Articles, tagged with "leading cause of death", page 1
04th January 2012
There were over 5.5 million car crashes on American roads in 2009, the last year on record. These collisions resulted in nearly 31,000 deaths and more than 2 million injuries. Auto accidents are the leading cause of death for toddlers, children and teenag...
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Author:
Jim Vear
08th December 2011
Rising health care costs are a major problem in the United States. We are spending huge amounts of money each year to supposedly get the best health care. It would seem that with all of this money that we are spending we should be healthier than the rest ...
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Author:
plantbased95
05th December 2011
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 25.8 million people of all ages are affected by diabetes, which accounts for 8.3% of the U.S. population. 18.8 million people are diagnosed while 7 million are left undiagnosed. There are 1...
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Author:
Nazima Golamaully
17th November 2011
Having children brings with it a host of hopes and fears. Every hopeful parent wishes for a happy and healthy child, and dreams of all the joys a new baby will bring. But with this anticipation also comes concerns about childhood dangers. Particularly o...
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Author:
Millon & Peskin
21st October 2011
Despite the way it feels, behind weight isn't a mysterious process. It's a simple matter of burning more calories than you eat. But, if it were really that simple, none of us would have a weight problem, would we?
Weight loss can be such a struggle th...
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Author:
Dr.Mike Boucher
07th October 2011
At present, many people do not know the truth about the cure for cancer – a scourge that today is the third leading cause of death worldwide and that many believe has no solution.But the truth about cancer and its cure, according to modern researchers wor...
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Author:
Stephanie
26th September 2011
Millions of elder Americans are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) each year. It is the sixth leading cause of death in the country, and the only cause of death among the top 10 diseases in the US that cannot be lowered, prevented, nor cured. For tho...
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Author:
joellearchbold
26th September 2011
Medical malpractice is the third leading cause of death in America, killing 100,000 people every year.
From 1996 through 1999, Florida hospitals reported 19,885 incidents but only 3,177 medical malpractice claims. In other words, for every 6 medical er...
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Author:
LawlorWinston
10th August 2011
More than 5,000 people are killed every year as a result of motorcycle accidents. Research shows that more than 90% of riders involved in these accidents had no formal training. Nearly half of them are unlicensed or improperly licensed. According to motor...
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Author:
parkermackowiak
10th August 2011
Motorcycles today have grown in popularity. We all yearn for a little risk in our lives every now and then, and nothing compares to the feeling of riding a two-wheeled machine that gives you the ability to get from point A to point B with the wind screami...
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Author:
parkermackowiak
24th May 2011
Although the U.S. claims to have the most advanced medicine in the world, government health statistics and peer-reviewed journals are painting a different picture -- that allopathic medicine often causes more harm than good.
People in general have alwa...
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Author:
nilesh
24th May 2011
A highly contagious virus that affects dogs called canine distemper virus or CDV causes distemper in dogs. This disease affects the central nervous system and the respiratory and gastrointestinal systems. No cure has been found for this kind of disease ye...
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Author:
Steve Weber
18th May 2011
Many individuals die or are injured at the hands of the medical community every year. If you're a victim of medical negligence, it is very important that you hire an aggressive and competent medical malpractice attorney immediately to make sure that your ...
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Author:
Autumn
12th May 2011
It is summer and everyone's trying to beat the heat. The most popular way to cool off at this time of the year is by going to the beach. Some people are too far from it, though, that many opt for swimming pools. But what use are pools if you do not know h...
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Author:
Nazima Golamaully
09th May 2011
A Personal Emergency Response System is becoming a crucial device for seniors and care recipients in developed countries, especially the United States. PERS devices are now being equipped with fall detection systems that can be worn as a belt clip. This a...
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Author:
JohnTweak