Tragic episodes of human exposure to toxic chemicals have resulted from the migration of the chemical manufacturing industry and toxic chemicals to developing countries.
Mrs. Astor may indeed have had a wonderful life, but the post-mortem version is as tragic as they come, an exposure all the more painful in that it caps the life of someone who had elevated the act of keeping up appearances to an art form.
Even veteran responders with medical expertise deployed to disaster areas may experience significant psychological effects from exposure to the tragic circumstances they witness.
Granted, those with worse lives are probably going to be exposed to the greater number of risk factors for depression, but that doesn't mean those with reduced likelihood of exposure to hardships or tragic events are immune.
Five months of exposure to Kyle's tragic exhales have deeply affected Steve's mood, particularly after his visit to an unreceptive member of the H.R. department with a handful of E.N.T. brochures.
This is a technique based on exposure to the remnants of tragic incident.
Regardless of the role violent media played or didn't play in the tragic Newtown shootings, children are harmed by frequent exposure to movies, video games, music and TV programs that glorify violence.
Two of the best-known in the community, Christine Daniels/Mike Penner, with her tragic end, and Susan Stanton, with her fall from CNN exposure and poster-girl status, are a warning that transitioning is difficult under the best of circumstances.
We believe that our finding of a strong association between As exposure and intelligence is both important and tragic and adds urgency to the need for effective remediation in Bangladesh and other regions of South Asia where consumption of As-contaminated water is prevalent.
Out of the tragic fate of New Orleans arises an opportunity to learn about exposures and disease that may one day lead to understanding and interventions that will protect children's health, not only in that future emergency, but every day.
