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• GEOLibrary
  ...library is divided into three sections: Environmental Health; Occupational Health and Safety; and a specialty library on Road Safety at Work. ...f Illinois at Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago]] School of Public Health. It was created with the following specific aims, to provide:
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• Inhalation exposure
  ...ollutant uptake by the respiratory system can be used to predict potential health impacts within the human population. ...e six criteria pollutants were identified based on scientific knowledge of health effects caused by the pollutants. The six criteria are the following: par
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• Wildfire suppression
  ...elines]], and extinguish flames and areas of heat to protect resources and natural wilderness. Wildfire suppression also addresses the issues of the wildland ...re suppression changed due to ecological studies that recognized fire as a natural process necessary for new growth. Today, policies advocating complete fire
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• Commercial fishing in Alaska
  ...-13|publisher=United States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health}}</ref> ...c.gov/niosh/topics/fishing/ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - Commercial Fishing in Alaska]
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• Lead
  ...iving]] [[diving weighting system|weight belts]] to counteract the diver's natural buoyancy and that of his equipment. It does not have the weight-to-volume r ...ference book}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title = Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety|first = Jeanne Mager|last = Stellman|publisher = International L
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• Personal health record
  ...ividual. An ideal PHR would provide a complete and accurate summary of the health and medical history of an individual by gathering data from many sources an ...ournal |author= |title=Computerisation of personal health records |journal=Health Visitor |volume=51 |issue=6 |pages=227 |year=1978 |month=Jun |pmid=248054 |
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• Mining accident
  ...' Occup Med (Lond). 2006 Mar;56(2):144-6. PMID 16490795</ref> or explosive natural gases, especially [[firedamp]] or [[methane]],<ref>Terazawa K, Takatori T, ...g Disaster]] of 31 July 1902 was Australias' worst non–nautical, non–[[natural disaster]] up to that time.
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• Airbrush
  ...utions as a form of [[sunless tanning]] that simulates the appearance of a natural [[Sun tanning|sun tan]]. It is promoted as a safer and healthier alternativ ...s health hazards. Regulatory provisions such as [[Occupational Safety and Health Administration|OSHA]] dictate strict requirements to prevent unsafe use in
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• Citric acid
  '''Citric acid''' is a weak [[organic chemistry|organic]] [[acid]]. It is a natural [[preservative]] and is also used to add an acidic, or [[Taste#Sourness|sou ...ric_acid_full.pdf (pdf)]. Scottish Center for Infection and Environmental Health.</ref>. Other acidifiers used for brown heroin are [[ascorbic acid]], [[ac
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• Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
  ...ast=Loren|first=Karl|date=1996|work=The Thinking Person's Guide to Perfect Health|publisher=Vibrant Life|accessdate=16 December 2009}}</ref> ...mpound.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=990CE4DD1F3DF935A15754C0A963958260|title=F.B.I. Disputes Simpson Defens
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• Hemoglobin
  | title = Human Biology and Health ...ures of proteins.<ref name="Kessel 2003">van Kessel et al. "2.4 Proteins - Natural Polyamides." Chemistry 12. Toronto: Nelson, 2003. 122. Print.</ref> Most of
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• List of cutaneous conditions
  *[[Angiocentric lymphoma]] (Extranodal natural killer cell lymphoma, Nasal-type NK lymphoma, NK/T-cell lymphoma, Polymorph ...ef name="pmid19857474">{{cite journal |author=Vardiman JW |title=The World Health Organization (WHO) classification of tumors of the hematopoietic and lympho
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• List of foods named after people
  ...Africa at the beginning of the 20th century. Allegedly, he either found a natural mutation of the mandarin orange which he grew, or he created a hybrid of th ...ut]], and was largely responsible for 18th-century Bath becoming a popular health resort.
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• List of colleges and universities named after people
  ...rday afternoon at her home at 791 North Broadway after having been in poor health for several months. Her age was 77. |work=[[New York Times]] |date=May 4, 1 | [[Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences]], [[Andhra Pradesh, India|Andhra Pradesh]]
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• Nutrition disorder
  ...h as [[obesity]] from overeating can also cause, or contribute to, serious health problems. Excessive intake of some nutrients can cause acute poisoning. ...other mammals, is increased to a point where it is associated with certain health conditions or increased mortality.
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• Lymphopoiesis
  ...of bio-science and the promise of early enhancement of private and public health issues. And it gives insight into the nature of redundancy and overlap in t The complete loss of or loss of function of any WBC cell type is a serious health matter, but lymphopoiesis is absolutely necessary for life. Mature lymphocy
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• Arteriole
  | title = Human Biology and Health ==Natural fluctuation==
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• Polyphenol antioxidant
  ...hat are the true biological functions of superfruit antioxidants? | source=Natural Products Information Center | url = http://www.npicenter.com/anm/templates/ ...spondingly, the role of dietary supplements as a method of realizing these health benefits is the subject of considerable discussion.
