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Well, the medical efficiency of the two systems may not be so different but access to care must vary greatly, right? Canada has an egalitarian, socialist system while the U.S. relies somewhat on free-market capitalism to allocate medical services. In Canada, the main reason for an unmet need was because the wait was too long or the treatment was un...
Dating way back in history, almost all health care was done at home. In the early, 19th century, the doctor made house calls with everything he needed in his black bag. Other than the doctor's occasional visits, usually female family members cared for the patient. In the early 20th century, not only did the nation grow in technology, but the medi...
Antioxidants 1.Vitamins A, C, E, B-carotene, selenium Vitamin A appears to work by keeping cells differentiated (which decreases growth rate and make them more benign Cancer terms a.Cancer -Cells multiply out of control and disrupt normal functioning b.Neoplasm -New growth c.Tumor -rapid and/or uncontrolled increase in number of cells d.Beni...
? Multiple personalities- the existence of two or more distinct personalities or personality states within one person. In actuality, up to ten or even more personalities can coexist within one person, some documented cases have revealed over one hundred. But, the question remains, what exactly is the multiple personality disorder (MPD)? First I...
BACKGROUND Since the first AIDS cases were reported in 1981, through mid-1994 more than 402,000 AIDS cases and more than 241,000 deaths have been reported in the United States alone. This is only the tip of the iceberg of HIV infection, however. It is estimated that nearly 1 million Americans had been infected with the virus through the mid-1990s b...
is the biggest study of biology ever conducted. Not only the United States government, but governments around the world are racing to map the location of genes on chromosomes, with hundreds of millions or billions of dollars being devoted to the effort. Significant discoveries of the locations of disease causing genes are happening weekly. Why is t...
In the United States suicide is now the third leading cause of death among teen's aged 15 through 19. The suicide rate has tripled since 1950. Why are so many adolescents turning to suicide for a way out? There are many causes that push teens to the limit! But among the obvious reasons we have the mentally unstable mind, drug abuse, and the in...
We know enough about how the infection is transmitted to protect ourselves from it without resorting to such extremes as mandatory testing, enforced quarantine or total celibacy. But too few people are heeding the AIDS message. Perhaps many simply don't like or want to believe what they hear, preferring to think that AIDS "can't happen to them." Ex...
On the question of abortion being moral, the answer is clearly that terminating a fetus' life under certain circumstances is not only moral, but it is also our responsibility to terminate it if the quality of life is in question for the fetus. A second major reason is that to declare abortion immoral would mean that we would have to consider th...
are psychological and behavioral syndromes that deviate significantly from those typical of human beings enjoying good mental health. In general, a mental disorder involves present distress or impairment in important areas of functioning. Such deviations in thought, feelings, and behavior have been recognized throughout history in all cultures. Fo...
A relatively uncommon human sex-chromosome disorder. Males very rarely contract this disease. Its occurrence rate in females is about one per 3,000 live female births. Occurs when a sperm carrying no sex chromosomes fertilizes a normal ovum, resulting in a female that has only one X chromosome, producing a male body type: short, with a broad n...
Area of Study 1: How does the nervous system enable psychological functioning? Nervous system functioning - the roles of different divisions of the nervous system (central and peripheral nervous systems and their associated sub-divisions) in responding to, and integrating and coordinating with, sensory stimuli received by the body - the distinct...
Im an asian boy 'In Multicultural Britain, people from different cultures should not try to live separate lives.' Many people from all over the world have been coming to Britain for over 2,000 years. This long history of immigration has made Britain a very diverse and culturally rich country. Examples of this are evident in fashion, food and langua...
is a rare hereditary disorder. It is characterized by irregular movements of the body, slurred speech, and the deterioration of mental functioning. Symptoms of the individual include alternating periods of excitement and depression. It is caused by a buildup of neurotransmitter fluids, which can cause schizophrenia. The first symptoms of the diseas...
