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    them. Puppy Mills are facilities in which dogs are mass bred, these are well known for their terrible conditions and treatment of animals. One aspect less known is the legislation that makes this legal, which is The Animal Welfare Act. According to the United States Department of Agriculture: The Animal Welfare Act is federal law that defines the bare minimum standards of the treatment of animals

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    PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) was founded as a non-profit organization in 1980 by Ingrid Newkirk and Alex Pacheco (PETA np). They first gained attention during the Silver Spring monkeys case, when Alex Pacheco, then a student at George Washington University, volunteered at a lab conducted by Edward Taub, who was testing neuroplasticity on monkeys. Taub had cut sensory ganglia (a nerve cell cluster) that supplied nerves to the monkeys' fingers, hands, arms, legs; with some of

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    ethically, which includes refuse to use them in research, entertaining, food and clothing. This idea has greatly influenced animal liberation movement and the establishment of many animal protect organizations such as PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). However, animal experiments in medical field is necessary for the reasons that it helps people to find cures for diseases and makes medical students become proper clinical professionals. The first reason supports the necessity of animal

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    People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is an organization who fights against animal cruelty. It informs people about the issues with animals. It also compares animal cruelty to drastic events such as slavery, the Holocaust, World War II, etc. It has a history of proving what is humane. The website excerpt titled "Circuses: Three Rings of Abuse" from the website peta.org is effective for its audience of animal rights people, people who go to the circus or support them and others who are

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    under supervision in the security of a hospital and does a more than adequate job of performing the functions of a normal kidney, there are some disadvantages. For one, the dialysis process is a very strict and time consuming. The schedule requires treatment 3 times a week for 4-5 hours (Source 6). This time commitment will most likely to be very inconvenient and make the previous life style of the patient difficult. Secondly, if proper cleansing routines are not followed, it is also possible for the

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    building block to understanding why treatment results vary from one culture to the next. Aside from social stressors exists biases from both the provider and those referring someone to treatment. The military culture is made up of a very diverse group of individuals ranging from all parts of the world with various ethnic backgrounds and cultural upbringings that must somehow work together in order to complete the mission. A military member is referred to treatment for one of two reasons; self-referral

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    Abstract Cancer is a crucial health concern around the world. Despite the major developments in conventional treatments, radiation, chemotherapy and surgical therapies, still many cancer cell lines, such as lung cancer, have a critically low 5-year survival rate. The current conventional approach of cancer treatment is composed of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, which considered the basic steps for any cancer patient. However, the majority of these therapeutic approaches are associated with

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    Rehabilitation can have two different meanings- to bring (someone or something) back to a normal healthy conditions after an illness, injury or drug problems; or to teach a criminal in prison to live a normal and productive life. Approaches to treatment range from individual to group methods. Correctional officers must discover what works for which offender in what context. History of Drugs Shamanism- a practice among primitive societies dating back, by some estimates, more than 40,000 years,

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    TREATMENT Following a specific anterior cruciate ligament injury diagnosis, the first and most important decision for a patient is whether to undergo non-operative or operative management of the injury. In order to establish the most opportune method of treatment there are many components that must be considered, although the decision is ultimately dependent upon the age, activity level, and preferences of the patient. Most often, nonsurgical treatment is chosen for older, more sedentary individuals

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    treatment continuum, as clients transitioned through the use of mindfulness to hope and then to setting goals, certain results were noted; negative affect began to decrease, while positive affect and quality of life in regards to one’s mental health began to increase (Thornton, et al., 2007). It could be assumed that the use of mindfulness and hope would also demonstrate similar results for those individuals who are experiencing the cancer diagnosis for the first time. Through the review Chi (2007)

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