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Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Asthma

infants younger than one year (Bozzette, 1996). The virus is extremely potent and has the potential to be deadly (Bozzette, 1996)...

Importance of Cardiac Action Potential

procedure not simply passive diffusion. Typically the cell membranes in a living organism are selectively permeable. That is the...

AIDS Adolescents and Nursing Management

viral disease that attacks the human immune system making it ineffective in fighting disease or sickness caused by microbial organ...

Evaluating Amphetamines and Other Drugs Pharmacologically

fact, which bear analysis. Such analysis can go a long way in dispelling the misperceptions and untruths associated with drug use...

The First 24 Hours in Treating the Closed Fracture

is first the formation of hematoma at the injury site: the bleeding into the site allows the appropriate cells to be carried to th...

Children and Causes of ADHD

a correlation of Attention Deficit Disorder with differences in thyroid hormone receptors. Researchers have found "a small subset...

The Diverse Disease of Dengue, Plague, Malaria, and the West Nile Virus

malaria first received widespread attention when it began to affect returning servicemen that had contracted the disease while se...

Sherpa People and High Altitude Cultures and Physiological Responses

Acute mountain sickness (AMS)is one of the more common illnesses that inflict travelers to high altitudes (Jansen, Krins, and Basn...

Anorexia Nervosa and Its Possible Basis in Biology

and anxiety has long been considered indicative of triggering behavior inherent to the eating disorder. An impulsive personality ...

TBI and its Effects

TBI is defined by Clark (1996) as: "an acquired injury to the brain caused...

3 Substance Types and Their Effects

addicted to the drug, they are less and less able to deal with the reality of everyday life and often hide away in the false secur...

Human Body and the Impact of Stress

shown to disrupt the metabolism, either speeding it up or slowing it down. There has been recognition of the speeding up of the me...

Stress and Physiology

In eleven pages this paper discusses stress from a physiological perspective that includes such medical conditions as loss of memo...

Sociological, Physiological, and Psychological Issues Associated with the Management of Stress

tooth tiger of prehistoric humans stress stimulators. Modern human hunter and gatherers deal with stress agents such as repeatedly...

Overview of Down's Syndrome

In ten pages Down's Syndrome is examined in terms of its history, causes, screening, and various physiological factors. Eight sou...

Absence of Facial Expression in Tony Morrison's Novel Beloved

This 7 page paper argues that Toni Morrison's use of vacant facial expressions in her novel Beloved can be understood with referen...

Sleep's Neurological and Physiological Components

sleep long enough (Greier, 1997). Sleep is diurnal in its cycles, that is we alternately experience sleep then wakefulness. When...

MS II

In five pages this paper examines multiple sclerosis in a consideration of disease origin, symptoms physiological impact, treatmen...

Overview of Ovarian Cancer in the U.S.

This paper consists of five pages and discusses ovarian cancer in a consideration of its physiological repercussions. Six sources...

The Brain, Loss of Memory, and Alzheimer's Disease

In this research paper consisting of nine pages the possible causes of progressive senile dementia or Alzheimer's symptoms are dis...

Closer Look at Bulimia

In seven pages the most common of eating disorders is examined in terms of definition, who it affects and how along with physiolog...

Overview of Epstein Barr Virus

In seven pages Epstein Barr Virus is examined in an overview that discusses how it is associated with such physiological maladies ...

Physiology of SCD

In nine pages this paper examines Sudden Cardiac Death in a physiological consideration of treatment and prevention. Ten sources ...

Sociological, Physiological, and Psychological Issues of Stress and Stress Management

In eight pages this report examines stress and stress management from sociological, psychological, and physiological perspectives....

High Speed Chases and Effects on Police

In four pages this paper discusses police officers react to high speed chases in an examination of psychological and physiological...

Examination of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

In nine pages Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is examined in terms of causes, manifestations, and physiological effects including endocrine...

Physiological Pros and Cons of High Altitude Athletic Training

In fifteen pages this paper examines the benefits and detriments to athletes who train in high altitudes in a pro and con discussi...

Performance of Black Sprinters

In a literature review consisting of fifteen pages the thesis that physiological differences that are racially specific is present...

ADHD and Behavior Therapy

In five pages treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder through behavior therapy and its benefits are discussed in ter...

Animals Retaining Water and Antidiuretic Hormones

In seven pages the antidiuretic hormone's physiological role in the retention of water in animal kidneys is examined. Ten sources...