In December 2005, Sharon spent two days in the hospital following reports of a minor stroke, specifically a relatively unusual type of stroke called a paradoxical embolism, in which a clot from the venous circulation crosses over into the arterial circulation through a hole between the right and left atrium called a patent foramen ovale or an atrial septal defect and goes to the brain, causing a transient speech and motor disturbance. He was to have had the small hole in his heart repaired by a cardiac catheterization procedure in January 5. ...

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Ariel Sharon, Ariel Sharon - Early life, Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident, Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre, Ariel Sharon - Political career, Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation, Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima, Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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Dick Cheney, Dick Cheney - Early life and family, Dick Cheney - Education, Dick Cheney - Early political career, Dick Cheney - Early White House appointments, Dick Cheney - Congress, Dick Cheney - Secretary of Defense, Dick Cheney - Business career, Dick Cheney - Health problems, Dick Cheney - Vice-Presidency, Dick Cheney - Relationship to Halliburton as Vice President, Dick Cheney - Premature obituary publication & Conspiracy, Dick Cheney - Plame affair, Dick Cheney - Plans for the future

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Cheney's long history of cardiovascular disease and periodic need for urgent health care have several times raised the question of whether he is medically fit to serve as Vice President. Cheney sustained the first of four myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) in 1978, at age 37. Subsequent infarctions in 1984, 1988, and 2001 have resulted in moderate contractile dysfunction of his left ventricle. He underwent four-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting in 1988, coronary artery stenting in November 2000, and urg ...

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Dick Cheney, Dick Cheney - Early life and family, Dick Cheney - Education, Dick Cheney - Early political career, Dick Cheney - Early White House appointments, Dick Cheney - Congress, Dick Cheney - Secretary of Defense, Dick Cheney - Business career, Dick Cheney - Health problems, Dick Cheney - Vice-Presidency, Dick Cheney - Relationship to Halliburton as Vice President, Dick Cheney - Premature obituary publication, Dick Cheney - Plame affair, Dick Cheney - Plans for the future

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Domestic rabbit - Vaccinations Against Calici Virus and Myxomytosis. Calici virus and Myxomytosis are the biggest threat to the health of well-cared for pet rabbits. These can be prevented by annual vaccinations. Rabbit owners in Australia cannot get their rabbit vaccinated against myxomytosis due to its use in controlling wild rabbit numbers (it may escape if a vaccinated pet rabbit is released). Rabbits caged outdoors are especially vulnerable due to their being exposed to more vectors carrying the diseases, especially mosquitoes. In wild populations fleas also carry myxomytosis. ...

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Domestic rabbit, Domestic rabbit - History, Domestic rabbit - General Types, Domestic rabbit - Meat Rabbits, Domestic rabbit - Fur Rabbits, Domestic rabbit - Wool Rabbits, Domestic rabbit - Diet, Domestic rabbit - Pellets, Domestic rabbit - Vegetables, Domestic rabbit - Hay, Domestic rabbit - Treats, Domestic rabbit - Caecal pellets, Domestic rabbit - Rabbits as Pets, Domestic rabbit - Children's Pets, Domestic rabbit - Companionship, Domestic rabbit - Acquiring a Rabbit, Domestic rabbit - Training and Play, Domestic rabbit - Breeds, Domestic rabbit - Exhibition, Domestic rabbit - Conformation shows, Domestic rabbit - Show jumping, Domestic rabbit - Housing, Domestic rabbit - Commercial rabbits, Domestic rabbit - Pet rabbits, Domestic rabbit - Health Problems, Domestic rabbit - Vaccinations Against Calici Virus and Myxomytosis, Domestic rabbit - Sore hocks, Domestic rabbit - Respiratory infections, Domestic rabbit - Head tilt or wry neck, Domestic rabbit - Teeth problems, Domestic rabbit - Gastrointestinal stasis, Domestic rabbit - Cancer, Domestic rabbit - Resources

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The ultimate goal of yoga, "is not just a better body, but also a better state of being. Today we give you two exercises to improve acidity and other stomach problems.

Benefits and instructions for:

-       Shalabh Asana

-       Makar Asana

(See also: Yoga and Health, Yoga, Yoga and Health, Yoga Systems, Yoga Positions)

In medicine, blood sugar is a term used to refer to levels of glucose in the blood. Blood sugar concentration, or serum glucose level, is tightly regulated in the human body. Glucose, transported via the bloodstream, is the primary source of energy for the body's cells. Normally, blood glucose levels stay within narrow limits throughout the day: 4 to 8 mmol/l (70 to 150 mg/dl). Levels rise after meals and are usually lowest in the morning, before the first meal of the day. Diabetes mellitus is the most prominent dis ...

