... is approximately 20%(1 chance in 5). Women are thought to acquire gonorrhea at a slightly higher rate from an infected male. Gonorrhea is not uniformly spread throughout the population. Instead, there is a higher prevalence in large metropolitan areas, inner city areas, populations with lower overall levels of education, and people with a lower socioeconomic status. From a standpoint of age, gonorrhea is most common in people 15-29 years of age. Risk factors include having multiple sexual partners, a partner with a past history of any STD, and unprotected sex (sex without the condom or the newly developed fe ...

... Sir. Frederick Hopkins demonstrated that foods contain accessory factors in addition to proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals and water. Then, in 1912, thee chemist Casimir Funk identified that the antiberiberi substance in unpolished rice was an amine (a type of Nitrogen-containing compound), so Funk proposed that it be named vitamine, from vital amine. It was later discovered that different vitamins have different chemical properties. This discovery caused vitamine to be turned into vitamin. In 1912 Hopkins and Funk made a hypothesis. The hypothesis stated the absence of some vitamins cou ...

... have low intakes. However, after a while signs of a poor diet may start to appear, eg the person may become more prone to infections, and eventually may develop a specific deficiency disease. Energy Weight loss is an obvious sign of a diet too low in energy. Children who do not meet their needs for energy may stop growing and gaining weight. To try to reduce the effects of a diet low in energy people usually become less active. In severe cases, a low energy intake results in starvation. Children, especially those under 5 years of age, suffer from the effects of starvation more quickly than adults. In severe situat ...

... of extra living thanks to continuing medical progress against cancer, heart disease and stroke. Specialists in the field of aging, developmental health psychologists, and gerontologist , concentrate their area of study on determining health status over the course of adulthood, and determining the nature and origin of age-related diseases. They are also concerned with describing the effects of health on behavior and describing the effects of behavior on health. The goals of these specialists are: prevention of diseases, preservation of health, and improved quality of health for those suffering from disabi ...

... symptoms include: •headache •swelling of ankles, feet and hands •backache •abdominal cramps or heaviness •abdominal pain •abdominal fullness, gaseous •muscle spasms •breast tenderness •weight gain •recurrent cold sores (herpes labialis) •acne flare-up •nausea •bloating •bowel changes (constipation or diarrhea) •decreased coordination •food cravings •decreased tolerance to sensory input (noise, light) •menstruation, painful •anxiety or panic •confusion •difficulty concentrating •forgetfulness •poor judgment •depression •irritability, hostilit ...

... light, and a white coating on your tongue. The symptoms become worse as the disease spread through the bloodstream and lymphatic system. The later symptoms, as you begin to experience the last stages of the disease, are your back starts to hurt and painful swelling of your lymph nodes. Hard lumps filled with blood and puss called "boboes",from which the disease gets it name, form on various parts of your lymphatic system, such as your neck, inner thigh, groin, and armpits. This stage is the most painful. Blood vessels break and later the dry blood turns black underneath your skin. The treatment for the plague ...

... I hope to present this information. History and Overview AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Defficiency Disease. It is caused by a virus. The disease originated somewhere in Africa about 20 years ago. There it first appeared as a mysterious ailment afflicting primarily heterosexuals of both sexes. It probably was spread especially fast by primarily female prostitutes there. AIDS has already become a crisis of STAGGERING proportions in parts of Africa. In Zaire, it is estimated that over twenty percent of the adults currently carry the virus. That figure is increasing. And what occurred there wi ...

... an abortion in their lifetime, if current rates sustain (Waldman 20).� The abortion rate today is approximately 1.5 million a year. Around eighty-two percent of people who have abortions are unmarried or separated. Surprisingly, less than one percent of abortions are the result of rape. Many women regret having abortions and wish they would’ve let their child live. Still, others are relieved. Many people believe that abortion is not morally wrong. These people don’t believe that a fetus is a human being. They also believe that a mother has a right to choose what goes on with her body. These people are ...

... place I was in. I was so scared, and began screaming. I screamed and screamed, but the monster got closer and closer. Soon, it began ripping my arm off. It hurt so bad, and the pain didn’t stop. I screamed in horror as it ripped my legs off. I was dying. I knew that I would never be able to hear you say how much you love me, and I would never see your face. Although I was in complete utter pain, I wanted more than anything to be your little girl. No use now, for I was dying a painful death.� Maybe this isn’t what the baby feels, maybe it doesn’t feel anything at all, but its one very good perspective of it. ...

... to perform an abortion can solve that obstacle. Taking away this right would be invading on a woman's constitutional liberty. The unwanted child also suffers. Most of the time the mother of the unwanted child is very young and inexperienced or too poor to take care of the child. The child is usually malnourished, has no medical care, and gets very little attention or love. The foster care system isn't any better. Only a small percentage of the children are adopted by suitable parents. But the rest remain in the foster care system, where there is little or no personal care. In both cases, the child ...