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gas - Definition: (Source: International Food Information Council)

The study and appreciation of good food and good eating, and a culture's culinary customs, style and lore. Any interest or study of culinary pursuits as relates essentially to the kitchen and cookery, and to the higher levels of education, training and achievement of the chef apprentice or professional chef. ...
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Hotlines for gas (Source: HealthHotLines)
International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
(888) 964-2001


gas - Images (Source: MedLinePlus)
Gas gangrene
Gas gangrene
Gas gangrene
Gas gangrene
gas, Antibodies
Antibodies

Symptoms of gas (Source: MedLinePlus)
The site of infection becomes inflamed with a pale to brownish-red and very painful tissue swelling. If you press on the swollen tissue with your fingers, you may feel gas as a crackly sensation. The edges of the infected area expand so quickly that changes are visible over a few minutes. The involved tissue is completely destroyed. Symptoms include: Air under the skin ( subcutaneous emphysema ); Anxiety; Blisters filled with brown-red fluid; Drainage from the tissues, foul-smelling brown-red or bloody fluid ( serosanguineous discharge); Increased heart rate ( tachycardia ); Moderate to high fever; Moderate to severe pain around a skin injury; Pale skin color, later becoming dusky and changing to dark red or purple; Progressive swelling around a skin injury; Sweating; Vesicle formation, combining into large blisters ; Yellow color to the skin ( jaundice ). Note: Symptoms usually begin suddenly and quickly worsen. If the condition is not treated, the person can develop a shock-like syndrome with decreased blood pressure (hypotension), kidney failure, coma, and finally death. ...
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News on gas
Gas Prices Slowing Kids' Checkups (MedicineNet)
Gas-Filled Liquids Curb Appetite (MedicineNet)
Gas Stove Emissions Boost Asthma in Inner-City Kids (MedicineNet)
Health Tip: Controlling Gas (MedicineNet)

Further Reading on gas

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