Essays Tagged: "loss of appetite"
The Differences and Similarities of Pneumonia and Tuberculosis
s ago when she develop a sore throat. Since her sore throat she had been experiencing chest pain, a loss of appetite, coughing and a low fever so she went to visit her doctor. Her doctor admitted her ... sis (TB)Tuberculosis was discovered 100 years ago but still kills three million people annually (Schlossberg, 1994, p.1). Cases range from race and ethnicity. In 1990 the non-Hispanic Blacks had 9, 63 ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Medical marijuana
in the treatment of the following conditions:Cancer: Marijuana alleviates the nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetitecaused by chemotherapy treatment. AIDS: Marijuana alleviates the nausea,vomiting, an ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Canine Distemper - What it is, virus, symptoms, prevention & treatment, and the 1994 african serengeti park lion epidemic.
per is often fatal. Fifty to eighty percent of infected dogs die from the disease. Symptoms include loss of appetite, fever, reddened eyes, dehydration, apathy, depression, vomiting, diarrhea, and dis ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Drugs offences in Canada
physical and psychological dependence. Drugs can be very addictive and it could lead to dependency, loss of control, anxiety, loss of appetite, disturbed sleep, damage to kidneys or other organs, hear ... ads to unusual effects such as mild stimulation and feeling of well being. Negative effects include loss of memory and concentration, panic, and loss of self-control. Smoking marijuana can cause lung ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Anorexia Nervosa is the subject of this essay. This essay was part of a project I did on the eating disorder.
t have an appetite, even though signs of hunger are there, the anorexic won't respond to them. The "loss of appetite" is due to emotional states such as anxiety, irritation, anger, and fear. An averag ... . Some symptoms of the disease are: intense fear of becoming obese that does not diminish as weight loss progresses, disturbance of body image, such as claiming to feel fat even when emaciated, refusa ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Eating Disorders
nearly seven million women and one million men each year, is Anorexia nervosa . Anorexia means the loss of appetite, however, this is often misleading because anorexics do not loose their appetite, t ... re many more unseen dangers. Anorexics often suffer from a shrunken heart with an irregular beat, a loss of bone marrow, brittle bones, and a low pulse and blood pressure. Experts estimate that betwee ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Alcoholism and its affects.
d death -- over 38% of drownings are alcohol-related.Long-term effects of heavy alcohol use include loss of appetite, vitamin deficiencies, stomach ailments, sexual impotence, liver damage, heart and ... omach ailments, sexual impotence, liver damage, heart and central nervous system damage, and memory loss.Alcohol blocks the messages going to your brain and alters your perceptions and emotions, visio ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Stress Mangement and the Adult Learner.
alth obstacles, including headaches, insomnia, depression, and high blood pressure, aching muscles, loss of appetite, exhaustion, and irritability. A family can be demanding and difficult to accommoda ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Depression, Stress & Suicide
Salem Witch Trials
t afflicted. Their actions frightened other young people, who soonshowed the same symptoms, such as loss of appetite and sickness. Abelief quickly spread over Salem and throughout the state that evils ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
Rheumatoid Arthritis
nto remission, usually within two years of the diagnosis of the disease. Other symptoms may include loss of appetite, anemia, severe weight loss, muscle fatigue, warm joints, and swelling.Rheumatoid a ... ood nutrition is also very important in the treatment of RA. Patients can suffer from severe weight loss, and even develop anemia from the disease.Rheumatoid arthritis affects around 2.1 million Ameri ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Salem Witch Trials
t afflicted. Their actions frightened other young people, who soonshowed the same symptoms, such as loss of appetite and sickness. Abelief quickly spread over Salem and throughout the state that evils ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Strengths and weaknesses of aversion therapy
ents who undergo chemotherapy that nauseate them develop food aversions. As a result, they suffer a loss of appetite and malnutrition. Fortunately, thanks to Bernstein's lifesaver experiment there are ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Depression
en. So maybe it will help.Depression are feelings of sadness, hopelessness, pessimism,and a general loss of interest in life, combined with a sense ofreduced emotional well-being. Most people experien ... ts of crying that occur for noapparent reason. A person with more serious depression may sufferfrom loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping, loss of interest enjoyment insocial activities, feelings of t ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
This essay is about teenage eating disorders. There Causes and the cures
disorder nearly affecting 10 out of 100 teenagers each year is Anorexia Nervosa. Anorexia means the loss of appetite; however, this is a mental illness in which She has an intense fear of gaining weig ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
Causes and Symptoms of Depression
nical depression, is a psychiatric disorder characterized by an inability to concentrate, insomnia, loss of appetite, anhedonia, feelings of extreme sadness, guilt, helplessness and hopelessness, and ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Depression, Stress & Suicide
Tuberculosis
all or some of the following symptoms:A cough that will not go awayFeeling tired all the timeWeight lossLoss of appetiteFeverCoughing up bloodNight sweatsTREATMENT FOR TUBERCULOSIS;Treatment for TB de ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
The pharmacology and toxicology effects of ecstasy
that ecstasy causes can be seen on the table below.Positive Effects Neutral Effects Negative EffectsLoss of appetite Muscle tensionAn increased willingness to communicate Eye jiggling Headaches, dizzi ... ople will drink large amounts of water to try and regain some of the fluids lost. This will cause a loss of sodium which also means a lot of red blood cells will die off. Users of ecstasy who get a ce ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
A&P Chapter: Test Answers to various questions accompanied by sources
adrenal cortex, caused by the destruction of the cortex. Classical Addison's disease results from a loss of both cortisol and aldosterone secretion due to near total or total destruction of both adren ... iagnosis of this condition are, a chronic, steadily worsening fatigue due to the slowly progressive loss of cortisol and aldosterone secretion, a loss of appetite, and some weight loss. Blood pressure ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Body image
dy image. Children are also cutting down on food causing eating disorders like Anorexia ( a nervous loss of appetite). Barbie and G.I. Joe dolls cause a lot of children to worry about their body image ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Yellow Fever essay outline
cute" (1st phase)- is characterized by fever, muscle pain, headache, shivers, nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite.(2) "toxic stage"- 15% of patients. This phase can lead to kidney failure and 20-50 ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases