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• Riding-like sitting
  It also relieves pressure on the lungs and stomach and provides greater mobility. ...ider sits upright and at the same time maintains a lumbar lordosis because of the downwards sloping thighs.
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• Benzene
  ...ide, ed.|title= "Physical Constants of Organic Compounds", in CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Internet Version 2005, <http://www.hbcpnetbase.com>| ...urnal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America|volume=87|issue=1|pages=167–9|year=1990|pmid=2153285|pmc=53221}}<
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• Pesticide poisoning
  ...ents, and the availability of pesticides strongly influences the incidence of self poisoning. ...used in a large number of industries, which puts many different categories of workers at risk. Extensive use puts agricultural workers in particular at
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• List of dog diseases
  ...pecies, while others are found in other animals, including humans. Not all of the articles listed here contain information specific to dogs. These articl ...th humans makes canine rabies a [[zoonosis|zoonotic]] concern. Vaccination of dogs for rabies is commonly required by law. Please see the article [[dog h
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• List of fictional diseases
  ...ed Death.<center>''<center>[[The Masque of the Red Death (film)|The Masque of the Red Death]]'', picture by [[Roger Corman]], 1964.</center>]] Items in this list are followed by a brief description of symptoms and other details.
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• Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
  ...mall concentrations of [[lymphoid tissue]] found in various sites of the [[body]] such as the [[gastrointestinal tract]], [[thyroid]], [[breast]], [[lung]] ...to encounter antigens passing through the mucosal epithelium. In the case of intestinal MALT, [[M cell]]s are also present, which sample antigen from th
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• Lymphatic system
  ...te microscope before 1654.It was first described in [[1651]] as the source of white blood cells.<ref name=Thomson1843/>--> ...of the lymphatic vessels via external tissue forces (e.g. the contractions of [[skeletal muscle]]s). <!--Lymph is indeed pumped by the lymphatic vessels
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• Lymph node
  ...traps for foreign particles. They are important in the proper functioning of the immune system. ...n]], to life-threatening such as [[cancer]]s. In the latter, the condition of lymph nodes is so significant that it is used for [[cancer staging]], which
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• Gut-associated lymphoid tissue
  ...(GALT)''' and works to protect the body from invasion. GALT is an example of [[mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue]]. ...Citation needed|date=September 2010}} The GALT is made up of several types of [[lymphatic system|lymphoid tissue]] that store immune cells, such as T and
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• Vascular smooth muscle
  [[Image:Anatomy_artery.png|thumb|350px||right|Diagram showing the location of vascular smooth muscle cells]] ...of [[smooth muscle]] found within, and composing the majority of the wall of [[blood vessel]]s.
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• High endothelial venules
  ...ref name="pmid7546210"/> HEVs enable naïve lymphocytes to move in and out of the lymph nodes from the circulatory system. HEV cells express [[integrins ...ains why these vessels were implicated in lymphocyte traffic from the time of their initial description.
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• Tetrahydrocannabinol
  <!-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. --> |title=Cannabis and Cannabis Extracts: Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts?
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• Cannabis consumption
  ...ture 25-mg. servings (40 per gram), avoiding the health risk and THC-waste of hot-burning cigarette papers and "big-bowl" pipes.]] ...200px|left|Smoking in hot-burning papers is the most harmful common method of consumption-- temperature during a stiff drag can reach 700° C, destroying
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• Hydromorphone
  ...urnal = Anesth. Analg. | volume = 97 | issue = 1 | pages = 117–23, table of contents | year = 2003 | month = July | pmid = 12818953 | doi = | url = }}< ...A, Kirsten EB, Honigberg IL | title = Pharmacokinetics and bioavailability of hydromorphone following intravenous and oral administration to human subjec
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• Methadone
  {{Redirect|Phy|the abbreviation for the physical layer of the OSI Model|PHY}} | pregnancy_category = Reduction of oxygen to unborn child due to depression of breathing
  61 KB (8,865 words) - 22:13, 21 September 2010
• Hydrocodone
  ...medications containing hydrocodone|combination product]] ([[United States of America|USA]]) ...nd the non-opioid compounds present. However, the effectiveness and safety of hydrocodone compound products versus hydrocodone-only products remains a hi
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• Sulindac
  '''Sulindac''' is a [[non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug]] of the arylalkanoic acid class that is marketed in the UK & U.S. by [[Merck & ...[[COX-2 inhibitor]] class {{Fact|date=February 2007}}. The exact mechanism of its NSAID properties is unknown, but it is thought to act on enzymes COX-1
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• Dexketoprofen
  Short-term treatment of mild to moderate [[pain]], including [[dysmenorrhoea]]. ...d pain. By blocking cyclo-oxygenase, dexketoprofen prevents the production of [[prostaglandins]] and therefore reduces inflammation and pain. Along with
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• Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug
  ...to distinguish these drugs from [[steroids]], which - among a broad range of other effects - have a similar [[eicosanoid]]-depressing, anti-inflammatory ...journal| author=Stuart J. Warden, PT, PhD, FACSM | title=Prophylactic Use of NSAIDs by Athletes:A Risk/Benefit Assessment | journal=The Physician and Sp
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• Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid
  ...ted title -->].</ref> It is currently regulated in Australia, Canada, most of Europe and in the US. GHB as the [[sodium]] salt, known as sodium oxybate, ...sium gamma-hydroxybutyrate (K.GHB).</ref> GHB is also produced as a result of fermentation, and so is found in small quantities in some beers and wines.
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