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How can I say I love you In three words or less It will be hard for me to do But I will give it all my best You are the essence of my life Our love is strong and true I am sorry I've failed you in this task For all I can truly say is, "I LOVE..."
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Cuts or Lacerations -----------------------
A cut refers to a skin wound with separation of the connective tissue elements. Unlike an abrasion (a wound caused by friction or scraping), none of the skin is missing, the skin is just separated. A cut is typically thought of as a wound caused by a sharp object (such as a knife or a shard of glass).
The term laceration implies a torn or jagged wound. Lacerations tend to be caused by blunt trauma (such as a blow, fall, or collision). Cuts and lacerations are terms for the same condition.
The term gash can be used for more dramatic effect because it implies a longer or deeper cut.
An avulsion refers to a wound where tissue is not just separated but torn away from the body.
After you suffer a cut, often blood comes pouring forth as a loud red announcement. Other concerns with a cut include infection, pain, damage to structures beneath the skin, and future scars.
Symptoms:
*Although it can be obscured by blood, a cut is one of the easiest medical conditions to diagnose.
*Often a cut isn't painful until inflammation sets in.
*With a deep cut, the skin slit may reveal deeper tissues such as fat, tendon, muscle, or bone.
*Some people faint at the sight of their own blood (this is a neurological reaction in which a reflex slowing of the heart causes a low blood pressure). Physicians need to distinguish this common faint from people who pass out from loss of blood (hemorrhagic shock).
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Sunburn ----------
Sunburn results from too much sun or sun-equivalent exposure. Almost everyone has been sunburned or will become sunburned at some time. Anyone who visits a beach, goes fishing, works in the yard, or simply is out in the sun can get sunburn. Improper tanning bed use is also a source of sunburn. Although seldom fatal, sunburn can be disabling and cause quite a bit of discomfort.
Sunburn is literally a burn on your skin. It is a burn from ultraviolet (UV) radiation. The consequence of this burn is inflammation of the skin. Injury can start within 30 minutes of exposure.
*UVA and UVB refer to different wavelengths in the light spectrum. UVB is more damaging to the skin especially for skin cancer. Both UVA and UVB are responsible for photoaging (premature aging of the skin and wrinkles) and sunburn. Tanning beds produce both UVA and UVB rays.
*Travel to the southern United States, regions close to the equator, and places at high altitudes all offer the unwary visitor an opportunity to be injured by sunburn.
*Certain light-skinned and fair-haired people are at greater risk of sunburn injury.
*Prior recent sun exposure and prior skin injury are risks for sunburn, even in limited exposure to the sun. However, normal limited exposure to UV radiation produces beneficial vitamin D in the skin.
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Food Poisoning -------------------
Food poisoning is a common, usually mild, but sometimes deadly illness. Typical symptoms include nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea that come on suddenly (within 48 hours) of consuming a contaminated food or drink. Depending on the contaminant, fever and chills, bloody stools, dehydration, and nervous system damage may follow. These symptoms may affect one person or a group of people who ate the same thing (this would be called an outbreak).
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that in the United States alone, food poisoning causes about 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and up to 5,000 deaths each year. One of the most common bacterial forms of infection, the salmonellae organisms, account for $1 billion in medical costs and lost work time. Worldwide, diarrheal illnesses are among the leading causes of death. Travelers to developing countries often encounter food poisoning in the form of traveler’s diarrhea or "Montezuma’s revenge." Additionally, there are new global threats to the world's food supply through terrorist actions using food toxins as weapons.
More than 200 known diseases can be transmitted through food. Those are just the ones we know about. The CDC estimates unknown or undiscovered agents cause 81% of all food-borne illnesses and related hospitalizations. Many cases of food poisoning are not reported because people suffer mild symptoms and recover quickly. Also, doctors do not test for a cause in every suspected case because it does not change the treatment or the outcome.
The known causes of food poisoning can be divided into 2 categories: infective agents and toxic agents.
*Infective agents include viruses, bacteria, and parasites.
*Toxic agents include poisonous mushrooms, improperly prepared exotic foods (such as barracuda), or pesticides on fruits and vegetables.
