However, the Mobile River system has a high incidence of endemism among freshwater mollusks and biodiversity is high.

Studies have demonstrated that, due to the high incidence of accidents at these sites, some such segregated schemes can actually increase the number of car-bike collisions.

Oral diseases are major public health problems due to their high incidence and prevalence across the globe with the disadvantaged affected more than other socio-economic groups.

It has been argued that FGM is related to the high incidence of AIDS in some parts of Africa, since intercourse with a circumcised female is conducive to an exchange of blood.

This Act was created to promote employment of older persons based on their ability rather than age ; to prohibit arbitrary age discrimination in employment ; to help employers and workers find ways of meeting problems arising from the impact of age on employment because in the face of rising productivity and affluence, older workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs ; the setting of arbitrary age limits regardless of potential for job performance has become a common practice, and certain otherwise desirable practices may work to the disadvantage of older persons ; the incidence of unemployment, especially long-term unemployment with resultant deterioration of skill, morale, and employer acceptability is, relative to the younger ages, high among older workers ; their numbers are great and growing ; and their employment problems grave ; and the existence in industries affecting commerce, of arbitrary discrimination in employment because of age, burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce.

In 1775, Dr. Percivall Pott wrote a paper on the high incidence of scrotal cancer in chimney sweeps, and suggested chimney soot as the cause of scrotal cancer.

As of 2012, a high incidence of rape continued to impact Native American women and Alaskan native women.

Misoprostol is itself associated with a high incidence of gastrointestinal ADRs ( diarrhea ).

NSAIDs are also associated with a relatively high incidence of renal adverse drug reactions ( ADRs ).

Irwin believes there is no clear evidence that there is an unusually high incidence of fraud in this field.

Floats were occasionally propelled from within by concealed oarsmen, but the practice was abandoned because of the high incidence of drowning when the lightweight and unstable frames capsized.

Epidemiological studies have shown a clear link between breathing high concentrations of radon and incidence of lung cancer.

A former RCA facility in Taiwan's northern county of Taoyuan polluted groundwater with toxic chemicals and led to a high incidence of cancer among former employees.

During this time, there was a high incidence of Gemina ( twin ) legions, where two legions were consolidated into a single organization ( and was later made official and put under a dux and six duces ).

All of these toxic sources are believed to contribute to a high incidence of maternal and child mortality and birth defects.

In addition, there is a very high incidence of asthma among the population and research by Dr. Noe Zamel of the University of Toronto has led to discoveries about the genetic nature of the disease.

Sex workers are, anecdotally, thought to have an abnormally high incidence of violent crime, and such crimes go frequently unresolved, but there are few victimological studies of the matter.

Early engine designs had a high incidence of sealing loss, both between the rotor and the housing and also between the various pieces making up the housing.

The physician William Gorgas then applied these insights and eradicated yellow fever from Havana, and fought yellow fever during the construction of the Panama Canal after a previous effort on the part of the French failed ( in part due to the high incidence of yellow fever and malaria ).

The tank car carrying the metam sodium through California was of a type that the National Transportation Safety Board said had “ a high incidence of failure ” in accidents.

Other nations known to have a high incidence of advance fee fraud include Côte d ' Ivoire, Togo, South Africa, the Netherlands, and Spain.

Other nations known to have a high incidence of advance fee fraud include Côte d ' Ivoire, Togo, South Africa, the Netherlands, and Spain.

Studies show a high incidence of psychiatric disorders in suicide victims at the time of their death with the total figure ranging from 98 % to 87. 3 % with mood disorders and substance abuse being the two most common.

Because of the high incidence of VTEs — as high as 26 %— a black box warning was added in the United States in 2006 to the package insert for thalidomide, indicating that patients with multiple myeloma who receive thalidomide-dexamethasone may benefit from concurrent thromboembolism prophylaxis or aspirin.

There is no conclusive evidence that moderately high protein diets in healthy individuals are dangerous ; it has only been shown that these diets are dangerous in individuals already suffering from kidney and liver problems.

