Tobacco is the single greatest cause of preventable death globally.[3] Tobacco use leads most commonly to diseases affecting the heart and lungs, with smoking being a major risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (including emphysema and chronic bronchitis), and cancer (particularly lung cancer, cancers of the larynx and mouth, and pancreatic cancer). It also causes peripheral vascular disease and hypertension. The effects depend on the number of years that
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not ask the serious question: is our air clean? The answer to that question is no our air is not clean. Our dirty air is causing some of our population to get sick. The main illnesses caused by air pollution are chronic obstructive pathway disease (COPD), asthma and lung cancer. Out of the three diseases, lung cancer causes the most deaths. According to the American Lung Association, lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in both men and women. Something needs to be done to clean our air or at keep
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Homeostasis The conditions inside the body must be controlled within narrow limits. This is called homeostasis. These conditions include water content, ion content, and body temperature and blood glucose concentration. Homeostasis aims for normal functions and values from the body, such as temperature and blood glucose levels. When those values are either lower or higher than normal, homeostasis brings the functions back within normal values. Internal environment Concept of negative feedback
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TABLE OF CONTENT 1. ORGANIZATION 2. PROBLEMS 3. AIR POLUTION 4. LEGAL AND REQUIREMENT 5. SOLUTION BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF PREVENTION AND CONTROL MEASURES AT WORKPROSES INTRODUCTION OF ORGANIZATION CEMENT INDUSTRIES OF MALAYSIA BERHAD Cement Industries of Malaysia Berhad ("CIMA ") group of companies ("CIMA Group" or the Group) has been involved in the manufacturing and distribution of cement and related activities since 1975. CIMA is 100% owned by UEM Group Berhad which is a wholly
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Ectopic pregnancy, Tension Pneumothorax and Myocardial Infarction Presenting complaint, history of presenting complaint and physical findings Name: Tashaine Campbell Date: March 27, 2013 Class: Practice of Medicine An ectopic pregnancy is one in which the fertilized egg attaches itself in a place other than inside the uterus. Almost all (more than 95 percent) ectopic pregnancies occur in a fallopian tube; hence the term "tubal" pregnancy. Rarely, the egg may implant elsewhere, such
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STZ1 Task 3 Washington Western Governor’s University A1. Description SARS is a viral disease caused by a coronavirus, a viral subgroup that causes of many instances of the common cold. Although SARS’ precise origin isn’t definitively known, all current data points to small mammals know as civets as the most plausible source of human transmission. The outbreak of SARs started in November of 2002 in the Mainland Chinese Province known as Guangdong, where the civets were viewed as a delicacy
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as well as patients, and the policy will save the organization money. The policy to not hire smokers will improve the overall health and wellbeing of healthcare systems work force. Smoking has been proven to cause illnesses such as heart disease, COPD, bronchitis, sinusitis, and when people do not smoke they are less susceptible to get sick, in turn making for a healthier workforce. A study by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio in 2006 found that Smokers average 6.16 missed days of work per year
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Respiratory System & Disease Jeff Farmer Anatomy& Physiology II Casey Veatch March 14, 2012 As we live our busy lives, there are many things that we take for granted. Things like having running water, weather that’s live-able, weekends, TV with 100 channels, and NFL football. But one very important thing that we all take for granted is the involuntary process of our respiratory system and breathing. The automatic breathing
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A toddler with Down syndrome Jeffrey was 14 months when I met him. He was born with Down syndrome and a congenital heart defect and had an open heart surgery when he was 6 months old. Jeffrey often got ear infections and had recently had a set of pressure equalizing (pe) ear tubes placed. Jeffrey was not walking and was not yet crawling. Children with Down syndrome do learn to crawl and walk and talk; it takes longer. Recent research and clinical experience suggests that, with regard to talking
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There are several environmental health problems in my community. Two of the most crucial problems in the El Paso area are, water pollution and air pollution. Due to the past industries that settled near the Rio Bravo within the border region, spilled large amounts of toxic chemicals onto the river and nearby sites. One major company who produced and contaminated the environment was Asarco. Asarco has been shut down and dismantled for the last couple of decades now, but left a dent in the environment
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