Kidney Dialysis There are two types of kidney dialysis: Haemodialysis and Peritoneal dialysis Both types carry out the function of the kidney: filtering our blood of metabolic wastes. Kidney dialysis is necessary when someone suffers kidney failure. Failed kidneys cant perform their excretory function‚ but also cant regulate ion concentration‚ PH levels‚ and blood volume. Haemodialysis: (carried out 4 hrs every 2-3 weeks) -patient is connected to dialysis machine by two thing needles inserted
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Save the dolphins How many of you have been to a dolphin show at the zoo or aquarium? Have you ever wondered where the dolphins came from? Well‚ many people don’t know most of them come from Japan where every year thousands of dolphins are hunted and killed. The documentary film‚ The Cove‚ shows exactly what happens to the dolphins in Japan. It was my friend‚ Heidi‚ who first told me about this whole story and recommended that I watch this movie. Seeing how emotional and passionate she was about
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Position Paper on Child Survival 1. INTRODUCTION Save the Children is a child focused organisation that delivers immediate and lasting improvements in children’s lives. The organisation is committed to improve the health status of children in India and protect them from exploitation‚ abuse and ill health. In the current context‚ Save the Children’s primary focus is on supporting the system in accelerating the progress towards Millennium Development Goal 4 aimed at one-third reduction in child
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people suffering through their difficult lives‚ I felt an urge to save them immediately. I wish that after people have read through my article about this organization‚ one could make a difference in their life. Save the Children is the leading independent organization creating real and lasting change for children in need in the United States and around the world. It is a member of the International Save the Children Alliance‚ comprising 28 national Save the Children organizations working in more
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title of my article is “Underage Drinking Laws Save 732 Lives per Year” by Ada Demb and Corbin Campbell. This article explains how law enforcement has cracked down significantly on under 21 possession purchase and consumption laws. It also explains the problems of drinking at the college level. The topic is a problem because way too many underage people are getting behind the wheel after becoming intoxicated and it is taking way too many innocent lives. The issue is complex because it will be impossible
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Save water‚ save life Water is necessary for life. Water is needed for domestic‚ agricultural and industrial purposes. Three-fourth of Earth ’s surface is covered by water bodies. 97 per cent of this water is present in oceans as salt water and is unfit for human consumption. Fresh water accounts for only about 2.7 per cent. Nearly 70 per cent of this occurs as ice sheets and glaciers n Antarctica and other inaccessible places. Only one per cent of fresh water is available and fit for human use
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Save the planet Nobody likes to live in 23 hundred miles round trip earth has been around for 4.5 billion yaers‚ the planet has been around for a long time and it has the ability to regenarate economize resources manage waste we’re part of something greater Because we’re not saving the planet we are saving ourselves A couple of months ago‚ I got into my car‚ put on my seatbelt‚ put on my sunglasses and drove south. 23 hundred miles round trip. I went to cabo and I got to see some
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slate colored Fast facts Tigers that live in cold northern areas are usually bigger and heavier than those that live in tropical habitats. No two tigers have exactly the same pattern of stripes. A tiger retracts its claws as it walks‚ leaving no claw marks in its tracks. Tigers hunt at night; they can see well in the dark. A tiger’s roar can be heard as far as two miles (three kilometers) away. In captivity‚ a tiger can live to be 26 years old. Tigers live in both tropical and temperate forests
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Save Earth‚ Save Life...Stop Global Warming The group of young and and socially concerned citizens have got together to begin the mission of saving earth‚ saving Human life of generations ahead by contributing to reduce the global Warming. Global Warming is not a small or localized environmental problem. The effects and consequences could be horrific. Temperature changes‚ alteration in rainfall patterns ‚ and an increased frequency of cyclonic activity are occurring and being measured around
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Summary The general area of that I choose to research was Kidney Health in Indigenous Australians. I looked at what factors affect the incidence of kidney failure‚ and possible solutions and preventions into this issue. I am curious as to why there is such a significant difference between Caucasian health and that of an Indigenous Australians. The findings of my report showed that the further an Indigenous Australia was from a major centre‚ the higher the rate of incidence among them was. However
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