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[20] [21] Common language has been described as "[portraying] suicide as a 'crime' to be 'committed' as is, for example, murder." [ 17 ] This is despite the fact that suicide is largely no longer a crime, [ 18 ] [ 22 ] and that, as noted suicidologist Samuel Wallace wrote, "all suicide is neither abhorrent nor not; insane or not; selfish or not ...
This potentially fatal condition gets its name from the molecule galactose-α-1,3-galactose (a.k.a. alpha-gal), which is found in most mammals. People with AGS can develop symptoms after they eat ...
The following is a list of last words uttered by notable individuals during the 21st century (2001-present). A typical entry will report information in the following order: Last word(s), name and short description, date of death, circumstances around their death (if applicable), and a reference.
Water intoxication, also known as water poisoning, hyperhydration, overhydration, or water toxemia, is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that can result when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside safe limits by excessive water intake.
Fentanyl. 2 mg (white powder to the right) is a lethal dose in most people. [1] US penny is 19 mm (0.75 in) wide.. A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended.
Septic shock is a potentially fatal medical condition that occurs when sepsis, which is organ injury or damage in response to infection, leads to dangerously low blood pressure and abnormalities in cellular metabolism. The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3) defines septic shock as a subset of sepsis ...
Five days later she was dead. An autopsy found that Lane died of a mysterious side effect that has a name that sounds like it might be part of an Italian opera, but has doctors on edge.
Botulism is a rare and potentially fatal illness caused by botulinum toxin, which is produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The disease begins with weakness, blurred vision, feeling tired, and trouble speaking. This may then be followed by weakness of the arms, chest muscles, and legs.