sales are made outside USA. Industry Profile: Competitors: Bausch & Lomb‚ Alpharma and Lemmon Company. 26 % reported moderate to dense hair growth with the use of Rogaine as compared to 11% reporting moderate to dense hair growth with the use of Placebo (a liquid without 2% solution of Minoxidil) Cumulative Worldwide Sales of Rogaine exceeded $1 billion. Product is most effective for the age group of 18 to 49 years. Treatments of Balding: 1. Prescription and Nonprescription hair shampoos‚ lotions
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tea relieves cold symptoms Experimental group drinks Echinacea tea 5-6 times daily. Control group drinks “sham” Echinacea tea 5-6 times daily (placebo). Both groups rated the effectiveness of their treatment on relieving cold symptoms. Minimizing Bias in Experimental Design If human subjects know whether they have received the real treatment or a placebo‚ they may be biased. Blind experiment: subjects don’t know what kind of treatment they have received Double blind experiment: the person administering
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Abnormal Psychology Concepts and Diagnoses Discuss the concepts of normality and abnormality. (Discuss: Offer a considered and balanced review that includes a range of arguments‚ factors or hypotheses. Opinions or conclusions should be presented clearly and supported by appropriate evidence) Defining Abnormality * There are several characteristics that can be viewed as components of abnormal behaviour. * These cannot be used independently‚ as no one component sufficiently defines abnormality
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Physician are able to not disclosed potentially distressing prognostic or diagnostic medical information if believe will be detrimental to patient’s well-being. The belief of withholding medical information can be viewed as physicians fulfilling their obligations to act honorably and to promoting patient’s overall well-being. The practice of nondisclosure was established by Western medical ethics‚ such as Percival’s Medical Ethics‚ which promotes withholding medical information to minimized patient’s
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A Critical Evaluation of Three Different Methods for Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder University of Southern Queensland Introduction Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is marked by repeated obsessions: continual thoughts or ideas‚ and compulsions: stereotyped acts performed in response to an obsession (Burton‚ Westen & Kowalski‚ 2012). Patients with OCD can be any age and there have been reports of patients suffering from the condition for over forty years. (Burton
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“Researchers estimate that 3 to 14 percent of all medical (versus psychiatric) patients have hypochondriasis‚” stated psychologist‚ Dr. Paul Moglia (Moglia 2). According to HopkinsDepression.com‚ “The condition . . . is a chronic anxiety disorder characterized by a preoccupation with being or becoming seriously ill despite evidence to the contrary (“Hypochondria: Is It All in Your Head?” 58).” Hypochondriasis‚ a mental psychological disorder‚ consists of genetic‚ self-inflicted‚ and surrounding
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The supplement that I chose was Nitric Oxide. This is a very up and coming supplement in the industry and although not many studies have been done on the long term effects many more gym goers are jumping on the band wagon and experiencing the benefits of it. Some history on Nitric Oxide is that it was first discovered in 1772 by Joseph Priestly‚ who called it "nitrous air‚" nitric oxide was first discovered as a colorless‚ toxic gas. Unfortunately‚ the classification of toxid gas and air pollutant
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Running head: EATING DISORDERS Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa Table of Contents I. Eating Disorders : Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa 1. Title page…………………………………………………..1 2. Table of contents…………………………………………..2 3. Text…………..…………………………………………….3-11 4. Conclusion………………………………………………….12 5. References………………………………………………………13 a. Introduction b. Discussion c. Conclusion d. References In an effort to achieve social acceptance in our Western
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Outline and evaluate biological therapies as treatments of depression. There many forms of treatment to cure depression‚ many of which are biological. These target the physical and chemical side of the body. Anti-depressants and other drugs are the most common forms of treating depression. They work by boosting levels of insufficient neurotransmitters such as serotonin and nor-adrenaline. They will either reduce the amount of re-absorption or block the enzyme that is trying to break down neurotransmitters
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From the Salem Witch Trials to today‚ the mystery of mass hysteria has baffled psychologist and researchers worldwide. Mass hysteria has posed a threat since young girls in Salem claimed that they were being witched‚ as told in the popular story‚ The Crucible. Over 300 years later researchers have came up with a definition for this peculiar outbreak and even have spilt the topic into two main categories. Causes of mass hysteria outbreaks are still unknown to researchers but they are using the recent
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