HEALTH SCIENCE JOURNAL® Volume 6‚ Issue 4 (October – December 2012) _ORIGINAL ARTICLE_ Pulmonary Function Test: The value among smokers and nonsmokers Hani A. Nawafleh 1‚ Shalabia Al- Sayed Abo Zead2‚ Dua ’a Fayez Al-Maghaireh3 1.Assistant Prof. Community Health Nursing‚ Al-Hussein Bin Talal University‚ Princess Aisha Bint AlHussein‚ Faculty of Nursing‚-Jordan 2.Associated Prof. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein‚ Faculty of NursingJordan 3.Al-Zaytoonah Private
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that Effect Nonsmokers and Smokers Kayla Forbes 2-15-12 Bio Lab 140/77 Hilde Stawski Abstract: The goal of this experiment was to find out how smoking affected nonsmokers‚ light smokers‚ and heavy smokers heart rate during cardiovascular endurance. The participants will record their pulse rate before and after every minute for six minutes after the step test. As predicted‚ the heavy smokers had an increase in pulse rate that was twice as high as the light smokers and nonsmokers who had similar
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at any level (Essentials Of economics‚ Bradley R.Schiller). It’s to be said that smoking bans are the only way to protect nonsmokers. Although many states and hundreds of cities have passed smoke-free laws‚ more than 126 million Americans ages 3 and older continue to be exposed to secondhand smoke. Nearly 50‚000 nonsmokers die from the secondhand smoke each year. Nonsmokers exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their risk of heart disease and cancer. Brief exposure to smoke‚ damages
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spread by a large while everyone know that it doesn’t affect the smokers only‚ but the nonsmokers also which called passive smoking or secondhand smoking. Such as people who are sitting near the smokers who are breathing the smoke‚ the baby of the smoker pregnant woman and the pregnant woman who are not smoking. There are many researches which can help us to know what are the smoking effects on the smokers and nonsmokers and which of them are more dangerous. There are many different effects of smoking
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this may help lower rates of potential smokers and current smokers as well. The welfare of the nonsmoker and the smoker are both affected by allowing smoking in public. By banning smoking in these areas‚ the population would be positively influenced. America is recognized for its laws regarding freedom. By allowing smoking in public places‚ we are taking away the freedom of health from nonsmokers. Through banning areas where smoking is permitted‚ we limit freedoms of the smoker‚ but do not eliminate
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smoking in public places. Many nonsmokers feel uncomfortable in the presence of smokers. Often they are offended by the smoke around them. As you can see‚ there are different opinions regarding this topic. This paper will point out the advantages and disadvantages of smoking in public places. Therefore‚ there is a need to discuss the issues concerning this topic‚ which includes the following aspects: development of a young smoking society‚ the risks of smokers‚ and nonsmokers‚ as well as medical support
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your house. Pick the right places to go‚ don’t go to places that let people smoke. I would eliminate all possible ways it could get to your loved ones. Also I would teach my children the reasoning that smoking is bad‚ and why not to ever start. Nonsmokers are the most affected by secondhand smoke‚ children and adults. Someone needs to put a stop to this before the world dies away. Everyone knows that it can kill you‚ then why do people still keep smoking. No one gets a easy way out of this‚ there
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lung cancer • Why Lung Cancer Strikes Nonsmokers Most people know that smoking causes cancer‚ but may not realize how many nonsmokers get lung cancer‚ too. Every year‚ about 16‚000 to 24‚000 Americans die of lung cancer‚ even though they have never smoked. In fact‚ if lung cancer in nonsmokers had its own separate category‚ it would rank among the top 10 fatal cancers in the United States. Radon gas. The leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers according to the US Environmental Protection
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bars and restaurants‚ suffer more from the ban. (Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights ‚ 2006) In states where cigarette smoking has been banned‚ businesses have noticed a 20-30% decrease in profit‚ which has resulted in a decrease in employment in these businesses. (Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights ‚ 2006) However‚ more recent studies disprove this negative effect by allowing smoking outside of restaurants and bars. (Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights ‚ 2006) Since smokers are allowed to partake in designated
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Research conducted during the past several decades clearly documents that exposure to secondhand smoke causes death and disease in nonsmokers. Some research indicates that secondhand smoke is more toxic and potentially more dangerous than the smoke that is directly inhaled by the smoker.14‚15 Nationally‚ the US Environmental Protection Agency has found secondhand smoke to be a risk to public health and has classified secondhand smoke as a group A carcinogen‚ the most dangerous class of carcinogen
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