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… chronic, degenerative disease that is characterized by the loss of cognition. AD that occurs before the age of 60 is known as pre-senile dementia. If AD occurs after the age of 60, it is known as senile dementia. AD accounts for more than 60% of all…

… (CVA), more commonly known as a stroke, is a sudden interruption of blood flow in a vessel that supplies the brain. Strokes are the third leading cause of death worldwide; 600,000 strokes occur in the U.S. each year (Taber's 2069). CVA is the…

… passages that allow air to pass into and out of the lungs periodically narrows, causing coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath. This narrowing is typically temporary and reversible, but in severe attacks, asthma may result in death. Asthma most…

… art", you may be surprised to know that these words refer to the practice of yoga. Contrary to what some believe, yoga is more than just a lot of strange poses used to increase flexibility. The benefits of yoga are physical as well as psychological…

… sense, and furthermore have no other comments as to why video games are bad, one would assume that video games are bad. Having heard no other opinion on the matter, deeming video games as bad would be logical reasoning. This was my first problem. I have…

… the development of Cancer. Over one million Americans are diagnosed with different kinds of cancer each year. One of the most well known kinds of cancer is leukemia. Every year, almost 27,000 adults and more than 2,000 children in the United States…

… of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. It is used in the treatment of rheumatic fever, headaches, neuralgia, colds, and arthritis; reduce temperature and pain. The formula for aspirin is CH3CO2C6H4CO2H. Aspirin's scientific name is actylsalicylic acid…

… Wildly popular drugs like Lipitor and Zocor cut down on deaths from heart attacks and strokes by lowering blood cholesterol, but they're not enough. Despite them, cardiovascular disease kills 946,00 Americans every year. "If we put these drugs…

… past 35 years have seen only one new class of bacteria-fighting drugs come to market, and a solo entrant at that--Pfizer's Zyvox. Medicine needs new antibiotics more than ever. Drug-resistant strains of everything from tuberculosis to staphylococcus…

… industry are reflected in the shifting of the burden of tobacco-related disease and deaths towards developing countries. Tobacco companies have been proven to be powerful to thwart widespread control programs in many countries. New strategies are…