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    and inject a chemical known as embalming fluid. Which is contains a mixture of formaldehyde, glutaraldehyde, methanol, and other solvents. The application of chemical preservatives to slow the natural decomposition of a corpse. (Theory and Practice) (What Is Mummification) The Modern method was refined in the 1800s. They have been widely used in Europe, the custom remains most commonly used in North America. Formaldehyde is the primary embalming fluid used today. It is a preservative injected…

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    a quote from Medical News says “Nicotine is a nitrogen-containing chemical and alkaline, which is made of several types of plants.” This chemical in tobacco plants is what causes the addictive factor in cigarettes among other substances such as formaldehyde, lead, and carbon monoxide. A couple of ways tobacco is ingested are smoking, chewing, or vaping. All these can lead to side effects like the loss of voice, teeth, arms, legs, and cancer. On top of that, it affects…

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    Other ingredients in the vaccines are residual amounts of sodium deoxycholate, formaldehyde and ovalbumin. These residual amounts come from the manufacturing process. Despite the presence of these extremely dangerous contaminants, the health authorities pressure the young children, the elderly and the pregnant women to receive the flu vaccine every year. All of these contaminants are neurotoxic. Moreover, formaldehyde causes cancer. Mercury continues to destroy…

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    Mandatory Vaccines

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    While the state shouldn’t be able to mandate personal medical choices, vaccines should be encouraged by the community and local governments. Also, there is a concern that vaccines contain harmful ingredients such as, glutaraldehyde, aluminum, and formaldehyde, which can be unsafe in large doses.18 There have been late studies which concluded that the use of such ingredients may cause lifelong neurodevelopment disorders. Recently, however, it has been proved that this is in fact false.19…

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    III Electronic cigarettes are new so obviously there are many questions on whether these devices are safe, if the chemicals used to make the liquid are harmful, and if second-hand smoke is safe to inhale. The only people who need to be concerned about the nicotine levels of the vapor are actually vapers themselves. This is because the smoke can not do harm to anybody else. The exposure to the smoke is harmless because there is not second hand vapor so it is physically harmless (Burstyn 13).…

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    Imagine that person is bitten by a dog, but the owner does not want to accept responsibility. The owner first claims that he has no dog. But as the victim keeps insisting, the owner keeps changing his story to their dog is not dangerous, their dog is dangerous but did not harm anyone, then finally yes the dog hurt the victim but it was the victims fault. What has been described above is a series of tactics called the Four Dog Defense. Chemical companies and other manufacturers use this Four Dog…

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    Vaccinations Should be Mandatory for Children to Attend School Introduction Every year, vaccines are credited with preventing approximately 14 million infections (Sherman, 2011). Without vaccines, millions of people would suffer from diseases that can be prevented. In order to see a change in the world from vaccinations, parents needs to vaccinate their children. One of the most important advances in the history of medicine is vaccinations. Vaccinations are used to make someone immune to…

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    Montgomery County’s environment was classified amid the filthiest twenty percent, for carcinogen emissions, of all United States counties in 2002. Before that, in 1999, it was categorized among the worst thirty percent in unpredictable organic compound outputs. Also, three percent of homes are vulnerable to a high risk of lead exposure. Fortunately, there are is no record of any waste sites on the EPA’s official list. Therefore, the area most seriously affected by pollution in this particular…

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    Asthma Is Harmful Essay

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    Cancer, asthma, and life-threatening allergies are on the rise. According to the American Cancer Society, cancer is the number one cause of death for children in disease related incidences. Also, in just the past twenty years rates of asthma have doubled. A possible cause for these spikes is that in just the last 50 years over 70,000 man-made chemicals have been created. These chemicals are being added to the foods we eat and the household cleaners we use everyday to clean our homes. The…

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    In recent years some common artificial sweeteners have come under scrutiny over how safe they are.These claims range from causing cancer to birth defects. Often times the groups that claim these artificial sweeteners are unsafe use unverified research, this information can be convincing until further research is done. Contrary to this belief artificial sweeteners have been found to be safe when consumed in normal amounts. An understanding of several scientific terms must be established before…

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