Carol Ogden from Centers of Disease Control wrote an article about why children are having serious health problems. (Why is Childhood Obesity Considered a Health Problem?) “Childhood obesity is associated with various health-related consequences. Obese children and adolescents may experience immediate health consequences and may be at risk for weight-related health problems in adulthood.Obese children and teens have been found to have risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD)‚ including high
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Lyme Disease Introduction & Symptoms | Causes & Treatments | Recommended Web Sites Lyme disease is transmitted by tiny ticks of the Ixodidae family and afflicts about 10‚000 people yearly. Initially identified in a group of children in Lyme‚ Conn.‚ the disease has now been found in nearly all states and 18 other countries. About 90 percent of cases are reported in three areas: the northeast and mid-Atlantic states (Massachusetts to Maryland)‚ the upper Midwest (Minnesota and
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Hashimoto’s Disease vs. Graves Disease Anna Grochowski Salter College Anatomy and Physiology II September 18‚ 2013 Dr. P. Wong Hashimoto’s disease can also be called chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis or autoimmune thyroiditis. An autoimmune disease happens when the body’s immune system attacks it’s own cells and organs instead of its normal job of protecting the body from infection. Hashimoto’s disease specifically attacks the thyroid gland‚ causing inflammation
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Plagiarism: An Ounce of Prevention … by Miguel Roig‚ psychology professor‚ St. John’s University While student cheating‚ particularly plagiarism‚ should be old news to most academic observers‚ it continues to challenge the integrity of undergraduate and graduate education. The results of the latest large-scale study by researcher Donald McCabe of Rutgers University1 are unequivocal about the scope of the problem. Of more than 70‚000 undergraduates and 10‚000 graduate students surveyed across
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4th Generation Data Centers: Containerized Data Centers ITM 576 – Fall 2011 October 26th‚ 2011 Prepared By: Mark Rauchwarter – A20256723 Abstract The 4th generation of data centers is emerging‚ bringing with them a radical redesign from their predecessors. Self-contained containers now allow for modularity and contain the necessary core components that allow this new design to function. This paper discusses the advancements in data center management and the changes in technology and business
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requirements 4.1. Electrical and power requirements 4.2. Voice and data jack location requirements 4.3. Power plant and related HVAC requirements 5. Generator information 6. UPS system 7. MDF environment systems 8. Physical security (access control‚ password‚ etc) 9. Telephony 9.1. Telephony infrastructure 9.2. CT Core Infrastructure 9.3. PABX / ACD Specification 9.4. Telephone Set 9.5. CMS specification 9.6. Logger specification 9.7. Workforce management 10. Telephony cabling
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What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? Hepatitis A is cause by the Hepatitis A virus. The Hepatitis A virus causes an inflammation of the liver. Hepatitis Immunization‚ Havrix‚ VAQTA. Hepatitis is an acute infectious disease that can harm the liver. Several diseases of the liver‚ collectively known as hepatitis‚ are caused by viruses. The viruses involved‚ five of which have been reasonably well characterized‚ come from a wide range of virus families. Hepatitis
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Heart Disease Kayla Tusa Adelphi University Abstract This paper is aimed to view heart disease and show the effects that it can have on the person who has it. The points made in this paper will show what heart disease does to the body. It shows symptoms and treatments that are used with this disease. It mainly shows the facts about heart disease. The illness in my family that I feel poses the greatest threat to me is heart disease. Heart disease has been in my father’s family for a
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to a new disease called Kuru. Kuru was a disease spreading within the Fore people of Papa New Guinea. Kuru is also known as the laughing sickness‚ or the trembling sickness because the disease caused its victims to tremor‚ laugh uncontrollably‚ loose their balance and lose control of their motor movements. Victims eventually lose the ability to talk‚ chew and swallow and Kuru inevitably leads to death. The tribes being affected by Kuru were very spiritual and believed this awful disease that was
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Bakanae disease in Rice Causal agent;- Gibberella fujikuroi Host plant ;- Maize (zea mays)‚Rice (Oryza sataiva)‚Sorghum (Sorghum spp)‚sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum). Alternate hosts include Leucaena leucocephala‚ Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato)‚ Musa sp. (banana) and Vigna unguiculata (cowpea). In Japan‚ the pathogen has been found on Panicum miliaceum. Distribution;- The pathogen is widespread in all rice-growing countries of the world. It has never been recorded on rice within the rice-growing
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