human life through to a Vegan diet. A. Meat, dairy, and egg products are bad for human consumption. 1. They contain no fiber or complex carbohydrates, and are full of saturated fat and choles

Curanderismo and Home Remedies Curanderismo and Home Remedies There are many traditions within the Chicano culture that are carried over from Mexico. Curanderismo and home remedies are among them. These traditions both concern the healing of the body or the mind by sources other than modern medicine. Older people in the community are the ones to teach the younger generations about t

Staying Healthy and Eating Right Staying healthy and eating right is a lifestyle that many people should consider. A juicy hamburger from McDonalds dripping with special sauce topped with cheese is not exactly considered a healthy meal. Our society today is busy and on the go at all times. It is so much easier to stop and get fast food and then continue on. However, we should stop and th

Abortion Abortion Pro-Choice Persuasive Paper In the last few decades, abortion has become a much-discussed subject. It has been a central point in many political affairs as in; selecting justices for the Supreme Court, it has also become an issue for candidates for state and local offices as well as for the U.S. Presidency. What exactly is abortion anyway' Depending on who you ask on

Drug Use Effects on Children When Parents Use Drugs Parents do not realize the neglect they are showing for their children; they are not in the right state of mind to even consider what the child needs. Neglect is not the only risk involved by parents using drugs; this behavior could also result in their own children experimenting with drugs and the child could possibly get addicted

Exercise In recent years many people have become increasingly aware of the need for physical fitness. Almost everywhere people turn, whether it is to a newsstand, television or billboard, advice for guarding and improving health bombards them. Although much of this advice is commercially motivated by those eager to sell vitamins, natural foods and reducing gimmicks, some of it, especia

Drunk Driving Drunk driving is considered a serious crime in every state. It is wrong, irresponsible and wastes many lives. People who abuse alcohol hurt everyone around them, endanger public safety and create carnage on the nation’s highways. There is nothing positive that can come out of drunk driving, so why do people do it' It is society’s job to punish these menaces and try to take

Acl Replacement ACL reconstruction is now essentially an arthroscopic procedure from start to finish, but the exception to this is obtaining the graft tissue itself. In the case of the "bone-patellar tendon-bone auto graft", this requires a 3-5 inch vertical incision in the front of the knee. Other than this skin incision and the incisions in the deeper tissues required to harvest the gr

Smoking Abstract Smoking strikes many college campuses around the country. It has many dangerous side effects and can lead to many chronic diseases. The people affected by this habit are not just the smokers themselves; just being around smokers can cause negative effects to your health. The best possible way to keep students from starting to smoke and to get smokers to quit is thr

The Coffee And Tea Controversy The Coffee and Tea Controversy Humans have been brewing up coffee for over one thousand years and tea for over four thousand years. Both have often been viewed as a ways to take time to relax on a stressful day or as a folk remedy for colds and such. Some people also view them as harmful drugs. There has always been speculation about whether they are be

Antibiotics Antibiotics are chemical substances produced by micro-organisms,which have the capacity , in dilute solution, to inhibit the growth of and even to destroy bacteria and other micro-organisms with the exception of viruses. Each antibiotic is characterised by a specific antimicrobial spectrum or range of activity against different bacteria and other microorganisms. Antibiotics v

Date Rape Drugs Date Rape Drugs Date rape drugs are substances which cause a victim to pass out so they cannot resist what is being done, and they will not be able to recall what happened to them either. Most date rape drugs are colorless, odorless and tasteless or have taste that can be masked so that they can easily be slipped into a victims drink without the victim noticing. Two of

Aids In Africa War is raging in Africa, and thousands are killed each day. The ammunition is a silent, yet deadly disease. The war is AIDS. According to South African President Nelson Mandella in l997, AIDS “is a threat that puts on the balance the future of nations.” In l998, 200,00 Sub Saharan Africans died in war, but two million died of AIDS. AIDS creates new pockets of poverty whe

Atkins Diet And More In the United States, every person has at one point or another tried to lose weight. Many have tried the hundreds of different kinds of weight loss programs or increased the amount of daily exercise that usually do. Two common weight loss programs are the, Weight Watchers Diet and the Atkins Diet. Both are planned to lose weight at a rapid pace, rather than just s

Autism WHAT IS AUTISM: Autism is a developmental disability that arises during the first three years of life. Autism prevents the parts of the brain that are responsible for social interaction and communication from developing normally. In turn, this effects verbal and non verbal communication. Autism is a lifelong developmental disability, and it occurs in 15 out of every 15,000 birth

Awakenings Awakenings In 1973, Dr. Oliver Sacks published his book AWAKENINGS. It is a remarkable account of a group of patients who had contracted encephalitis lethargica during a great epidemic just after World War I. Frozen in a decades-long sleep, these men and women were given up as hopeless until 1969, when Dr. Sacks gave them the new drug L-DOPA. It had an explosive, "awakening"

Backbags Backpacks today are way to heavy for children to be caring around. When you have the weight of about three high school books and binders strapped to your back it starts to weigh you down. Some of the time this bags is about half or more of the weight of the child. This starts to causes all sources of problems. I have decided to do this paper because I was once in this position a

Creatine Creatine Creatine is an amino acid derivative; it is also know as a-methylguanidino acetic acid. Chevreul, a French scientist, from a sample meat extract, discovered it in 1832. Creatine is derived from the Greek word Kreas, which means flesh. Typical creatine users take about 20 g/d as a “loading dose” and 5 g/d as a maintenance dose. An average 70 Kg adult stores about

Are There Health Risks Associated With Marijuana Use' Are There Health Risks Associated to Marijuana Use' Marijuana is the most widely used illegal drug in the United States, it is used more than all other illegal drugs combined. It has been estimated that 33% of the U.S population over the age of 12 has used marijuana at least once in their lifetime. Roughly 20 million people us