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Does Ivermectin treat COVID-19 coronavirus infection?
Does the anti-parasitic Ivermectin work in actual human studies versus the Petri dish in vitro studies, when treating coronavirus COVID-19 infection? And if so, is it safe in humans?
An in vitro study was done.
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Can breaststroke be harmful for the back?
I heard many contradictory things related to the harm breaststroke can do to the back. (All during informal discussions. I have no references to include here, so my question).
Some say swimming can only be good for the back and the rest of the…
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2019 Novel Coronavirus (nCoV) lifetime outside an organism
How long will it remain potent outside an organism?
I'm thinking in the context of if it can survive a couple of weeks or a month in the mail for the recipient to get infected.
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I tried looking at the WHO's page dedicated to the virus, have not…
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Alternative to caffeine - same effects, different chemical
I seem to have a problem with caffeine. I tend to experience a lot of the negative effects, like diuresis, extreme hunger suppression and paranoia, at two or three cups of coffee, while I don't experience the positive effects, like alertness and…
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Should we always eat something before taking pain killers?
When buying pain killers in the pharmacy (no doctor prescription), sometimes I'm told to take the pain killers only after eating something, sometimes they say it doesn't matter, and most of the times they say nothing at all.
Is there a global…
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How does sleeping chest-side down hurt the spine?
I do not know the correct English term for the position, so I will just refer it to as "chest-side down". The following CNN page seem to call it the "stomach position", and they say it is the worst position to sleep.
They have listed the…
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How to deal with winter blues
I suffer from severe winter blues. It starts around January and by March, I am at my wits end. I come from a tropical climate and the sever cold and lack of sunlight makes me just want to go crazy.
I have been living in Toronto for past 8…
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Why didn't smallpox develop resistance to its vaccine?
Antimicrobial resistance is common. Why didn't smallpox develop resistance to its vaccine? Why was smallpox eradicable?
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how many 'lives' are saved from one donation of blood?
The red cross claims that donating blood can 'save up to three lives' That seems a highly exaggerated best case scenario. I'm curious, how many lives are really saved from a unit of blood? Specifically, what is the odds of one pint of whole blood…
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Eating fast food every single day
Is it theoretically possible to eat fast food from McDonald's or various other fast food restaurants every single day and still maintain or even lose weight.
What I am saying is, if you eat fast food everyday say at lunch time and if you count your…
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How to increase body height?
I am an adult, and I want to be taller. I know about many medicines which claim to treat stunted height. Is there any truth behind these?
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How much hard liquor is safe for very small children?
I live in a location where hard liquor (48%-52% alcohol by volume) is frequently given to small children as young as two years old. This is usually not in large quantities, although a recent story in the local newspaper did report the death of a…
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What happens to HIV once it completely destroys the immune system?
Today, in my high school health class we were learning about HIV and AIDS, and I was wondering what would happen to HIV if it killed off all of the cells that it uses to reproduce.
For example, imagine this hypothetical scenario: A patient with HIV…
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Difference between TENS and EMS electro stimulation?
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) are described by product manufacturers (and wikipedia!) as two separate things.
However, I have been unable to find a concise/complete description what is…
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What is the mechanism of eczema?
I'm trying to link the signs and symptoms of eczema (especially atopic dermatitis) to its causes. In short, what is the mechanism of the disease?
In an answer of another question about eczema, @anongoodnurse has said (bolded words added by…
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