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Cholera (/ ˈ k ɒ l ər ə /) is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. [4] [3] Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe. [3]The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea lasting a few days. [2]
Ethanol is not absorbed significantly through intact skin. The steady state flux is 0.08 μmol/cm 2 /hr . [ 83 ] Applying a 70% ethanol solution to a skin area of 1000 cm 2 for 1 hr would result in approximately 0.1 g of ethanol being absorbed. [ 84 ]
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Head and neck cancer is a general term encompassing multiple cancers that can develop in the head and neck region. These include cancers of the mouth, tongue, gums and lips (oral cancer), voice box (), throat (nasopharyngeal, oropharyngeal, hypopharyngeal), salivary glands, nose and sinuses. [5]
By 2004 this had increased to 29% [150] [151] and further to 32% (76 million US adults) by 2017. [6] In 2017, with the American guidelines' change in definition for hypertension, 46% of people in the United States are affected. [6] African-American adults in the United States have among the highest rates of hypertension in the world at 44%. [152]
This is a list of Ig Nobel Prize winners from 1991 to the present day. [1]A parody of the Nobel Prizes, the Ig Nobel Prizes are awarded each year in mid-September, around the time the recipients of the genuine Nobel Prizes are announced, for ten achievements that "first make people laugh, and then make them think".
Research has shown that excessive alcohol use causes an 8-fold increased risk of psychotic disorders in men and a 3-fold increased risk of psychotic disorders in women. [87] [88] While the vast majority of cases are acute and resolve fairly quickly upon treatment and/or abstinence, they can occasionally become chronic and persistent. [86]