What is the number one killer of men and women in the United States? The answer is "cardiovascular disease." Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States since the 1920s, killing approximately 380,000 people each year. ... If you don't want to be part of this annual statistic, do something about it and consider becoming vegetarian. ... These are some of the nutrients that you would not find in unhealthy, processed food products that vegetarians usually avoid. ...

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It causes many different cancers as well as chronic lung diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis, heart disease, pregnancy-related problems, and many other serious health problems," according to the U.S. ... Those who smoke are putting themselves at risk of dying from all the possible diseases that come from smoking. The question is why would one want to take such a risk and play with his life, since smoking is bad for the body and will eventually kill you. ... According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) "smoking causes cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung dis...

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What do you do? ... No matter how you look at it, the baby that you made the choice to have and kill had no way to say how it felt and what it wanted your decision to be. ... Imagine all of the "What if's?" What if I had kept my child? ... There is actually a disease call Post-Abortion Syndrome (PAS) that is very common in women that have had abortions. ...

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Do people really know what they are doing to themselves and other people around them when they smoke? Smokers can be found in every public place that you go, unless smoking is banned. ... Cigarettes are strongly linked to many different illnesses and diseases in the United States: cardiovascular disease, lung cancer, emphysema, a heart attack and cardiac arrest. ... Teens think that in order to fit in, he or she must do what everyone else is doing; therefore, teens give in to peer-pressure somewhat effortlessly. ... No matter who you are, smoking affects everyone around you. ...

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The major cause of death in the United States is heart disease. Imagine being able to, one day; cure that disease with a simple injection. ... Granted some do not choose this route but overall that is what society tries to achieve. Although, there is a chance where it may Cuifalo 2 not all come together so easily, maybe you are not able to reproduce or lose a child at birth due to an accident or birth defect. ... So what if by chance there was a way to get that loved one back or to create new life. ...

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You might be surprised to know some of the chemicals found in cigarette smoke. ... Did you know that, tobacco use accounts for about one-third of all cancer deaths in the United States. ... Action Plan: So, What do we do? ... There are many methods to help you quit. ... After 15 years: The risk of coronary heart disease is that of a nonsmoker's. ...

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However, with the help of cloning, scientists are beginning to learn how to cure horrible diseases such as cancer and Parkinson disease. ... But, many religions also say that if you see someone is suffering then it is important to help that person. Therefore, if science can save peoples lives by cloning their organs, what is wrong with it? ... At that point, the person is using the cloned body that is actually a human, as an object that can change him back to what he once was. ... It can cure cancer, Parkinson disease and can be helpful in creating a long and healthy life. ...

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What would happen if a disease spread through the United States that caused a world wide depression and mass destruction killing 60-65 million people, where would people look to find the answer for the origin? ... The Black Death had questions such as what was the origin, what are the symptoms, and what will be the result. ... To put yourself in someone position who is getting the symptoms of the plague and with no meaning to live anymore because there are no cures and you know you are going to die is impossible to bear. These symptoms kept the surgeons and scholars stumped through out the ...

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Prostitutes have the risk of getting a disease from somebody and then passing it along to another person. It would be a chain reaction; soon everybody would end up with some disease. ... What kind of country would you want to bring your children to if there is a prostitute on every corner asking if you want a good time? It will bring filth and disease into every town because of the way they dress and operate. ... It would cause an outbreak of disease that will cover all of the United States, it would bring crime and disorder to your neighborhoods, and it would devalue the United States...

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If you thought SARS was a devastating disease, just wait until you hear about the newest illness: Droopitis. ... According to the North American Health Organization, the main body of health care, approximately 2700 hundred people have died from this disease in North America and another 870,000 are seriously ill from this disease. ... They were shocked to find that there was no pattern of how the disease spread, which made containing the disease extremely difficult to do. ... What makes it worse is the fact that fall and winter are approaching, and it is feared that Droopitis will only streng...

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This is a reflection of my personal experience throughout my life and I would enjoy sharing them with you. ... This was no easy road to venture upon either because I had gotten lyme disease when I was at a mere age of three. ... I had older siblings in college, and we would discuss their courses, in detail, and have in depth conversations on what they had learned and related it to every day life. ...

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Then there are some that have no place in society at all but are still here kind of like a disease. One problem in today's society that falls under the "disease" category is police brutality. ... Either that or being an officer today means freedom to do what ever you wish including beating people to death. Knowing this you start to realize that you can't even trust police officers these days. ... And the complaint probably won't do much justice if the Police Department decides to try to keep what happened quiet. ...

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Some drugs are legal, such as: over the counter drugs (aspirin, tobacco, and cough syrup), alcohol (if you are 21), performance enhancing drugs (Creatine, Xenadryne). ... There is a disease spawned directly from alcohol called alcoholism. ... It is used in many ways to help cure several diseases such as: glaucoma, migraines, stress diseases, tumors, types of asthma, and many others. ... What this means is that after trying marijuana, there is a good chance that harder drugs will be eventually used. ... In fact, people are even getting good usage out of it to help cure diseases. ...