Food usually becomes contaminated from poor sanitation or preparation. Food handlers who do not wash their hands after using the bathroom or have infections themselves often cause contamination. Improperly packaged food stored at the wrong temperature also promotes contamination.
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Insomnia -----------
Most adults have experienced insomnia or sleeplessness at one time or another in their lives. An estimated 30-50% of the general population are affected by insomnia, and 10% have chronic insomnia.
Insomnia is a symptom, not a stand-alone diagnosis. By definition, insomnia is "difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep, or both." Although most of us know what insomnia is and how we feel and perform after one or more sleepless nights, few seek medical advice. Many people remain unaware of the behavioral and medical options available to treat insomnia.
Insomnia affects all age groups. Among older adults, insomnia affects women more often than men. The incidence increases with age.
Stress most commonly triggers short-term or acute insomnia. If you do not address your insomnia, however, it may develop into chronic insomnia.
Insomnia may result from either psychological or physical causes.
The most common psychological problems include anxiety, stress, and depression. In fact, insomnia may be an indicator of depression. Many people will have insomnia during the acute phases of a mental illness.
Physiological causes span from circadian rhythm disorders, sleep-wake imbalance, to a variety of medical conditions. Following are the most common medical conditions that trigger insomnia:
*Chronic pain syndromes *Congestive heart failure *Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) *Degenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer disease (Often insomnia is the deciding factor for nursing home placement.)
Certain groups are at higher risk for developing insomnia:
*Travelers *Shift workers *Seniors *Adolescent or young adult students *People with chronic pain, cardiopulmonary disease *Pregnant women *Women in menopause
Certain medications have been associated with insomnia. Among them are certain over-the-counter cold and asthma preparations.
*The prescription varieties of these medications may also contain stimulants and thus produce similar effects on sleep.
*Medications for high blood pressure have also been associated with poor sleep.
Common stimulants associated with poor sleep include caffeine and nicotine. You should consider not only restricting caffeine use in the hours immediately before bedtime but also limiting your total daily intake.
People often use alcohol to help induce sleep, as a nightcap. However, it is a poor choice. Alcohol is associated with sleep disruption and creates a sense of nonrefreshed sleep in the morning.
A disruptive bed partner with loud snoring or periodic leg movements also may impair your ability to get a good night's sleep.
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What time the meanest brick and stone Take on a beauty not their own, And past the flaw of builded wood Shines the intention whole and good, And all the little homes of man Rise to a dimmer, nobler span; When colour's absence gives escape To the deeper spirit of the shape,
-- Then earth's great architecture swells Among her mountains and her fells Under the moon to amplitude Massive and primitive and rude:
-- Then do the clouds like silver flags Stream out above the tattered crags, And black and silver all the coast Marshalls its hunched and rocky host, And headlands striding sombrely Buttress the land against the sea, -- The darkened land, the brightening wave -- And moonlight slants through Merlin's cave.
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main aadatan tumhain guria nahi kehta main iradatan tumhain guria nahi kehta haan magar baat sirf itni si hai kehta to hoon kay tum main aae meri guria hain wo sari khubiyan bhola pan sadgee bachpana, dil-lagi har khushi tum say hai roshani tum say hai tou jan lo aee jan-e-man main qasman tumhain guria nahi kehta main rasman tumhain guria nahi kehta haan magar baat sirf itni si hai kehta to hoon kay tum main aae meri guria hain wo sari aadatain na hoshayari na chalaki masoom sharartain har hansi tum say hai zindagee tum say hai tou jan lo aae jan-e-man main ikhlaqan tumhain guria nahi kehta main murawatan tumhain guria nahi kehta haan magar baat sirf itni si hai kehta to hoon tuu aae meri masoon pari tu khud say bhi munfarid khoobsoorat, haseen phoolon ki lari tu na meray lafzoon ko samajh na meray andaz pay ja, na lehjay pay kay lafz tu aakhir lafz hi hain orr mujhay pasand nahi qaol-o-fail ka tazad tou jan lo aae jan-e-man main majbooran tumhain guria nahi kehta main aadatan tumhain guria nahi kehta haan magar baat sirf itni si hai kehta to hoon or iss baat ka mujah ko aetaraf hai
