The 500 billion tons of carbon dioxide deposited in our oceans since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution are making seawater more acidic, already affecting life in cold-water areas such the Pacific Northwest.
And while smoking is hardly the only reason--low income nations have many variables affecting life expectancy--the habit has always been picked up most heavily by the less well-to-do, exacerbating the health and earning problems even more.
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If you find that you are constantly thinking about food, whether you are overweight or not, and your weight and your food obsession are significantly affecting your life and even preventing you from doing things that you enjoy, Ross suggests seeing a therapist or eating disorders specialist for evaluation.
In recent years, the King has spoken out about the dangers of graft, environmental degradation, over-reliance on foreign investment and even the chronically gridlocked traffic in Bangkok--all issues affecting the everyday life of Thai citizens that their governments have been slow to address.
The conflict in Iraq "didn't strike me as a war that was affecting people in my life, " Bowers-Defino said.
There are many women who have decided, despite perhaps very miserable and life-affecting symptoms, that they won't because of fear of this.
The Dowlings said living in such crowded conditions is adversely affecting the family's life.
The combination is key because for years e-readers could not offer color and interactivity without negatively affecting outdoor visibility and battery life.
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Hamaydin says that the oil slick has hit more than 40 percent of Lebanon's beaches, affecting a fragile ecosystem and marine life.
He contracted polio in 1962 while in Thailand, affecting his walk for the rest of his life.
Her research, which shows how M-Pesa is affecting family relationships and other aspects of daily life, was funded by a joint scholarship from the university and Microsoft Research.
"Diagnoses made casually and based on insufficient evidence can stick with someone for life, causing needless stigma and affecting job and insurance opportunities long after the substance problem has resolved, " he says.
By teaching them English language skills, exposing them to their new culture and encouraging them to be proud of their native culture, and emphasizing how they are great contributors to the daily life of our community, I am affecting a positive change in their lives and the lives of their families.
That means, just like a man with prostate cancer may not have any symptoms, a person's brain may have undergone changes that lead to Alzheimer's without visibly affecting a person's day-to-day life.
Impassioned and affecting as some of it is, this desperately sincere drama of life and death in Nowheresville, U.S.A., is also an arrogant failure.
There could be bigger issues affecting children's behavior and attention, like a death in the family, an abusive relationship and other life experiences, experts said.
Overall, the programme has led to significant improvements in the participants' literacy, analytical and life-skills which in turn have boosted their self-confidence and capacity to solve the problems affecting their families and communities.
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