The Mayo Clinic (2015) states that a stroke occurs when blood supply to the brain is reduced‚ this deprives human tissue of oxygen. As a result the cells in the deprived brain tissue die. There are three main types of stroke: 1) ischemic stroke [due to a blocked artery‚ this account for 85% of all strokes]‚ 2) hemorrhagic stroke [leaking/bursting of an artery] and 3) Transient ischemic attack [temporary disturbance of blood flow to the brain]. The common risk factors for a stroke are obesity‚ inactivity
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Hayley Schneider November 13‚ 2013 Global Issues “The Ivory Wars” Africa is in the middle of a growing epidemic elephant slaughter. This growing slaughter began in 2002 and is currently happening till this day. Conservation groups share that elephant poachers are killing tens of thousands of elephants every year‚ which is more than at any time since the “Ivory Wars” has started. Recently in Garamba National park‚ Paul Onyango says that he has never seen anything like this before. 22 elephants
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HIV in America: Is the epidemic getting worse or better? A Review of the facts When the first case of HIV cases hit the United States in 1985 (Kellerman‚ 2006) the gay community had been hit hard by a disease it was just beginning to understand. Thousands of individuals had been infected with HIV‚ and many Americans believed the affliction to be wholly a “gay disease.” But as the years wore on it became apparent that anyone could be infected‚ and slowly this preconceived notion melted away as
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Mark: 20/24 Cohabitation is the living together and having a sexual relationship often without the individuals being married. Over the last 40 years there have been many changes to patterns of marriage and cohabitation and new patterns have formed. One main pattern that has began to be seen‚ is marriage is on a decline. This is due to a number of reasons. Firstly attitudes‚ particularly to women‚ have changed. Society has changed in a way which means women’s opinions are heard more and women
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Childhood Obesity: A New Epidemic The nature of society has changed greatly since the mid 20th century. With this change‚ the face and size of American youth has been altered. Increasing numbers of children ranging from infants to adolescents have become obese. Since the 1970’s‚ obesity in children age two to five and adolescents age 12 to 19 has more than doubled. However‚ the fact that the percentage of children between the ages of 6 and 11 who are obese has tripled is increasingly frightening
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concentration camp until they realized they need more medical staff in order to prevent the spread of Typhus. Many of these nurses kept diaries and published articles about their experiences at Bergen-Belsen. It took about two weeks to get the Typhus epidemic under control. The British also had a Rabbi come to the camp to help the victims. Leslie Hardman was the first British Jewish Chaplin to enter Bergen-Belsen the day after it was liberated. In his memoir he recalled The Colonel at regimental headquarters
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Abigail Coleman Dr. Huffer ENC 1101 24 November 2014 Eating Epidemics: The Effects of Unhealthy Eating Habits on our Culture and how they are Sold to the American Eye Growing up in Asheville‚ North Carolina‚ I learned a lot about eating healthily and making wise decisions about food. My parents radically emphasized local and natural options over packaged products. I learned quickly how to read labels and recognize the hidden ingredients that are toxic to my body‚ and my mom and dad were always making
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! ! Isabelle R. Sackett Biology Semester 2 Bill Newton December 10‚ 2013 ! ! ! ! The Next Epidemic Superbugs and the Future of Medication Cutbacks ! ! ! In the past‚ there have been many pandemics to attack the world‚ from the Spanish Influenza to H1N1. All were devastating in their own way but today‚ modern technology has created ways around diseases. Medications and vaccinations seem to be able to cure or prevent almost anything‚ but is this weakening
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Daniel Valentine Ms. Blood Research paper 3/15/2014 Heart Disease‚ A growing Epidemic. Look at the highway just a few miles away. Right now you see the cars on it speeding along‚ nothing is wrong with the system. You see a bad driver and he causes disorder and mayhem. He causes traffic to move more slowly. Because of him‚ now other people cannot get to their destinations fast enough‚ causing problems outside of the highway. The bad driving causes accidents‚ and now an ambulance has to come‚ police
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is beneficial to us and the people around us. Before beginning to address the issue however‚ knowing the causes and the consequences of obesity is essential; the realities of obesity and the solutions must be addressed in order to overcome this epidemic that today ’s youth faces in Canada. Knowing the causes of a certain situation will help sufferers of obesity take the first step to eliminating the problem altogether. There are several causes that can lead to obesity and these are different
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