A hazardous substance is any biological agent or other disease causing agent or any chemical which presents a health hazard. Hazardous substances can be found in such places as hospitals and other medical facilities, occupational facilities, like chemical, agricultural, industrial…
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Lucid Dreaming I have always loved to sleep, not as much for the rehabilitation of tissues and nerves, as the adrenaline filled adventure of dreamscapes. Even pre-voracious consumption of such new age scripture as Brian Weiss’ Many Minds Many Masters….
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It is often said to have knowledge is to have power. To argue any point of view on any subject with someone of opposite opinion one must be armed with more than just how they feel about a particular subject….
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Euthanasia is unethical because we then make ourselves or others God. No one knows the time when someone is going to pass from this world to the next. No one knows when the next cure will be discovered. If we…
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Euthanasia is ethical under certain circumstances. I wouldn’t agree it’s ethical to euthanize the infirm, the elderly, nor those who have chronic pain with non fatal illnesses. Having said that, I do believe if the person who is having chronic…
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When I was in high school and my Great-Aunt Mary had to be put in the nursing home, I hated going to visit her. She didn’t remember who anyone was and she was incapable of talking anything but nonsense. I…
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Life is always valued. Every life is precious, a gift. But is that really true? What if the person considers life a burden? If the “life” isn’t a benefit? If you were basically a vegetable, an empty shell of a…
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The “bio” in biomedical refers to the biological sciences. Since the discovery of proteins and subsequently the genetic molecules of cells, the biological sciences have become one of the most diverse and richest areas of modern science. In the last…
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As with so many debate questions, there is no clear cut answer here but, on balance, I must come down on the ‘ethical’ side. My primary reason for this is because I have witnessed Death in its two extremes in…
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The idea that humans use only ten percent of their brains is just a myth. This myth has several possible origins and no scientific backing to support it. In fact, the idea that humans use only ten percent of their…
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