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- 6111: Cardiac Pacemakers
- ... Cardiac arrhythmias are common in the elderly, in whom age-related physiologic changes often alter the conduction system of the heart. Such changes may remain asymptomatic, or they may progress to syncope, or possibly sudden death. In the event of acute myocardial infarction, arrhythmias are no more frequent in the elderly than in younger subjects; in fact, ventricular premature beats are seen less commonly in patients aged seventy years and older ...
- 6112: Argumentative Environment
- ... speaker is angry that this war "against the great-grandfathers of the town" (Kunitz 123) is destroying these ancestors' attempt to preserve nature, not allow "the green world" (Kunitz 123) to be turned into a "death-foxed page" (Kunitz 123) of barrenness. Some pro-environmentalists, like Sioux medicine man John (Fire) Lame Deer, claim that the damage industrialized society has done to nature is both immense and nearly criminal , the result ...
- 6113: Asthma 2
- ... asthma attacks can be controlled by the administration of appropriate drugs by injection, orally, or by inhalation of aerosols. Occasionally, oxygen administration or use of a respirator may be required. Asthma attacks can result in death.
- 6114: Antibiotic Resistance 2
- ... life-threatening illnesses (Enterococcus faecalis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) already evade every antibiotic in the clinician's stockpile of more than 100 drugs. In part because of the rise in resistance to antibiotics, the death rates for some communicable diseases (such as tuberculosis) have started to rise again, after having declined in the industrial nations. How did we end up in this worrisome, and worsening, situation? Several interacting processes are ...
- 6115: Animal Research
- ... Animals help us to teach and practice new surgical techniques to doctors who perform today's delicate cardiac, ear, eye, pulmonary, brain surgeries, and other live saving surgery's. And most people faced with their death would rather live even if it meant killing animals. Next, animals help other animals as well. Veterinarians must learn the surgical techniques first so they can perfect their skills before they use them on other ...
- 6116: Air Pollution 2
- ... and contamination of water supplies. The outcome of all those pollutant factors are enormous. The smoke from car engines which contains lead, that causes brain damage in children, stinging eyes, damage of the lung, the death rate of 40.000 asthma patients every year, and the destruction of whole forests includes only a few examples of the effects of air pollution. There are many ways to control and reduce air pollution ...
- 6117: Acid Rain 6
- ... serious effects on humans during consumption. For example, mercury that accumulate in the organs and tissues of the animals has been linked with brain damage in children as well as nerve disorders, brain damage, and death. Also, aluminum has been associated with kidney problems and, was also suspected to be related to Alzheimer's disease. After learning about all that that are being affected by acid rain, are their any solutions ...
- 6118: Air Pollution
- ... sun through all the layers of pollution within the air (Dinanike 31)? Not only are beautiful sights such as this hidden behind the pollution this world causes everyday, but an increase in diseases, infections and death occurs. What causes pollution? What can we do to prevent it, and get rid of it? Is it fair to the children of the future to have to suffer the consequences that pollution causes? Why ...
- 6119: Arthritis, The Hidden Dissability
- ... Lupus (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus) is a type of arthritis that affects nine times as many women as men. It is mild in many people, but if left untreated can lead to serious problems, sometimes even death. Lupus can affect the skin, and will sometimes cause damage to nerves and the brain. It may also inflame the lining of the lungs, heart, and may even damage the kidneys. Twenty years ago, people ...
- 6120: Aids 2
- ... fever, loss of appetite and weight, diarrhea, yeast infections, and night sweats. HIV is commonly connected with a "wasting syndrome," which results in substantial weight loss, a general decline in health, and, in some cases, death. The virus also infects the nervous system. There, HIV may cause dementia, which is a condition characterized by sensory, thinking, and/or memory disorders. HIV infection of the brain may cause movement or coordination problems ...
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