Tinnitus and its Effects on Sleep : An 8 page paper discussing
the adverse effects on sleep that tinnitus, "ringing in the ears,"
can have. Specific causes of the condition still are unknown,
but years of sleep research have defined many of the problems
of chronic sleep deprivation, such as reduced immune system
activity and reduction of general well being. More remains
unknown about tinnitus than has been discovered, but one fact is
inescapable: the adverse effect it has on the ability to sleep is
among the most insidious and certainly is the most damaging.
Bibliography lists 11 sources. KS-TIN.doc

Postpartum Depression / Definition & Discussion :
An 8 page research paper on postpartum depression. The writer
discusses its definition, types (postpartum psychosis,
postpartum neurotic depression, etc;), symptoms, and more.
Covered in this paper is also a brief history of some of the
experimental treatments that have developed over the years, and
even theories which maintain that there may be a biologically
plausible explanation for postpartum psychiatric illness.
Bibliography lists 6 sources. Postpart.wps

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) : A 12 page research
paper on S.I.D.S. (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). The writer
discusses frequency of occurrence, research funding, seasonal
variation, infant epidemiology, and ways to reduce the risk of
S.I.D.S. altogether. Bibliography lists 5 sources. Sids.wps

Breast Feeding / Benefits, Misconceptions & Challenges To
Public Health : A 10 page paper that provides an overview of
the findings in the current health literature related to the issue of
breast feeding, reflects the benefits over bottle feeding, and then
considers the implications of misconceptions and health issues
for public health. Bibliography lists 16 sources. Brfeed.wps

Vitamin A and Birth Defects : A 5 page paper that provides
an overview of the current findings that relate the overuse of
vitamin A in the form of retinal to cranial neural crest defects.
Bibliography lists 5 sources. Abirthd.wps

Tetragens and Birth Defects : A 5 page paper discussing the
tetragenic effectiveness primarily of methyl bromide, which
requires handling by certified individuals, and benomyl, a
fungicide that until relatively recently was considered so safe
that it has been used as a fruit wash to deter storage diseases in
produce. They both are tetragens, substances that can cause
birth defects when the mother ingests them during pregnancy.
Bibliography lists 6 sources. KStetrag.wps

Nursing / Education For Mothers On Epidurals : A 5 page
discussion of the complications that can be caused to delivering
women and their babies by administration of epidural analgesia.
The writer argues that there are several ways in which nurses
can be effective in dealing with this problem, the most important
one of which is educating their patients in this problem and
alternatives to pain relief (epidurals). Bibliography lists 5
sources. Epidural.wps

The Return Of Thalidomide : A 6 page paper discussing the
birth-defect causing drug thalidomide prescribed to pregnant
women as a sedative and defense against nausea. Despite the
terrible problems it caused in the 1950s and early 1960s, the
drug is being reintroduced for use in treatment of several
diseases. Bibliography lists six sources. Returnt.doc

Secondhand Smoke & Nursing Intervention : A 10 page
research paper on the dangerous effects of secondhand smoke
and some of the measures that nursing professionals can/should
take to educate patients and to protect non-smokers. It is
stressed that nursing students in particular, should make an
effort to better-educate themselves about the ails of
environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Bibliography lists 7
sources. Secondha.wps smoking
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