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Overview of 'Fad' Diets

ever-popular Atkins program. The success of this high protein, low carbohydrate diet is, indeed, founded in the validity of scien...

Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company and Strategic Financing

In twelve pages Pfizer's risks and performance are examined and then compared with those of competitors Eli Lilly and Merck. Six ...

Alcohol as a Drug Discussion

juice etc. This mixture of yeast and juice is left to ferment for several weeks in a container that does not allow air to enter, ...

Breast Cancer and the Medication Tamoxifen

must be evaluated and considered against possible negative risks. The following discussion of tamoxifen looks specifically at the ...

Unsafe Driving Practices

In this essay consisting of three pages the risks of talking on a cell phone while driving are discussed and described as being as...

Procedures and Recommendations Regarding Mine Wastewater Treatment Processes

the mining industry continues to present many challenges to those seeking viable alternatives to the manner by which the issue has...

Overview of Microsporidiosis

AIDS sufferers, with an incidence rate of between 7% - 50% (Lores et al, 2002). However, it is not isolated to this group, the fir...

Examination of Cardiovascular Disease

the current trend toward the modified food pyramid; once top-heavy with animal flesh, the new version touts the combined physical ...

Nursing Practice and Atherosclerosis

1997). It is generally believed that atherosclerosis results from a combination of factors, which include: hemodynamic stress (hyp...

Safety and Health

also places emphasis on the role of ongoing training and self improvement. Even if we look at commercial models for the way an org...

Women and Obesity

to join a health club or try to fit some other structured activity into her already-full schedule, at least not on a long-term bas...

Cost Structure and the Airline Industry

In this way the more operating leverage an airline has, the greater its business risk will be. Despite the fact that many analyst...

Lands' End Acquisition by Sears

One group of 16 Lands End executives will be given bonuses that are equal to 70 to 100 percent of their salary if they stay on wit...

Examination of Enron

for the scandal that ultimately occurred. "The contributions dwarfed what was at stake for Enron. In its energy trading in Calif...

Piper Alpha Oil Platform Catastrophe of 1988

some of the fire walls and soon the stored oil was burning. In addition, the automatic deluge system which was supposed to spray w...

Are Vaccinations Safe?

condition that they do not pursue lawsuits against the companies involved. Considering the sobering fact that a vaccination can ca...

Assessment of Hazardous Material

In thirteen pages hazardous material is assessed within the context of the observation 'In an increasingly complex industrial soci...

Special Needs Population and Child Abuse

perpetuate certain undesirable behavior patterns. Physical abuse can kill, and has. Some abusive parents have been responsible for...

Public Health Outreach for Pregnant Women for an African American Population

15 pages and 19 sources. This paper considers the importance of public health outreach for women who are pregnant, especially wom...

Julian Barnes' Article on Proctor and Gamble

it will face both opportunities and risks. The risks relate to the possibility of another company duplicating the technology, maki...

Germany and Healthcare Since 1981

In six pages this report considers Germany and relevant healthcare issues it has been grappling with since the early 1980s in term...

David C. Berliner, Bruce J. Biddle, and James Bell's The Manufactured Crisis

tests." They also point out that the SAT test only verbal and math skills and is no longer enough of a base to determine the appr...

Discounting and Capital Structure

In six pages this paper considers the structuring of an investment through an exploration of such factors as liquidity, term, and ...

A Financial Analysis of Apple Computer, Inc.

In five pages this paper discusses company profitability through the maximizing of stock prices while minimizing risk and includes...

Present Economic Conditions, Junk Bonds, and Leveraged Buyouts

and equity, and when investors can effectively monitor and control the behavior of those firms. "Leveraged Buy-outs" and "Junk Bo...

Workplace VDUs and Safety Issues

Using computers of course does also warrant care and attention to ergonomics. There are many complaints that stem from sitting in ...

Decision Making and Hazard Insurance

In seven pages this report discusses risk protection as a major underlying role factor of hazard insurance and discusses decision ...

Pressure Ulcers and Nursing Research

Of course it is not only the unacceptable nursing home that has escaped the attention of regulatory agencies in which pressure ulc...

Preventing Sexually Transmitted Diseases Program

teens living in non-institutionalized group situations at the time of the 1990 census (US Census Bureau). Figures from the 2000 C...

Legal Issues and E-Commerce

law is relatively simple. However, copyright law is complex, especially when applied to the Internet. II. Copyright Laws and Pro...