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• United States Navy Hospital Corpsman
  |issued_by= [[United States Navy]] |specialty= Medical
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• Naloxone
  ...ioid overdose antidote Naloxone over counter 'will save lives' | publisher=The Guardian | date=29 January 2016 | author=Melissa Davey}}</ref> <!-- Medical uses -->
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• Metformin
  ...erns still preclude its widespread use in this setting. It is also used in the treatment of [[polycystic ovary syndrome]] and has been investigated for ot ...cs in the [[World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines]] (the other being [[glibenclamide]]).<ref name=WHOessential>(March 2009) {{PDFlin
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• Nitrous oxide
  | SolubleOther = soluble in [[alcohol]], [[ether]], [[sulfuric acid]] ...[California]] allow nitrous oxide as an [[anesthetic]]. Also used in the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Australia]]. -->
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• Mercury (element)
  ...Frostburg State University| author=Senese, F}}</ref><ref name="Norrby" /> the others being [[caesium]], [[francium]], [[gallium]], and [[rubidium]]. ...tion from cinnabar. Cinnabar is highly toxic by ingestion or inhalation of the dust. [[Mercury poisoning]] can also result from exposure to soluble forms
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• Propædia
  ...listing the staff members, advisors and contributors to all three parts of the ''Britannica''. ==The Outline of Knowledge==
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• History of the Encyclopædia Britannica
  ...en developed, both online and on [[optical media]]. Since the early 1930s, the ''Britannica'' has developed several "spin-off" products to leverage its re ...nica''. The first encyclopedia to include biographies of living people was the 64-volume ''[[Grosses Universal-Lexicon]]'' (published 1732–1759) of [[Jo
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• Polybutylene
  ...-butene)''', '''PB-1''') is a [[polyolefin]] or saturated [[polymer]] with the chemical formula (C₄H₈)_n. It should not be ...and [[polyethylene]]. Because of its specific properties it is mainly used in pressure piping, flexible packaging, water heaters, compounding and hot mel
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• Sugar
  :''For the common table sugar, see [[sucrose]].'' [[Image:Sugar 2xmacro.jpg|right|thumb|Magnification of grains of [[sucrose]], the most common sugar.]]
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• Textile manufacturing
  ...ry of Textile manufacturing from 1750 to 1850 | Textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution|Hand processing techniques today and before 1750 | Te ...xtile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods|hand techniques]] to achieve the same results.
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• Hemp
  ...ut|industrial hemp|its psychoactive variant|Cannabis (drug)|the biology of the plant|Cannabis|other uses|Hemp (disambiguation)}} [[Image:Cannab2 new.png|thumb|right|The variety of appearances for cannabis. Only ''C. sativa'' (left) is suited fo
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• Workplace wellness
  ...to change employees' behavior in order to achieve better health and reduce the associated health risks. ...rticipation in these programs<ref>Kaiser Family Foundation/Health Research Education Trust. (2007). [http://www.kff.org/insurance/7672/sections/ehbs07-6-18.cfm
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• Joseph LaDou
  ...se that trained more than 3,000 physicians (500 from developing countries) in [[occupational medicine]]. ...ph, ed. 1986. Special Issue on "The Microelectronics Industry," ''State of the Art Reviews: Occupational Medicine'' 1(1, January-March). Philadelphia: Han
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• Confined space
  In a wide variety of industrial environments workers may be expected to enter ...anding of the issues involved in entering and working in these spaces, and the management of potential hazards to ensure on-going worker health and safety
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• Ethylene oxide
  ...of its special molecular structure, ethylene oxide easily participates in the [[addition reaction]], opening its cycle, and thus easily [[polymerisation| ...liquid.<ref name=Ullmann>Siegfried Rebsdat, Dieter Mayer "Ethylene Oxide" in Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2005.{{
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• Carbon monoxide poisoning
  ...omplete oxidation to carbon dioxide (CO₂) and is often produced in domestic or industrial settings by motor vehicles and other gasoline-powere ...xyhemoglobin can revert to hemoglobin, but the recovery takes time because the HbCO complex is fairly stable.
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• Workplace stress
  ...oor match between job demands and the capabilities, resources, or needs of the worker.<ref name=NIOSH_Stressatwork>NIOSH (1999). [http://www.cdc.gov/niosh ...ed States National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health}}</ref> or in extreme cases, [[karoshi|death]].
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• Air safety
  ...n also be applied in the context of campaigns that inform the public as to the safety of [[air travel]]. ===United States===
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• Implications of nanotechnology
  ...mplications of [[nanotechnology]]''' run the gamut from the [[Nanomedicine|medical]], [[ethical]], [[mental]], legal and environmental applications, to fields ...sks which were previously inaccessible due to physical restrictions, which in turn may reduce labor, land, or maintenance requirements placed on humans.
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• Radiation dose reconstruction
  ...The extent to which the default values are used depends on the purpose of the reconstruction(s) being undertaken. ...n the standards published by international consensus organizations such as the [[International Commission on Radiological Protection]]<ref name=DRVid />.
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• Occupational hygiene
  ...the objective of protecting worker health and well-being and safeguarding the community at large.''<ref>[http://www.ioha.net International Occupational H ...iene'', but is likely to be about broad industry or broad issues effecting the local community, broader society, region or country.
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• COSHH
  Title=The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002| parliament=United Kingdom Parliament|
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• Benzene
  ...thor= David R. Lide, ed.|title= "Physical Constants of Organic Compounds", in CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, Internet Version 2005, <http://www.h ...ers.|journal=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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• Emergency management
  ...zational level after the current level's resources have been exhausted. In the private sector, emergency management is sometimes referred to as [[business ...gement context. This focuses on the mitigation and preparedness aspects of the emergency cycle (see below).
