James Hardie Industries & Asbestos Disease What is asbestos? Asbestos is a set of six naturally occurring minerals with fibrous qualities. Asbestos has been used for thousands of years but was more frequently used during the 19th & 20th centuries due to its average tensile strength‚ sound absorption as well as fire resistant qualities. Due to these desirable qualities asbestos became one of the most popular building materials in Australia. During the 1960s & 70s Australia had the highest amount of
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Sodaly Chhun Prof. Linda Mallen Due Date: 4/17/13 Research Paper The Effect of Gum Disease on Human Health. People think the way to have a charming smile is to have white teeth. However‚ that is not all there is to have good oral health. Healthy gum tissue also is an important part of tooth structure which enables our healthy bright smile. Healthy gums aren’t just important for your oral health‚ but they can also be important for your overall health. Numerous research studies suggest that other
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Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines that causes ulceration in the small and large intestines‚ but affects the digestive system between the mouth and the anus. Once the disease begins‚ it tends to be a chronic‚ recurrent condition with periods of remission and disease exacerbation. The disease tends to be more common in relatives of patients with Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease affects males and females at the same rate‚ normally between the ages of 10 and 30
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Introduction Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases which can be transmitted from animals to man. Due to frequent contact and domestication of wildlife animals‚ zoonotic diseases are increasingly becoming more prevalent. Public parks and gardens are home to abundant populations of birds. One of the most frequent species known to thrive in such areas are feral pigeon (Columba livia). Although there are few reports of disease transmission between pigeons and humans‚ their close interaction
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Alzheimer’s Disease By Anne O’Dell 8/10/2014 Alzheimer’s Disease & Associated Alterations uAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is a disease that attacks the brain. It is the most common form of Dementia which is the general term for a decline in mental ability serve enough to interfere with daily life (Poole Arcangelo & Peterson‚ 2013). uAlzheimer ’s is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. uCauses a gradual‚ irreversible loss of memory and cognitive function (Poole Arcangelo & Peterson‚ 2013). uProgression
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Communicable Disease/Hepatitis Francois Drof HCS/457 March 18‚ 2013 Lindsay Cogan Communicable Disease/Hepatitis B The communicable disease I have chosen for this paper is Hepatitis. Hepatitis B is a liver disease that is caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). This virus can cause infections that can last a life time. These infections include cirrhosis of the liver (scarring)‚ liver cancer‚ liver failure‚ and ultimately death. Hepatitis B is highly contagious and this disease affects one
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Huntington ’s disease John Doe HCS/245 10/20/2013 Prof Jane Huntington ’s disease In 1993 researchers discovered the gene that causes Huntington’s disease. (Huntington ’s disease Society of America‚ 8/27) Huntington’s disease is a disease which progressively degenerates cells in the brain slowly over time. Since the nerve cells in the brain are slowly dying it causes uncontrollable movements‚ emotion changes and other forms of determination of psychological aspects. (The Diagnosis and
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The Inheritance The quote from Swedish Proverbs‚ “Those who wish to sing‚ always find a song”‚ relates to this book The Inheritance written by Louisa May Alcott because the main character‚ Edith Adelon‚ was a foster child taken in by the Hamilton family. Edith Adelon‚ the main character‚ is a kind‚ beautiful‚ pure‚ and good at heart girl. This Swedish Proverb means “The Law of Attraction is a mysterious and beautiful thing. Those who venture out with the intention of finding joy will find joy.
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The article titled the Clash of Civilization written by Samuel Huntington tries to analyze the world after the cold war. Huntington in his thesis clearly states that the new era of world politics will not be based on conflicts occurring due to ideological or economic clashes amongst states‚ but rather the dominating source of conflict will be cultural. Huntington proposes that instead of classifying countries into first‚ second or third worlds‚ one should classify countries in terms of their civilization
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Cell Disease Blood has been considered the essence of life for centuries‚ and our blood is a living tissue made up of liquid and solids. There are many diseases related to blood such as anemia which is the decrease in oxygen supply to tissue and causes hypoxia‚ thalassemia is the mutation in one or more globin gene of hemoglobin‚ etc. Therefore‚ one of blood disorders is the most common symptomatic hemoglobinopathy with the greatest prevalence in worldwide which is called sickle cell disease. Sickle
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