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  2. Acute radiation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms can start within an hour of exposure, and can last for several months. [1] [3] [5] Early symptoms are usually nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite. [1] In the following hours or weeks, initial symptoms may appear to improve, before the development of additional symptoms, after which either recovery or death follow. [1]

  3. List of cancer types - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of cancer types. ... There are over 100 different known cancers that affect humans. [1] ... This page was last edited on 15 November 2024, ...

  4. List of epidemics and pandemics - Wikipedia

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    Deaths probably numbered in the tens or perhaps over a hundred million, with perhaps 90% of the population dead in the worst-hit areas. Lack of scientific knowledge about microorganisms and lack of surviving medical records for many areas makes attribution of specific numbers to specific diseases uncertain.

  5. Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks - Wikipedia

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    Many of the 55 responders who died from cancer had cancer before September 11, 2001, but most of the cancer patients developed the disease afterward. [45] The 98 deaths up to 2008 included: 55 cancers; 21 traumatic injuries (motor-vehicle crashes, gunshots and five homicides, including four cops killed in the line of duty)

  6. List of causes of death by rate - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the causes of human deaths worldwide for different years arranged by their associated mortality rates. In 2002, there were about 57 million deaths. In 2002, there were about 57 million deaths.

  7. Three Mile Island accident health effects - Wikipedia

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    The study found that cancer rates near the Three Mile Island plant peaked in 1982-3, but their mathematical model did not account for the observed increase in cancer rates, since they argued that latency periods for cancer are much longer than three years.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    The list to get into Droege House is long, and an additional five to six addicts died while waiting for an open slot, Duke said. Duke had come to work at Droege as a way to honor her brother Josh, 28, who fatally overdosed on heroin on January 13, 2011 – six days after completing a 45-day rehab in Cincinnati.

  9. Transfusion-related acute lung injury - Wikipedia

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    The cause of TRALI is currently not fully understood. 80–85% of cases are thought to be immune mediated. [5] [6] Antibodies directed toward human leukocyte antigens (HLA) or human neutrophil antigens (HNA) have been implicated, with transfused antibodies shown to bind antigens expressed on pulmonary endothelial cells to initiate acute inflammation in the lungs.