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Alprazolam (xanax) longterm effects?
Is Alprazolam harmful longterm. I've been taking this med 3x-0.25mg for a week. Quite frankly, many of my colleagues/students/friends consume it as well.
I'm a little bit afraid since I've seen some scary videos on youtube of people taking it…
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What are the criteria for assessing the quality of evidence in a medical research article?
The medical research literature contains plenty of contradictory results (and has a strong publication bias). Attempting to make more informed decisions, I would like to educate myself to judge how much importance I should give to the results…
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Green Tea After Dinner
Where Im from (West Pakistan), there is an old tradition of serving Green Tea after dinner, which is meant to burn the oil & help with digestion.
From what I have read, we should drink liquids before the meal, not after.
Is there is scientific…
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Amisulpride and elevated prolactin levels
Amisulpride has a half life of 12 hours, according to some articles.
Amisulpride often causes an elevation in prolactin levels, which can be chronic with long term use. This causes endocrine system dysregulation including testosterone suppression…
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What might happen if we don't chew food properly?
This question might be simple but it has kind of been bothering me for a while. Lately I have been observing that I don't chew my food properly. If it comes to small sliced vegetables or it is rice, I used to chew less and try to take it down as…
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What does "2/2" mean in a patient note?
I am reading a few patient notes and see 2/2 used several times, e.g.:
Unclear if 2/2 to aspiration
Recurrent UTIs and hosp. for urosepsis - thought 2/2 to chronic indwelling Foley catheter for neurogenic bladder.
Trach was placed because was…
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Correlation between pre-pregnancy training level of abdominal muscles and the risk of getting diastasis recti
Is there any evidence that (very) strong or (very) weak abdominal muscles before becoming pregnant increases or decreases the risk of developing diastasis recti during pregnancy?
If so, what are the physiological reasons for this? Do you have any…
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Are tobacco packaging warning messages improving health of society?
Are there any countries with law not requiring such warnings? If yes, were there conducted any smokers-related studies?
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What are the drawbacks for the body of eating an apple?
Most people would say that eating fruit is good for us; vitamins, micro-nutrients, phyto-chemicals.
However, a colleague of mine told me he eats no fruit because of the sugar.
Is eating an apple as bad as eating an equivalent amount of pure sugar…
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What disorder would cause sweating to appear only on one half of the face?
Or a more detailed question, what would cause a vertical divide (through the center of the nose) of the face, where one half has normal sweat gland function and another does not? There are no motor or sensory deficiencies otherwise.
When…
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What are the potential effects of mobile phones on pacemaker function?
I was wondering if mobile phone can negatively effect pacemakers.
Most websites recommend reduced phone usage, but I can't find any research that explains how they can interfere with pacemakers.
Can you point me to any serious references about…
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What should I eat before going to bed so that I don't wake up of being hungry?
What should I eat before going to bed so that I don't wake up of being hungry?
Protein? Low GI carbs? Fat?
How much?
Which of these will stay in my stomach for 9 hours during the night?
I am on a diet - how can I avoid waking up due to hunger?
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Gastrointestinal effect of EC/DR vs. plain naproxen
Is there any good literature that would strongly suggest (or even prove) that Naproxen EC/DR (enteric coated/delayed release) helps ease gastrointestinal discomfort associated with OTC Naproxen?
Naproxen EC/DR is prescription only, while the other…
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Is this normal urinating?
Is it normal for men to have to push, retrieve, push, retrieve at the end of urinating to get the last of it out? It's happens like 6 times or more, and it shoots out lines of pee, and I'm wondering if other guys just end peeing?
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What are the side effects of habitual cocaine usage, particularly the visually noticeable ones?
If I suspect someone of being a cocaine addict, what should I look for that signals potential cocaine usage?
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