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  2. Hydnellum peckii - Wikipedia

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    The species was first described scientifically by American mycologist Howard James Banker in 1913. [2] Italian Pier Andrea Saccardo placed the species in the genus Hydnum in 1925, [3] while Walter Henry Snell and Esther Amelia Dick placed it in Calodon in 1956; [4] Hydnum peckii (Banker) Sacc. and Calodon peckii Snell & E.A. Dick are synonyms of Hydnellum peckii.

  3. Hematidrosis - Wikipedia

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    Hematidrosis is a condition in which capillary blood vessels that feed the sweat glands rupture, causing them to exude blood, occurring under conditions of extreme physical or emotional stress. [4] Severe mental anxiety activates the sympathetic nervous system to invoke the fight-or-flight response to such a degree as to cause hemorrhage of the ...

  4. Polydipsia - Wikipedia

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    It can also be caused by a change in the osmolality of the extracellular fluids of the body, hypokalemia, decreased blood volume (as occurs during major hemorrhage), and other conditions that create a water deficit. [1] This is usually a result of osmotic diuresis. [citation needed] Polydipsia is also a symptom of anticholinergic poisoning ...

  5. Alcohol (drug) - Wikipedia

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    Light alcohol consumption showed no connection to most cancers, but a slight rise in the likelihood of melanoma, breast cancer in females, and prostate cancer in males was observed. [67] [68] Moderate drinking - strictly focuses on the amount of alcohol consumed, following alcohol consumption recommendations. This is called "drinking in ...

  6. Disulfiram - Wikipedia

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    Disulfiram is a medication used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity to ethanol (drinking alcohol). Disulfiram works by inhibiting the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase (specifically the ALDH2 enzyme [3]), causing many of the effects of a hangover to be felt immediately following alcohol consumption.

  7. Julia Fox shared a harrowing moment from a past plastic surgery. At a recent event for her new memoir, Down the Drain, the Uncut Gems actress, 33, spoke with comedian and Summer House alum Hannah ...

  8. Typhoid fever - Wikipedia

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    [5] [7] Typhoid is spread by eating or drinking food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person. [8] Risk factors include limited access to clean drinking water and poor sanitation. [2] Those who have not yet been exposed to it and ingest contaminated drinking water or food are most at risk for developing symptoms. [7]

  9. Drowning - Wikipedia

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    Drowning is a type of suffocation induced by the submersion of the mouth and nose in a liquid. Submersion injury refers to both drowning and near-miss incident. Most instances of fatal drowning occur alone or in situations where others present are either unaware of the victim's situation or unable to offer assistance.