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Sustainable Agriculture: Agroforestry in the Southwest
Agroforestry practices used today include: forest/woodland grazing; fuelwood ...
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Pop-up - Learn More - Air Pollution: What's the Solution?
It is important to know that lung damage caused by ozone ... high may find that their initial symptoms go away over time. Ozone continues to cause lung damage even when the symptoms have disappeared. The best way to protect your health ...
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Household Air Pollution
Can cause asthma; humidifier fever; influenza and other infectious diseases. Levels in Homes: Indoor levels of pollen and fungi are lower than outdoor levels ( ... , but long-term risk of chest and abdominal cancers and lung diseases. Smokers are at higher risk of developing asbestos-induced lung cancer. Levels in Homes: Elevated levels can occur in ...
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Asbestos | Basic Information | Indoor Air | Air | US EPA
Smokers are at higher risk of developing asbestos-induced lung cancer. Integrated Risk Information System description on Asbestos - www ... Asbestos can cause lung cancer, mesothelioma (a cancer of the chest and abdominal linings), and asbestosis (irreversible lung scarring that can be fatal). Symptoms of these diseases do not show ...
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Living On Earth: Week of September 21, 2001
Asbestos can cause fatal lung diseases. Health officials quickly posted fact sheets urging rescue and recovery workers to wear respirators. At ... say it could have been even worse had biological weapons been used. Biological weapons are diseases such as anthrax and smallpox. They are difficult to make and even more difficult to ...
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HIA SHS & Children's Health Week
World Wide Web. Think about how secondhand smoke can make these lung diseases worse. Thursday Adults: Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper explaining ... including: Low birth weight infants Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Pneumonia Bronchitis and bronchiolitis Impaired lung function Otitis media (ear infections and hearing problem complications) Increased episodes of asthma ...
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Healthy Indoor Air
Fibers tend to accumulate in the lungs Increased risk of cancer and other related lung diseases Script for Transparency #5 WHERE IS ASBESTOS FOUND? Asbestos can be found in: Steam pipes ... ! Short-term exposure can cause: Itchy, burning, or teary eyes Skin irritation Nose, throat, or lung irritation Nausea or headache Dizziness or lightheadedness Allergic reaction Long-term or high levels of ...
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MedlinePlus: Health Topics beginning with L
Chronic Leukemia, Childhood Leukodystrophies Lewy Body Disease Lice see Head Lice ; Parasitic Diseases Life Support see Critical Care Ligament Injuries see Sprains and Strains ... see Back Pain Lumpectomy see Mastectomy Lung Cancer Lung Diseases Lung Transplantation Lupus Lyme Disease Lymph Nodes see Lymphatic Diseases Lymphatic Diseases Lymphatic Obstruction see Lymphedema Lymphedema Lymphoma Home | ...
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MedlinePlus: Lungs and Breathing Topics
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) see Lung Diseases Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Anatomy Apnea, Sleep see Sleep Apnea ARDS see Lung Diseases Asbestos Asbestosis see Asbestos Asthma ... Cancer see Head and Neck Cancer Legionnaires' Disease Lung Cancer Lung Diseases Lung Transplantation Mesothelioma Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer see Lung Cancer Pertussis see Whooping Cough Pharynx Cancer see ...
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Wildlife Diseases and Zoonotics and Information to Identify and Prevent Infection
Diseases are organized alphabetically disease title and/or affected species group. Let us know ... Dept. Hanta-virus Fact Sheet Spanish -- Oklahoma Health Dept. Hanta-virus Pulmonary Syndrome--American Lung Association Hanta-virus slides--Univ. of New Mexico Hanta-virus--Centers for Disease ...
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