.... Pipe Wrap 24. Radon 25. Unvented Clothes Dryer 26. Pesticides 27. Stored Hobby Products 28. Lead-Based Paint INDOOR AIR QUALITY CONCERNS All of us face a variety of risks to our health as we go about our day to day lives. Driving in cars, flying in planes, engaging in recreational activities, and being exposed to environmental pollutants all pose varying degrees of risk. Some risks are simply unavoidable. Some we choose to accept because to do otherwise would restrict our ability to lead our lives the way we want. And some are risks we might decide to avoid if w .....

.... thing suffer so, to no good end"( Rachels 13). The experience of Stewart Alsop, a respected journalist, with his terminally ill friend Jack, forces us to ask why a dying dog is entitled to more humane treatment than a human in the same condition. Finding a humane and sensible approach to treating the terminally ill has become a hotly debated topic in recent years. One approach to this problem is euthanasia, which by definition mean "a painless death, a mercy killing"(Webster's 190). In other words, euthanasia is causing the death of someone who is already dying and in such .....

.... systematic circulations described above, a subsidery to the venous system exists, known as portal circulation. A certain amount of blood from the intestine is collected into the portal vein and carried to the liver. Coronary circulation is the means by which the heart tissues themselves are supplied with nutrients and oxygen and are freed of wastes. Just beyond the semiluna valves, two coronary arteries branch from the aorta. Heart action consists of systole and relaxation of the muscular walls of the atria and ventricles. During the period of relaxation, the blood flows .....

.... However damages appears to vary in every child. The causes of FAS are alcohol in pregnant women’s bloodstream circulates to the fetus by crossing the placenta. There the alcohol interferes with the ability to the fetus to receive sufficient oxygen and nourishment for a normal cell development in the brain and other body organs (FAS home page). Not all women who drink will have babies with FAS, however 40% of women who drink heavily during pregnancy will have a child with (Creative Consultants). Of the other 56% some will have babies with fetal alcohol effects and som .....

.... used in the form of once-monthly injections. Another medicine shown to be effect are Alpha blockers. These are drugs that help relax muscles near the prostate and may relieve symptoms. Alpha blockers are new drugs, so the doctors are not sure of all the side effects (Saltus A1). No matter what medication a patient decides to take, the victim still expieriences a great deal of pain. " My cancer, was the most painful thing I have ever had to go through," said Curtis. In the book A Private Battle, Ryan Cornelius has a grade five cancer. Prostate cancer ranges from grade .....

.... and their effectiveness on cancer. They should also make it clear which drug combinations have failed when used together. A big problem in this country is that many people don’t understand just how many cases of breast cancer there is each year. They neglect to give themselves self- examinations, which has been proven to be, when done correctly, the very first step in detecting breast lumps. If these examinations are done regularly a women can detect changes in breast tissue and detect any lumps that appear. She should also have regular mammograms after the age of 40 .....

.... also many cultures that believe in this act of dying. Certain cultures believe that they have the right to end a person's life, only if the person is suffering with an illness that will only get worse. "In China and some parts of India, it is an ancient custom to drown newborn girls if they think they will live a useless life." The Dutch believe in the act of assisted suicide as many other religions. They believe that it is easier to end a life so the family and the other people will not have to go through all the suffering and pain. Many Physicians today believe .....

.... were the Dionne quintuplets. The use of drugs that treat female sterility, or fertility drugs, may increase the chances of giving birth to multiple children. These drugs cause the ovaries to release an egg once a month but in some cases they release more than one egg, sometimes releasing several at a time, increasing the chances of a multiple birth. The drug clomiphene citrate is one of the most widely taken fertility drug and has resulted in the birth of twins about once in every twelve births, much greater than the chances of the birth of natural twins. Twins are the mo .....