middle-aged women have sleep apnea along with excessive daytime sleepiness. People most likely to have or develop sleep apnea include those who snore loudly and also are overweight‚ or have high blood pressure‚ or have some physical abnormality in the nose‚ throat‚ or other parts of the upper airway. Sleep apnea seems to run in some families‚ suggesting a possible genetic basis. What Are The Signs and Symptoms of Sleep Apnea? The most common signs of sleep apnea are loud snoring‚ choking or gasping during
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“’Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ is a poem that is just too full of the gothic and the unearthly and too removed from reality”. How far do you agree with this statement? The ‘Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ is a poem from the Romantics period in literature and is written by Coleridge who collaborated with Wordsworth on the ‘Lyrical Ballads’. It is about a Mariner who stops one of three wedding guests and tells him a story of when he set sail and all that happens. The poem meddles and swarms in the
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My Snoring Solution Review What is it? My Snoring Solution Chin Strap is the most reliable anti-snoring product which is designed to support the lower jaw of the user in such a way that three dimensional air passageways in the throat remains open to reduce air velocity and tissue vibrations which cause snoring during sleep time. It is the only jaw supporter that was reviewed on American Medical Review Television Series because of its comfy design‚ effectiveness and affordable price. The jaw supporter
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Prenatal Care WHAT IS PRENATAL CARE? Prenatal care is a process of caring for a pregnant woman to ensure she and her baby remain as healthy as possible throughout pregnancy and leading up to childbirth. Prenatal care may be provided by a midwife‚ family practice health care provider or an obstetrical specialist. Prenatal care may include physical examinations‚ testing‚ treatments and education on nutrition‚ lifestyle and social support services. WHY IS PRENATAL CARE SO IMPORTANT? Early and consistent
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------------------------------------------------- Diphtheria Diphtheria (Greek διφθέρα (diphthera) "pair of leather scrolls") is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae‚ a facultative anaerobic‚ Gram-positive bacterium. It is characterized by sore throat‚ low fever‚ and an adherent membrane (a pseudo membrane) on the tonsils‚ pharynx‚ and/or nasal cavity. A milder form of diphtheria can be restricted to the skin. Less common consequences include myocarditis (about 20% of cases) and peripheral neuropathy
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Rhetorical Analysis of Smoking Advertisement We can see the transition how the cigarette smoking advertisement campaign has changed over the years. For many years smoking was promoted through digital media until 2011‚ until it was restricted by the government. Several young people and teenagers started smoking without knowing its harmful effects both on their external and internal body organs. Numerous people are now aware of side effects of smoking which can damages their heart or lungs. Most
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venturi meter (shown in figure (1) below) the fluid is accelerated through a converging cone of angle 15-20° and the pressure difference between the upstream side of the cone and the throat is measured and provides the signal for the rate of flow. Upstream pressure tap Downstream pressure tap Venturi Throat Upstream Flow Figure (1) : The Venturi meter operation. Downstream Flow The fluid slows down in a cone with smaller angle (5-7°) where most of the kinetic energy is converted
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disease that slowly destroys person’s health is called emphysema. This kind of disease destroys person’s ability to breathe. Breathing of smoke by secondhand smokers is considered to be very dangerous. Secondhand smokers may have headache‚ nausea‚ sore throat‚ etc. Smoking is also cause emphysema. This is a disease that slowly destroys a person’s ability to breathe. Signs of emphysema include a cough‚ feeling of tiredness‚ weight loss‚ etc. But people with emphysema may have many other problems. And
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Health & Wellness 9 May 2016 Infectious Disease Influenza‚ generally known as "the flu virus"‚ is an irresistible illness brought on by a flu virus.Symptoms can be gentle to severe.The most regular indications include: a high fever‚ runny nose‚ sore throat‚ muscle torments‚ cerebral pain‚ hacking‚ and feeling tired. These indications regularly start two days after introduction to the infection and most last not exactly a week. The hack‚ nonetheless‚ may keep going for over two weeks. In youngsters‚
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THE SEVEN CHAKRA’S Chakra is a Sanskrit word meaning spinning wheel. Chakras are part of the subtle anatomy. The seven major chakras line up from the crown of the head to the base of the spine and connect to various endocrine glands. Each major chakra is directly associated with many aspects of the mind-body-spirit dynamic. When a specific chakra is closed‚ distorted‚ or congested‚ the perception of stress‚ disease‚ or illness may result (Seaward‚ 2012‚ p. 72.) Of the seven major subtle
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