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Billion Per Year Secondhand Smoke
855 wordsSmoking is the most preventable cause of death in our society. During 1995, approximately 2. 1 million people in developed countries died as a result of smoking. One tobacco use is responsible for nearly one in five deaths in the United States. Lung Cancer mortality are about 23 times higher for current male smokers and 13 times higher for current female smokers compared to a lifelong never-smoker. In addition to being responsible for 87 % of lung cancers, smoking is also associated with cancers...
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Spina Bifida Spinal Cord
489 wordsSpina Bifida is a Latin term meaning split spine. It is the name given to a group of birth defects, which interfere with the development of the central nervous system: the brain, the spinal cord and the nerve tissues. It results from the failure of the spine to close properly during the first month of pregnancy. In severe cases, the spinal cord protrudes through the back and may be covered by skin or a thin membrane. Surgery to close a newborn's back is generally performed within 24 hours after ...
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People Who Live Nile River
415 wordsThe Comparing and Contrasting of Snails of the The Nile River is a river that winds through Africa into the Mediterranean Sea. The Nile River is considered to be the river of life for both people and wildlife. People who live along the river have the highest rate of bladder cancer. The Schistosoma Haematobium or blood fluke, which is carried by a snail called the Bulinus Truncatus, infects many people who live along the river. There is a parasitic worm which burrows into blood vessels of the hum...
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American Cancer Society Prostate Cancer
697 wordsProstate Cancer is a malignancy of the prostate gland, a walnut-sized organ located under the bladder in males. The prostate gland surrounds the urethra, which is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the penis. The American Cancer Society estimates that 317, 100 new cases of prostate cancer are diagnosed annually in the United States and that 41, 400 men die from the disease each year. It is the second leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer in American men. The specific cause...
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Endangered Species Human Beings
797 wordsCloning can be defined as a group of individuals produced asexually from a sexually produced ancestor. The genetics, a branch of biology concerned with natural development and the study of hereditary genes, is used to develop one biotic individual from another. Although this method is not yet developed, it has been considered for usage in the future. Cloning has many distinct advantages and disadvantages, which need to be explored further. There are many advantages that come from this complex te...
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Spinal Cord Fresh Water
581 wordsSchistosomiasis (also known as Bilharzia) is a disease caused by small parasitic flatworms, species of trematodes of the family Schistosomatidae, which are commonly called blood flukes. The major types that cause schistosomiasis in humans are Schistosoma mansoni leading to intestinal schistosomiasis, S haematobium leading to urinary schistosomiasis and S. japonicum leading to Oriental or Asiatic intestinal schistosomiasis. Persons can get schistosomiasis when their skin comes in contact with con...
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Sleep Disorders Child Is Your At Risk
1,342 words... issues nightly and often physically harm themselves every night. A child normally has no recollection of the occurrence. A routine sleep schedule can help reduce a child's sleepwalking. Also a full bladder can trigger it so a child should use the restroom before bedtime every night. A child who is common to sleepwalking should not have a bedroom on the second floor to reduce the risks of injury. Also a parent should "childproof" the room the child sleeps in so the child cannot trip or harm h...
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Begin To Develop Pituitary Gland
1,294 wordsNovember 16, 1995 Hundreds of thousands of times a year a single-celled zygote, smaller than a grain of sand, transforms into an amazingly complex network of cells, a newborn infant. Through cellular differentiation and growth, this process is completed with precision time and time again, but very rarely a mistake in the 'blueprint' of growth and development does occur. Following is a description of how the pathways of this intricate web are followed and the mistakes which happen when they are n...
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Parts Of The Body Prostate Cancer
928 wordsProstate cancer is cancer of the prostate gland. The prostate is part of the male reproductive system. This gland is locates inside the body at the base of the penis, just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. It is composed of the glandular and fibrous tissue enclosed in a capsule of connective tissue. The prostate is in the shape of a donut and about the size of a walnut. It surrounds the first inch or so of the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder. Normal functions of...
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Urinary Tract Kidney Stones
627 wordsKidney stones are hard, crystalline deposits in the kidney. They are usually hexagonal, eighty percent of which are made of calcium. These calcium stones are two to three times more common in men, and are most likely to reoccur. The calcium oxalate versions most likely result from eating specific food. One percent of stones are cystine stones, which have to do with the hereditary disorder cystinuria. Struvite makes another small percentage, and grow very large primarily in women, producing kidne...
