... number of smokers, the number of complications, and the number of deaths?" People start smoking for their individual reasons. Some common reasons why a person may start smoking may be due to stress, to peer pressure, or even because the person wants to change his social status. The tobacco industry deceives people with their ads, implying that cigarettes can relieve stress, help you to fit in with the cool kids, and even change the social status of men, women, and teens. A camel smoking a cigarette, wearing a leather jacket, with several beautiful ladies surrounding him portrays the image that smoking is for tough men whom the ladies love. Models are used to illu ...

... the case of the irreversibly comatose patient, euthanasia is not only morally justified, it is the only alternative for those truly concerned with the patient’s welfare. Euthanasia is clinically defined as an “act or practice of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from incurable conditions or diseases. The word “euthanasia” is generally also applied to cases in which the doctor withdraws the machines or drugs, which are keeping the patient alive, and thus allows the patient to die naturally. Euthanasia ends pain mercifully and easily. It is used when the pain of degradation of life or the pain of a terminal disease is greater than the pain of death. In ...

... without regulation. 2. There are many biotech companies based in developed countries that have branches or joint ventures around the world. II. The potential risks of transgenic organisms to the environment is still being determined. A. Some experts warn that there is a danger that biotechnology can create mutant hybrids. B. Biotechnology has the potential to harm the economies of some developing nations. C. The last and possible the most important argument for an international biosaf ...

... ill patient who is mentally competent has made the choice to either partake in physician-assisted suicide or euthanasia. “Physician-assisted suicide occurs when the physician provides the patient with the means and/or knowledge to commit suicide”(Death and Dying,91). “ Euthanasia is when the physician administers the death causing drug or agent”(Death and Dying,92). The most recent case is that of The State of Florida v. Charles Hall. “Charles Hall is dying of AIDS and challenged the State of Florida to let him die by a self-administered lethal injection without fear of prosecution”(http://www.rights.org/ deathnet/open.html). On January 31, 1997, a Judge ruled ...

... that deals with teenagers. Teens and even adults do not want to consider the idea that there is a way of saving themselves. The method of saving one self is long and strenuous, but worthwhile in the future. One have to be steadily committed to saving them selves. The first thing that the article tells you to do is to realize that there are people whom are willing to help. The author advises you to talk to some one who is “ gentle, respectful of your opinions; someone who treats you with dignity...” The article also tell you to realize that if you plan to suicide think of the people that you are going to hurt, your family and friends, overall the people who cares ...

... insulin extracted from animals and placed in humans could prevent death. Unfortunately, this is not a cure. Patients can get potentially fatal diabetes-related disorders. These include blindness and, or kidney failure. Atherososclerosis, numbness and pain in extremities caused by narrowed vessicles, may also be a problem. These effects are caused because insulin injections can't perfectly mimic naturally made insulin. That's why a therapy that maintains glucose values within normal from the begging is needed. An ideal treatment would be the implantation of islets. This, in theory, would only have to be done once and would insure proper insulin production. ...

... 1.5 million a year. Around eighty-two percent of people who have abortions are unmarried or separated. Surprisingly, less than one percent of abortions are the result of rape. Many women regret having abortions and wish they would’ve let their child live. Still, others are relieved. Many people believe that abortion is not morally wrong. These people don’t believe that a fetus is a human being. They also believe that a mother has a right to choose what goes on with her body. These people are said to be pro-choice, because the right for a mother to chose is their main argument. There are also some special cases in which pro-choicers believe that abo ...

... Most offices are filled with other patients and operating rooms are easily accessible making it easy for others to watch the pain and embarrassment the patient has to goes through. If one should forget to brush their teeth before their visit, they will regrettably become immortal as the doctor announces the left-over remains of a Turkey and Cheese sandwich stuck between the molars. Braces become a constant source of embarrassment. Braces are three to four years of physical torture beginning with the very first office visit. The applying of the brackets itself is long, tiresome, and uncomfortable. First, cold, flavored clay is shoved into the inside of the ...

... variety of them. The best fitness program is one that have an exercise(s) and a diet that you enjoy. The rewards and benefits of fitness can all be reaped, if you work at it. There are many benefits to fitness. The main one is health. Research has shown that people who are in shape and fit are less prone to disease such as coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, frailty, diabetes and conditions like obesity than the people are not. Fit people also tend to live a longer life. Doing aerobic and weight exercises such as running, walking, swimming, weight lifting etc. and a healthy diet is important in preventing or treating the above diseases or conditions. ...

... say that the answer is conception. The moment when a mans sperm and a womens egg, are joined. "At that moment the fetus is formed as a unique person that is allowed to develop freely, would grow to function independently." So abortion is wrong. Many pro-choice proponents argue that human life begins at viability, the moment when a fetus can survive outside the mothers womb. That is why they believe abortion is an okay decision to make. Pro-life advocates believe that a babys life begins at conception. They state "That right to be born overrides the mothers right to make decisions about her body since her decisions to abort affect the life of another human bei ...