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This is a question asked by teenagers all across America to their parents and usually answered with a no and its understandable why parents don't like any of it but their reasons are usually, it looks stupid, why would you want something like that done, and for what? ... The tattoo artist usually asks for a picture of whatever you want done so he can copy it on your body. ... Those are not very good odds and there are other diseases too. "Tattooing has been shown to transmit other infectious diseases as well, including hepatitis B, syphilis, Leprosy, and tuberculosis."... If yo...

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Economic racism is the idea that the color of your skin can help you or hurt you when trying to gain wealth. ... Tatei Thomas says "Racism, especially in our society is a disease of ignorance spreading rapidly through minds across America based on what we see and idolized. ... Thomas uses disease as a metaphor to describe racism because racism is like a disease it is spreading quickly among a lot of people and some people cannot be cured from it. ... Would you want to be judged because of the color of your skin?...

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Would you be impregnated for nine months and then watch your child die a few days later? ... I say experiment because in actuality that's what it is and going to be an "experiment". ... This is what I believe would be a routine for parents wanting to clone their child. ... It's almost like a disease just waiting for it to take your life. ... After all you clone a child from Mother Teresa and have given birth to a serial killer....

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This virus also affects humans by sometimes giving them encephalitis ("What you should know about West Nile Virus" 1). ... The woman who first had the West Nile virus came from the district of Uganda ("What you should know about West Nile Virus" 1). ... What is thought to happen is that an infected bird or mosquito carried it over here from another country. ... Take into consideration what Richard Rosales said, "I just don't feel anything will happen, it's nice and windy. ... Rosales, his house was just tested positive for the disease (Garcia 1). ...

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This in my opinion is what makes the major difference between the leading three causes of preventable deaths. ... What makes secondhand smoke or ETS so harmful and why should we be so concerned? ... Even with all the statistics, some people will still argue that you cannot force a person to stop something that is not illegal. ... As you may recall, this met with much controversy. ... I would reply with "What about the potential lives you are saving?" ...

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According to the World Book Encyclopedia, euthanasia is the practice of painlessly putting to death people who have incurable, painful, or distressing diseases. ... But what most doctors do not realize is you should treat the patient, not the disease. ... So the question is not if the disease is cured or treated but if the patient is content and treated. ... You want nothing more than to ease her suffering, but you cannot. ... It can help many patients and one day you might even wish is was legal. ...

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People will often see one of those children's movies that displays the awesome fun you would have if you met a tiger in the wild, brought it home to live in your home, and grow up with it as a part of your family. ... But what happens when that cuddly baby cub grows up to be a five-ton roaring carnivore that consumes 5,000 pounds of raw meat a day? ... Another aspect of this issue is the problem with disease control. When imported, most animals show absolutely no sign of disease, but most carry serious diseases that are contagious and even fatal. ... Many monkeys also carry humanly fatal ...

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Historians have said that everyone can accomplish the American dream as long as you work hard at it. ... If you had money you were considered a part of the upper class. ... These conditions were ideal for the spread of bacteria and infectious disease. ... Immigrants knew that in order to live the American dream they would have to leave their native land no matter what their disadvantages were. ... Living conditions were rough, they were susceptible to infectious diseases. ...

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Historians have said that everyone can accomplish the American dream as long as you work hard at it. ... If you had money you were considered a part of the upper class. ... These conditions were ideal for the spread of bacteria and infectious disease. ... Immigrants knew that in order to live the American dream they would have to leave their native land no matter what their disadvantages were. ... Living conditions were rough, they were susceptible to infectious diseases. ...

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Even today, what would the world be if the colonization of the Americas by Europeans had been delayed or, perhaps, had never occurred at all? ... With the arrival of European pioneers came also the arrival of European diseases. These diseases--smallpox, cholera, and tuberculosis, to name only a few--ravaged the Native American population, which had no immunity to such foreign bacteria and viruses. ... It depends largely on whom you ask....

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She is believed to rule over fertility and disease and thus over life and death. ... What this means to me is the transfer of one's soul after death into another body which is born; this sounds somewhat what we call rebirth. ... Karma determines how you will live your next life. Therefore, if you are almost at the point where you can find a cure to an incurable disease, you may be rebirth and if you are an evil person, you most likely will not be rebirth. ... This religion often practices meditation; with what is rapidly becoming common in the United States, yoga is the most common. ...

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What many don't realize is that these guys have probably had sex before and left their girlfriends after they had sex with. ... What many of these "innocent- teen girls also don't take into consideration, when their hormones are pumping at full blast, is that this pleasure at the time could cause much pain in the future because of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) or even pregnancy. ... These women had no choice and had no control of what happened to them. ... That means that even though you are wearing a condom you can still get STD's. These diseases can also make it impos...

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