such as going to work or tending to family and friends, and instead becomes a vagabond with an aimless future focused on simply getting high. Smoking marijuana over a long period of time can lead to the development of emphysema, chronic asthma & bronchitis and even cancers of the lung & windpipe in the rarest of circumstances. Neurological and cardiovascular effects have been reported as well in strong users such as shortterm memory loss and the possibility of heart disease. And for casual users
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Non-Small Cell and Small Cell Lung Cancer Angela Cantley COM/156 September 16, 2012 Ms. Cowart Non-Small Cell and Small Cell Lung Cancer Lung cancer is a subject that almost everyone is familiar with on some level. Approximately “1 in 14 men and women will be diagnosed with cancer of the lung and bronchus in their lifetime” (Howlader N, 2011). Like any other devastating and deadly disease, most assume that it cannot happen to them. However, this may not necessarily be the case. According
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When the right side of the heart is unable to pump properly, blood backs up into the veins. This produces “congestion” which can affect the gastrointestinal tract and the limbs. Other than left-sided heart failure, other causes include; chronic bronchitis, emphysema, congenital heart disease, clots in pulmonary arteries, pulmonary hypertension, and heart valve
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them, but those who live in communities that have a great number of homeless individuals. Because homeless people do not have any source of income it would be hard for them to treat diseases such as cancer, high cholesterol, heart disease, chronic bronchitis and much more including serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Also, not
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I am diagnosed with asthma. I developed with these symptoms when I was five years old. I first reacted when I smelled a flower in my graduation I had a difficult time breathing and also associated with coughing and wheezing. I was immediately taken to the doctor and was given fast acting bronchio dilators and then I felt relieved. I was closely evaluated by the physician and Advair was prescribed it helped me with my exertions and I got relieved with frequent asthma attacks. Today I can do all normal
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the aged are at a high risk of developing influenza and suffering from its complications. In most cases, children and old people affected with influenza tend to develop and suffer from other risk complications such as ear infections, pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus infections, and other respiratory illnesses (Emmanuel, 2009). Pneumonia is a common complication that develops when the disease is not identified and treated on time thus leading to viral or bacterial pneumonia. Like other infectious diseases
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Measles is an infectious viral disease typically occurring in childhood. Long ago, this disease caused great loss. Measles originated in the Middle East causing several outbreaks in schools and small communities. After being spread throughout the Middle East it eventually made it to parts of Europe and Asia. It was very easy for soldiers fighting in parts of Asia and the Middle East to bring the measles virus back home. The rapid spreading of measles throughout these parts of the world caused several
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In my future I see myself as a respiratory therapist. Breathing is very beneficial to life, and I want to assist people further who have problems with their respiratory system with that. Ever since I was a child, I always had the idea of going into a career in healthcare, but I never knew exactly which path to take since there are so many options. When I was younger I had sick grandparents who all needed in home care from hospice, I always stayed by their bedside to help them and to try and comfort
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Letia Childs May 2, 2011 Topics in Psychology Professor Hoplight The infamous Cocaine Growing up in a poverty stricken neighborhood in Washington, DC where crime and drugs were the source of corruption of many family and lives, including mine. Remembering, the nights when my mother use to sneak out of the house and walk to the nearest crack house that was only a couple of houses down from me, became memories that changed my life forever. Witnessing other families that suffered from
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Should smoking in public areas be allowed? Have you ever gone to a restaurant or to the bowling alley and come home smelling like cigarette smoke? And while you were there, some people are sitting there smoking by you and you can’t stand the smell of it. So you go out side and to get some fresh air and what do you know there’s some more people lighting it up and smoking but they are polite enough to go outside. Doesn’t this annoy you, that you can barely go anywhere without people smoking in
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