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Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Gestational Diabetes
1,238 wordsDiabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Diabetes can be associated with serious complications and premature death, but persons with diabetes can take measures to reduce the likelihood of such occurrences. 15. 7 million people -- 5. 9 % of the population -- have diabetes. But only 10. 3 million people are diagnosed so that leaves 5. 4 million people not diagnosed. Studies have foun...
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The Medias Effect On Underage Alcohol Abuse
1,273 wordsThe Effects of the Media on Underage Alcohol Abuse It is a major aspect of our culture and many others, being used in religious ceremonies, for celebration, and during common socialization, its presence is seen everywhere. It is alcohol. Alcohol is the broad term that society gives to such drinks as wine, beer, and hard liquor because it contains ethyl alcohol. Despite the fact that in the past century alone, alcohol has been denounced, accepted, and outlawed, we still see alcohol everywhere in ...
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Leading Cause Of Death Death And Dying
1,038 wordsSuicide is the 3 rd leading cause of death among humans between the ages of 15 - 25 years old. It is the 6 th leading cause of death among children 5 - 14 years of age. Every day more and more people are taking their own lives. They assume that life is not worth living or pointless (Teen Suicide, an epidemic). Thousands of young people die every year, not by the hands of others, but instead, their own (Some Facts). The problem of suicide occurs all over the world. Statistics show that in the Uni...
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Cancer Has Spread First Three Years
1,501 wordsCancer is a group of many different diseases that have some important things in common. They all affect cells, the bodys basic unit of life. To understand different types of cancer, such as Bladder Cancer, it is helpful to know about normal cells and what happens when they become cancerous. The body is made up of many types of cells. Normally, cells grow and divide to produce more cells only when the body needs them. This orderly process helps keep the body healthy. Sometimes cells keep dividing...
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Cell Lung Cancer Second Hand Smoke
1,755 wordsIn this report I am going to tell you some of the irreversible health effects of smoking and why some people start smoking. Some of the health effects caused by smoking are non-small cell and small cell lung cancer. An irreversible health effect is a permanent change in the structure and / or function of an organ system or a permanently increased risk of suffering from a disease or some other threat to health. Irreversible effects vary in intensity and are related both to the amount and duration...
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Optic Nerve Nerve Fibers
1,351 wordsThis research paper examines glaucoma over the age of 40 in the United States, in the last 10 years. Knowing the fact that glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States leads us to choose this subject for research. Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that gradually steals sight without warning and often without symptoms. Vision loss is caused by damage to the optic nerve. This nerve acts like an electric cable with over a million wires and is responsible for carrying the...
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American Lung Association Surgeon Generals
2,797 wordsLong Term Effects of Smoking on the Human Body Nicotine is a poisonous alkaloid found in cigarettes and is considered the addicting substance that makes quitting smoking so difficult. Each day, more than 4, 800 teenagers, between the ages of eleven and seventeen, smoke their first cigarette. Almost 2, 000 of these young people will become regular smokers, adding up to 730, 000 teenage smokers annually. Also, inhaling tobacco smoke is habit-forming. It causes a temporary lift to the nerves and th...
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Leading Cause Of Death Time Of Death
734 wordsThe purpose of this paper is to explain the causes of teen suicide. This paper will include statistics and some background information on suicide survivors. Also this report will discuss some warning signs of teen suicide. It is important to take the subject of suicide seriously. It doesnt seem right that a teenager, who has lived for such a short time, would choose to die, but those who cant get over their depression sometimes do. Teen suicide is the third leading cause of death for young peopl...
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Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Hispanic Whites
2,204 wordsDiabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Diabetes can be associated with serious complications and premature death, but persons with diabetes can take measures to reduce the likelihood of such occurrences. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to h...
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Blood Glucose Levels Type Ii Diabetes
1,165 wordsDiabetes: Types 1 and 2 By: Sharif Elshinnawi It is our fourth leading cause of death by disease and the leading cause of new cases of kidney disease, blindness, amputation, and impotence. It is diabetes. Diabetes is a chronic disease in which the body does not make, or does not properly use insulin. Insulin is the hormone that helps your body use the energy from sugar, starches and other foods. Glucose, a form of sugar produced when the body digests carbohydrates, is the body s major fuel for t...
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People With Diabetes Type 1 Diabetes
773 wordsEach year 30, 000 Americans are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, and over 13, 000 or whom are children. That s 35 children every day. 16 million Americans have diabetes and of these, 5. 4 are undiagnosed. Diabetes kills one American every three minutes. It afflicts 120 million people worldwide and a new case of diabetes is diagnosed every 40 seconds. This number is estimated to skyrocket to 300 million by the year 2025. Diabetes does not discriminate and it can strike anyone at any age and all et...
