"The area is home to large crowds of birds that come to say for the season. Young birds are often attracted to the warm road surface and get killed by the traffic," biology student Hannah tells the broadcaster. The youngsters' feathers are brown in color. The dark-colored road surface ma...
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Typical consequences of poverty include alcohol and substance abuse, little to no access to education, poor housing and living conditions, and increased levels of disease. Access to good schools, healthcare, electricity, clean drinking water, and other critical services remains elusive for many in ...
Inactivated vaccines:When inactivated vaccines are made, the bacteria is completely killed using a chemical, usually formaldehyde. Dead pieces of disease-causing microorganisms (usually bacteria) are put into the vaccine. Because the antigens are dead, the strength of these vaccines tends to wear off...
Smoking:A person who smokes is at risk for many health issues that could shorten life and increase risk-based premiums. Health:Medical exams for most policies include screening for health conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and cancer, plus related medical metrics that can indicate health...
Type 2 is a disease caused by a mix of your genes and your lifestyle. Being overweight, having high blood pressure, and not exercising all raise your chances for type 2. You can have diabetes for years and not know it. Symptoms like thirst, peeing more often, blurry eyesight, and tingl...
Sunflowers are a native plant in the US, revered by Native Americans and a vital part of the Indian agricultural economy. Native Americans ate the seeds, crushed them to make meals, and used the oils to make paints and dyes. Sunflowers began to become an important US crop in the 1960s....
000 in today’s money, to anyone who could find the explanation. In DuBois County, the majority of recorded deaths in the early 1800s came from milk sickness. From 1809 to 1927, this strange disease killed thousands of settlers and farmers in the Midwest—including Abraham Lincoln’s mother...
The disease spreads by rain splash and human transport of infected plants. Always examine a manzanita shrub before planting or propagating. There is no cure, but some fungicides can suppress the disease. It is important to carefully remove infected parts and burn them to prevent the spread. ...
BY EARLY 1920, nearly two years after the end of The First World War and the first outbreak of Spanish flu, the disease had killed as many as 100m people—more than both world wars combined. Yet few would name it as the biggest disaster of the 20th century. Some call it the “forgot...