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569 wordsThe Portuguese man-of-warMan-of-War Man-of-War The Portuguese man-of-war if a member of the Kingdom Animalia, phylum Cnidaria (1), class Hydrozoa, order Siphonophra, the genus Physalia, and the species Physalia (2). The man-of-war is not an actual jellyfish, but a Siphonophor. Also the man-of-war is not a single organism. It is made up of many different organisms that work together. These organisms are called polyps. The Portuguese man-of-war is usually found in the Northern Atlantic gulf stream...
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Vitamins And Minerals Balanced Diet
313 wordsExplain why digestion of large food molecules is essential o Large food molecules must be digested as they are crucial to our bodies. We would die if we could not digest them Explain the needs for enzymes in digestion o Enzymes are 3 D globular proteins. They increase the rate of reaction though they are not part of the reaction. They lower the activation energy i. e. the amount of energy needed for reaction to occur. Biological Catalysts State the source, substrate and optimum pH for one of eac...
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Man And The Sea Left Hand
690 wordsEveryone has an arch enemy. Batman had the Joker, Superman had Lex Luthor. But without their enemies, they would be unimportant, just like anyone else. One could say that they needed their enemies, that their enemies were almost friends. Similarly, The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway, is a love story about the relationship developed over the years between a man and his lifelong friend and foe, the sea. Within the following paragraphs, it will be proven that the man needed the sea, that ...
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Prostate Gland Prostate Cancer
531 wordsHISTORY OF THE PROSTATE GLAND The prostate is a gland that is located just underneath the bladder. It surrounds the urethra through which a man urinates. The prostate gland is therefore vital to proper bladder control and urine flow-rate. The prostate is also essential for normal sexual function. It is the gland of ejaculation, supplying 95 % of the seminal fluid and the power to push it through the urethra and out of the penis. The normal prostate in an adult man is about the size of a walnut. ...
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Blood Pressure One Hundred
566 wordsIn vertebrates, kidneys Kidneys Kidneys In vertebrates, kidneys are the two major organs of excretion. Excess water, toxic waste products of metabolism such as urea, uric acid, and inorganic salts are disposed of by kidneys in the form of urine. Kidneys are also largely responsible for maintaining the water balance of the body and the pH of the blood. Kidneys play important roles in other bodily functions, such as releasing the erythropoietin protein, and helping to control blood pressure. Kidne...
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13 Th Century Middle Ages
1,276 wordsThe Medieval Medicine Medieval Medicine The medieval period is normally not associated with advances in technology, nor with contributions that benefit society. Yet, our medicine today owes much of its development to physicians of that time. Medicine of that era was strongly influenced by superstition and the doctrine of the Christian church, and did not have much foundation for practical application. The need for medicine in Middle Ages was certainly great, considering the extreme amounts of pl...
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Bladder Control Problems People With Ms Symptoms
303 wordsDefinition Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis Definition MS is characterized by the presence of areas of demyelination T-cell predominant perivascular inflammation in the brain white matter Some axons may be spared from these pathological processes Incidence and Prevalence An estimated 2, 500, 000 people in the world have multiple sclerosis MS is one of the most common diseases of the central nervous system in young adults Diagnosis of MS is generally between 20 and 40 years of age, although ...
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Kill Cancer Cells Prostate Cancer
1,143 wordsCancer Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer Cancer of the prostate, a common form of cancer, is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the prostate. The prostate is on the male sex glands, and is located just below the bladder and in front of the rectum. The size of the prostate is about the size of a walnut. It surrounds the part of the urethra, the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. The prostate makes fluid that becomes part of the semen, which co...
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African American Males African American Men
1,213 wordsThe prostate gland is an egg-sized organ that rings the male urethra. The secretions of the prostate give nutrients to the semen. Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer death in men. (Ernstoff, Heaney, Peschel, 1998, piii) Like all cancers, prostate cancer is an uncontrolled cell production in a particular organ or area of the body. In the case of prostate cancer, these cells begin to split impulsively in the prostate and form tumors. As ...
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Second Hand Smoke Lung Cancer
1,130 wordsSmoking. What is it? Is it safe? What is in it? All these questions constantly appear in the minds of the world s youth. In due time, you will begin to discover the truths and myths of smoking both marijuana and tobacco. Many people wonder about the actual hazards of smoking. Some think that all the stuff that they see is what really happens. Not quite. Sometimes you might wonder what that is you re smoking. If so, do you even know what s in it? What is second hand smoke? Is it even dangerous? W...
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