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Why don't babies get hearing loss from their own loud crying?
According to this news article babies can produce up to 130 decibels when crying. That's about the same intensity as the sound of a jackhammer and louder than ambulance sirens or a chain saw. A person only needs to be exposed to such sound levels…
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Are football (soccer) players more likely to have bow legs (genu varum)? What can be done to alleviate it if that's the case
I play association football since a very young age. Now I notice that when I stand my knees don't really touch each other, which seems to be a typical symptom of bow legs (Genu Varum). Also, I'm a right-footed player, and I notice that now I tend to…
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Is there any solid scientific evidence that Cinnamon can prevent Alzheimer's disease?
I have heard that casually from acquaintances. I was wondering if there is any scientific support backing this claim.
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Off-label prescribing of drugs
Is off-label prescribing completely prohibited? Can a drug be prescribed by doctors for a disease or condition for which FDA has not approved it and hence this condition is not listed on the label? It is presumed that this disease or condition is…
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What kind of inflammation is caused by diabetes?
Quote from the notice for diabetics about COVID:
Diabetes causes inflammation in the body and you have a harder time fighting off an infection like the virus that causes COVID-19
What does it mean "diabetes causes inflammation"? I know there are a…
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Why should males use contraception for longer after taking molnupiravir for COVID?
Molnupiravir (brand name Lagevrio) is a small-molecule antiviral prodrug active against SARS-Cov-2 and in one trial was found to reduce risk of hospitalization or death from COVID by 52% (Jayk Bernal et al 2022. PMID 34914868).
According to the New…
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Did covid vaccine studies use an active placebo (with side effects)?
I know that the studies done by Pfizer, et al, used standard methods with a placebo control group. If you read about blinded experiments here, it mentions:
A common cause for unblinding is the presence of side effects (or effects) in the treatment…
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Do all hand sanitizers contribute to antibacterial resistance?
Some hand sanitizers contain triclosan to kill bacteria. Triclosan has been found to contribute to antibacterial resistance.
I'm trying to reduce my use of products that contribute to antibacterial resistance, but hand sanitizers are convenient when…
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Are big city residents healthier due to walking? (all else roughly equal)
Is there any study that explores whether people in big cities physically exert themselves more as part of their daily routine to the benefit of their physical health?
My thinking is this: people living in big cities (e.g. London, New York) often do…
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Can autoantibodies found in the father affect the embryo, and how?
From "Folate Receptor Alpha Autoantibodies in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention" (2021):
Comparison of the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) after 2 years of treatment (folinic acid supplementation and correction of…
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To heal a tendinitis, how to decide when to exercise, stretch and rest?
When suffering from a tendinopathy (e.g. an epicondylitis), one often faces the dilemma between exercising to regain strength, stretching and resting. How to decide what is the most appropriate action?
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If COVID-19 isn't spread through even food, why is it recommended to disinfect common objects?
Currently, researchers say that there is no evidence of COVID-19 spreading through food:
"The risk of getting COVID-19 from food you cook yourself or from handling and consuming food from restaurants and takeout or drive-thru meals is thought to…
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COVID-19 vaccination second doses: why two doses and why the specified interval?
Certain COVID-19 vaccines such as the Pfizer BioNTech and Moderna are specified to be administered in two doses separated by a 21 and 28 day interval, respectively. My questions are:
Why administered in two doses versus (perhaps) one larger dose?…
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BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine efficacy after 1st dose - explain the statistics
Pfizer's paper (Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine) published recently states the following in the Efficacy subsection of the Results section:
Between the first dose and the second dose, 39 cases in the BNT162b2 group and 82…
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Is there a disease where having had the disease provides less protection for the future than the vaccination?
Vaccination makes sure that you have anti-bodies so that your immune system has a heads-start once you get infected. If you were infected before, your body also built anti-bodies.
Are there diseases where one knows (or at least has a good reason to…
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