You will not endure pain if you become bound to the drug said Galen‚ a roman physician in context to gladiators consuming opium to numb their battle wounds. For over 4‚800 years marijuana has been used for medical purposes. Until the 1937 Marijuana Tax Act banned marijuana and created uncertainty in Americans. Especially with the with the arrival of new drugs like aspirin which became the new pain reliever and marijuana came to be known as an intoxicant. Until today‚ with the rise in popularity of
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Undertake agreed pressure area care Unit 4222/229 Andrea Nemcova The skin is largest organ of the body which is a natural protection barrier helping to maintain body temperature and protection from the sun. It is made up of two layers - epidermis which is top protective layer Dermis which is second layer containing nerves‚ sweat and oil glands and also hair follicles Underneath these two layers is subcutaneous tissue which contains fat Pressure ulcer develops when the area of the skin or underlying
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“By the time the reader has finished reading this sentence‚ 2.3 children have died somewhere in the world from malnutrition.” (Malnutrition Statistics‚ Para 1) All the malnutrition in the world can be solved. “The planet creates enough food to meet everyone’s needs in the world. But there are still about 925 million hungry people in the world and about 180 million preschool children that do not get the nutrition that they really need.” (Malnutrition and Hunger Paper‚ Para 1) Helping malnourished
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Pathophysiology Paper Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure I. Description: Congestive Heart Failure is more of a syndrome than a disease. Heart failure may be classified according to the side of the heart affected‚ (left- or right-sided failure)‚ or by the cardiac cycle involved‚ (systolic or diastolic dysfunction). (Schilling-McCann p. 176). The word "failure" refers to the heart’s inability to pump enough blood to meet the body’s metabolic needs. (Schilling-McCann p. 176). When the heart
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Legalization of Marijuana A hot topic in this day and age that has many United States lawmakers‚ reformists‚ and citizens alike battling is the issue of legalizing marijuana. There are many benefits in the legalization of marijuana. There are several organizations throughout the United States that support the legalization of marijuana‚ including NORML‚ the Reform party‚ and many citizens as well. In the United States‚ marijuana is considered to be a Scheduled I controlled substance. This means the
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1. Definition of Tubercullosis Tuberculosis‚ MTB‚ or TB (short for tubercle bacillus) is a common‚ and in many cases lethal‚ infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria‚ usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[1] Tuberculosis typically attacks the lungs‚ but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have an active TB infection cough‚ sneeze‚ or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air.[2] Most infections are asymptomatic and
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Literature review The legalisation of marijuana has long been a debated subject‚ and not only in Australia But all around the world. People’s views in this area vary greatly‚ with many reasonable arguments for and against the issue. In this report‚ past studies and literature will be reviewed providing an understanding into the possible consequences of legalising marijuana as well as the views and debates regarded to the issue. The organisation‚ Gallup has been examining America’s attitude towards
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induce WBC release from bone marrow.(2) ↑ thrombogenicity (coagulation) of endothelium‚ aggregation & activation of neutrophil (3) induce liver to synthesise acute phase protein (4) causes apoptosis of cells (5) catabolism of muscle & fat (cachexia) | IL-1 | Macrophages‚ endothelial cells | (1) Chemotaxis‚ fever‚ WBC release from marrow‚ histamine release (2) Induce liver synthesise acute phase protein (3) Activate endothelium‚ adhesion molecule & permeability (coagulation & inflammation)
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Legalize it I Abstract There are many reasons why marijuana should be legalized. Throughout this paper‚ evidence will be given to show how the positive outcomes of legalizing cannabis outweighs the negative. Not only does marijuana have many medicinal characteristics‚ but this plant would help the society overall. Marijuana is the most widely used illegal substance in the United States‚ and has created a multibillion dollar industry (Datwyler and Weiblen‚ 2006). The effects legalization of marijuana
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Terminal Illness ALS can be considered as a terminal disease if the patient is expected to develop a fatal outcome within a period of 6 months. During the initial stages of ALS‚ the lesion tends to be localized‚ but this would not help to determine the duration for which the patient would survive. During the end-stages of the disease the muscle denervation becomes extensive and spreads to various parts of the body. One of the important factors in determining the outcome and also the terminal nature
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