... part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a component of the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services. "'Anabolic steroids' is the familiar name for synthetic substances related to the male sex hormones (androgens). They promote the growth of skeletal muscle (anabolic effects) and the development of male sexual characteristics (androgenic effects), and also have some other effects."" (N.I.D.A. what par 1) ... can cause several side effects. "Anabolic steroid abuse has been associated with a wide range of adverse side effects ranging from some that are physically unattractive, ...

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... use for our society today, and that is to abort a fetus. In most cases, women who use the drug, RU 486, have an unwanted pregnancy as a result of either unprotected sex, or their method of prevention failed. There are three required doctors" visits when using RU 486 to abort an unwanted or unplanned fetus. During the first visit the patient is ... uterus a surgical abortion is performed. (All Things Considered (NPR) 1994). Although RU 486 has been used for abortion, scientists believe that the drug may be helpful in treating endometriosis, fibroids, breast cancer, and certain non-malign...

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... may be spread by an infected mother to her baby while the baby is either still in the woman's uterus or during childbirth. HIV can be transmitted through the mother's breast milk during brastfeeding. Mother-to-child transmission is ninety percent of all cases of AIDS in children. In Africa, the number of women infected with HIV is ten times more ... that may require much attention. Experts believe that most effective treatment for AIDS is to prevent HIV infection. Health officials focus on altering unsafe sedual practices and needle- sharing. Safe-sex campaigns, social centers, schools,...

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... use for our society today, and that is to abort a fetus. In most cases, women who use the drug, RU 486, have an unwanted pregnancy as a result of either unprotected sex, or their method of prevention failed. There are three required doctors" visits when using RU 486 to abort an unwanted or unplanned fetus. During the first visit the patient is ... uterus a surgical abortion is performed. (All Things Considered (NPR) 1994). Although RU 486 has been used for abortion, scientists believe that the drug may be helpful in treating endometriosis, fibroids, breast cancer, and certain non-malign...

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... . To understand steroids you need to know what they do and how they build muscle. Anabolic steroids are natural hormones produced by the body that help build muscle. The male sex hormone testosterone is the most active anabolic steroid in the human body. Men have bigger muscles than women because their bodies produce much more of the male hormone testosterone. During ... much testosterone, and so it stops making testosterone and sperm, and the testes actually shrink. A certain percentage of each dose steroids is converted into the female sex hormone estradiol. This can lead to the develo...

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... steroids include severe acne, edema, glucose intolerance and insulin resistance, hair loss, hepatotoxicity, and increased risk of cardiovascular disease (Koziris. 2000). Although anabolic steroids are derived from a male sex hormone, men who take them may actually experience a "feminization" effect along with a decrease in normal male sexual function. When males use steroids, the excess steroids are metabolized into female ... sex hormones. Large doses of anabolic steroids tend to make men irritable and moody at best, and at worst, raging, murderous, and suicidal (Eichner. 1997). There ...

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... and many others at all costs is the first step in cancer prevention. The best method of prevention and treatment is to regularly check for cancer. Annual doctor visits and breast self-examinations for women are helpful. Cancer, when it is caught early, is easier to treat. The stages of the disease are hard to classify, but there are generally three ... see the faint glimmer of hope at the end of a very murky tunnel. Further setbacks occur when treating cancer. Different people react differently to treatment. This is based on race, sex, and age. Tolerance to chemotherapeutic drugs decrea...

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... example of a poem which deals with the tragic loss of a legend in an interesting way is 'The Death of Marilyn Monroe' by poet Edwin Morgan. The poem centres around Hollywood sex icon Marilyn Monroe and how the life she lived and the people she met may have, in some way, contributed to her eventual death in 1962. The poem opens dramatically ... public reacted when they discover Monroe's death. This has the excellent effect of portraying to the reader the themes of responsibility and innocence. "What innocence? Whose guilt? What eyes? Whose breast?" Morgan uses the words 'innocence' and '...

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