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Alcohol flush reaction is a condition that is experienced more frequently by people of East Asian descent, giving rise to names such as "Asian flush" or "Asian glow". [citation needed] Genotype frequency distribution of ALDH2 (rs671).
Alcohol-induced asthma reactions among Asians has been most thoroughly studied in those of native Japanese descent. In such individuals, the ingestion of virtually any alcoholic beverage or pure ethanol and, in some cases, the smelling of ethanol fumes may be followed, typically within 1–30 minutes, by one or more of the following symptoms: an alcohol flush reaction (i.e. the "Asian flush ...
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The Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation of WHO and UNICEF has defined improved sanitation as follows: flush toilet, [4] connection to a piped sewer system, connection to a septic system, flush/pour-flush to a pit latrine, ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine, pit latrine with slab, composting toilet and/or some special ...
In northern Peru, the World Bank's business-lending arm is part owner of the Yanacocha gold mine, accused by impoverished farming communities of despoiling their land in pursuit of the precious ore. The bank and IFC have stepped up investments in projects deemed to have a high risk of serious and environment damage, including oil pipelines, mines and even coal-fired power plants, an ...
Sri Lankan filmmaker Ilango Ram and producer Hiranya Perera are set to present their upcoming feature “Rabbit Hole” at Busan’s Asian Project Market, aiming to shed light on the persistent ...
San Francisco Community Health Center, formerly known as Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center [1] and commonly known under that former name as "API Wellness Center", is a United States nonprofit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California. It provides multicultural health services, education, research, and policy organization.
Asian voters and political organizers spoke to a local news outlet about why the Asian community is beginning to shift away from Democrats over issues like public safety.