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  2. Barringtonia asiatica - Wikipedia

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    It is a small to medium-sized tree growing to 7–25 m tall. The leaves are narrow obovate, 20–40 cm in length and 10–20 cm in width. Fruit produced as mentioned earlier, is otherwise aptly known as the Box Fruit, due to distinct square like diagonals jutting out from the cross section of the fruit, given its semi spherical shape form from stem altering to a subpyramidal shape at its base.

  3. List of signs and symptoms of diving disorders - Wikipedia

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    A recompression chamber is used to treat some diving disorders and for training divers to recognise the symptoms. Diving disorders are medical conditions specifically arising from underwater diving. The signs and symptoms of these may present during a dive, on surfacing, or up to several hours after a dive.

  4. Ciguatera fish poisoning - Wikipedia

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    The mainstay of treatment is supportive care. There is some evidence that calcium channel blockers like nifedipine and verapamil are effective in treating some of the symptoms that remain after the initial sickness passes, such as poor circulation and shooting pains through the chest. These symptoms are due to vasoconstriction caused by maitotoxin.

  5. Talk:Seasickness - Wikipedia

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    Technically, it's a good sign if you get motion sickness. It means your nervous system and balance centre are working just fine. But that's scarcely comforting when you are sick. The name of this section is "curing sea-sickness", but, getting used to something as to not have the symptoms anymore is not a cure, or, at least, I think is not a cure.

  6. List of fictional diseases - Wikipedia

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    As the flight ships are carried aloft by the rocks, this puts an end to business and trade, resulting in a brief societal collapse followed by a gradual rebuilding of society when the Edge's inhabitants become accustomed to life with stone-sickness. Symptoms of infected flight rocks include a brief scar, followed by an open wound and a gaping ...

  7. Tropical disease - Wikipedia

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    Assisting with economic development in endemic regions can contribute to prevention and treatment of tropical diseases. For example, microloans enable communities to invest in health programs that lead to more effective disease treatment and prevention technology. [20] Educational campaigns can aid in the prevention of various diseases.

  8. China's coast guard says 'allowed' Philippines to evacuate ...

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    The Philippines has soldiers living aboard a rusty, aging warship on the Second Thomas Shoal, which was deliberately grounded by Manila in 1999 to reinforce its maritime claims.

  9. Salt water aspiration syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Its initial symptoms of cough and difficulty breathing are similar to near-drowning, however, near-drowning does not cause viral infection-like symptoms. Furthermore, it can be difficult to distinguish the condition from an acute viral infection at first; unlike viral illnesses, salt water aspiration syndrome tends to improve within a few hours.