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    P1- describe the routes of administration of medication commonly prescribed to individuals Types of medication:- Antibiotics:- antibiotics are medication which destroy or slow down the growth of bacteria‚ they are used to treat infections which are caused by bacteria. Most of the time the body’s immune system can fight off bacteria but in cases in which the body cannot antibiotics are used to destroy them. Antibiotics are either given orally‚ applied to the skin in ointment form or injected‚ this

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    Dangerous Fad Diets

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    fasting diet and consists of a mix of lemon juice‚ maple syrup‚ cayenne pepper‚ and purified water for 10 to 40 days and beyond. The danger involves severe calorie restriction. Also‚ water loss and dehydration are the results due to the laxative effects. The laxative effect of the diet will further acidify the individual’s blood and this can cause an abnormal increase in the acidity of the blood and extracellular fluids‚ known as acidosis. Dr. Marc

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    | Body fat and eating disorders | Marissa Amarillas | University of Phoenix | Sci 241 Ose Martinez | January 20‚ 2013 | | | Exercising daily and eating well balanced meals is ideal for people who want to keep a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately‚ that is not the case today in America. Obesity has had a dramatic increase over the past 20 years; adults “(35.7%) and approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2—19 years” in the past 20 years (CDC‚ 2012)

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    choose to try to hide by taking mind-altering substances. B. Millions of Americans also abuse legal prescriptions. 1. The misuse of drugs such as laxatives‚ for example‚ can have long- term effects. The overuse of laxatives over a period of time can damage the muscular action of the larger intestine (colon) 2. Hospital emergency rooms report that approximately the same percentage of

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    Viduya‚ Michelle-Janelle M. 2Bio7 Family Araceae Genus: Colocasia Species: esculenta Colocasia esculenta or also known as taro or gabi was first described by Carolus Linnaeus in 1753 as two separate species- Arum colocasia and Arum esculentum. Herinrich Wilhelm Schott who is one of the most important plant taxonomists of the 19th Century dedicated a large part of his life to the Araceae family. In 1832‚ he reclassified Arum colocasia as Colocasia antiquorum and Arum esculentum as Colocasia

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    Body Fat and Eating Disorders With more than 60% of the U.S. adult population overweight and 25% of those considered obese‚ it is important to understand the obesity epidemic and the serious effects it has on health. To understand obesity‚ it is important to understand body composition. Body composition is the body’s relative amount of fat to fat-free mass. The body’s fat-free mass is compromised of all the body’s non-fat tissues; this includes bone‚ water‚ muscles

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    Fresh Pandan Soap (Investigatory Project) I.            OBJECTIVES                         1. To cure even without too much expenses;                         2. To prove that there could actually be a natural cure in a soap; 3. To make use of the fragrance of Pandan Leaves in another way; 4. To recognize the medicinal capability of Pandan; 5. To treat leprosy‚ small pox and wounds; 6. To be aware of Pandan leaves not limited to culinary uses; 7. To relieve pains brought about by headache

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    Presented light-heartedly‚ the Nun’s Priest’s Tale follows the exploits of a boastful rooster named Chanticleer. In line with Chanticleer’s pride‚ and readiness to accept flattery‚ the tale provides an insightful moral. Namely‚ the Nun’s Priest wittily reminds the audience that‚ “being careless and negligent and trusting and flattery”‚ can lead to no good--in Chanticleer’s case‚ near-death. This moral‚ the tale as a whole‚ and other noteworthy themes‚ are brought about by the tale’s fable form‚ and

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    fat but instead of depriving themselves from food they binge and purge. a. Binging is eating large amounts of food in a short period of time. b. Purging is eliminating that food by inducing vomiting. c. A person may also use laxatives‚ diuretics or diet pills to purge weight C. Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified – d. Those people who have symptoms of other eating disorders but do not meet the strict criteria for diagnoses of one specific disorder. e.

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    ANOREXIA AND BULIMIA There is a new epidemic that is threatening the health and even the life of Spanish adolescents: anorexia and bulimia. The importance given to physical appearance in Western culture influences a lot of people who feel dissatisfied with their image.Before you speak of the symptoms of these disorders‚ I’d like to reflect on our culture and stage of life rather complicated‚ adolescence. It seems that both anorexia and bulimia are frequent especially from the 80s‚ in the culture

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