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Why do people still get hungry if they're overweight

So, I recently learned about how exactly obesity is formed. I learned that if you consume too many calories but don't burn enough of them, your body will start to form fat. Then how come that people still get hungry even if they have plenty of…
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Misophonia and autism

I would like to know, is there an area of overlap between misophonia and autism? Because I have heard autistic people are sensitive to specific sounds in absence of love and cover their ears. How different are these conditions?
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Diabetes Type 2 and Carrot Sugar

If one has diabetes type 2 and wants to reduce sugars, is it healthy to eat carrots? Do carrots effect diabetics? Is there any list of fruit and vegetables which are good for diabetics?
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Why Do Ears Ache After Using Earmuffs

After wearing earmuffs for noise protection, it seems like my ears will ache for five minutes or so. It seems to be coming from the eardrum, but it's hard for me to really pinpoint this. When I wear earplugs though, I never have a problem. I…
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What causes some lacerations to form hypertrophic scars?

What feature of a skin injury (for example, depth of laceration?) determines whether scars will form as hypertrophic or not? For this question, I am differentiating hypertrophic from keloids, which is a different process. An example is below of…
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Getting rid of white spots on front teeth

Wearing braces can lead to some very visible color changes. Very often some parts are darker than others and "white spots" appear. Heavy brushing of the teeth is not a good idea since this will not work well and also erodes too much of the…
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Medical Images and workflow

What is the general workflow involved in managing images such as X-ray, scan etc in a day to day job of a healthcare-technician or a doctor? I am interested to know more about how these images are shared, viewed, tagged and passed around for…
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What if you blocked every sweat gland in your body?

I have really sweaty hands, so I decided to put Driclor on it. However, once my hands got dry, my armpits started sweating like crazy. My doctor said this is due to compensatory sweating. So I was wondering, what would happen if you completely…
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Is it possible to deliberately get cancer?

Is it possible to deliberately get cancer? Maybe injecting a malignant tumor? I'm asking this just out of curiosity.
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Is it safe to cook in Corelle/Vitrelle on 250 degrees celsius?

I have this habit where every morning I cook two fillets of tilapia for breakfast. I've been doing it every morning for over a year now. I do the cooking directly on the plate I'm eating on. I'll rub some avocado oil on a plate, put the two fillets…
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Effects of exercise while on a fast

Is exercise while fasting mutually exclusive? Fasting as in: one to three days on just water, and five days a month on a reduced calorie diet (fasting-mimicking diet) NOT a one meal, eight hour period of no eating Exercise as in: 10 minutes of…
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What happens in an emergency room in this situation?

A patient is taken to a hospital's emergency department (the closest one to them) with major trauma and urgently needs surgery for internal bleeding. However, there are no surgeons (for whatever specialty) on call. What will happen here? Is there…
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Are minerals in salts (e.g. Himalayan) overrated?

I have heard that health experts recommend Himalayan or Celtic or generally salts that contain more minerals than the usual table salt. However... keep in mind that these really are tiny amounts. For example, the 0.3% content of Magnesium for…
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Acetaminophen after a heart attack

My grandmother was prescribed Dolo 325 (acetaminophen or paracetamol) after she had an episode of a silent heart attack. The dose is to be taken twice daily. Can anyone explain how this treatment might work?
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When is hand sanitizer appropriate/sufficient in place of warm water and soap?

I've heard that hand sanitizers may not be as effective against certain types of protein-based bacteria, or something along those lines, but beyond that I can't seem to find the line where hand sanitizer alone is longer enough.
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