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• Cannabinoid
  | colspan="3" | Main classes of natural cannabinoids Phytocannabinoids, also called ''natural cannabinoids'', ''herbal cannabinoids'', and ''classical cannabinoids'', ar
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• Electroanalgesia
  ...and poses less health threats to the general public, but can cause serious health problems, even death, in people with other electrical devices such as [[pac ...[[vitamin]]s, and [[herbal remedy|herbs]], usually in a mixture with other natural products. Technology invented specifically for electroanalgesia emerged at
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• Tetrahydrocannabinol
  ...lly manufactured in the brain that binds to these receptors, the so-called natural [[ligand]] or [[agonist]], leading to the eventual discovery of [[anandamid {{See also|Health issues and effects of cannabis}}
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• Synthetic cannabis
  ...cannabis, may make synthetic cannabis more likely to induce psychosis than natural cannabis.<ref>{{cite doi|10.1016/j.schres.2009.12.001}}</ref> ; Austria: The Austrian Ministry of Health announced on 18 December 2008 that Spice would be controlled under Paragrap
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• Hash oil
  ...ethods to extract and concentrate various other mixtures of chemicals from natural sources or synthetic sources. A solvent capable of dissolving the desired [ ...such as a [[rotary evaporator]], which are an indispensable tool in modern natural product and organic laboratories. Producers instead rely on relatively cru
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• Cannabis
  ...ition is that species are "groups of actually or potentially interbreeding natural populations which are reproductively isolated from other such groups."<ref ...<ref name = "small1976a">Small, E. and A. Cronquist. 1976. A practical and natural taxonomy for ''Cannabis''. ''Taxon'' '''25'''(4): 405–435.</ref> However,
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• Cannabis (drug)
  ...le in the United Kingdom"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2633187.stm|title=Cannabis linked to Biblical healing | work=BBC News | dat === Natural herbal form ===
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• Methadone
  ...]].<ref name=sadovsky>[http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000715/tips/1.html Public Health Issue: Methadone Maintenance Therapy] RICHARD SADOVSKY, M.D. - Anderson IB, ...e than quadrupled in five years. According to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/
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• Salvia divinorum
  ...ooms, have not been reporting cases that suggest particular salvia-related health concerns, and police have not been reporting it as a significant issue with ...lth, an annual US based survey sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ([[SAMHSA]]), for 2006 estimated that about 1.8 mil
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• Chloroform
  ...t is estimated that greater than 90% of atmospheric CHCl₃ is of natural origin. ...onal Safety and Health|U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]]. Breathing about 900 ppm for a short time can cause dizziness, fatigue, a
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• Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
  ...owever, when GHB is consumed for [[recreational drug use|recreational]] or health promotion purposes, its concentration in the body is much higher than norma === Natural fermentation by-product ===
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• History of general anesthesia
  ...In 1949, Macintosh published a case report describing the novel use of a [[Natural rubber|gum elastic]] [[Urinary catheterization#Catheter types|urinary cathe <ref name=Carroll>{{Cite web|url=http://sad.health.org/pub/AD03991.pdf|title=Coca: the plant and its use|author=Carroll E|acce
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• Anniston, Alabama
  ...omy were in [[iron]], [[steel]] and [[clay pipe]], planners touted it as a health resort, and several hotels began operating. Schools appeared. The Noble Ins ...productions to the area. The city also is home to the [[Anniston Museum of Natural History]] and the [http://www.bermanmuseum.org Berman Museum of World Histo
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• Los Angeles Times bombing
  ...troy the whole building, but the bombers were not aware of the presence of natural gas main lines under the building.<ref name="McDougal">McDougal, ''Privileg ...asked [[Clarence Darrow]] to defend the McNamaras. But Darrow was in ill health. Ryan turned to Harriman, who agreed to be the brothers' defense attorney.
