Essays Tagged: "health hazard"
Smoke in the Eye - The Fight Against Big Tobacco
hat the tobacco industry was publicly claiming that there was no scientific proof that smoking is a health hazard, official agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom had their hands tied re ... CP) and the American Surgeon General produced almost identical conclusions not only identifying the health hazards and risks of smoking, however chastising the tobacco industry and demanding immediate ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Nitrates in water By Danny Lewis
Nitrates contamination of the world's underground water supply poses asa potentially serious health hazard to the human inhabitants on earth.High nitrate levels found in well water has been pro ... itants on earth.High nitrate levels found in well water has been proven to be the cause fornumerous health conditions across the globe. If we intend to provide forthe future survival of man, and life ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Negative Effects of Aggressive Advertising.
Cigarette advertisements are degrading not only because the products behind them are proven to be a health hazard, but because the advertisements are focused toward younger generations. Many advertis ... advertisements are focused toward younger generations. Many advertisements use young, attractive, healthy looking models when advertising for a brand of cigarettes or beer. Company promotions have ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
Ban on Smoking-Why Smoking should be Banned!
modern clinical and laboratory research has proved that tobacco smoke is an enormous hazard to our health. According to Microsoft Encarta Encyclopedia, "Smoke from the average cigarette contains arou ... e negative aspects of the habit outweigh the positive. Smoking is an expensive and highly addictive health hazard for both smokers and non-smokers, and it is especially harmful to unborn babies. I fee ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
What is Asbestos? How is it a health problem?
h as brake linings.Since the 1960s, asbestos has been recognized as a potent carcinogen and serious healthhazard. Inhalation of airborne asbestos fibers has been established as the cause of asbestosis ... rs diagnose those employees withlung cancer caused by smoking. In 1972, the Occupational Safety and Health Administrationbegan regulating asbestos and strengthening work safety standards. Large class ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences
Introducing Better Waste Management into Africa
d garbage; roadsides littered with refuse, streams blocked with junk, disposal sites constituting a health hazard to residential areas, and inappropriately disposed toxic wastes (Onibokun and Kumuyi, ... dous waste is any waste material that, when improperly handled, can cause substantial harm to human health and safety or to the environment.Most major cities in Africa have an established municipal wa ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
Warnings of Cigarette Packets, Graphic
An Australian group called Action Council on Smoking and Health (ACSH) has recently pushed for warnings on cigarette packets to be more graphic. They suggest ... uggested graphic photos of diseases organs should cover at least 500f the outside label. Additional health warnings with information s on how to quit and smoking risks should also be included inside t ... uld also be included inside the cigarette packet. Bland and ineffective warnings like "Smoking is a health hazard" and "Smoking reduces your fitness" already cover our cigarette packets in hope that t ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
Marine Science
contamination is the result of improperly treated human or agricultural waste, and poses a serious health hazard through drinking water and swimming areas such as Newport Beaches. These bacteria's ca ... y of the coastal environment. Surfrider believes environmental education is essential to the future health and well being of the planet so even though is promotes conservation it also promotes the rig ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Do you agree with New York's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants?
In my opinion, New York’s smoking ban is a good start in preventing non-smokers from getting health related sicknesses from secondhand smoke in the future. The U.S. Surgeon General released a r ... moke.Researchers have been doing extensive study over the years to prove that secondhand smoke is a health hazard. We now know that 53,800 people die every year from secondhand smoke exposure. “T ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Do you agree with New York's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants?
In my opinion, New York's smoking ban is a good start in preventing non-smokers from getting health related sicknesses from secondhand smoke in the future. The U.S. Surgeon General released a r ... moke.Researchers have been doing extensive study over the years to prove that secondhand smoke is a health hazard. We now know that 53,800 people die every year from secondhand smoke exposure. "This n ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Smoking: Consider Your Health First
Individuals start to smoke for many different reasons. Smokers do not consider the effects of their health first. People make a conscious decision to start smoking. But once smokers start smoking and ... wish to quit. Smoking has always been a serious and controversial topic. Cigarettes are an additive health hazard. Smoking cigarettes is additive and a health hazard. Smokers' cannot be convinced that ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs
A Phone Safe Enough for the Kids
formance. (Cooper & Schindler, 2006)In 2000, there was a rumor stating that mobile phones was a health hazard to children. It was said that the cell phones could cause the children to have cancer ... had no concrete evidence showing any danger from cell phones and Disney is relying in the FDA. The Health Protection , has issued precautionary advice urging parents to limit their kids' use of cell ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Nutrition and Fitness Paper SCI 100 Paradigms of Health
ive that my current and very poor fitness and nutritional habits are the main cause of my depleting health status as well as my current overweight status. Asking me to explain my current fitness and n ... . Typically I only eat once or twice a day and normally they are very large portions of generally unhealthy foods. For example this past Thursday I managed to eat two medium pizzas from Pizza Hut in o ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Nutrition & Fitness Paper
Nutrition and Fitness play different roles in American's lives. According to Healthy People 2010 54% of Americans are not regularly active, 15% are not active at all. Americans ... egetables, and milk products is relatively low. (Insel & Roth. 2008 p.367) There is a number of health risks associated with obesity. According to WebMD.com "Obesity is not just a cosmetic problem ... person. This is because obesity has been linked to several serious medical conditions". Some of the health risks that are associated with obesity include: Heart disease and stroke, High blood pressure ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
ROGATE paper
some people would say too dangerous. Brutal tackles and collisions make playing the sport a serious health hazard. Despite safety equipment and rules, players are still grievously injured almost every ...
Subjects: Science Essays