Legalization of marijuana Outline The drug generally isn’t more harmful than alcohol or tobacco if used in moderation. Most doctors would agree that it’s not very harmful if used in moderation. It’s only when you abuse the drug that problems start to occur. But isn’t abuse of almost any bad substance a problem? If you abuse alcohol‚ caffeine‚ cigarettes‚ or even pizza‚ health problems are sure to follow. Would you want the government limiting how much coffee you can drink or how much cheesecake
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may could leak creating contamination to a our water supply. In a study conducted by U.S. Geological Survey‚ researchers detected low levels of various chemical compounds such as steroids‚ hormones‚ pharmaceutical and personal care products‚ insect repellent‚ and wastewater compounds in streams across the United States. There are two main types of water pollution: point source and nonpoint source. Point source pollutants enter a waterway through a specific identifiable location such as a pipe or
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Americas. The first chocolate was very different from contemporary chocolate. Wild chocolate trees can grow easily in the humid Amazon rainforest. Clusters of flowers growing on these trees turn to seeds. About 20 to 60 cacao beans can be found in the seeds. Cacao beans are the ingredient needed to create sweet‚ soothing‚ and delicious chocolate treats. The Mayan and Aztec cultures both thought that chocolate trees were brought from paradise by gods. The Mayans and Aztecs used the
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tea made from crushed myrtle leaves‚ believing that it would help to preserve their youthful appearance and overall vigor. Myrtle is the nickname for a family of shrubs and trees collectively known as Myrtaceae. Myrtle is very popular as an insect repellent‚ for both human and animals. In Greek mythology and ritual the myrtle was sacred to the goddesses Aphrodite and also Demeter. Dunnage: Loose wood‚ matting‚ or similar material used to keep a cargo in position in a ship’s hold/ inexpensive
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America(). In these tropical areas the habitats that capuchins can be found in range from deep rainforest to dry forest with a height elevation from sea level to 2700 meters high(). Capuchin are omnivorous and their diet consist mainly of fruits‚ insects‚ nuts‚ and seed. In size‚animals in the Cebidae family are normally small‚ like the capuchins who can have a mass from 1.1 to 3.3 kg and a length of 32 to 56 cm(). Normally the male capuchin monkeys are bigger than the females and also have distinct
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Eucalypus Oil Remedies. Eucalyptus opens the lungs and encourages breathing‚ clears clogged nasal passages and bronchial congestionmaking eucalyptus one of the best known cold remedies.Eucalyptol‚ one of its main constituents‚ is found in many over-the-counter cough drops. Eucalyptus oil is also a good pain reliever for sore muscles and arthritis pain. Remedies The eucalyptus oil is a multipurpose essential oil‚ that can be used as a home remedy for treating congestion and colds. Add 5-10 drops
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feeds nutritive substances and vital symbiotic microbes to the growing internal maggot in the females How are poisons and venoms different? Poisons - not injected directly- harmful when touched or eaten Venoms - delivered through an apparatus from insect What is a parasite? How is different from a predator? An animal that obtains its nutrients at the expense of another organism. Feed on nutritional reserves of the host. However‚ they do not kill their hosts. What common features do ectoparasites
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DENGUE FEVER / DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER Aedes What is Dengue? • a mosquito-borne viral disease • transmitted by the bite of an infected female Aedes mosquito • caused by 4 serotypes of Dengue virus: Den-1‚ Den-2‚ Den-3 and Den-4 • Dengue Virus common during rainy season. Aedes mosquito Where is Dengue found? • • • reported from over 100 countries worldwide approx. 2.5M people at risk the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world
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Lyme Disease Lyme disease is a disease that is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi‚ and is spread through the bite of infected ticks. In the United States‚ there are two coastal ticks that spread the disease in the east and west. The blacklegged tick‚ or deer tick‚ spreads it in the northeastern‚ north-atlantic. The western blacklegged tick spreads the disease on the west coast. Ticks can attach to any part of the human body but are often found in hard-to-see areas such as the groin‚ armpits
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1. If the movement of people‚ food‚ and manufactured goods can have such a negative impact on public health‚ should steps be taken to reduce these flows? What other options are there for lowering the spread of global diseases? Yes‚ steps should be taken to minimize the negative impacts of movement of people‚ food and manufactured goods on human health. Globalization is not something which will vanish or will get slower after some time. It will stay here for long. Currently‚ we can see the increase
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