Hydrocodone is often compounded with other generally less effective non-opioid compounds such as paracetamol ( also known as acetaminophen ) or ibuprofen, both often added to discourage recreational use ( as paracetamol can cause potentially fatal liver toxicity at high doses ), and to provide a possible synergy of analgesic effects between hydrocodone and the non-opioid compounds present.

Because of concerns about liver damage from protracted use of paracetamol at high doses, four pharmaceutical companies ( Purdue Pharma, Cephalon, Zogenix, and Egalet ) are developing extended-release capsules and other forms of hydrocodone by itself.

Cadmium levels are high in Finnish elk liver and kidneys, with the result that consumption of these organs from elk more than one year old is prohibited in Finland.

Examples of foods and drinks with potentially high levels of tyramine include liver and fermented substances, such as alcoholic beverages and aged cheeses.

Along the way he will have his liver and pancreas modified to biochemically nullify his ability to get high ; meet the leatherclad Razorgirl, Molly ; hang out with the drug-infused space-rastas ; free an artificial intelligence ( Wintermute ) and change the landscape of the Matrix.

This results in intense radiolabeling of tissues with high glucose uptake, such as the brain, the liver, and most cancers.

All known animals use catalase in every organ, with particularly high concentrations occurring in the liver.

Keratin ( high molecular weight ) in bile duct cell and oval cells of horse liver

Oral administration of progesterone is convenient, however the oral micronised form is rapidly metabolized and inactivated in the liver, therefore high doses must be administered to achieve adequate circulating blood levels.

Some scholars go as far as to claim that neither insulin resistance, nor obesity are really metabolic disorders per se, but simply adaptive responses to sustained caloric surplus, intended to protect bodily organs from lipotoxicity ( unsafe levels of lipids in the bloodstream and tissues ): " Obesity should therefore not be regarded as a pathology or disease, but rather as the normal, physiologic response to sustained caloric surplus ... As a consequence of the high level of lipid accumulation in insulin target tissues including skeletal muscle and liver, it has been suggested that exclusion of glucose from lipid-laden cells is a compensatory defense against further accumulation of lipogenic substrate.

Individuals with obesity are more likely to develop weakened non-esterified fatty acid ( NEFA ), which can weaken the metabolism of the liver causing high glucose production.

Chronic infections are typically asymptomatic during the first few decades, and thus are most commonly discovered following the investigation of elevated liver enzyme levels or during a routine screening of high risk individuals.

The enzyme is present at high levels in the liver and the lining of the stomach.

The essential oil of pennyroyal is used in aromatherapy, and is also high in pulegone, a highly toxic volatile organic compound affecting liver and uterine function.

Studies have shown that prolonged exposure to high levels of cedarwood oil can cause liver and pulmonary toxicity.

The chronic intake of silver products and the silver buildup from colloidal silver can result in an accumulation of silver or silver sulfide particles in the hair, skin, kidneys, liver, heart and muscles due to high methionine-containing proteins, such as keratin, myosin, tropomyosin, troponin, and key dipeptide glutathione.

ADRs can include gingival hyperplasia, convulsions, peptic ulcers, pancreatitis, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, confusion, hypercholesterolemia, dyspnea, numbness and tingling particularly of the lips, pruritus, high blood pressure, potassium retention possibly leading to hyperkalemia, kidney and liver dysfunction ( nephrotoxicity and hepatotoxicity ), burning sensations at finger tips and an increased vulnerability to opportunistic fungal and viral infections.

In hypoglycemia caused by excessive insulin, liver glycogen levels are high, but the high insulin level prevents the glycogenolysis necessary to maintain normal blood sugar levels.

It portrays characters living in premodern conditions, documenting their daily routines such as fishing off high cliffs, farming potatoes where there is little soil, and hunting for huge basking sharks to get liver oil for lamps.

* A portacaval shunt / portal caval shunt is a treatment for high blood pressure in the liver.

Pregnant women may want to consider consulting a doctor when taking cod liver oil because of the high amount of natural forms of vitamin A such as retinol.

A high intake of cod liver oil by pregnant women is associated with a nearly fivefold increased risk of gestational hypertension, although this study did not control for mercury, which can be present in harmful amounts in fish and which is another cause of hypertension.

This liver was sold for a high price abroad due to World War II.