Lung Cancer
.... Symptoms usually include a persistent cough, coughing up blood, weight loss, chest or shoulder pain, swelling in the face or neck, shortness of breath, and a hoarse voice (Microsoft, “Lung Cancer”). Repeated cases of pneumonia, a virus in which the lungs become inflamed, or bronchitis, inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchia tubes, may be warning signs for lung cancer (Scientific American, “Lung Cancer”). Bone pain, headaches, and dizziness are observations that .....
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Lung Cancer 2
.... small and fragile. They are divided into groups by their shapes. The term “oat cell carcinoma” is used to develop in smokers and usually in the central part of the lung. They spread by the lymph glands and into the blood stream early. This type of tumors can only be seen through an electron microscope on high magnification. A rare type of lung cancer, which develops from hormone producing cells are carcinoid tumors. They have a much less malignant course than small cell carcinoma.
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Lung Cancer 3
.... However cancerous tumours can invade and destroy. One of the reasons that cancer needs to be caught early is because it will spread. Cancerous cells lack the sticky coating that causes normal healthy cells to stay together because cancerous cells lack it they can break off and implant somewhere else in the body. The cancerous cells that break off from the primary tumour are usually carried through the blood. What causes cancer cells to be abnormal? They create extra chromosomes and more DNA then normal ce .....
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Lyme Disease
.... in the early 1900s but only recently became common enough to be detected.
The ticks most commonly infected with B. burgdorferi usually feed and mate on deer during part of their life cycle. The recent resurgence of the deer population in the northeast and the influx of suburban developments into rural areas where deer ticks are commonly found have probably contributed to the disease's rising commonness.
The number of reported cases of Lyme disease, as well as the number of geographic areas, in whic .....
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Lymphoma
.... system, that consists of organs such as the spleen and tonsils, there are organs that destroy foreign agents, those organs are called lymph nodes. The lymphatic system works as follows; the bone marrow produces blood cells including white blood cells. White blood cells are the cells that find and destroy disease-causing agents. Both B and T cells change a great deal to defend the body from pathogen. It is while the B cells are transforming that cancers can infect them. (Lymphoma Information Network)
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Lyra-the Star
.... 12,000 years B.C." in the Mahabharat. Mahrshi Vyras recorded, in a section called Vana Parva, a dialog between Indra and Skandra. An excerpt from this is included as wretched attempt to waste space:
"Contesting against Abhijit, the constellation Krittika (Pliedes) went to ‘Vana' the summer solstice to heat the summer. Then the star Abhijit slipped down the sky. At the time Dhanishta was given the first place in the list of Nakshatras. Rohini was also the first some time back. Now you decide what t .....
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Male Pattern Baldness
.... hair is produced) that have genetic receptor sites.
Male pattern baldness usually is a symmetrical disease, so if there is a non-symmetrical area of baldness, it is not the cause of androgenic alopecia. The typical pattern begins of occur at the hairline, then over time forms an “M”. The crown also begins to become thinner, as does the existing hair. Eventually, the “m” meets the thinned crown and forms the most common bald shape, the horseshoe.
Currently, there ar .....
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Man Vs. The Environment
.... on the Native Americans.
The Native Americans major staple was the buffalo (Pendley, 1995, p. 120) and with the near extinction of these animals, it was easy for the colonist to convince the Native Americans to move. The Native Americans in many ways: by killing them if they resisted, offering the Native Americans money for their land, or by just removing them from the land without notice. Once completed with the evacuation 3 million Native Americans had perished (Pendley, 1995, p. 121).
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Managing Information Systems
.... in which users can look at almost any information that they are given access to in their own home or office. There are some regulations, as I will speak about later, but there isn’t someone constantly looking over your shoulder and information is usually very easy to come by. An Intranet is usually a company wide network closed to the public in which people within the company are the only ones who have access to this information. Intranets are used to send interoffice mail, forms, and .....
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Manic Depression
.... through guilt, crying, or having suicidal thoughts. Unlike a manic episode, the person has lack of energy, and either an appetite loss or gain.
Manic depression is a recurrent illness, so a person usually has more than one episode. These episodes can last from weeks to months. They occur whenever and have no certain pattern. Sometimes a stressful life event can trigger an episode, and sometimes they just happen. If a person has more than four episodes a year they are
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Mans Discovery Of Fossil Fuels Could Be His Downfall. Discus
.... dependence of industrialised nations on oil along with tensions between America and the middle east led to a tenfold rise in oil prices by OPEC, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The sudden price rises were a major source of debt burdens in many developing countries, and is today held responsible for the world economic recession that became evident in the late 1970’s and early 1980’s.
During the early 1980’s with increasing concerns about conservation by envir .....
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Marijuana 2
.... the same effects. Additionally, the amount that one individual likes to smoke can be many times what another prefers. Generally, 1/8 ounce (3.5 g) of mid-quality bud could get around 20-30 people reasonably high.
Cannabis is sold on the street for anywhere between $25 - $150 per 1/4 ounce depending on quality and location. In the U.S., prices are generally $30-$60 for 1/4 ounce of lower quality and $60-$120 for 1/4 ounce of high quality bud. Prices drop quickly as quantity goes up.
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Marijuana And Its Effects On Humans
.... while smoked tobacco was. Tashkin notes that, "these differences could largely account for more than twofold greater tar yield from marijuana than tobacco that was measured using syringe-simulated puffs of similar volume and duration." Smoking cannabis through a water-pipe will filter out water soluble carcinogens and will also greatly cool down the smoke. Furthermore, cannabis need not be smoked: In Middle Eastern countries, it has been consumed through teas and food for centuries, avoiding the car .....
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Marijuana For Migranes
.... historical. Many of the historical uses of marijuana may have contemporary relevance. As I stated before, there are very few ways to study something that the society feels is harmful to the subject. This is exactly what the research is pointing out by voicing the words of our ancestors. This historical point-of-view allows our conscience to be at ease so that accurate tests can be performed to conclude a up to the date analysis. For so long marijuana has received criticism due to the abuse it took i .....
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Mars 2
.... a diameter of one hundred twenty kilometers!
The largest of the volcanoes in the Tharsis region, as well as all known volcanoes in the solar system, is Olympus Mons. Olympus Mons is a shield volcano 624 km in diameter (approximately the same size as the state of Arizona), 25 km high, and is rimmed by a 6 km high scarp. A caldera 80 km wide is located at the summit of Olympus Mons. To compare, the largest volcano on Earth is Mauna Loa. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano 10 km high and 120 km acros .....
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