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    cant buy. Love is one of them. A person needs love and support all his life no matter how independent or successful he is. Old age especially demnads affection. When a person grows old‚ he inevitably needs someone to be with him. If we see around us‚elderly people of a family either live with their offsprings or in a separate old age homes under the supervision of professionals. I strongly feel that older people should spend rest of their lives with their progenies as it would help both their children

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    Respiratory disease Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms‚ and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract‚ trachea‚ bronchi‚ bronchioles‚ alveoli‚ pleura and pleural cavity‚ and the nerves and muscles of breathing. Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting‚ such as the common cold‚ to life-threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia‚ pulmonary embolism

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    2011 Respiratory Diseases: Infections Invading the Lungs The average human takes breathing for granted. One might think that breathing is just an involuntary movement‚ but for the millions of people who suffer from respiratory illnesses‚ each and every breath is a major accomplishment to another day of daily life. The respiratory system not only oxygenates the blood for the body‚ but also filters out wastes‚ infections‚ and provides the air that is needed for daily speech. The respiratory system

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    Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms‚ and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract‚ trachea‚ bronchi‚ bronchioles‚ alveoli‚ pleura and pleural cavity‚ and the nerves and muscles of breathing. Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting‚ such as the common cold‚ to life-threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia‚ pulmonary embolism‚ and lung cancer

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    taking in and using oxygen.  Diseases are any harmful change that interferes with the normal appearance‚ structure‚ or function of the body or any of its parts (Crisp & Taylor 2009). The content of this topic will outline important issues that concern oxygen and respiratory disease. Respiratory disease is the term used for defining diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ emphysema and asthma. Common signs and symptoms of respiratory disease are coughing‚ wheezing‚ dyspnoea

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    Respiratory DiseaseLeslie ThompsonHCS/245September 22‚ 2014Sheela AlvaradoRespiratory DiseaseThe respiratory system involves breathing and the exchange of gases. It supplies oxygen to vital cells to live and function correctly. It also helps get rid of carbon dioxide‚ which is a product of cellular waste. The respiratory system is divided into two parts the upper respiratory system includes the nose‚ sinuses‚ larynx‚ pharynx‚ and mouth. The lower respiratory system which make up the lungs includes

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    Occupational Respiratory Disease Colton Brooks- 3380602 Health 505 September 21‚ 2013 Abstract The root cause‚ specific diseases associated with‚ symptoms‚ and diagnosis of occupational respiratory disease will be examined. Past policies and practices to reduce the prevalence of this disease will be examined along with potential future developments that are currently being researched. Pros and cons of these methods to reduce the prevalence of occupational

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    Asthma Asthma is a respiratory disease. Asthma has a high reactivity of the bronchial tubes to various stimuli and that reaction blocks air flow by narrowing and obstructing the trachea and lungs. (Woollbert‚ Robert‚ 1996) This causes difficulty breathing‚ and while it’s normally temporary and reversible it can still be life threatening. Normally a person with Asthma has triggers. There are two main sections triggers fall under‚ a viral illness or an allergy. A viral illness is

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    Human Body: Health & Disease June 6‚ 2014 Pneumonia Pneumonia is a serious infection or inflammation of your lungs. The air sacs in the lungs fill with pus and other liquid. Oxygen has trouble reaching you blood. If there is too little oxygen in your blood‚ your body cells can’t work properly. Because of this and spreading infection through the body pneumonia can cause death. Until 1936‚ pneumonia was the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. Since then‚ the use of antibiotics brought

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    COPD Respiratory disease paper Jean Izean HCS/245 May 25‚ 2015 Tynan Mara There are various forms of respiratory disease that not only debilitate‚ but claim the lives of millions of Americans each year. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ Tuberculosis‚ Lung cancer‚ Asthma‚ emphysema‚ and bronchitis are just a few of the common respiratory infections that disrupt the functions of organs and tissues responsible for providing oxygen to the body. In this paper I will discuss Chronic obstructive

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