Write a letter to the Surgeon General to convince readers the importance on fitness in America. Who is the Surgeon General - The Surgeon General is appointed by a president and provides Americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce their risk of illness and injury. The Surgeon General brings the best available scientific in formation to the public.

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Transplant operations have become routine. one common transplant operation is for kidneys. the most dangerous aspect of the procedure is the possibility that the body may reject the new organ. there are several new drugs available for such circumstances and the earlier the drug is administered, the higher the probability of averting rejection. the new england journal of medicine recently reported the development of a new urine test to detect early warning signs that the body is rejecting a transplanted kidney. however, like most other tests, the new test is not perfect. in fact, 20% of negative tests and 10% of positive tests prove to be incorrect. physicians know that in about 33% of kidney transplants the body tries to reject the organ. if the new test has a positive result (indicating early warning of rejection), what is the probability that the body is attempting to reject the kidney?

Directions: good communication between parents and teens is very important. yet, communication with parents is often a source of conflict. read these two articles about the communication between adults and teens. the first is written for parents and the second is written for teens. after reading the articles, answer the questions below. use complete sentences. 1. do you think the article provides good advice? why or why not? 2. what is one thing you learned from the article written for parents? 3. what is one thing you learned from the article written for teens? 4. using the information you read as a source, write a short article for your school newspaper to parents and teenagers communicate better. your article should be at least three paragraphs long. be sure to include the following information: • explanation of the importance of good communication between teens and parents • communication advice specifically for parents • communication advice specifically for teens