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    East or West, drinking tea has been regarded for thousands of years as a key to good health, wisdom, and happiness. In fact, tea is the second most widely consumed beverage in the world, next to water. Up to now, scientists are still discovering the many health benefits of various types of tea. Current findings suggest that some teas may help prevent or treat certain diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, promote weight loss, increase immune function, and improve mental…

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    Atrial Fibrillation Essay

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    Chest pain? Lightheadedness? Heart palpitations? Can’t catch your breath? You may be experiencing paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation (AF or AFib) occurs when the atria (upper chambers of the heart) lose their normal rhythm and beat chaotically. When this happens, blood isn’t flowing through the heart and body efficiently. This inefficient flow can cause blood to pool inside the atria, increasing the risk of blood clots. Atrial fibrillation can be associated with stroke,…

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    Furthermore, in Brave New World, emotions were controlled with chemical compound called soma, because emotions are the fuel that drives man to act on a belief, think and have a subjective view. Also, soma was not only a tranquilizer; it was also a stimulant of mind and body, a creator euphoria as well as of the negative happiness that follows the release from anxiety and tension. But, happiness exits under sadness and…

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    To most of us, our daily coffee, tea or Diet Coke routine is as automatic as breathing. Sure, we know that the stimulating effect of caffeine is part of the equation, but most of us have no idea of the side effects of caffeine are nor how profoundly our buzz of choice has affected our brains. In its purest form, caffeine would be indistinguishable from cocaine and would only take a teaspoon of it to kill you. Now for most of us, our mild addictions won’t put our lives at risk, but this leads…

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    Autism Case Studies

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    Primary Dx: Autism Autism is a developmental disorder that makes it difficult for individuals to communicate as well as form relationships with people. People diagnosed with autism are characterized by the impairment to form normal social relationships and by stereotyped behavior patterns. In autism different areas of the brain fail to work together. Autism is the general term for a group of complex disorders of brain development. Cause: Some of the believed causes of an individual developing…

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    1) Name and describe the three major educational approaches to teaching deaf and hard-of-hearing children. For students who are deaf and hard of hearing teachers use the following approaches: oral/aural approach, auditory learning, speech reading, and cued speech. In oral/aural approach, speech is essential as it forms the function with the hearing world. The training in producing and understanding speech and language is incorporated into virtually all aspects of the child’s education. Moreover…

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    evidence in relation to performance enhancing drugs and cardiovascular (CV) health of the athletes consuming the drugs, and implications for clinicians in assessing CV health. The main focus of this article was concerned with anabolic steroids and stimulants (such as amphetamines and cocaine) and their part in cardiovascular health of the athletes who consume them. These drugs were focused on because they are reported in the majority of athlete drug screenings. This is a reliable source because…

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    Melissa Flowers Mr. Adams Composition 106 4 February 2014 While getting ready to watch your favorite sport live and you are very excited for the competition between the two teams. You think they are all very talented hard workers, but then suddenly you learn that one of the players has been using a performance enhancing drug to help him illegally get ahead of the competition. Do you think this is wrong or do you think they should let him or her continue to play without consequences? This Is…

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    What Is Cocaine Addiction? Cocaine is a highly-poisonous, extremely addictive drug. It is estimated that at least 15 percent of people in America have tried cocaine. Cocaine is a stimulant drug that causes the user to experience an intense feeling of euphoria. That is why many people become addicted to cocaine after they only intended to use it one time. People who have a cocaine addiction have a compulsive urge to use the drug. Once a person has developed a cocaine addiction, he or she feels…

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    Nature Vs Nurture Debate

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    What is nurture? The debate over nature vs nurture has been a philosophical issues within psychology for many years. Nature credits genetic factors for influencing who we are/become ,while nurture attributes the environmental components. Nurture entails our early childhood experiences, how we are raised, personal and social relationships, and culture (Cherry,2009). Nativists are those that believe all or most behaviors and characteristics are the result of genetics/predisposition. This is the…

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