The History‚ Use‚ and Effectiveness of Medicinal Drugs I. The History‚ Use‚ and Effectiveness of Medicinal Drugs A. Introduction (Pg’s 1-2) II. Aspirin (Pg’s 3-6) A. Its Origin B. Dosages C. Relative Effectiveness D. Side Effects E. Alternate Treatment III. Sulfa Drugs (Pg’s 7-10) A. Its Origin B. Dosages C. Relative Effectiveness D. Side Effects E. Alternate Treatment IV. Antibiotics (Pg’s 11-14) A. Its Origin B. Dosages C. Relative Effectiveness D. Side Effects E. Alternate
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The term child abuse was once as rarely heard as that of pink elephants. However rare the term has once been‚ it is now a term used consistently throughout the news and various other publications today. Along with the progressing decline in society’s morals‚ has come the rapid increase of crime. One such crime is child abuse. Although child abuse is common‚ the act is defiling. As a result of the abuse‚ children who fall victim to this often need psychological treatment and counseling. Often
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circumstances who have “fallen through the cracks” within the human services network. Both Rosa Lee and Patty dropped out of school at 14 and had babies out of wedlock. Patty never made it past the fourth grade. Her prostitution at age 11 resulted in gonorrhea (1996). Although she spent a number of days in D.C. General Hospital‚ no report was made to the authorities (1996). For most of the Cunningham children‚
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staphylococcus culture plate. Since then‚ the discovery of penicillin changed the course of medicine and has enabled physicians to treat formerly severe and life-threatening illnesses such as bacterial endocarditis‚ meningitis‚ pneumococcal pneumonia‚ gonorrhea and syphilis. Sir Alexander Fleming‚ a Scottish researcher‚ is credited with the discovery of penicillin in 1928. At the time‚ Fleming was experimenting with the influenza virus in the Laboratory of the Inoculation Department at
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Aids Epidemic in Africa Over 30 million people worldwide have been infected with the HIV-AIDS virus. With such high numbers‚ the troubling fact is that 95% of those cases permeate Africa. Obviously AIDS cannot be cured or reversed in any sense‚ however with proper insight and treatment it can be controlled. The means for proper treatment is exactly what Africa lacks‚ in comparison to other regions. Nearly 2.3 million deaths occurred in 2003 within the sub-Saharan region of Africa.The efforts
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These sexually diseases limit population by killing those living as well as causing infertility in Maasai women. One in five adults have a venereal disease such as gonorrhea and syphilis‚ which are two of the leading diseases that cause infertility in women. Another force which limits fertility is draught. It is found that during draught‚ the seasonal malnutrition decrease fertility by affecting the timing of menopause
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Annotated Bibliography Sex Education Programs Allen‚ J. P.‚ Philliber‚ S.‚ Herrling‚ S.‚ & Kupermine‚ G. P. (1997). Preventing teen pregnancy and academic failure: Experimental evaluation of a developmentally based approach. Child Development‚ 68‚ 729-742. Retrieved Februay 17‚ 2010‚ from UNM ILLiad library database. Teen pregnancy and school failure are among the top issues facing teens. This article is a result of data gathered from 1991 to 1995‚ evaluating teens who participated in a volunteer
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Epidemiology Section 10: Chain of Infection As described above‚ the traditional epidemiologic triad model holds that infectious diseases result from the interaction of agent‚ host‚ and environment. More specifically‚ transmission occurs when the agent leaves its reservoir or host through a portal of exit‚ is conveyed by some mode of transmission‚ and enters through an appropriate portal of entry to infect a susceptible host. This sequence is sometimes called the chain
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Problems Encountered By Prostituted Women in Cagayan De Oro City Maureen May T. Herbas‚ Kim T. Luardo‚ Henzel Joy S. Ople‚ Leslei V. Paguilion‚ Ingrid E. Villanueva‚ Ma. Dolores D. Mercado Abstract The study aimed to determine the problems encountered by the prostituted women in Cagayan de Oro City‚ with emphasis on economic and sociological aspects. It focused on the three major points‚ namely: (1) What is the profile of the respondents in terms of age‚ educational attainment‚ type of services
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Biology 136 Final Exam 13-7 1) Which of the following is NOT TRUE for the normal cerebrospinal fluid b) no blood but nutrients for brain tissue c) blood does not normally cross the blood brain barrier (BBB) 13-74_2) A cerebral vascular accident is also referred to as a (CVA) = Stroke ← Most commonly caused by hypertension and long standing ateriosclerosis ← Aneurysms; weakened blood vessels ← Hemorrhage into the brain tissue damages the neurons‚ causing a sudden loss
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