The WHO (2000) terminology differs slightly, but the cutoff points are the same. ... These include classic cardiovascular risk factors, such as high blood pressure, abnormal blood lipid levels, and impaired glucose tolerance. Respiratory conditions include sleep-disordered breathing. ... These include hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, stroke, gallbladder disease, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea and respiratory problems, many cancers, and depression (NIH, 1998). ...

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The CDC points out that in 2000, the direct and indirect costs of TBI, such as lost productivity totaled an "estimated $60 billion. ... Signs and symptoms of physical functional impairments caused by a Mild TBI (MTBI) may include, but are not limited to one of the following: headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, blurred vision, sleep disturbance, weakness, sensory loss, spasticity, aphasia, dysphasia, balance disorders, disorders of coordination, and seizure disorders. ... The symptoms of a moderate or severe TBI may show the same signs as a MTBI, but may also experience worsened headac...

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PETA pressures labs into halting experiments because they believe that animals are not to be used by humans for "food, clothing, entertainment, or to experiment on" (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals 1). ... These points include everything from vocalization of pain to apparent depression. ... For humans this topic is still being debated, but animals are put to sleep every day when an owner or veterinarian decides the quality of the animal's life will be too low for it to go on living. ...

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Doctors Kroenke and Spitzer talk about a list of nine major symptoms with a synonymous point system in which the total points of the patients at the end of nine major symptoms equal a certain number. ... Indications of depression in both genders in the same age can include sadness or hopelessness, changes in eating and sleeping habits, difficulty concentrating and fatigue or lack of energy. ... Adolescent males find themselves facing a set of unique pressures. ... " Due to the amount of pressure that is put into the confusing roles of adulthood, teen boys acan easily become affected by ...

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Early warning signs for schizophrenia may include visual or auditory hallucinations, a constant feeling of being watched, a peculiar or nonsensical way of speaking or writing, strange body positioning, feeling indifferent to important situations, deteriorated work or academic performance, change in personal appearance and hygiene, personality changes, increased social withdrawal, irrational, angry, or fearful response to loved ones, inability to sleep or concentrate, or bizarre or inappropriate behavior (Walker, 2014). ... The symptoms experienced by the person can fluctuate at different point...

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"Give me your tired, your poor Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free The wretched refuse of your teeming shore Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" - Emma Lazarus Engraved upon the pedestal of America's prominent symbol of freedom and equality...

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