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…health care. Medicaid traditionally pays for home health care, doctor visits, optometrist, and non-cosmetic surgery. Most of the Medicaid funding comes from the federal government with a portion provided by the state. Ultimately, it is up to the individual…

…or whatever age one wanted to be (Mahendran 2). Could cloning be the long sought after fountain of youth? Furthermore, human cloning could also enhance cosmetic procedures. For instance, breast implants, which have the potential to cause immune diseases if not done…

…be derived from insects, such as beeswax, plants, or petroleum products. There are four main uses for waxes in society. There is a bone wax that is a nontoxic, biocompatible wax used during surgery to plug up cavities in cranial bones and other bones to control…

…). Sperm from the father could be transferred into the mother's egg, thus creating a unique child, not a clone. Because of cloning and its technology, organ transplants and cosmetic procedures, like silicone breast implants, that may cause immune disease…

…in this country. Other white supremacists are also following a less violent strategy: exchanging bullets for ballots and running for political office. Some attempt to clone the success of David Duke. With a little cosmetic surgery on both his nose and his resume…

…they will be resistant to, and even their IQ and personality. As Jeremy Rifkin, a critic of biotechnology, says, "It's the ultimate shopping experience: designing your baby. In a society used to cosmetic surgery..., this is not a big step" (qtd. in Yount 2001). However…

…generated by exercise or workout programs, gyms, health clubs, or cosmetic surgery.         A recent national survey in the US reveled that the majority of women, when asked what would make them happiest, choose thinness over all other choices, even…

…cosmetic surgery on pets (Guither 118). A survey conducted on 20 people asked if they went to a circus or zoo or got a pet from a pet store. 80% of these people did not know these were sources of animal cruelty. 20% said they didn't know a lot of the animal…

…was known to ancient Chinese and Hindus before 2000 BC, and was found in tubes in Egyptian tombs dating from 1500 BC. The Greeks used mercury in ointments and the Romans used it in cosmetics, but since it is a poison, many died from that. Mercury is one…

…was known to ancient Chinese and Hindus before 2000 BC, and was found in tubes in Egyptian tombs dating from 1500 BC. The Greeks used mercury in ointments and the Romans used it in cosmetics, but since it is a poison, many died from that. Mercury is one…