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• Assassination of George Tiller
  ...es a mock [[consultation]] in 1997 in the setting of his clinic, Women’s Health Care – [[Wichita, Kansas]], which he owned and operated from 1975 until h ...spect for the life of each and every human being from its beginning to its natural end. We pray for Dr. Tiller and his family.<ref>{{Cite web |publisher=[[Uni
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• Counter-terrorism
  ...encies to coordinate anti-terrorism, as well as national response to major natural disasters and accidents. ...demonstrated, in the [[Northeast Blackout of 2003]], its vulnerability to natural disasters coupled with inadequate, possibly insecure, [[SCADA]] (supervisor
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• Insurgency
  :*Global and regional cooperation is the natural basis for international action. ...t basic are the survival needs of water, electrical power, food and public health, closely followed by education, communications and a working economic syste
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• Definitions of terrorism
  :(ii) With the intent to cause substantial damage to property or to the [[Natural environment|environment]]; :(iii) With the intent to compel a natural or legal person, an [[international organization]] or a State to do or refr
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• Ken Alibek
  ...had available was short, he took this additional responsibility to public health seriously. ...ad no biodefense expertise and the deaths of these people were either from natural causes or resulted from accidents. Moreover, Hadron was not a phrmaceutical
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• 2001 anthrax attacks
  ...ained silicon inside their spore coats. Silicon was even found inside the natural spore coat of a spore that was still inside the "mother germ," confirming t ...the controlling factor which caused silicon to accumulate inside a spore's natural coat. The Livermore scientists tried 56 different experiments, adding incr
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• Lists of former Guantanamo Bay detainees alleged to have returned to terrorism
  * Convicted of bombing a natural gas pipeline on May 9, 2006.<ref name=InternationalHeraldTribune20060509> ...orts that his stay in Afghanistan and Guantanamo had left him with serious health problems, and that he was at home, under his mother's care, at the time of
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• José Padilla (prisoner)
  ...news |title=2002 Navy Consolidated Brig emails about the captives' mental health |url=http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2008/images/10/08/aclu.foia.doc.pdf |publi ...onitor]] |date=2007-02-16 |accessdate=2007-02-16 }}</ref> after two mental health experts hired by the defense to conduct a [[Competency evaluation (law)|com
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• Anthrax
  ...mmon in developing countries without widespread veterinary or human public health programs. ...s are not sufficient to develop anthrax infections. Presumably, the body's natural defenses can destroy low levels of exposure. These people usually contract
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• Butter sculpture
  ...s such as Illinois and Utah over the years. In 2006, Duffy retired, due to health limitations, and was succeeded by her acquaintance Sarah Pratt. ...a farm animal artist was well known by the dairy people. He seemed like a natural choice for the agricultural theme of the promotion. He created many differ
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• Butter
  ...tyrophagoi''; "butter-eaters".<ref name=Dalby_65>Dalby p. 65.</ref> In ''[[Natural History]]'', [[Pliny the Elder]] calls butter "the most delicate of food am | title = Princely Packets of Golden Health (A History of Butter Packaging)
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• Filmjölk
  | true health fil ...].<ref name="verum-probiotic"/> In 1998 Verum hälsofil was approved as a natural medical product (''naturläkemedel'') by the Swedish national regulatory ag
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• Vaccenic acid
  ...ttp://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-eat19-2008may19,0,846200.story Natural trans fats may be good for you.] May 19, 2008</ref> It is also the predomi ==Health==
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• Infant formula
  | author=Secretariat, World Health Organization | publisher = World Health Organization
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• Cheese
  ...alting, and aging. [[Pliny the Elder|Pliny's]] [[Natural History (Pliny)|''Natural History'']] (77 CE) devotes a chapter (XI, 97) to describing the diversity ...es, the market for process cheese [...] is now larger than the market for 'natural' cheese, which itself is almost exclusively factory-made."</ref>
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• Organic milk
  ...ergies, and cancers.<ref>http://www.organicmilk.co.uk/index.cfm/e/benefits.health</ref> * [[Natural foods]]
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• Yoghurt
  ...is a common food item throughout the world. A nutritious food with unique health benefits, it is rich in [[protein]], [[calcium]], [[riboflavin]], [[vitamin ...to thicken the milk into a substance with an agreeable acidity".<ref>''The Natural History of Pliny'', tr. John Bostock and H.T. Riley, London: Bell, 1856-93,
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• List of vegetable oils
  ...re.tamu.edu/extension/fruit/pecanhealth/pecanhealth.html|title=Pecans as a health food|author=J. Benton Storey|accessdate=2006-07-24}}</ref> ...drhealth.com/drug_info/nmdrugprofiles/nutsupdrugs/bla_0036.shtml|title=PDR Health: Blackcurrant Seed Oil|accessdate=2006-07-24}}</ref>
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• Vegetable fats and oils
  ...ural oils have a ''melting range'' instead of a single melting point since natural oils are not chemically homogenous. Although thought of as [[ester]]s of [ ...il but with four fatty acid chains compared to the normal three found in a natural ester, and is manufactured by an alcohol plus acid reaction. Tetraesters ge
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• Margarine
  ...g point of the oil and thus "hardening" it. However, as there are possible health benefits in limiting the amount of saturated fats in the human diet, the pr ...argarine product cannot be called "butter," even if most of it consists of natural butter. In some European countries butter-based table spreads and margarine
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• 5Rhythms
  ...h of the rhythms it is believed that one can deepen one's understanding of natural truth and the nature of humanity, and 'ground' the mind (and spirit) by con There is a limited amount of research about the 5Rhythms. The Mental Health Foundation, a UK charity published the 'Dancing for Living Report' describi
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• Keratitis
  Deep keratitis involves deeper layers of the cornea, and the natural course leaves a [[scar]] upon healing that impairs [[Visual perception|visi ...t is usually caused by [[Acanthamoeba]]. On May 25, 2007, the CDC issued a health advisory due to increased risk of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) associated wi
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