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…syndrome. Marijuana has many other uses such as alleviating muscle spasticity, anorexia, asthma, nausea, peptic ulcers, alcoholism, depression, migraine, anxiety, inflammation, hypertension, insomnia, and many other uses for cancer patients. "Marijuana has…

…, but is given far less publicity than other disorders. Schizophrenia, which occurs in less than 1% of our population, receives far more media coverage than sociopathy, which occurs in a staggering 3% of our population. The eating disorder anorexia occurs in 3.43…

…by constantly being exposed to these images causes a great level of depression. Mrs. Rogers had watched her sister battle with anorexia and she said that while she wanted her sister to get better she couldn't help thinking "I wish I was able to have that kind…

…by l Anorexia l Malnutrition l Starvation l Fad dieting l Poorly balanced vegetarian diets Hypoproteinemia t Poor absorption can occur in certain GI malabsorptive diseases t Protein can shift out of intravascular space with inflammation t…

…reading without worrying about distraction," said Trinity sophomore Alex Garnick, a prescribed Ritalin user. "When I don't take it there's a very visible difference in my behavior." Ritalin's known side effects include tachycardia, dizziness, anorexia, insomnia…

…anorexia (Kavanaugh28). This ladies life was slow torture. She figured that the only way to rid of this type of pain was to have somebody kill her. Society recognizes the competent patient's right to autonomy- to decide what will or will not be done to his…

…an attractive and fake, yet desirable image. Some girls affected by these cultural images follow extreme dieting, with the hopes of looking like their role models. This is especially dangerous because diets can easily lead to anorexia and bulimia. Dieting can become…

…to improve intelligence, yet more about a pill that would make you perfect in society's eyes. American society, I believe is to fault for many of the poor self-images out there that change a person's perceptions of him or herself. Like the disorders anorexia…

…that, “Marijuana’s active components are potentially effective in treating pain, nausea, the anorexia of AIDS wasting, and other symptoms including multiple sclerosis.” The best established medical use of smoked marijuana is as an anti-nauseant for cancer chemotherapy…

…, lacrimation, excessive perspiration, restless sleep, leg and back pain, twitching of various muscle groups, hot and cold flashes. An increase of blood pressure, temperature, breathing rate , dilation of pupils, nausea, vomiting,, diarrhea, anorexia, an rapid…