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This semester I have learned a lot more thus having high or low blood pressure. I chose the topic of blood pressure because high and low blood pressure runs in my family. I also choose this topic because It was interesting, and I have learned a lot that I did not know at first about…

That affects more than 25 million women in the United States and potentially 200 million worldwide. This disease is characterized by diminishing the structure of the skeleton (particular the “spongy” bone). This results in an increased risk of fracture. Osteoporosis develops silently over a period of years, eventually progressing to a point where a fracture…

Do all children have a difference in brain function? S16% of school children suffer from ADHD and require medication. S2They looked at 16 children between 8 and 13 who were diagnosed with ADHD six were not.. S3Ritalin is the drug used to treat children with hyperactive and aggressive behavior. S4/C1 ADHD children react differently than…

Dothiepin is a tricyclic antidepressant. It acts by promoting the effectiveness of several amines (dopamine, norepinephrine, and 5-hydroxytryptamine, which is also known as 5HT and serotonin). It functions by inhibiting their reuptake at the terminals of nerve cells, thus leading to their prolonged presence at the synaptic cleft and an increased effect on the neuron….

Prepared by: Aamna Ikram Abbasi Unit 1.1 LO 1 A.C 1.1 Support healthy lifestyles for children through the provision of food and nutrition. What is healthy eating? Healthy eating is a healthy diet which gives your body a balanced mixture of food that provides nutrients, energy and helps to improve overall health, this plays a…

Balding is a problem that both men and women alike dread. There is nothing you can really do to stop it from happening. Each day your loss up to fifty hairs. They are replaced with new ones, but in balding people the hair stops coming back. Probably the most common cause of baldness is the…

A traditional ritual that is mostly practiced in Africa on young girls with ages that vary from birth to pre-pubescent. It is reported to have its origins (with varying degrees of reliability) in ancient Egypt. Female circumcision was also discovered being practiced in western India and eastern Asia until it was outlawed around the turn…