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Condoms In Schools Do Not Solve Teen Problems

Because of the rise of AIDS among teens, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and teen pregnancy in today’s society, schools have begun to issue condoms to students who are sexually active or who are desiring to become sexually active. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human ...

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Acid Rain 4

With scientists and so-called “experts” on the environment disagreeing on so many issues, it is easy for the public to be lost in the fray of what is truth and what is media hype. Though the term “acid rain” has been present in our society since the early 1970’s, many people are not exactly clear ...

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Why Drugs Should Be Legalized!!!!

Man, as a creature, is inherently bored. Since the dawn of time, it has been the natural instinct of man to find alternative methods to enhance his being. The many means by which man has turned to include sex, gambling, and the consumption of substances beyond the requirements of nutrition. The ...

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Immoral Acts Of The Tobacco In

The tobacco industry seems like a beneficial addition to our economy. It has basically been a socially acceptable business in the past because it brings jobs to our people and tax money to the government to redistribute; but consider the cost of tobacco related treatment, mortality and ...

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The Moral Injustice of the Nazi Euthanasia

The Moral Injustice of the Nazi Euthanasia Euthanasia. Mercy Killing. Assisted Suicide. All three words refer to the same idea. Euthanasia: the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. Adolf Hitler used all of those terms to ...

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Ebola Virus In Depth Report

Twenty years ago Ebola virus first emerged in simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and Zaire. Two following outbreaks have occurred, but transmission among human populations has not been sustained. Despite considerable progress in our understanding of Ebola we have not identified its natural reservoir ...

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Inflammatory Bowel Disease/ Crohn's Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic disorders that cause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most often IBD is classified as ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease but may be referred to as colitis, enteritis, ileitis, and proctitis. Ulcerative colitis ...

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Binge Drinking On College Campuses

When parents send their children away to college, they expect them to receive a quality education that will prepare them for the real world. However, most parents do not realize that their hard-earned money is being used to purchase hard liquor. Recent studies show that 82.5% of all college ...

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Nutrition And Health

“ We are indeed much more than we eat, but what we eat nevertheless helps us to be much more than we are.” A century ago our ancestors feared infectious and communicable diseases such as smallpox -- diseases that claimed many children’s lives and limited the average life ...

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Autonomy Vs. Paternalism In Mental Health Treatment

The assignment for this Ethics class was to review Mr. Jacob's treatment, as described by the New York State Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally disabled (1994). The class was further asked to comment on the major issues for each of the three perspectives. The agencies, family and ...

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The Health Care Reform: A Good or Bad Decision?

One of the biggest plans that our President Barack Obama has in his campaign is to state a new form that will make the American population get some type of health insurance. President Obama’s new health care reform is based upon the right and value of choices. In this health plan our population ...

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Government Food Policies and their Responsibility

Arguments about food choices and the vegetarian lifestyle are prominent, especially in a nation that relies heavily on fast food. Many people argue that because of factors like location and money, they do not have the choice of eating healthy. This is why it is important for people to know that ...

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Emergency Crisis Management

Emergency Management Coordinator Douglas Miller October 8, 2014 The Emergency Management field is a rather unique and at times a very stressful field. An Emergency Management Coordinator may have many different roles ...

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Sex Education In Public Schools

To Know, or Not to Know: Is That the Question? The topic of sexual education of our children is one of the more heated debates within the public school system. On one side, typically labeled the religious right by their opponents, parents believe that they are the one best suited for the ...

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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

(BSE) is a relatively new disease found primarily in cattle. This disease of the bovine breed was first seen in the United Kingdom in November 1986 by histopathological examination of affected brains (Kimberlin, 1993) . From the first discovery in 1986 to 1990 this disease developed into a ...

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Date Rape Drugs

E-mail: tasneemrani@hotmail.com Health Promotion : The issue of substances used to facilitate date rape is one that deserves a great deal of attention. Over the years, there has been a dramatic increase in reports of drug misuse leading to sexual assault. It is necessary for everyone to be aware ...

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AIDS And You: The Lethal Relation

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, ...

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Legalization Of Drugs: Against

Everyone agrees that something must be done about the tremendous physical and emotional health problems that drug abuse causes. Concern about the abuse of drugs is so widespread that recent polls indicate it to be one of the most serious problems in today's world, threatening the security and ...

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Cosmetic Testing On Animals

When most people go to the store to purchase cosmetics and household cleaners they usually don’t put too much thought into it. Most people do not realize that 14 million animals die and suffer each year for these products that are almost meaningless to humans. (Shah, abstract) Cosmetic animal ...

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Ethics And Engineering

"A professional - engineer, doctor, lawyer, or teacher - should have a well- rounded education, which teaches the technical expertise of the field, but also instructs the whole human being about the pleasures and responsibilities of being a contributing member of society." The most important ...

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