.... certain disorders, especially those caused by genetic anomalies or deficiencies, by introducing specifically engineered genes into a patient's cells. It comes in two distinct forms, each of which must be looked at separately because of their distinctly different applications for the future of medicine and human society. Somatic gene therapy entails the alteration of genes within non-reproductive cells, all cells excluding sperm and eggs, thus theoretically having no influence upon the genetic make-up of future generations. However, germ-line gene therapy is the specific alteration of sperm or egg, thus having not only an effect upon the immediate .....

.... must be acknowledged if effective communication and relationships are to occur. A principle rule of mutual respect is the basis for success in communication and relationships. Mutual respect should be based on the following criteria:  always allow for and assume differences, until similarity is proved  emphasize description, rather than definition or judgment  practice empathy  treat your interpretation as a unproved theory until further understanding proves certainty Often, cultural differences are easily identified and therefore, easy to adapt to; but, others are significantly more difficult. An example of a .....

.... world. Should coffee be seen as a performance-enhancing drug? It is the same concept as an athlete taking a performance-enhancing drug. A businessman's coffee will simply amplify his natural skill in the business world, just like an enhancing drug taken by an athlete will amplify his natural skill in his sport. International Olympic Committee officials are concerned that baseball slugger Mark McGwire is sending the wrong message by using the performance-enhancing substance androstenedione. Androstenedione is an adrenal hormone produced naturally in men and women. It is converted in the liver to testosterone, which is used in muscle producti .....

.... receive is not as important a factor, according to a new study.” (Fewer girls get pregnant when involved in community, E8) Toronto Sun, 1998) Other sources say: “Sex education courses, advocated to prevent teen pregnancy but denounced as encouraged sexual interest, appear to have little or no effect on teens’ sexual activity. Such courses also have no noticeable effect on contraceptive use and pregnancy rates among teenagers. It was found that while students do learn about sex and contraception, they do not appear to alter their behavior.” (Okie, 1996) The courses that are offered in schools have proven not to have any infl .....

.... lives. There are two colors that are designated to babies that serve one purpose and one purpose only. Most infant boys were the color blue and girls wear pink. Seeing that it is difficult to determine the sex of an infant without general exposure to the genitals, most parents choose to clothe they’re young child in the respective colors so people will know whether it is a boy or a girl. After all, what male infant wears pink? When the children grow older, do they still continue the practice the color identification game? This is wear it changes. When boys reach the age wear they start dressing themselves and start buying their own clothes, t .....

.... formulate an accurate enough answer. All the people I talk to gave me answer but all the answers were different depending on gender race and financial status. For the guys that I talked to the point to life is to get laid as much as possible, to smoke up, or take make a lot of money. Well I have to admit that when I was younger and not as mature sex and getting high were always on mind. Now all that?s on my constantly active mind is love and because of my Jewish heritage how to make as much money as possible in the shortest amount of time. I think that think that the overall point to life is to experience emotions. It is these emotions of our life th .....

.... Small children and airbags don’t mix. Children shouldn’t be in the front seat because the force of the airbag is usually too much for them. Never put a rear facing child seat in the front seat of the car. If the airbag goes off, the seat will be pushed forward and the child may get squeezed between the back of the seat and the airbag. Children are less likely to be killed in a crash if they are in the back seat. If someone must put a child in the front seat, they may want to have an on/off switch for the airbag installed on the passenger side. On/off switches are used to prevent the airbag from going off in an accident, but th .....

.... of child sex abuse incidents are perpetrated by a family member. For me, the most shocking statistic to emerge from a conference on child sexual abuse in Athlone earlier this year was that one third of all child sex abusers are male adolescents under the age of 18. This fact alone puts an enormous onus on parents to be very careful whom they leave in charge of young children, whether they be older siblings, nephews, cousins or neighbours. It is an increasingly sad fact of life that nothing can be taken for granted anymore. So what is the true picture of the scale of child sex abuse in Ireland and elsewhere? A few facts may put the subject into some pe .....

.... and coordination. Inhalant-related damage results in loss of coordination and slurred speech. Chronic abusers experience tremors and uncontrollable shaking. Ophthalmic Nerve: Toluene may affect this nerve causing sight disorders. The Blood: Some substances like nitrites and mthylene chloride (paint thinner) chemically block the oxygen carring capacity of the blood. The Heart: Abuse of inhalants can result in “sudden sniffing death syndrome�. This is due to a sudden and unexpected disturbance of the heart’s rhythm. All inhalants can produce sudden sniffing death syndrome. The Lungs: Repeates use of spray paint as an inhalant can cause .....

.... with all the aspects of . Anderson, Gerhard. 1997. Prior treatments in a group of sufferers seeking treatment. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. 66 (2). 107-110. Four groups were obtained from sixty-nine sufferers aged 22-76 years to try and describe the distress they go through based on if they have had treatment or not. The four groups were: not treatment (24 people), acupuncture (19 people), relaxation (13 people), other treatments. (13 people). These people were asked to rate helplessness, capacity for rest, acceptability of change, emotional effects, hearing and ability to ignore using the Effect Questionaire. The only major differenc .....