Including:

• Blood sugar - Direct health effects of blood sugar problems
• Blood sugar - Mechanisms of blood sugar regulation
• Blood sugar - Low blood sugar

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is the handbook used most often in diagnosing mental disorders in the United States and internationally. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) is a commonly-used alternative. Some psychologists have stated that they use DSM primarily for completing forms for the government or insurance companies, some of which require a patient to be classified by a diag ...

Including:

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Cautionary Statement
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Brief history
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - A Multiaxial Approach
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Reference

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Ariel "Arik" Sharon ▶ (help·info) (Hebrew: אריאל שרון) (born February 27, 1928) is the eleventh and current Prime Minister of Israel, serving from March 2001. A long-serving Israeli political and military leader, he was a founding member and former head of the Likud party, and previously served for over thirty years in the Israeli Defense Forces, rising to the rank of Major General, and achieving fame within Israel for his actions in the 1967 Six Day ...

Including:

• Ariel Sharon - Early life
• Ariel Sharon - Mitla incident
• Ariel Sharon - Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War
• Ariel Sharon - Sabra and Shatila massacre
• Ariel Sharon - Political career
• Ariel Sharon - Gaza evacuation
• Ariel Sharon - Founding of Kadima
• Ariel Sharon - Health problems

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The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is a United Nations treaty designed to control psychoactive drugs such as amphetamines, barbiturates, and LSD. During the 1960s, drug use and abuse increased greatly around the world, especially in Western nations. Inspired by psychedelic advocates such as Aldous Huxley and Timothy Leary, millions of young people experimented with powerful hallucinogens, and drugs of all kinds became freely available as manufacturers and traffickers took advantage of inconsistent national laws to ...

Including:

• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - History
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Schedules of Controlled Substances
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Scheduling process
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - World Health Organization evaluations of specific drugs
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Ephedrine
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Ketamine
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - MDMA
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Methcathinone
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Nicotine
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Tetrahydrocannabinol
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Medical and other drug uses
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Organic plants
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Precursors
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Analogs
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Penal provisions
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Treatment and prevention
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Recent trends
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Rise in stimulant trafficking
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Canadian noncompliance
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Licit drug problems
• Convention on Psychotropic Substances - Endnotes

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The Right Honourable Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service. He has led the Labour Party since July 1994, (following the death of John Smith in May of that year) and brought Labour into power with a landslide victory in the 1997 general election, replacing John Major as Prime Minister and ending 18 years of Conservative government. He is now the Labour Party's longest-serving Prime Minister, and the only person to have led the party ...

Including:

• Tony Blair - Family background
• Tony Blair - Early political career
• Tony Blair - In opposition
• Tony Blair - Leader of the Labour Party
• Tony Blair - First term 1997 to 2001
• Tony Blair - Establishment of the Third Way
• Tony Blair - Control over House of Commons
• Tony Blair - Domestic policies
• Tony Blair - Second term 2001 to 2005
• Tony Blair - Iraq war
• Tony Blair - Domestic politics
• Tony Blair - Attempted impeachment
• Tony Blair - Health problems
• Tony Blair - Third term 2005 to present
• Tony Blair - G8 and EU presidencies
• Tony Blair - 2012 Summer Olympics
• Tony Blair - 2005 London bombings
• Tony Blair - Departure
• Tony Blair - Common criticisms of Blair
• Tony Blair - 'Spin'
• Tony Blair - Authoritarianism
• Tony Blair - Relationship with USA
• Tony Blair - Criticisms by the left
• Tony Blair - Satire
• Tony Blair - Works

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Vulvovaginal health is the health and sanitation of the human female vulva and vagina. Vulvovaginal health - Conditions. Problems affecting this area include: Infection with Candida albicans (candidiasis or "yeast infection") Bacterial vaginosis (BV) associated with the Gardnerella, formerly called "nonspecific vaginitis" Trichomoniasis Vulvodynia Cervical cancer (detected by the Pap smear) Urinary bladder infection, urinary tract infec ...

Including:

• Vulvovaginal health - Conditions
• Vulvovaginal health - Causes
• Vulvovaginal health - Symptoms
• Vulvovaginal health - Maintaining health

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Bundaberg has attracted much national media attention in 2005 due to the alleged incompetence of a surgical director, Jayant Patel, who has been implicated in the deaths of up to 87 patients. Bundaberg also was the location of another health-related disaster in 1928, when 12 children died shortly after receiving injections of diphtheria vaccine. At the time, the vaccine was created by the toxin-antitoxin, or TAT process, where diphtheria toxin was combined with antibodies from horses, which served to eliminate the toxicity of t ...

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Bundaberg Queensland, Bundaberg Queensland - Bundaberg public health problems, Bundaberg Queensland - External link

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In the early to mid-1980s, Jaco Pastorius began to experience mental health problems, including symptoms of manic depression. These were worsened by heavy drug and alcohol use: while Jaco's on- and off-stage antics early in his career are well-known, these factors would only exacerbate his unusual and often bizarre behaviour. There are dozens of anecdotes and stories about his outlandish behavior and eccentricities, though some were highly exaggerated. His musical performances also suffered as a result. During this time he played in various ...

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Jaco Pastorius, Jaco Pastorius - Early history, Jaco Pastorius - Instruments and technique, Jaco Pastorius - Health problems and death, Jaco Pastorius - Discography, Jaco Pastorius - Solo/bandleader, Jaco Pastorius - Weather Report, Jaco Pastorius - Other Projects, Jaco Pastorius - Reference

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The ICD-9 was published by the WHO in 1977. At this time, the National Center for Health Statistics created an extension of it so the system could be used for morbidity as well as mortality ([2]). This extension was called "ICD-9-CM", with the CM standing for "Clinical Modification". There are three volumes of the ICD-9-CM: Volumes 1 and 2 contain diagnosis codes. (Volume 1 is a tabular listing, and volume 2 is an index.) Volume 3 contains procedure codes. ...

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International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - History, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - Current Use, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - Public Data Reporting, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - ICD-9, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - ICD-10

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The International Classification of Diseases (ICD) was designed to promote international comparability in the collection, processing, classification, and presentation of morbidity and mortality statistics. In 1893, a French physician, Jacques Bertillon, introduced the Bertillon Classification of Causes of Death at the International Statistical Institute in Chicago. A number of countries adopted Dr. Bertillon’s system, and in 1898, the American Public Health Association (APHA) recommended that the registrars of Canada, Mexico, and th ...

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International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - History, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - Current Use, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - Public Data Reporting, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - ICD-9, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - ICD-10

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ICD has become the most widely used statistical classification system in the world. Although some countries found ICD sufficient for hospital indexing purposes, many others felt that it did not provide adequate detail for diagnostic indexing. The original revisions of ICD also did not provide for classification of operative or diagnostic procedures. As a result, interested persons in the United States began to develop their own adaptation of ICD for use in the United States. Hospitals and other healthcare facilities index healthcare d ...

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International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - History, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - Current Use, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - Public Data Reporting, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - ICD-9, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - ICD-10

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Work on ICD-10 began in 1983 and was completed in 1992. (Also see the ICD-10 online.) Links to diseases can be accessed from: List of ICD-10 codes. Adoption was relatively swift in most of the world, but not in the United States. Since 1988, the USA had required ICD-9-CM codes for Medicare and Medicaid claims, and most of the rest of the American medical industry followed suit. On January 1, 1999, the ICD-10 (without clinical extensions) was adopted for reporting mortality, but ICD-9-CM was still used for morbidit ...

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International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - History, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - Current Use, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - Public Data Reporting, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - ICD-9, International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems - ICD-10

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Beginning in 1978, Lois Gibbs, the president of the Love Canal Homeowners' Association, led an effort to investigate community concerns about the health of its residents. The neighborhood had an extremely high rate of cancer, and an alarming number of birth defects. Children at the 99th Street School were constantly ill. With further investigation, Gibbs discovered the chemical danger of the adjacent canal. This began her organization's three year fight to prove that the toxins buried by Hook ...

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Love Canal, Love Canal - Early history, Love Canal - Use as toxic waste disposal site, Love Canal - Health problems activism and site cleanup, Love Canal - Aftermath

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On December 7, 2004 Travers disclosed that she was receiving chemotherapy for a rare form of leukemia, but expected to make a full recovery. In April, 2005 she underwent a bone marrow transplant. On May 26, 2005 the Peter, Paul and Mary site posted that the bone marrow transplant was a success and she had been discharged from the hospital. On August 28, 2005, the site reported that she continues to improve. On December 9, 2005, Peter Paul & Mary performed live with the New York Choral Society at Carnegie Hall, the first performance since ...

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Mary Travers Peter Paul and Mary, Mary Travers Peter Paul and Mary - Health problems, Mary Travers Peter Paul and Mary - Solo discography

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On March 29, 1966, months before the shooting, Whitman met with a doctor to discuss his mental state.[2] He told the doctor that he wanted to go to the top of the tower and "start shooting people with a deer rifle." The doctor interpreted the thought as a passing fantasy, but did note that he was "oozing with hostility" and asked Whitman to return for another session. Whitman ...

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Charles Whitman, Charles Whitman - History, Charles Whitman - Whitman's mental state and health problems, Charles Whitman - Tower shootings, Charles Whitman - Whitman arrives at tower, Charles Whitman - Sniper fire commences, Charles Whitman - Whitman killed, Charles Whitman - Casualties, Charles Whitman - List of deaths, Charles Whitman - List of injured, Charles Whitman - After effects, Charles Whitman - References in popular culture, Charles Whitman - 1960s, Charles Whitman - 1970s, Charles Whitman - 1980s, Charles Whitman - 1990s, Charles Whitman - 2000s, Charles Whitman - Notes

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