Abstract This paper discusses radon gas‚ which is produced as a byproduct of the natural decomposition of uranium in rocks‚ soil‚ and water. Gas build-up in enclosed dwellings such as houses‚ apartment and office buildings‚ factories‚ and schools is a major concern in many parts of the country. Human exposure to high concentrations of this gas for extended periods of time can be extremely damaging to health. Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate of any cancer‚ and it is estimated that 15%
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English 231c The Effects of Smokeless Tobacco on Oral Health According to the Oral Cancer Foundation‚ about 42‚000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year due to the use of smokeless tobacco. This product will cause over 8‚000 deaths‚ killing roughly one person per hour‚ 24 hours per day. Of those 42‚000 newly diagnosed individuals‚ only slightly more than half will be alive in five years. This is a number‚ which has not significantly improved in decades. The death
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Secondhand Smoke Secondhand smoke is dangerous to anyone who breathes it in. There is no safe amount of it. Secondhand smoking is a problem that needs to be stopped because it affects the lives of many innocent people. What is secondhand smoke? According to the American Cancer Society‚ secondhand smoke is defined as‚ "environmental tobacco smoke (ETS). Secondhand Smoke is a mixture of 2 forms of smoke that come from burning tobacco: Sidestream smoke – smoke from the lighted end of a cigarette
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In Walter Mosley’s story “Smoke” the police are depicted as being completely uncaring about issues in African American neighborhoods. This reflects the real life relationship between African American communities and police at that time period. In the time period the book was set in it was very common for police to ignore calls coming in from predominantly African American or other minority neighborhoods and this discrimination is still present even today. The discrimination created a need for the
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RESEARCH Research Project Proposal Research Title: Tobacco smoking and its effect on periodontal disease regarding the New Zealand adult population Proposed Research Dates Length of project (in months): 60 Lay Summary of Research (150 words or less) The purpose of oral health research
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SECONDHAND SMOKE Secondhand smoke is defines as the smoke inhaled from a lit cigarette‚ cigar‚ or pipe‚ and the smoke exhaled by a smoker. Non-smokers that inhale second hand smoke actually breathes in almost the same amount of chemicals as a smoker. Tobacco smoke contains more than 4‚000 chemical compounds‚ more than 50 of which are known to cause cancer.6 Chemicals that cause cancer include: Arsenic‚ Benzene‚ Beryllium‚ Butadiene‚ Cadmium‚ Chromium‚ Ethylene Oxide‚ Nickel‚ Polohium-210
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Do you smoke? -Yes‚ it doesn’t cost me very much because I smoke a packet in one month. Do you know the dangers of tobacco? -Yes‚ the risks are having lung cancer‚ oral cancer‚ chronic cough‚ etc. Have you ever tried to quit? -No‚ because I know I’m not addict When/why do you smoke? -Social occasions because I love how it tastes with alcohol. Have you ever had health problems as a result of smoking? -No Does your addiction affect other people? -Not really because I don’t have
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An essay is generally a short piece of writing written from an author’s personal point of view‚ but the definition is vague‚ overlapping with those of an article and a short story. Essays can consist of a number of elements‚ including: literary criticism‚ political manifestos‚ learned arguments‚ observations of daily life‚ recollections‚ and reflections of the author. Almost all modern essays are written in prose‚ but works in verse have been dubbed essays (e.g. Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Criticism
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Case Study for Respiratory Disorders #2 Scenario A.W.‚ a 52-year-old woman disabled from severe emphysema‚ was walking at a mall when she suddenly grabbed her right side and gasped‚ “Oh‚ something just popped.” A.W. whispered to her walking companion‚ “I can’t get any air.” Her companion yelled for someone to call 911 and helped her to the nearest bench. By the time the rescue unit arrived‚ A.W. was stuporous and in severe respiratory distress. She was intubated‚ an IV of lactated Ringer’s (LR)
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Defense mechanisms are methods the ego uses to avoid recognizing ideas or emotions that may cause personal anxiety. Sigmund Freud believed people had inner conflicts within them. They can be healthy or unhealthy depending on the circumstances. A person who uses defense mechanisms in a healthy way has a balance of the id and ego. Using defense mechanisms can be unhealthy to a person because it can cause someone to ignore the underlying issues that cause their feelings. They distract people from their
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