.... the most deaths in men and women. Leukemia, or of the blood, is the most common type in children. An increasing incidence has been clearly observable over the past few decades, due in part to improved screening programs, and also to the increasing number of older persons in the population, and also to the large number of tabacco smokers--particularly in women. Some researchers have estimated that if Americans stopped smoking, lung deaths could virtually be eliminated within 20 years. The U.S. government and private organizations spent about $1.2 billion annu .....

.... spread from the ports to the town and country? Via wild rodents in the countryside, by the rats and fleas in transported freight, or by the fleas on their human hosts?Although the evidence is mixed and debatable, it is suggested they all played a role. There is evidence to support that plague was caught from baggage and bales of clothes and cloth, as in Eyam in Derbyshire in 1665. There is also existing evidence that human transmission is solely responsible. The spread of the plague across the country was far too rapid to be accounted for by wild rodents in .....

.... or telephones 6. swimming in a pool or using a hot tub 7. donating blood 8. being bitten by mosquitoes or any other insects Symptoms: Symptoms may not show for 10 years after you become infected by the HIV virus. A month or two after exposure to the virus there may be flu-like symptoms that may last a week to a month and is often mistaken for those of another viral infections. More persistent or severe symptoms that may not surface for a decade or more: - swollen lymph glands - recurrent fever, including "night sweats" - rapid weight loss for no appa .....

.... rigor mortis, take body temperature to determine time of death, examine area around body, determine how and when the body will be moved, and make preliminary sketches and notes. There are numerous ways a person can die. A forensic pathologist's main role is to figure out how a victim died. First they look at the proximate cause of death. That is the initial injury that led to a sequence of events which caused the death of the victim. Second they look at immediate cause of death. That is the injury or disease that finally killed the individual. Next they l .....

.... more commonly known as PCP, is a polycyclic compound belonging to the arylcyclohexylamine class of chemicals [figure 1.0] (Souza 1993). In pure form, it is a white powder which readily dissolves in water. The cyclohexamines are known for their the potent neurological effects, with PCP being the most potent. Almost every variation has been administered to, or abused by, humans at some time (Nintey Fifth Congress, 1978). All these compounds have similar pharmacological effects, which vary considerably according to the amount administered. Small do .....

.... research since it was established in 1937. The American Society also support research programs. The National Act of 1971 expanded government efforts in research. research and control programs have made definite progress. In 1900, was almost always fatal. I the 1930’s fewer than one of every five patients were saved. Today, doctors successfully treat one of every three people who get . Some experts believe that if all present knowledge were used promptly in every case of at least half of all patients could be saved. The American Society was founded in 19 .....

.... to attract iron. He hypothesized that because of this capability, they would also be able to leach diseases from the body. However, Paracelsus was also very aware of the tendency the human mind has in playing a role in the healing process: "The spirit of the master, the imagination is the instrument, the body is the plastic material. The moral atmosphere surrounding the patient can have a strong influence on the course of the disease. It is not a curse or a blessing that works, but the idea. The imagination produces the effect" (Livingston, p. 25). This .....

.... generation - a phenomenon referred to as anticipation. Anticipation occurs more frequently when the gene is passed from mother to child rather than from father to child. Anticipation appears to be explained by the ability of the gene to expand from generation to generation. Amplification is frequently observed after parent-to-child transmission, but extreme amplifications are not transmitted through the male line. This explains anticipation and the occurrence of the severe congenital form almost exclusively in the offspring of affected women. Congenital M .....