What is FAS/FASD? Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is a set of physical and mental birth defects that can result when a woman drinks alcohol during her pregnancy. When a pregnant woman drinks alcohol‚ such as beer‚ wine‚ or mixed drinks‚ so does her baby. Alcohol passes through the placenta right into the developing baby. The baby may suffer lifelong damage as a result. FAS is characterized by brain damage‚ facial deformities‚ and growth deficits. Heart‚ liver‚ and kidney defects also are common‚ as
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Producing Isoamyl Acetate from Isoamyl Alcohol and Acetic Anhydride through Esterification Racquel Erica D.G. Isada‚ Jannah B. Juan*‚ Moses Isaiah L. Koh and Hedder A. Lim Department of Biology‚ College of Science University of Santo Tomas‚ España Street‚ Manila 1051 Date Submitted: August 13‚ 2014 Abstract: In this experiment‚ the synthesis of Isoamyl acetate from Isoamyl alcohol and Acetic anhydride was prepared with the process of Esterification. By using the reflux technique‚ extraction
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Alcohol is a drug that is classified as a central nervous system depressant. There are three forms of alcohol‚ beer‚ wine and distilled spirits. Alcohol is one of the most commonly used drugs in the United States and has more adverse effects that most other drugs combined. There are many aspects to consider when thinking about alcohol as a drug. There are many myths surrounding alcohol‚ including who uses it‚ what its effects are on users‚ social and sexual situations and the amounts people drink
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”The Body” is a novella (definition: a written‚ fictional and prose narrative) written by Stephen King. Stephen King was born into a poor family in Portland‚ Maine‚ in the USA in 1947. He eventually got into university because he studied so hard and started writing for the college newspaper‚ as well as supporting the movement against the Vietnam War. He married and started a family‚ taking a teaching job. Although‚ he still wrote short stories for magazines and worked at making novels. The novel
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would show lower pH and decreased bicarbonate‚ or HCO3. Diabetic Acidosis Diabetic acidosis happens when there is too much of the acid known as ketones in the body due to diabetes. A diabetic may not have enough insulin to break down blood sugar‚ so the body uses fat to digest the sugars. Ketones are the byproduct of this alternative process. Blood gases would show a pH lower than 7.4‚ low bicarbonate levels‚ and a low PcO2. Hyperchloremic Acidosis Hyperchloremic acidosis is caused by too much sodium
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Bad Effects of Alcohol Alcohol is harmless when not drinking in mass quantities‚ even it helps body in some cases‚ for example wine protects people from heart attacks.However‚ if you get used to drink alcohol‚ you can easily abuse.Alcoholism happens when someone engages in frequent alcohol abuse.As time goes on‚ alcohol starts to alter chemical makeup of brain‚ resulting in user to depend on alcohol so as to feel good.In the end‚ their body starts to crave alcohol in order to function
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Jersey: McGraw Hill. 1.1 Case Questions 1. What issues are raised by these events? Discuss. 2. What disciplinary action‚ if any‚ do you recommend for each of the two women? Why? Will the discipline be preventive or corrective‚ or both? What about the process? Is failure to ‘blow the whistle’ an issue? 1.2 Summary APS Company has two clerks that handling payments from customers named Aliya and Zuraidah. They were 23 years old‚ single and graduated from college. Aliya has been worked for 18 months and
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ways of prevention for alcoholism. Certain groups of people may be at a greater risk than others for several reasons. There are numerous factors in how people may become addicted. More than thirteen million Americans abuse alcohol‚ and over 100‚000 deaths are caused by alcohol. Symptoms of alcoholism include some‚ if not all of the following. Drinking secretly or alone‚ and on a regular basis are early signs of alcoholism. Other symptoms include forgetting things that happened while intoxicated
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March23‚ 2013 Cause and Effect Essay Drinking Alcohol Many cultures use alcohol as a social drink and a way to relax. People also drink alcohol for different causes. For example: loneliness caused by life changes‚ to face with depression‚ influence of older friends or parents. The ethyl alcohol or ethanol‚ in alcoholic drinks such as beer‚ wine and liquor is a central nervous depressant‚ which has short-term and long-term effects on the body. First of all‚ Loneliness caused by life changes
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Joe Bloe Professor I.B Smart BS 131 December XX‚ 2008 Alcohol Abuse in Russia Family Issues Russians drink more alcohol than any other nation in the world. (Halpin‚ 2007‚ p1) The Times of London reports that Russians are currently going on an alcoholic binge even by Russian standards. According to the country’s chief public health officer‚ Gennadi Onishenko‚ Russians are drinking nearly three times as much as they did sixteen years ago. Onishenko’s study was promulgated by the Russian
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