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- 961: The Physical and Psychological Effects of Marijuana
- ... marijuana tars aren't at all. Winters found that a pack-and-a-half-a-day smoker of tobacco is exposed to 8000 mrem of radiation a year, equal to the dose of 300 chest x-rays. A more recent study indicates that a pack-and-a-half-a-day smoker receives 16000 mrem of radiation more than a non-smoker, annually. It could also be noted that the mere contents ...
- 962: Skin Cancer: What Disease Am I
- ... that we know the location and appearance of the moles on our bodies so any change will be noticed. Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and malignant melanoma can all be treated through surgery or X rays. The disease I did my report on is skin cancer.
- 963: Adrenoleukodystrpohy
- ... and motor skills away from teh infected child. This desease will ultimately disable the person from doing near anything. Facts ~ ALD is a hereditary disease. ~ ALD is a recessive trait. ~ ALD is carried on the X chromosome. ~ It is transmitted by the female. ~ It occurs in 1 out of 100,000 males. ~ May skip a generation. ~ Female offspring may become carriers of the disease. Symptoms & Effects ~Difficulties with speech in a ...
- 964: McDonaldization: Health in A Fastfood Society
- ... for a diagnosis. The doctor either gives you a prescription or advice to stay in bed and drink lots of fluids. If it is necessary she may request further testing such as blood work or x-rays as she sees fit. If you need further treatment you basically go through the same routine on another day with different people. When prescriptions are required you get the prescription filled, pay a lot ...
- 965: Arthritis, The Hidden Dissability
- ... may also occur in a single joint, which has been injured or has a structural defect. Nearly 90 percent of all Canadians over the age of 60 will have enough osteoarthritis to show in an x-ray, although the disease may not be causing them great difficulty. Some will, however, have severe problems. Rheumatoid Arthritis (This is what I have) Rheumatoid arthritis affects nearly 700,000 people in Canada (of course ...
- 966: Blood and Excerise
- ... fibers) are the fibers which must be trained in order to raise VO2 Max, But, what exactly does raising VO2 Max entail and what is happening. VO2 Max is comprised of several factors: VO2 = Q X (A-Vo2 difference) where Q = Heart rate * volume of blood pumped per beat and (A-Vo2 difference) is the amount of oxygen extracted by the muscle. So, there are three things involved. Well, since, by ...
- 967: Tuberculosis
- ... up blood streaked sputum. People who have Active TB disease usually only have mild symptoms. There are three tests to diagnose TB disease. One is the Tuberculin Mantoux PPD skin test; two is a Chest X-ray which is given after the Skin test is positive; three Sputum Test reveals if TB germs are in thick liquid a person coughs up. The Tuberculin Mantoux PPD skin test is given by placing ...
- 968: Autism
- ... based on subjective criteria and it is difficult to classify. The umbrella diagnosis is pervasive developmental disorder, which not only includes autism, but several other related disorders including, Asperger's disorder, Rett's disorder, Fragile X Syndrome, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, William's Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, and Prader-Willi Syndrome (Tustin, 1992). Autism appears to be the end product of several different disorders which share similar social, language, and neurological abnormalities. There ...
- 969: The Heart
- ... out. Diastole is the relaxation of ventricles to allow blood to enter. Treatments for the Heart Angioplasty is a technique used to clear arteries that have become blocked with fatty deposits. Angiography is used to x-ray the blood vessels. Valves In the heart there are two valves that prevent backflow of blood from the ventricles into the atria. On the right side of the heart is the tricuspid valve, composed ...
- 970: Air Pollution
- ... it causes serious illness and deaths even if the exposure to NO2 is short. "The gas was responsible for 124 deaths in a fire at Cleveland's Crile Children Hospital on May 15, 1929, when x-ray film containing nitrocellulose accidentally caught fire and produced NO2" (Hodges 63). Solution: As one can surely see these types of air pollutants are harmful to our atmosphere, environment and personal health. Factory owners can ...
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