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Does brushing your teeth immediately after sleeping have some medical significance?
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I have generally only brushed my teeth once-a-day, before going to bed.
My dentist has advised to start brushing twice a day, adding "immediately in the morning" to my dental routine.
I don't eat breakfast in the morning, and told the…
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Is a study of one research in the field of medicine?
Medicine is not my field, nor do I have mesothelioma. I'm also not seeking any clinical trials or experimental treatment. However, sometimes I find myself trying my read medical papers, either out of sheer interest or if I have a serious…
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Why is Down Syndrome so common relative to other chromosomal conditions?
According to the National Down Syndrome Society, Down Syndrome is the most common chromosomal condition, with roughly one in 700 children born in the United States affected. The genetic disease results specifically from a partial or complete extra…
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How does Psoriasis change the biochemistry of blood?
I read somewhere that Psoriasis can increase the amount of uric acid in the bloodstream by about 10%, increasing the chance of gout:psoriasis
Is this the only biochemical change in the bloodstream of people with psoriasis?
Does how severe or mild…
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Are postpartum home (not chlorinated) baths more harmful or hurtful to vaginal childbirth recovery?
For this specific question, I am ONLY referring to baths taken either in a facility or home that are for hygiene purposes ONLY: For this question, please disregard information regarding chlorinated/public pools and heated/hot tubs.
I am also only…
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Emergent gastric ischemia
I saw a news item today that said this:
The state medical examiner’s office ruled Tuesday that the death of a
Trinity student in November was accidental and caused by a rare
stomach disorder that was exacerbated by cocaine use.
Chief Medical…
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Are there websites with clinical trial reports freely available for download?
I'm a translator, and I'm currently translating clinical trial reports, Russian to English. I wonder if there are depositories of freely available clinical trial reports, with all appendixes and all data. I want to read some reports to make sure…
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Is it safe to use olive oil to clean the ear wax?
It is safe to use olive oil to clean the ear wax as advised here?
This site said it's good:
Although there are questions about the effectiveness of any specific
ear drops, olive oil -- as long as it's the same or cooler than body
temperature --…
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Biotin supplement for Hair loss and is it really needed?
Biotin 10mcg supplements are commonly prescribed to improve hair fall, is it really effective and does the body really need an external biotin source?
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Does an organ of a male donor work on a female patient?
Each cell of a human body contains 46 chromosomes. If so then each cell of a kidney should have a pair of sex chromosomes. How is it possible that a kidney of a female donor will work on male kidney patient?
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Lactulose and dental decay
Lactulose is an osmotic laxative made from the milk sugar lactose. It is non-absorbable in the gut, and so draws water into the gut by osmosis, with the aim of alleviating constipation.
I have heard a dentist advise that it should be used with…
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What are the official eye colors?
In reading the wikipedia article on eye color, I noticed that the colors listed there seemed a bit arbitrary. Tangentially, I know that even the words we use today to recognize colors are neither old nor preserved through cultures, languages, or…
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How are surgical patients kept still while awake?
Certain surgeries require the patient to be awake and lucid to be performed safely. If the patient has clonus, epileptic seizures, tremors, or any of a number of other symptoms, staying still during the part of the surgery in which the patient is…
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What is the difference between Eisenmenger syndrome and ventricular septal defect?
What is the difference between Eisenmenger syndrome and ventricular septal defect?
They are both related to a hole between the two ventricles, right?
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The Ethics of extra treatment
This is something that I have been considering for quite a while based on a fictional story I had read.
An unconscious individual must undergo emergency surgery in order to stabilise them and prevent the patent's death. This medical intervention is…
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