The fire ant is thought to infest approximately two million acres of land in Georgia, attacking crops, young wildlife and livestock and can be a serious health menace to humans who are allergic to its venom, Blasingame said.

There were no depressingly serious cases: the ward doctor sometimes teamed up with the chaplain to serve as a marriage counselor -- sometimes the Navy sent people back to the States to preserve a marriage -- but mental health as a rule was very high.

Prior to the controversy surrounding Agent Orange, there was already a large body of scientific evidence linking 2, 4, 5-T to serious negative health effects and ecological damage.

During this time, Montgomery faced serious trouble from his military superiors and the clergy for his frank attitude regarding the sexual health of his soldiers, but was defended from dismissal by his superior Alan Brooke, commander of II Corps.

As with other very deep-chested breeds, gastric torsion is the most common serious health problem in the borzoi.

If untreated, chlamydial infections can cause serious reproductive and other health problems with both short-term and long-term consequences.

He was probably the first president to release information about his health and medical records while in office, On September 24, 1955, while vacationing in Colorado, he had a serious heart attack that required six weeks ' hospitalization, during which time Nixon, Dulles and Sherman Adams assumed administrative duties and provided communication with the President.

Extremely serious health and sanitary conditions persist, and the educational system remains in desperate condition.

His second marriage, to a successful young piano student, for the first time brought some desperately needed stability into the private life of the artist, who was plagued by many serious health problems.

There are serious health risks posed by concurrent consumption of alcohol with hydrocodone compounds.

The respiratory effects are most serious, requiring immediate contact with health provider.

Isolated, Rousseau, never emotionally very stable, suffered a serious decline in his mental health and began to experience paranoid fantasies about plots against him involving Hume and others.

Mormons are opposed to abortions, except in some exceptional circumstances, such as when pregnancy is the result of incest or rape, or when the life or health of the mother is in serious jeopardy.

All participants in both studies were previously diagnosed by a licensed mental health provider as having a serious mental illness.

Media coverage of mental illness comprises predominantly negative and pejorative depictions, for example, of incompetence, violence or criminality, with far less coverage of positive issues such as accomplishments or human rights issues .< ref > Such negative depictions, including in children's cartoons, are thought to contribute to stigma and negative attitudes in the public and in those with mental health problems themselves, although more sensitive or serious cinematic portrayals have increased in prevalence.

In the late 1800s, Japanese military doctor Sagen Ishizuka, the founding father of shokuiku, had great success in helping people recover from their serious health problems.

Relying on this type of treatment alone and avoiding or delaying conventional medical care for cancer may have serious health consequences.

In terms of health, diabetes, cancer and hypertension all present serious problems in contemporary society, due to a highly Westernized diet.

He was diagnosed with syphilis as early as 1822, and his remedy, which included mercury and opium, came with serious health and psychological side effects.

Deficient or excess levels of minerals can also have serious health consequences.

Some people from these groups claim to have suffered serious long-term harm to their health from using fluoroquinolones.

In a position paper released May 17, 2012, the Pan American Health Organization ( PAHO ) stated that services that purport to " cure " people with a non-heterosexual sexual orientation lack medical justification and represent a serious threat to the health and well-being of affected people, and noted that there is a professional consensus that homosexuality is a natural variation of human sexuality and cannot be regarded as a pathological condition.

Smog is a serious problem in many cities and continues to harm human health.

* United States, Washington, D. C .: In September 2010, Dr. Mary Pat McKay, a professor of emergency medicine and public health at George Washington University, issued a statement that injuries from the transporters were becoming both more common and more serious.

These issues have raised concerns among economists and unfunded liabilities were mentioned as a serious problem facing the United States in the President's 2006 State of the Union address.

Due to these issues the number of car-bike collisions with serious consequences is not alarmingly high in the Netherlands.

There were several serious confrontations between the U. S. and Denmark on security policy in the so-called " footnote era " ( 1982 – 88 ), when an alternative parliamentary majority forced the government to adopt specific national positions on nuclear and arms control issues.

This was a ballet that was clearly parodying itself, something traditional ballet patrons would obviously have serious issues with.

Early clinical trials typically enroll a very small number of patients, and the purpose is to identify major safety issues and the maximum tolerated dose, which is the highest dose that does not produce serious or fatal adverse effects.

Due to concerns over serious worker rights protection issues, however, Guatemala's benefits under both the CBTPA and GSP are currently under review.

Effects can range from mild dysphoria to more serious issues such as seizures, unconsciousness, and ( rarely ) permanent brain damage or death.

Indonesia's high population and rapid industrialisation present serious environmental issues, which are often given a lower priority due to high poverty levels and weak, under-resourced governance.

Environment-current issues: government water control projects have drained most of the inhabited marsh areas east of An Nasiriyah by drying up or diverting the feeder streams and rivers ; a once sizable population of Shi ' a Muslims, who have inhabited these areas for thousands of years, has been displaced ; furthermore, the destruction of the natural habitat poses serious threats to the area's wildlife populations ; inadequate supplies of potable water ; development of Tigris-Euphrates Rivers system contingent upon agreements with upstream riparian Turkey ; air and water pollution ; soil degradation ( salination ) and erosion ; and desertification.

Struggling with injuries and motivational issues after his exhaustive U. S. tour in 1925, Nurmi found his long-time rivals Ville Ritola and Edvin Wide ever more serious challengers.

These pictures also offered a kind of cultural escape valve: a safe battleground on which to explore serious issues like class under a comedic ( and non-threatening ) framework.

The most serious issue for reactivation was stationkeeping, as one of the station's gyroscopes had failed and the attitude control system needed refueling ; these issues would need EVA to fix or replace.

His The Naval War of 1812 ( 1882 ) established his professional reputation as a serious historian ; he wrote numerous books on hunting, the outdoors, and current political issues, as well as frontier history.

In contrast to much theatre of the time, The Importance of Being Earnests light plot does not tackle serious social and political issues, something of which contemporary reviewers were wary.

While much theatre of the time tackled serious social and political issues, Earnest is superficially about nothing at all.

At the beginning of the decade, sustainable development and environmental protection became serious issues for governments and the international community.

Comedy-dramas have became more serious, dealing with such hot button issues, such as drugs, teenage pregnancy, and gay rights.

Despite the continuation of single party politics ( known in this case as the Era of Good Feelings ), serious issues emerged during the election in 1820.

Greenpeace represents an organisation with a radical approach, but has contributed in serious ways towards understanding of critical issues, and has a science-oriented core with radicalism as a means to mediaexposure.

He also earned plaudits for resolving territorial disputes with neighboring Chile, and during his administration, over 20 border issues with Chile, including the arbitration of the especially serious Laguna del Desierto dispute, were peacefully solved.

In cases where an individual is provided insufficient information to form a reasoned decision, serious ethical issues arise.

Sometimes mocked as a comfortable middle-class series with stereotypical comic yokels, the programme has nonetheless tackled many serious social issues.