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Anonymous Why Money Cause Of Divorce Jet 1996 Indiscretion
668 wordsDIVORCE/CAUSE AND EFFECTS In todays society, divorce is more the norm than ever before. Forty percent of all marriages end in divorce. Divorce defined by Webster is the action or an instance of legally dissolving a marriage [ 1 ]. Divorce itself is both a cause and an effect. Some of the causes of divorce include the lack of money, sexual indiscretion and the ease of getting a divorce. These particular causes are some of the most common causes of divorce. Further, the effects of a divorce seem i...
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Breaking The Law Legalizing Drugs
712 wordsDrug legalization is a hotly debated topic in today s society. Proponents of this plan state that it will put drug dealers out of business and take away the rebellious allure that causes many young people to take drugs. This theory could not be farther from the truth. If illegal drugs were legalized, drug dealers would be brought to the forefront of one of the fastest growing industries in history. They would form giant corporations and make much more money if people could freely buy drugs whene...
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Leading Cause Simple Steps
599 wordsOutline Specific Purpose: To inform my audience that fire prevention is simple, and not time consuming. Central Idea: Fire destroys many homes and live, but if one takes a few simple steps, prevention and survival of a fire can be done. Introduction I. Have you ever been woke up by a fire truck screaming down your street? A. Fire is an untrustworthy ally B. I? m here to tell you about what fire has done recently to destroy homes and lives and inform you of a few simple steps that can prevent a f...
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Hiv Infected Women Leading Cause Of Death
1,026 wordsHIV/AIDS is an epidemic that effects both men and women of all ages. It has an impact on many peoples lives either by themselves being infected, knowing someone who is infected, or being a health care worker. HIV is a virus that attacks the bodys immune system. It also effects the blood cells (lymphocytes) and cells of the organs (bone marrow, spleen, liver, and lymph glands). It effects the lungs, central nervous system and gastrointestinal system. People begin with having the HIV virus. An HIV...
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Drinking And Driving Teenage Drinking
1,410 wordsTeen Social Problems There are many social problems that teenagers go threw. I think the two most recognized problems are Teenage Drinking and Driving, and Teen Suicide. These two social behaviors teenagers go threw are two of the leading causes of teenage death in the state of New Mexico. Alcohol, the most widely used and abused drug among youth, causes serious and potentially life-threatening problems for this population. New Mexico holds one of the nation? s highest DWI (Driving While Intoxic...
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Cell Lung Cancer Small Cell Lung
714 wordsLUNG CANCER Cancer is a disease marked by uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. The abnormal cells may no longer do the work of normal cells and in turn crowd out and destroy the healthy tissue. Most of the victims of cancer die from lung cancer. Many of these cases could have been avoided because it most often occurs in people over the age of 50 with a history of smoking. There are different types of lung cancer involving different parts of the lungs. They have different symptoms and are all t...
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American Psychological Association Number One Cause
3,499 wordsMedia Violence Is Not The Leading Cause Media Violence Is Not The Leading Cause Of Real Life Violence, As Has Been Claimed Violence in the 20 th century has proven to be an increasing social problem. Younger and younger youths are expressing themselves by committing the most heinous crimes. With this rise in youth related violence, society as a whole has begun to point the finger. Everyone and everything under the sun has been placed under the proverbial spotlight. Our quickness to place the bla...
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Commit Suicide Leading Cause
275 wordsSuicide is the fifth leading cause of death in Canada, with 3709 deaths recorded in 1992. This approximates to around one death every two hours. Of these, men account for 2923 (one death every three hours fifth leading cause) and women account for 786 (one death every ten hours tenth leading cause). Men were more likely to use firearms to commit suicide: 991 of the men compared with only 59 of the women. Source: Statistics Canada Deaths by suicide and self-inflicted injury per 100, 000 aged 15 -...
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Leading Cause Of Death Commit Suicide
1,496 wordsOver 23, 000 people Suicide Suicide Over 23, 000 people commit suicide in the United States every year. (Suicide Facts) Among these people are the young and the old, the sick, and the well. There is not just one type of person that will do such a thing, but all people. To help prevent suicide education and easy access to information is key. In order to even start to prevent suicide one must know the statistics, causes- such as depression, alcohol, and the availability of fire arms- warning signa...
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