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Rapid Response COVID-19 Antigen Test: What can be assumed by the control bar?
Rapid COVID-19 antigen tests include a control line similar to this:
From Case Western Reserve rapid testing instruction available here.
What does the control bar/strip control for?
All the chemicals required to test for COVID are present in…
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How exactly can/do antidepressants treat ADHD?
According to Wikipedia, antidepressants can treat ADHD, not just depression. How exactly?
So far I know, ADHD is caused partly (primarily?) by a dopamine deficiency. Do antidepressants do something to address the dopamine deficiency? What is it? Is…
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Calcium supplements versus "fortified with calcium"
(By 'fortified', I refer to this definition: increase the nutritive value of (food) by adding vitamins.)
Are there any differences between calcium supplements (as pills or tablets), and foods fortified with calcium (e.g., artificially added to…
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Why use a placebo in some potential COVID-19 vaccine trials?
With potential COVID-19 vaccine trials beginning around the globe, one vaccine approach is to induce the creation of antibodies in the participants.
The first phase of the trial will check whether the vaccine candidate induces the creation of…
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A cheap and easy inactivated vaccine for COVID-19
Suppose a person with COVID-19 coughs into a bag. Let the bag sit in the sun for, say, 72 hours -- so as to make the virus inactive.
Could a healthy person breathe in the inactivated virus from the bag (perhaps done multiple times) to (eventually)…
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If a SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic infected individual is exposed to a high viral load, could they develop COVID-19 disease?
I would add my own research if I could to respect site rules, but I can't. There are no studies on SARS-CoV-2, all I can find is for SARS-CoV-1 and some Chinese information based studies.
My government is planning to do massive testing (when tests…
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What are some natural ways to reduce blood pressure?
What are some natural evidenced based approaches that can be used to reduce blood pressure in a patient with hypertension, or prevent hypertension in an otherwise healthy patient?
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How can I avoid voice strain when using speech recognition all day long?
I use speech recognition all day long for my work and most of my personal activities. Put aside taking frequent short breaks, making sure that I don't speak unnecessarily louder than I need to achieve a high speech recognition accuracy, and drink…
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Will COVID-19 survivors develop immunity from future infections?
For this question, assume that the virus does not mutate.
Can survivors be expected to develop immunity?
Why or why not (what is the thought process)?
The CDC FAQ indicates that they do not know:
Q: Can people who recover from COVID-19 be infected…
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How does poor sleep cause circles under one's eyes?
I've read that poor sleep causes circles under one's eyes.
Also, I've read that they are caused by dehydration.
Is it safe to assume that the way poor sleep causes the circles is by causing dehydration?
If so, how does it happen: why does poor sleep…
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Is prolonged use of melatonin supplements safe for a 3-year-old?
Background:
I recently adopted a 3-year-old girl. The first weeks in her new home, bedtimes were understandably difficult. She had a lot of trouble falling asleep, and resisted going to bed.
My wife and I realized that a lot of this probably had…
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Are all kinds of liquor and alcohol equally bad for liver?
Do all kinds of alcohol increase the risk of liver disease in a similar way? Or is an alcoholic beverage that is higher in alcohol by volume (e.g. scotch - ~60% and up) more harmful than those lower in alcohol by volume (e.g. red wine - 12%)?
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Does the heart become stronger or weaker after an intensive workout?
I perform 12 push-up series with 1 minute and 15 seconds break between them each day.
After this session i feel my heart pounding like crazy for ~5 minutes. Even hours after, i feel the heart beating at a faster rate than usual.
I was wondering what…
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Are there behavioral causes for myopia?
As an adult, I second guess all of my parents' advice, seeing that most of it was ridiculous, but some of them just might have been true. A large swath of it was connected to eyesight: "Don't watch too much TV or read too many books, you'll ruin…
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What are the health benefits of Yoga?
Yoga has been accepted as a way of life by so many people irrespective of religion and country. There is world wide promotion for the Yoga and June 21 is going to be celebrate as International Yoga day. Yoga go hand in hand with body and mind, as…
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