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    Medicinal Marijuana Cannabis‚ weed‚ grass‚ reefer‚ THC; These are all names that we give to a super-drug called Marijuana that is benefitting society beyond belief. Marijuana is a highly beneficial flowering plant that can be consumed by someone and this plant‚ when smoked or consumed‚ creates euphoric and profound effects on an individual’s mental and physical state. When it comes to medicinal use of marijuana‚ the positive aspects of the drug outweigh the negative to a ridiculous extent. Recreational

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    Recent studies on medicinal marijuana show benefits in its use for cancer‚ seizures and PTSD conflicting reports cause doubt in its benefits. The topic of marijuana as a medical drug as a treatment has sparked much controversy. Generally people tend to be fiercely on one side‚ for or against medicinal marijuana‚ while some remain undecided‚ believing much more research is needed. Cancer research has shown that marijuana can drastically reduce nausea associated with chemotherapy and may also aid chemotherapy

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    and sexuality. However it is how he composed his poetry that allows us to dub his work as metaphysical. Metaphysical poets used various techniques that where novel and daring. Illicit love‚ conceits‚ puns and broad satire of relevant topical politics. This essay will answer how donne’s work is metaphysical‚ focusing on his use of conceits in the flea and A Valediction: forbidding Mourning. The Norton Anthology of English Literature defines the "conceits" of poetics as metaphors that are intricately

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    When May I Shoot a Student” by Greg Hampikian is a satirical essay criticizing the allowance of guns on college campuses in Idaho‚ in response to the passing of a bill proposing the idea. Written on February 27‚ 2014‚ from Boise‚ Idaho‚ this essay is written to the Idaho state legislature‚ and directed at an audience of adults and young adults who may share his opinion. An example of this satire‚ more specifically exaggeration‚ can be seen in the fifth paragraph‚ when Hampikian says; “For example

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    Although we have many drugs of mineral and animal origin form nature‚ semi synthetic and synthetic substances‚ plants of various species are almost the major exclusive source of natural drugs for the majority of the global population now a days. Inspite‚ of vigor’s and overwhelming influence of modernized medicine and tremendous advances made in the field of production of many synthetic drugs‚ traditional medicaments were preferred to now-a-days as natural and herbal drugs in different places in

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    Prescription Drug Use and Abuse It was supposed to be a short course of treatment with tranquilizers after the death of her infant son 15 years ago. But Lynn Ray‚ 46‚ of Germantown‚ Md.‚ says her abuse of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax and other prescription drugs led to a long struggle with addiction that nearly ruined her life. Tranquilizers‚ which slow down the central nervous system and cause drowsiness‚ numbed Ray’s agony‚ helped her sleep‚ and untied the relentless knot in her stomach. Soon

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    The overall‚ administration of antibiotics was considered justified in 50% of patients‚ given the clinical context‚ but the initial PIP/TAZ selection as initial therapy was considered inappropriate for 55%. This is considered higher than the percentage of inappropriate PIP/TAZ use in benchmark studies presented at the introduction (10% to 17%). [7‚8] Based on the definition of appropriateness of therapy‚ 45 % of the patients included‚ PIP/TAZ was prescribed appropriately‚ whereas 55 % of the patients

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    Steven Cooper December 2‚ 2012 Gary Clark Research Paper #2 Failing to meet Culturally Diverse Students Needs: Ways to Improve Our country is becoming one of the most culturally diverse nations in the world. With its nicknames “The Melting Pot” and “The Salad Bowl”‚ the United States is a place where any culture can come‚ live‚ and be free. However‚ in the education system‚ culturally diverse students’ needs are not being met. Many teachers are not qualified to for the position of being

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    TRIBAL MEDICINAL PLANTS OF KAMBAKAM HILLS‚ EASTERN GHATS‚ ANDHRA PRADESH‚ INDIA *S.K.M.BASHA‚ E. RAJYALAKSHMI‚ K.V.RAMI REDDY *NBKR Medicinal Plant Research Centre‚ Vidyanagar – 524413‚ SPSR‚ A.P. E-Mail: *drskmbasha@gmail.com ABSTRACT: Kambakam is a Village in Varadaiahpalem Mandal‚ Chittoor District‚ Andhra Pradesh State. Kambakam is located 3.736 km distance from its Mandal Main Town Varadaiahpalem. Kambakam is 99.28 km far from its District Main City Chittoor.Kambakam is located

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    in folk and AYUSH systems of medicine. This review presents a detailed survey of the literature on chemistry and medicinal properties of Tinospora Cordifolia. The chemical constituents reported from this shrub belong to different classes such as alkaloids‚ diterpenoid lactones‚ glycosides‚ steroids‚ sesquiterpenoid‚ phenolics‚ aliphatic compounds and polysaccharides. The notable medicinal properties reported are antidiabetic‚ antiinflammatory‚ antiarthritic‚ antileprotic‚ antimalarial‚ hepatoprotective

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