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- 9991: The Effects of Lead Poison on Children
- ... behavior All of the following symptoms are early stages of lead poisoning and if not treated when possible the symptoms of this poisoning may lead to a child being put into a coma or even death. (Ways that people can stay informed on lead poison) Information on lead poison today is so easy to get access of. One of the easiest sources of information can be found on the Internet. Many ...
- 9992: Huntington's Disease
- Huntington's Disease Background Huntington's disease is inherited as an autosomal dominant disease that gives rise to progressive, elective (localized) neural cell death associated with choleric movements (uncontrollable movements of the arms, legs, and face) and dementia. It is one of the more common inherited brain disorders. About 25,000 Americans have it and another 60,000 or ...
- 9993: How has AIDS affected our Society?
- ... people who died from AIDS, especially in the early years of the epidemic, a giant quilt project was initiated in which each panel of the quilt was dedicated to the memory of an individual AIDS death. This quilt has traveled on display from community to community to promote AIDS awareness. The U.S. government has also attempted to assist HIV-infected individuals through legislation and additional community-funding measures. In 1990 ...
- 9994: HIV
- ... they directly kill the cell either by causing them to clump together or by disintegrating them. A more recent theory is that HIV instills a genetic program inside the CD4 cell that causes the premature death of thousands of these cells. All cells in the body have a program to die, this helps keep renewing the body with fresh cells. That process is called apoptosis, and it's believed that HIV ...
- 9995: AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
- ... is having a profound impact on many aspects of medicine and health care. The U.S. Public Health Service estimates that in 1993, the lifetime cost of treating a person with AIDS from infection to death is approximately $119,000. Outpatient care, including medication, visits to doctors, home health aids, and long-term care, accounted for approximately 32 percent of the total cost. Persons exposed to HIV may have difficulty in ...
- 9996: Heart Attacks
- Heart Attacks Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United States. Everyday approximately 1,500 people die from heart attacks. Thousands more suffer crippling effects of some form, and remain disabled for the rest of their lives. A simple definition of a ...
- 9997: Vaccine
- ... reason, parents must take good care of their children during their early years, as they are vulnerable to many diseases due to their weak immunity. There are many diseases, infecting children, that may lead to death such as the polio disease. Scientists found a solution to this problem, by injecting a tiny sample of the virus into the child's blood, in order to stimulate the immune system to fight the ...
- 9998: Environmental Tobacco Smoke
- Environmental Tobacco Smoke Tobacco smoking has long been recognized as a major cause of death and disease, responsible for an estimated 434,000 deaths per year in the United States. After the Environmental Protection Agency and the Surgeon General stated that cigarettes cause lung cancer there was a tremendous movement ...
- 9999: Diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae)
- ... the transfer of ADP-ribose from NAD to the eukaryotic Elongation Factor 2 which inhibits the function of the latter in protein synthesis. Ultimately, inactivation of all of the host cell EF-2 molecules causes death of the cell. Attachment of the ADP ribosyyl group occurs at an unusual derivative of histadine called diphthamide. NAD ATox EF-2- ADP-Ribose Nicotinamide ATox-ADP-Ribose EF-2 Mode of Action of the ...
- 10000: Dietary Guidelines for North Americans and Suggestions for Food Choices
- ... below the average weight they still don't stop. Weight loss has by now become an obsession. If the victim does not get treatment she may soon experience permanent brain damage and chronic invalidism or death. Another serious eating disorder is bulimia, periodic binge eating ("pigging out") alternating with intervals of dieting or self-starvation. Bulimia may accompany anorexia or may occur separately. The binge would end when it would hurt ...
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