Acupuncture: History and Contemporary Utilization
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A 15 page discussion of the medical technique of the stimulation of pressure points through acupuncture or acupressure. Traces the techniques back through history and prehistory observing that while the techniques themselves have varied little our understanding of why the work has improved tremendously. Defines the term pressure point, notes the importance of diagnostic techniques, and outlines the physiological responses which occur in response to manipulation of these pressure points. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPacupnc.wps

ADD/ADHD: Instructional Strategies Correlated With Student Achievement And Performance
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12 pages in length. The writer utilizes information from seven different journals to address the ways in which ADD and ADHD children can effectively overcome the academic barriers inherent to their condition. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLC_ADD.wps

ADD/AHDD What Is It?
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( 5 pp) Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or AD/HD is a neurobiological condition that affects 3%-5% of the school age population. Teenagers with ADD neurology live on the edge, constantly striving to control their cognitive and emotive behaviors while at the same time creating extreme situations which cause psychological problems and social reject ion. Kids gone bad, or rather kids that are driven by their brain chemistry in wrong directions a lot of the time? Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BBadhd.doc

Adult Obesity: Causes And Effects
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A 5 page paper. More than 60 percent of the American public is overweight or obese and more than 280,000 people die every year as a result of obesity. Obesity causes numerous physical, psychological and social problems. This paper discusses the causes of obesity and its effects on the obese adult. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGadob3.rtf

Advance Directives
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Every individual has the right and responsibility for their own life and decisions and, if they should ever find themselves in a position where their quality of life is threatened by continued medical intervention, they should have the right to decide not to receive that treatment. This 5 page paper explores the Patient Self Determination Act of 1990 as it relates to advance directives such as the living will or the designation of a health proxy. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KTslfdet.wps

Agammaglobulinaemia and Selective Immunoglobulin Isotype Deficiencies
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A 9 page paper discussing X-linked agammaglobulinaemia (XLA), an immunodeficiency in which mature B lymphocyte cells fail to develop and Ig heavy chain rearrangement fails to progress as it should. The paper also discusses X-linked Hyper IgM Syndrome. Both conditions can result in decreased levels of IgA, IgG and IgE. XLA has been associated with greater incidence of colorectal cancer in young adults, but researchers are unclear whether the increase is related to a life history of greater incidence of infection. Many XLA patients died before reaching their 20s and 30s in years past, but better treatments are improving their chances. Includes 2 figures, bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSAgamma.wps

AIDS Vaccine Research
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This 5 page paper explores the advances in AIDS vaccine research beginning with President Clinton's initiative of 1997. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KTaidvac.wps

AIDS, AIDS Activism and Social Limits
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the issue of AIDS, the development of AIDS activism and the social limitations imposed upon the process of addressing this problem. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: MHAIDSoc.wps

AIDS: The Potential for a Vaccine
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This 5 page paper considers the search for a vaccine to combat the HIV virus. The writer conducts a brief literature review regarding current research including trials and potential vaccines. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEaidsvc.wps

Alagille Syndrome
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This 5 page paper is a concisely written description of this condition. The writer explains the causes of the syndrome, the incidence, the symptoms and the treatments for this disease. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEalagil.wps