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  2. Obesity and the environment - Wikipedia

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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2016 the number of obese people in the United States reached an all-time high of about 93 million, up 33% from 2008. [11] By 2020, the U.S, obesity prevalence was 41.9%, an increase from 30.5% in 2017 to 41.9% in 2020.

  3. Epidemiology of snakebites - Wikipedia

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    The best estimate is that the annual incidence of snakebites in Europe (including European Russia and Turkey) is 1.06 [0.97–1.15] per 100,000 inhabitants, [42] only about 15% of which are severe bites. The most detailed data on mortality are from France, where 36 people died from venomous snakebite between 1980 and 2008, an annual mortality ...

  4. Pallor - Wikipedia

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    Pallor is a pale color of the skin that can be caused by illness, emotional shock or stress, stimulant use, or anemia, and is the result of a reduced amount of oxyhaemoglobin and may also be visible as pallor of the conjunctivae of the eyes on physical examination.

  5. Benign prostatic hyperplasia - Wikipedia

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    21 11-oxygenated steroids (pregnanes) have been identified are precursors to 11-oxygenated androgens which are also potent agonists for the androgen receptor. [30] Specifically, steroids like 11β-hydroxyprogesterone and 11-ketoprogesterone can be converted to 11-ketodihydrotestosterone , an 11-oxo form of DHT with the same potency.

  6. Human body - Wikipedia

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    The adult male body is about 60% total body water content of some 42 litres (9.2 imp gal; 11 US gal). This is made up of about 19 litres (4.2 imp gal; 5.0 US gal) of extracellular fluid including about 3.2 litres (0.70 imp gal; 0.85 US gal) of blood plasma and about 8.4 litres (1.8 imp gal; 2.2 US gal) of interstitial fluid , and about 23 ...

  7. Conflict in the Niger Delta - Wikipedia

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    On May 11, 2016, Shell closed its Bonny oil facility. Three soldiers guarding the installation were killed in an attack, said Col. Isa Ado of the Joint Military Force. [ 59 ] A bomb had closed down Chevron's Escravos GTL facility a week earlier. [ 59 ]

  8. Panic attack - Wikipedia

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    3% (eu), 11% (us) [2] Panic attacks are sudden periods of intense fear and discomfort that may include palpitations , otherwise defined as a rapid , irregular heartbeat , sweating , chest pain or discomfort, shortness of breath , trembling , dizziness , numbness , confusion , or a sense of impending doom or loss of control.

  9. Disability in India - Wikipedia

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    The overall prevalence of people with disabilities is 4.52% of the population, i.e., 63.28 million, according to the ICMR's publication from the NFHS-5 survey 2019-21. [1] India is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities .