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2. Alcohol thermometer - Wikipedia

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   The alcohol thermometer or spirit thermometer has a similar construction and theory of operation as a mercury-in-glass thermometer. However, the thermometric fluid of an alcohol thermometer is less toxic and evaporates quickly making it a safer alternative to mercury thermometers.

3. Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Wikipedia

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   Other conditions that may present similarly include other causes of high anion gap metabolic acidosis such as diabetic ketoacidosis, toxic alcohol ingestion, and starvation ketosis. [2] Toxic alcohol ingestion includes methanol and ethylene glycol poisoning. [6] Pancreatitis, alcoholic hepatitis, and gastritis may also result in similar ...

4. Alcohol intoxication - Wikipedia

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   Acute alcohol poisoning is a medical emergency due to the risk of death from respiratory depression or aspiration of vomit if vomiting occurs while the person is unresponsive. Emergency treatment strives to stabilize and maintain an open airway and sufficient breathing while waiting for the alcohol to metabolize.

5. 7 major questions about alcohol and cancer: What doctors ...

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   Alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., behind tobacco and obesity, according to the surgeon general’s report. It estimates that alcohol contributes to nearly ...

6. Even before US alcohol warning, younger Americans were ...

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   In 2023, 49.6% of Americans between ages 18 and 25 had used alcohol in the last month, according to U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration national survey figures, down ...

7. Hand Sanitizer Won’t Protect You From Norovirus—but This Will

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   “The alcohol in them can’t just penetrate and disrupt this virus,” says William Schaffner, M.D., an infectious disease specialist and professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.

8. Mercury poisoning - Wikipedia

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   Mercury poisoning is a type of metal poisoning due to exposure to mercury. [3] Symptoms depend upon the type, dose, method, and duration of exposure. [3] [4] They may include muscle weakness, poor coordination, numbness in the hands and feet, skin rashes, anxiety, memory problems, trouble speaking, trouble hearing, or trouble seeing. [1]

9. Hypothermia - Wikipedia

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   The overall effects of alcohol lead to a decrease in body temperature and a decreased ability to generate body heat in response to cold environments. [34] Alcohol is a common risk factor for death due to hypothermia. [33] Between 33% and 73% of hypothermia cases are complicated by alcohol. [30]