.... Suddenly your brain waves are almost the same as if you were awake. You're in the dreaming stage, which occurs several times across the course of the night. Now, what happens when we're deprived of the restful sleep we need? We're less alert and attentive, more inclined to irritability and other mood problems. These emotional changes can cause our relationships with people to be difficult. Our concentration and judgment suffer, our ability to perform even simple tasks declines, and our productivity is sabotaged. Sleeplessness, whether it's the result of a sleep disorder or an overextended lifestyle, invites diminished qu .....

.... starts around the time of puberty and involves extreme weight loss. Sometimes they must be hospitalized to prevent starvation because food and weight become obsessions. For some, the compulsiveness shows up in strange eating rituals, some even collect recipes and prepare gourmet feasts for family and friends. Loss of monthly menstrual periods is typical in women with this disorder and men with this disorder usually become impotent. People with bulmia nervosa consume large amounts of food and then rid their bodies of the excess calories by vomiting, abusing laxatives or excersising obsessively. Some use a combination of all t .....

.... ESW is engaged with on scene operations. It is an incident that is often very disturbing for ESW's and may become physically ill as a result of the intense stress level associated with the event.(Bush Fire Services 92). Under particularly stressing circumstances some maybe unable to function properly at the scene or at a later date. This happens for example in the case of a death of a fellow worker in the line of duty and cannot return to his normal duties's. CIS at times can be so powerful as to cause mental and emotional breakdown in extreme case's death.(Mitchell 83). The most common cognitive or mental symptom's of an acut .....

.... family. Many women lack sexual education, such as which contraceptives are available to them, where to buy them, and how to pay for birth control, which can be very expensive.(Small steps are being made to help with the latter problem. Recently, Maryland became the first state to offer insurance coverage for contraceptives.1) These women who are uninformed about the family planning options open to them are generally the same women who are from lower class societies, and therefore lack the money required for raising a child. Prenatal care is extremely expensive. Many doctor visits are required, which can quickly escalate in c .....

.... campus for overdoses as well. The author commented that the mind-set of the students was not to “get drunk and silly” but instead to drink for the sole purpose of passing out. The students also reported that there is a “beer-friendly” attitude on the campus and that it is easy for anyone, even under-age individuals, to obtain a keg for a party. (STUDENT DRINKING STATUS – BY GENDER) Another national study found that forty-four percent of college students engaged in binge drinking during the two weeks prior to the survey. It also found that the occurrences of binge drinking at colleges vary widely. Some colleges are .....

.... called the cortex. The cortex is mainly made up of nerve cell fibres. The cerebrum cortex is folded into a surface with many ridges and grooves. This folding greatly increases the surface area of the cortex and the number of nerve cells it contains within the limited space of the skull. The largest portion of the cortex is the association brain cortex. Every region of has areas of association cortex that analyse, process, and store information. These association areas make possible all our higher mental abilities, such as thinking, speaking, and remembering. The cerebellum is the part of most responsible for balance, posture .....

.... exposed to large amounts of noxious fumes, tobacco smoke, and other pollutants. The body attempts to protect itself against invasion by dangerous substances flowing into the lungs. The asthma victim, however, usually hypersensitive, overreacts with severe symptoms (Renard, 1996). Asthma deaths in the country are steadily rising at an ever-increasing rate. Statistics indicated that about 4,000 Americans died from the disease in 1985, more than double the number only a decade ago. Society became more involved into the process of determining why asthma death were increasing. A task force of immunology, chemistry, pulmonary medici .....

.... imposed on women merely as "vectors" who may transmit HIV to their infants. The new guidelines recommend that all pregnant women should receive HIV counseling and testing. These guidelines are aimed at helping pregnant women know their HIV status early so that medical care, including zidovudine (Retrovir, known as AZT, Burroughs Welcome Co., Research Triangle Park, NC), can be made available. The new guidelines also reiterate previous federal health advisories that say counseling should precede HIV testing. Physicians and other health professionals who counsel women should be well informed about the complex issues that face H .....

.... No one pays much attention to a person in a car who is ordering large quantities of food. After eating the person vomits or uses laxatives to get rid of the food. When they see the apple peel or corn leave the body they know that the food they have eaten has been totally eliminated because the apple or corn is easily recognized and does not digest. A typical binge can be between 1,00 and 11,000 calories. The food is consumed at a rate of approximately 166 calories per min. (See Chart) The food is not chewed well. They take a bite and swallow as fast as they can. This gives them a feeling of euphoria or a "high". Obtain .....

.... of STDs has three parts: treatment, counseling, and following up. Sometimes treatment is given in a single dose but in sometimes you have to take it more than once. A person can still be infected even if the symptoms go away. That is why a follow-up visit is important. To avoid spreading the infection the person should not have sex until the doctor says that it is cured. It can take up to fourteen days. This stops the Ping Pong effect. GENITAL HERPES This infection is caused by the Herpes simplex virus. The symptoms are similar, and can result from either oral-to-genital or genital-to-genital contact. The virus causes bliste .....