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Poetry Challenge Day 13: Dust! (Black Lung Disease)

Breath In, Breathe deep Day turns into night And night into day Underground   Gandalf was lost In the mines of Moria He fought the Balrog But we must fight Just to taste clean air In our personal...

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The problem with Addictions!

A little wine and thou beside me! That would be fine if you stopped there! Alcohol problems range from mild and annoying to life-threatening. Alcohol dependence (alcoholism) is the most severe stage, less...

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The Dilemma of Mesothelioma Victims - Tackling the Dreadful Asbestos Related Cancer

Mesothelioma victims are people with a type of cancer that is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. This disease develops mostly in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the...

1 comment    mesothelioma asbestos
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Recovering From A Pulmonary Embolism - What To Expect

Recovery from a pulmonary embolism often begins in an emergency room or an emergency squad.  It begins when the patient has a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and is given blood thinners to stop new clots...

39 comments    health heart symptoms
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What Is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a lung disease in which the lungs are damaged, making it hard to breathe. In COPD the airways are partly obstructed. Causes of COPD are smoking and other lung...

9 comments    health copd lung disease
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Tobacco Smoking - Keep it Up if You Want Your Share of Pulmonary Edema

This is a very abbreviated discussion of pulmonary edema, a very serious and debilitating condition of and within the working parts of the lungs. It is frequently encountered in people with a history of...

11 comments    health heart smoking
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Average American Lifespan

Learning From History.According to statistics, the average life expectancy is now greater than it was when our grandparents were alive. That seems strange when I think about how old my grandparents were when...

5 comments    health nutrition american
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Respiration Ventilation - Shortness of breathe

Breathing, Lung function, Oxygen, carbon dioxide all things I just take for granted. My dad doesn't take it for granted anymore. Early last year he started to experience severe shortness of breath. he thought...

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houston mesothelioma lawyers 2009

Water retention is a common problem that significantly affects the health of the ongoing activities of relevant stakeholders. Water retention - medically known as edema - the accumulation of excess fluid that...

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COPD Lung Disease

Hundreds of thousands of people suffer from COPD lung disease, which is a treacherous pulmonary system disorder. The actual acronym stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and it is...

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