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• Occupational safety and health
  ...s, nearby communities, and other members of the public who are impacted by the workplace environment. It may involve interactions among many subject area ...ed to his physiological and psychological capabilities; and, to summarize, the adaptation of work to man and of each man to his job."
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• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
  ...is part of the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) within the U.S. [[Department of Health and Human Services]]. ...trial hygiene, safety, psychology, engineering, chemistry, and statistics. The director of NIOSH is [[John Howard (public health administrator)|John Howar
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• Beryllium
  ...|ɪ|l|i|əm}} {{respell|bə|RIL|ee-əm}}) is the [[chemical element]] with the symbol '''Be''' and [[atomic number]] 4. ...on, make it in many ways an ideal aerospace material, and it has been used in rocket nozzles and is a significant component of planned space telescopes.
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• Alice Hamilton
  ...s and the dangerous effects of industrial metals and chemical compounds on the [[human body]]. ...ome schooled and completed her early education at [[Miss Porter's School]] in [[Farmington, Connecticut]],as did her sister [[Edith Hamilton]].
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• Lead poisoning
  Caption = An X ray demonstrating the characteristic finding of lead poisoning, dense [[metaphyseal]] lines.| ...Symptoms include abdominal pain, headache, [[anemia]], irritability, and in severe cases [[seizure]]s, [[coma]], and [[death]].
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• Noise-induced hearing loss
  ...sion=0&_userid=10&md5=1178013205fe4ed07e720ae2a2503d1c Role of glutathione in protection against noise-induced hearing loss]. ''Brain Research''</ref> Th ...degeneration of structures within the hair cells, morphological changes of the cilia, ruptures of cell membranes, and complete degeneration and loss of ha
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• Health Level 7
  ..."HL7" is also used to refer to some of the specific standards created by the organization (e.g., HL7 v2.x, v3.0, HL7 [[Reference Information Model|RIM]] ...very, and evaluation of [[health service]]s, are the most commonly used in the world.{{Citation needed|date=May 2007}}
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• Linda Rosenstock
  {{Infobox Medical Person |profession = Public health administrator, medical educator
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• J. Donald Millar
  {{Infobox Medical Person ...nald Millar, M.D., M.P.H., receiving the Gorgas Medal for his achievements in preventive medicine.
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• John Howard (public health administrator)
  {{Infobox Medical Person |education = MD, Loyola University; Master of Occupational Health, Harvard; JD
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• Emergency medical responder levels by U.S. state
  ...nformation. If you don't know how to set up a reference, please post it to the talk page.--> ...blisher= National Highway Transportation Safety Administration }}</ref> In the list, certification levels are provided from most basic to most advanced.
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• List of colleges and universities named after people
  ...other leaders associated with the institution. This is a list of [[higher education]] institutions named for people. ==Institutions named for people associated with the institution==
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• Angiology
  | official_names= Doctor, Medical Specialist | formation= Degree in Medicine
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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
  {{About|the plant genus|use as a psychoactive drug in the genus|Cannabis (drug)}} ...amsterdam.JPG|thumb|220px|[[Hash Marijuana & Hemp Museum|Cannabis Museum]] in [[Amsterdam]].]]
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• Cannabis (drug)
  {{Dablink|For the plant genus, see [[Cannabis]]. For other uses of cannabis, see [[Cannabis#I ...tion = Dried flowers from the [[Cannabis|''Cannabis sativa'']] plant. Note the visible [[trichomes]] (commonly known as "crystals"), which contain large q
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• Cannabis reform at the international level
  '''Cannabis reform at the international level''' refers to efforts to ease restrictions on [[Cannabis ...influence across the globe, preventing even reform-minded nations such as the [[Netherlands]] from completely legalizing cannabis.
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• Purple drank
  ...y Rancher]] candy. The purplish hue of purple drank comes from [[dye]]s in the cough syrup. ...bcnews.go.com/Health/LegalCenter/story?id=1045329&page=1 Cough Syrup Abuse in Texas Takes Center Stage], ABC News, August 17, 2005</ref><ref name=MTV-Scr
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• Ted Kaczynski
  | image_alt = A man in a jacket with handcuffs | image_caption = Ted Kaczynski, The Unabomber
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• George Metesky
  ...by explosion, maliciously endangering life, and carrying concealed weapons in violation of New York State's [[Sullivan Act|Sullivan Law]]. | conviction_penalty = Committed to [[Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminally Insane]]
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• Bath School disaster
  |image=Aftermath of the Bath School Disaster.png |caption=Bath Consolidated School after the bombing
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• Counter-terrorism
  ...itaries]], [[police department]]s and [[corporation]]s adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed. ...ls, such as [[Timothy McVeigh]], may also engage in terrorist acts such as the [[Oklahoma City bombing]].
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• Terrorism
  '''Terrorism''' is the systematic use of [[fear|terror]] especially as a means of [[coercion]].<re ...gious, political or ideological goal, and deliberately target or disregard the safety of [[non-combatant]]s (civilians).{{Citation needed|date=August 2010
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• Taliban
  ...n Afghanistan]], the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)]] and the [[War in North-West Pakistan|Waziristan War]] .../www.pajhwok.com/viewstory.asp?lng=eng&id=36208 Taliban have opened office in Waziristan (Pakistan)].</ref>
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• William C. Patrick III
  {{For|other individuals of the same name|William Patrick (disambiguation)}} ...iologist]] and former [[Biological warfare|bioweaponeer]] for the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]].
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• Richard O. Spertzel
  ...und that Iraq was not producing nor planning to produce WMD at the time of the invasion. ==Education==
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