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The effects of organophosphate poisoning are referred to by using the abbreviations “SLUD” or “SLUDGE,” It stands for: salivation, lacrimation, urination, defecation, GI upset, and emesis.
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Every 10 seconds, a person in the United States goes to the emergency room complaining of head pain. About 1.2 million visits are for acute migraine attacks.
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Over time, chronic hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections can progress to advanced liver disease, liver failure, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Unlike other forms, more than 80% of hepatitis C infections become chronic and lead to liver disease. When combined with hepatitis B, hepatitis C now accounts for 75% percent of all cases of liver disease around the world. Liver failure caused by hepatitis C is now leading cause of liver transplants in the United States.
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In 1835 it was discovered that a disease of silkworms known as muscardine could be transferred from one silkworm to another, and was caused by a fungus.
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More than 34,000 trademarked medication names and more than 10,000 generic medication names are in use in the United States.
Selected Specialty Supplements
Selected Crystalloid IV Solutions
Selected Drugs That Cause Thrombocytopenia
Selected Topical Corticosteroids for Dermatological and Oral Lesions
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Population age 65 and over and age 85 and over, selected years 1900-2008 and projected 2010-2050.