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What are the common causes of excess protein (1 g) in the urine for kidney donors?
I am looking for common causes in diet or lifestyle or other conditions such as hypertension, rather than malfunction in the active (single) kidney.
Apart from medical management, what are some changes in diet or lifestyle that can be adopted to…
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What are the long term effects of using diclofenac patches?
I wonder what the long term effects are of using diclofenac patches (e.g. one patch applied daily and kept for 24 hours positioned on the lateral epicondyle of the humerus). By long term I mean several months or more.
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What are the long-term physical effects of anorexia?
Having read about the effects anorexia has on the metabolism, and that that effect seems to go away after half a year, I am wondering, what are the long-term physical effects of anorexia nervosa on the body, provided a patient recovers?
I am not…
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How much are Acute Radiation Syndrome and cancer correlated?
According to Wikipedia, Acute Radiation Syndrom (ARS) results from damage to
DNA
"other key molecular structures within the cells"
I'd like to know how relevant damage of the second kind is. Given that DNA damage in turn leads to cancer, the…
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What are effective lifestyle modifications for gastritis?
There is a question here on Health.SE What are effective lifestyle modifications for people with gastric acid reflux?
I am curious of the recommended lifestyle modifications are different for gastritis (inflammation of the stomach)? What changes in…
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What did people do before the discovery of blood groups?
Today, we transfer our blood easily as we know our blood group.
But what did people do before that discovery (in 1901 by Karl Landsteiner, then independently in 1906 by Jan Jansky and 1910 by William L. Moss) when it came to blood transfusions?
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What diseases can be spread by mosquitos?
I heard that the chance of contracting HIV from mosquitos is highly improbable, but I'm wondering about other incurable, chronic, or crippling diseases. I know malaria and the west nile virus can be spread through mosquitos. Are there any other…
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Anaesthesia and sleep
Having had two surgeries under general anaesthesia recently, I have been wondering... Being under general anaesthesia is physiologically not the same as sleeping. Sleep is needed in humans for restorative processes, a rule of thumb being 6 to 8…
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How do steroids work in treating a multiple sclerosis relapse?
I have been trying to find this out with no luck. I understand that they don't affect the long term progression of the disease so don't seem to affect the demyelination, but I'm not sure how they relieve the symptoms during a relapse.
Thank you in…
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Protection against Flu - in 1957?
I came across a cartoon by Giles from the Daily Express of 28 August 1957. There was controversy about US Armed Forces being stationed in the UK at the height of the cold war. Giles, an acute observer of humanity, was making fun of the fact that US…
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Is there a term for depression that is not persistent?
Is there a term for having some of the symptoms of depression such as
low mood
disinterest in hobbies
sleep issues
self-hatred
suicidal thoughts
but instead of it lasting for 2+ weeks, its experienced very intensely for a few days but then goes…
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Do combined oral contraceptives cause weight gain?
I started Lo Loestrin Fe (a combined estrogen-progestin oral contraceptive pill) about 4 months ago. The first month on it, I got my period. The second month, I did not. The third month I got it. Now, its my fourth month and I am supposed to start…
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Is operation the only solution to an ACL injury?
I have an ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) tear, which was confirmed by an MRI (it my be partial or complete; I was not told which.)
My question: is surgery the only way to treat ACL tears? Is surgery necessary in order to regain full…
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Is colloidial silver harmful if the particles are small enough?
Personally, I'm convinced that colloidial silver is harmful and ineffective. My SO thinks otherwise and has been consuming it daily for the last couple of days and plans to continue this week (50 mcg/day) with the intention of combating a…
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How do I determine a target time frame for breastfeeding?
Overwhelming evidence suggests infants should be breastfed for at least 6 months, but how long should it continue? The American Academy of Pediatrics implies up to one year [1], but the World Health Organization seems to imply two [2]. What…
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