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Signs and Symptoms of Cancer

Cancer and other illnesses often cause a number of problems you can watch for. The most common warning signs of cancer are:Change in bowel or bladder habits;A sore that does not heal;Unusual…

Major Air Pollutants

Air pollution is a real public health and environmental problem that can lead to-among other things-global warming, acid rain, and the deterioration of the ozone layer. This chart names some common…

Fungal Infections: Types of Infection

Types of InfectionFungal InfectionsIntroductionTypes of InfectionFungal Infections of the SkinFighting Fungus Antigen Alert It is often difficult to diagnose systemic fungal infections. Many times…

Why are pandemics such dreaded events?

Why are pandemics such dreaded events? Influenza pandemics are remarkable events that can rapidly infect virtually all countries. Once international spread begins, pandemics are considered…

Edwin Arlington Robinson: Miniver Cheevy

Miniver CheevyEdwin Arlington RobinsonMiniver Cheevy, child of scorn, Grew lean while he assailed the seasons; He wept that he was ever born, And he had reasons.Miniver loved the days of…

Heartbreakers

Director:David MirkinWriters:Robert Dunn, Paul Guay, Stephen MazurMGM; PG-13; 120 minutesRelease:3/01Cast:Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Ray Liotta, Gene Hackman Max Conners (…

Food-Borne Diseases: Trichinosis

TrichinosisFood-Borne DiseasesIntroductionE. coli 0157:H7CamphylobacterSalmonellaShigellaListeriaTrichinosis Eating raw or undercooked meats, especially pork, but also bear, fox, dog, wolf, horse,…

Epidemics of the Past: Bubonic Plague

Bubonic PlagueEpidemics of the PastSmallpox: 12,000 Years of TerrorBubonic PlagueInfluenza: A Twentieth-Century Epidemic Ring around the rosy, A pocket full of posies, Ashes … ashes, We all…

How common is swine flu among pigs?

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, April 2009 Swine Flu FAQs Swine Flu in Humans Swine flu viruses are thought to be spread mostly through close contact among…