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SIDS Causes and Theories

Worldwide, SIDS occurs in 1.5 infants out of 1,000 live births (Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy, 2003). The incidence of SID...

Criminal Justice and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

unborn child. The National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (NOFAS) defines fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) as "a lifel...

MODS

Anyone who has had the opportunity to spend time with an individual who has received a transplanted kidney, liver or even a heart,...

Causes of Parental Alienation Syndrome

In five pages this paper discusses parental alienation syndrome in a consideration of root causes and custody determinations. Fou...

Contemporary Small Firms and Networks' Role

Initially, Hoovers made much of its basic information free for anyone, requiring subscription only for more detailed information. ...

Canada and SARS

readily accessible, however, is the World Wide Web. On the Ontario Ministry of Healths site, for example, the government provides...

Williams Syndrome in Children, Problematic Behavior, and Pain Management

behaviours: one of the reasons for the study was to assess whether there were elements of the playschool environment which were tr...

Chronicity & Illness Trajectory

refers to being allergic to multiple forms of stimuli. Chronic illness not only impacts the patient, but also the patients family ...

Operation Desert Storm

and the "restoration of Kuwaits legitimate government to replace the puppet regime installed by Iraq" (Richelson, 2001). The Unit...

Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Case Report

neck & trunk involvement and vomiting (two-and-a-half year old); tripping, voice change, difficulty swallowing, inability to sit u...

Guillain-Barre Syndrome

and specific therapy" (Newswanger and Warren, 2004, p. 2405). As patients advance through the acute phase of the illness, supporti...

False Memory Syndrome

the idea that the memories were fabricated. They were based on the wish of the individuals, and not an actual event (Hickey, 2003)...

The Case of Dr. Carl Bennett

would cause him to keep a distance from other children, such as twitching behavior, bands on his teeth, and glasses (Sacks 85). Fr...

The Link Between Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

ESTIMATED TWENTY MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US ALONE SUFFERED FROM DIABETES IN 2005 (DESHPANDE, HARRIS-HAYES, AND SCHOOTMAN, 2005). AS...

Bats are Dying and their Death Could Have Serious Widespread Impacts

C. Potential human impacts VI. Attempts to Control A. Limiting Human Cave Access...

Domestic Abuse Cases and the 1973 Stockholm Syndrome

the issues, and potential solutions, for domestic violence more understandable. These methodologies are only applicable, however,...

Metabolic Syndrome Explored

apple shaped rather than a pear shaped body) has been associated with an increased risk for heart disease" (The metabolic syndrome...

PPS

that the medical community was surprised to see how widespread the problem was and that even though countless numbers of doctors h...

Does PMS Actually Exist?

and those that are will suffer in varying degrees (What is Premenstrual Syndrome? 2003). Among the many typical symptoms...

California and 'Sick Building Syndrome'

and walls, something that could indeed cause structural damage ("Beyond" PG). If this happens to schools and office buildings, cla...

Media and Crime

whether it is real life or on television. The primary concern of course is televisions effects on children as they are malleable a...

Article Critique of Prader Willi Syndrome and Food Preferences

a chromosome deletion. The major symptoms of PWS are: infantile hypotonia, failure to thrive, hypogonadism; developmental delay;...

Asperger Programs, A Letter to the Editor

This essay presents an argument that there should be specific programs in the public school system that are designed to meet the n...

The Safe to Sleep Campaign, SIDS

This research paper discusses the Safe to Sleep campaign, which is a promotion effort designed to address the infant morality caus...

Early Childhood Trauma and Recovered Memories

Psychologists are challenged when trying to separate fact from fiction as it respects the extent to which childhood abuse occurred...

The Problem of Energy Security

The writer looks at the concept and problems associated with energy security. The influences including but not limited potential d...

Assessing An Intervention - A Statistical Analysis

BarOn EQ test control group 21 Table 21 Chi squares test to assess link between improvement in scores and the intervention 22 3.4 ...

Gonadal Dysgenesis

Synopsis Genetic abnormalities often have distinct...

Recognizing and Treating Turner Syndrome

syndrome may have other health problems including high blood pressure, kidney problems, heart problems, diabetes, thyroid problems...

Media News 'Dumbing Down' as a Result of Commercialism

to a public that wants sound bites, simple stories, sensationalism and ideas that are not too complex. It does appear that news me...