... of the egg, high levels of estrogen and progesterone activate and negative feedback inhibiting the release of FSH and LH. Without FSH and LH the corpus luteum deteriorates causing uterine contraction to expell the endometrium. However, if the egg is fertilized the level of estrogen and progesterone must remain high so the endometrium is not shed. The outer layer of the egg mass(blastocyct) produces a hormone(HCG) to maintain the corpus luteum for the first 3 months of pregnancy so it can provide high levels of estrogen and progesterone. After the third month the placenta provides enough estrogen and progesterone to maintain the endometrium and also to inhibit ...

... the likelihood of developing back pain, arthritis, disc herniation, or any other musculoskeletal problem. Treatment of scoliotic curves of ten degrees or less is unnecessary; sometimes these curves may correct themselves (. 1997). However, curvatures that measure between ten and twenty degrees bear watching (Rosenthal, Mark S. MD : A sensible approach. 1997). These behave much the same as those under ten degrees, except that they may progress during growth. Therefore, if a patient has finished growing and has a curve less than twenty degrees, no further treatment or follow-up is needed. A child with a curve between ten and twenty degrees should be examin ...

... on its own, and the person is cured, even without medical treatment. But if the brain alteration goes untreated, a majority of the people will attempt suicide, and 17% will succeed. Depression can also occur during childhood and adolescence. Some causes for depression include a family histoy of verbal, physical, or sexual abuse. The separation or loss of a loved one, a family history of depression, incarceration, pregnancy, lower social statuses, homosexuality, and mental retardation could also cause a child or young adult to become depressed. Doctors say that the depression symptoms for kids are the same as in adults, except that children suffer more f ...

... it has a chance to digest. The typical pattern is to start by eating something like apple peels or corn. They are not easily digested. That is followed by mass quantities of junk food. Common foods that are used for bingeing are foods that can be obtained easily without much notice such as McDonalds or Kentucky Fried Chicken. These foods can be obtained by driving up to a window to order them. No one pays much attention to a person in a car who is ordering large quantities of food. After eating the person vomits or uses laxatives to get rid of the food. When they see the apple peel or corn leave the body they know that the food they have eaten has been tot ...

... beverages have been used by people in many societies for thousands of years. Yet alcohol is one of the most widely abused drugs. The regular use of certain drugs causes dependence and the use of the drug becomes a habit that is hard to break. Drug dependence is both psychological and physical. Psychological dependence involves a craving for the psychological experience a drug provides. Physical dependence means that the user builds a tolerance to the drug. When this happens the user needs more and more of the drug to achieve the same effect. If a person develops this type of tolerance and then stops using the drug he/she will suffer from drug withdrawal. T ...

... which of these repressed memories actually existed and which are just false memories? This has caused many controversies in the field of psychology. Many people believe in the theory of repressed memories. Psychologists argue that people store different experiences in the right and left halves of their brain. The left stores sequential, logical, language-oriented experience; the right stores perceptual, spatial experiences. When people try to retrieve right-brain information through left-brain techniques, they sometimes hit a blank (Bass 71). Psychologists also state that forgetting is one of the most common and effective ways children deal with sexual abus ...

... day to day with distressing physical symptoms such as trembling, sweating, muscle tension, stomach pains, or headaches that tend to worsen when they face even mild stress (Harvard Health Letter, 1998) In 1994, (GAD) became an identifiable mental disorder with a DSM-IV diagnosis. The diagnostic criteria for GAD are: A. Unrealistic or excessive anxiety and worry about life circumstances for a period greater than 6 months, during which this person has been bothered by these concerns for more days than not. B. The person has difficulty controlling the anxiety and worrying. C. The anxiety and worry are associated with at least 3 of the following sym ...

... Pro-choice activists, on the other hand, also carry very strong points. They believe that the child inside them is their property and it's life doesn't be until birth. In 1973, the United States Supreme Court decided that as long as the baby lived in the womb, he or she would be the property of the mother. Because of this decision almost every third baby conceived in America is killed by abortion, over one and a half million babies a year (Willke vii). Many countries have followed our decision on the abortion issue and some of these include Canada, England, and France. Other countries still believe abortion should be illegal, they include Germany, Ireland, ...

... D. Refute the argument that euthanasia is unethical. III. Conclusion A. Thoughts on freedom people have. B. A quote to end with. "A dying man needs to die, as a sleepy man needs to sleep, and there comes a time when it is wrong, as well as useless to resist." -Steward Alsop, Stay of Execution Euthanasia has become an issue of increasing attention because of Dr. Jack Kevorkian's assisted suicides. As of October 21 Kevorkian has assisted in nineteen suicides. Because of the increasing number of suicides in Michigan, Gov. Engler signed an anti-suicide law in late February that made docto ...

... and comfort families which are in the midst of tragedy. A multitude of different situations arise in this profession which can not be appropriately managed without employing one's own compassion as a fellow human being as a reference point. In order to provide an appropriate balance of emotional and physical care one must be able to 'put themselves in the patient's/family's/loved one's shoes'. In a recent "NurseWeek" article (see bibliography), Deepa Arora discussed the issue of instilling hope in patients with ALS or 'Lou Gehrig's Disease'. This disease, although it is fatal and causes ongoing deterioration of the body's ability to move, leaves the mind co ...