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  • ...is a member of the [[tetracycline antibiotics]] group and is commonly used to treat a variety of [[infection]]s. Doxycycline is a semi-synthetic tetracyc ...of the [[tetracycline antibiotics]] group, Doxycycline is frequently used to treat chronic [[prostatitis]], [[sinusitis]], [[syphilis]], [[Chlamydia inf
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  • ...r Professionals]</ref> It is the drug of choice for first episodes of mild-to-moderate ''[[Clostridium difficile]]'' infection.<ref>The Society for Healt ...te oxido-reductase. This reduction causes the production of toxic products to anaerobic cells, and allows for selective accumulation in anaerobes.
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  • | bioavailability= 70 to 80% | protein_bound = 70 to 90%
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  • | metabolism = Metabolized to 5'phosphates, de-riboside, and deriboside carboxylic acid ...r this (see Mechanisms of Action, below) but none of these has been proven to date. Multiple mechanisms may be responsible for its actions.
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  • | bioavailability = 50 to 60% under fasting conditions ...tment of [[polycystic ovary syndrome]] and has been investigated for other diseases where [[insulin resistance]] may be an important factor.
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  • ...s an [[analgesic]] to relieve minor aches and pains, as an [[antipyretic]] to reduce [[fever]], and as an [[anti-inflammatory]] medication. ...low, locally and downstream, aspirin is also used long-term, at low doses, to help prevent [[myocardial infarction|heart attacks]], [[stroke]]s, and [[th
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  • ...give rise to ''epinephrine''. The term ''epinephrine'' is often shortened to '''epi''' in medical jargon.<ref name="isbn0-89262-438-8">{{cite book |auth ...increased [[lipolysis]] by [[adipose tissue]]. Together these effects lead to increased [[blood glucose]] and [[fatty acid]]s, providing substrates for e
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  • Title=The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995| ...of the United Kingdom]]. It regulates the [[statute|statutory]] obligation to report [[death]]s, [[injury|injuries]], [[disease]]s and "dangerous occurre
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  • ...d/or airway hyper-responsiveness due to causes and conditions attributable to a particular occupational environment and not stimuli encountered outside t ...e believed that [[tailors]], [[anglers]] and metalworkers were more likely to be affected by the disease. Although much research has been done since, the
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  • ...= A coronal [[CT scan]] showing [[malignant]] [[mesothelioma|cancer of the lung sac]].<br/>Legend: →&nbsp;tumor&nbsp;←, ★&nbsp;central [[pleural effu ...destruction of adjacent tissues), and sometimes ''[[metastasis]]'' (spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood). These three malignant prop
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  • '''Pneumoconiosis''' is an [[occupational lung disease]] and a [[restrictive lung disease]] caused by the [[inhalation]] of dust, often in mines. * [[Coalworker's pneumoconiosis]] (also known as "black lung") - [[coal]]
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  • ...or around the nation's coal mines. This Act also provides monthly benefits to a miner's dependent survivors if pneumoconiosis caused or hastened the mine ...kers' pneumoconiosis.<ref>[http://www.umwa.org/?q=content/black-lung Black Lung] - United Mine Workers of America</ref>
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  • ...you make any edits, MAKE SURE YOU (1) cite reliable sources and (2) adhere to Wikipedia's "Manual of Style". Any improperly added or inappropriate materi ...nish ''mariguana''.<ref>{{ShorterOxfordEnglishDictionary}}</ref> According to the [[United Nations]], cannabis "is the most widely used illicit substance
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  • ...vailability of hydromorphone following intravenous and oral administration to human subjects | journal = J Clin Pharmacol | volume = 21 | issue = 4 | pag ...is the trade name for [[oxymorphone]] in the rest of the world, according to the current version of ''The A-Z Encyclopaedia of Alcohol & Drug Abuse'' an
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  • ...ible salt|Salt]], [[flavoring]]s and [[preservative]]s are sometimes added to butter. [[Kitchen rendering|Rendering]] butter produces [[clarified butter]
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