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An estimated 1.7–4.1% of the general population shows a contact allergic response to a mix of common perfume ingredients. [7] Although products can be labeled "fragrance-free", many still contain lesser-known fragrance chemicals that consumers may not recognize. [8] Cinnamaldehyde (cinnamic aldehyde) is a common fragrance allergen. [3] [9]
People have used cosmetics for thousands of years for skin care and appearance enhancement. Visible cosmetics for women and men have gone in and out of fashion over the centuries. Some early forms of cosmetics used harmful ingredients such as lead that caused serious health problems and sometimes resulted in death.
Nocturia (waking up at night to urinate) is equally prevalent in women and men, [272] although it is more common among both men and women over 50. [273] Waking up a sleepwalker does not harm them. Sleepwalkers may be confused or disoriented for a short time after awakening, but the health risks associated with sleepwalking are from injury or ...
A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a hospital in ...
Toxic encephalopathy is a neurologic disorder caused by exposure to neurotoxic organic solvents such as toluene, following exposure to heavy metals such as manganese, as a side effect of melarsoprol treatment for African trypanosomiasis, adverse effects to prescription drugs, or exposure to extreme concentrations of any natural toxin such as cyanotoxins found in shellfish or freshwater ...
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a condition caused by bacterial toxins. [1] Symptoms may include fever, rash, skin peeling, and low blood pressure. [1] There may also be symptoms related to the specific underlying infection such as mastitis, osteomyelitis, necrotising fasciitis, or pneumonia.
These women did amazing things, and it makes me realize I can, too." the young woman told the clinic. [16] MedCity Beat said, "These stories of more than 40 incredible women have now been artfully recounted by local writer and teacher Virginia Wright-Peterson in her new book, Women of Mayo Clinic: The Founding Generation." [17]
Blindness may occur after drinking as little as 10 mL; death may occur after drinking quantities over 15 mL (median 100 mL, varies depending on body weight). [1] [4] Methanol poisoning most commonly occurs following the drinking of windshield washer fluid. [2] This may be accidental or as part of an attempted suicide.