Original Research The smoking habits‚ attitudes towards smoking and knowledge regarding anti-smoking legislation of students in institutions of higher learning in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa Awotedu AA‚ FMCP (Nig)‚ FCCP‚ FCP (SA-PR)‚ Department of Internal Medicine‚ Walter Sisulu University‚ Mthatha Jordaan ER‚ MSc‚ Biostatistics Unit‚ Medical Research Council of South Africa‚ Tygerberg Ndukwana OZB‚ BACur‚ BACurHons (UNISA)‚ MPH‚ Department of Health Promotion‚ Walter Sisulu University
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Cigarette Smoking The effects of cigarette smoking can be horrifying. Smoking is dangerous not only to those who smoke‚ but to non-smokers and unborn children as well. Cigarette smoking is also physically and socially harming. The large particles in cigarette smoke‚ commonly known as "tar"‚ collect in the branching points of the lungs. The tar contains carcinogenic compounds that increase the risk of lung cancer. The small particles in cigarette smoke‚ including carcinogens‚ irritants‚ and
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Ashraf Barrada Chemistry –EH March 16th‚ 2013 Smoking Have you ever thought about what smoking does to you and the people around you? Have you ever thought of why it isn’t legal for you to smoke it at a certain age and isn’t a tolerated action? Once there was a young boy‚ who smoked when he was young and he grew up smoking a pack of cigarettes every day. Now that guy lives on hospital machines and asthma inhalers because the cigarettes have caused him to have lung failure and cancer. It has
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the hazards of smoking. With every drug store‚ local supermarket and corner store‚ each and every one of them own some brand of cigarettes. With this product at anyone’s basic reach‚ many things were done to warn people about the health risks of them. Back when smoking cigarettes was common‚ no one knew that these little white sticks of tobacco can cause lung failure‚ amputations‚ cancer‚ and heart disease. There were many things done to warn people about the health risks of smoking cigarettes‚ like
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general public have debated a smoking ban on cigarettes for many years. However the issue of smoking bans is complex and there are several things that must be considered. In addition to the health advantages there are also questions concerning the economic impact on smoking bans on state and local communities‚ and the rights of smokers and non- smokers. Smoking in public places should be banned because of the negative effects of passive smoke on smokers. Banning smoking in public places such as parks
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infarction (heart attack)‚ cardiovascular disease‚ diseases of the respiratory tract such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ asthma‚ emphysema‚ and cancer” (42). Smoking may lead to many unpleasant outcomes such as heart disease‚ throat cancer‚ and lung cancer. Cancer is one of the common hazards of smoking. Cancer tends to affect most of the common uses of cigarettes. According to the statistics provided by the article cigarette literacy‚ those who smoke less than 10
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Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Testing What is the Human Papillomavirus? Commonly known as HPV‚ it is an infection that spreads through sexual contact. There are over one hundred different types of HPV; several types cause genital warts‚ while other high risk strands can lead to cancer of the cervix‚ anus‚ vagina‚ and penis. Because HPV is often asymptomatic‚ many people are unaware of their infection status‚ and thus‚ their potential for transmitting the virus to a sexual partner. The significance
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Le Dao Professor Lang ENGL 908 April 20‚ 2017 DIABETES Being infected with a disease called diabetes‚ my grandmother‚ the one that I love the most‚ had been paralyzed for more than 8 years and finally passed away on October 15‚ 2016. Seeing her suffering with this kind of sickness for such a long time but I couldn’t do anything to help is what I regret the most. When my grandmother was paralyzed‚ I was only 9 years old. At such a young age‚ there’s nothing I can do to help her except watching her
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Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer by the use of chemical substances‚ agents or drugs that are toxic to the causative agent of the disease. It works on active cells that grow and divide into more of the same type of cell. Cancer cells are active‚ so are some healthy cells‚ and side effects happen when chemotherapy destroy the healthy cells. Chemotherapy is a double-edged sword‚ it can cure the disease and be harmful to the body at the same time. I personally discourage the use of that treatment
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Did you know that somewhere between 15‚000 to 18‚000 new creatures are discovered each year? Out of those animals how about many land animals out of these animals do you think there are? Out of the land animals‚ what sort of animals do you think could someday be found? Possibly even mythical beings could get discovered some day. Not just monsters‚ but maybe even peaceful creatures. Are you thinking about what creature I am thinking of? I’m thinking of a creature that has the body of a horse
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