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Is there a safe way to increase bones length?
I'm not sure if I selected the appropriate stackexchange sub-site, probably I had to use 'biology' instead, but I think those ones of you, who are doctors, are familiar with biology as well.
I'm just wondering, is there any safe way to increase…
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Side effects of ivermectin and anti-hypertensive drugs
Are there any side effects when the drug Ivermectin and anti-hypertensive drugs are taken together? I'm only asking out of curiosity. I worked briefly as an intern with US-AIDS for the control and eradication of onchocerciasis in West Africa.
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What is the correct brace position for car accidents?
What is the correct brace position (a.k.a. crash position) for car accidents? The Wikipedia page on brace position focuses on airplane accidents.
https://www.casa.gov.au/standard-page/emergency indicates the brace position is different between cars…
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Is it possible to get a cut from being elbowed in the head?
So I was at a basketball game, and sometime mid-way through it, I got elbowed in the head. At the end of the game, I found that I got a small cut that was slightly bleeding and, at that point, the blood had sorta dried. So how is it that I got a cut…
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How much impact does the location of measurement of blood pressure have on the quality of the obtained blood pressure signal?
Measuring blood pressure invasively can be performed from different locations, such as one of the radial arteries. How much impact does the location of an invasive measurement have on the quality of the obtained blood pressure signal? I am looking…
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Acidity of gut contents
How does the pH of the contents of the gut vary from the stomach to the anus? I know that chyme is very acidic, but after that?
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Effect of mother's emotional state on baby
Can a pregnant woman's emotional state affect her baby? Can it do so to such an extent that when the baby grows up it suffers from psychological problems?
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Do slow juicers yield a more nutritious juice than regular juicers?
I have read some claims that slow juicers yield a more nutritious juice than regular juicers.
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The Hurom Slow Juicer using a low-speed type screw doesn't damage the raw ingredients with a fractional heat.
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Epidemic and outbreak of Disease
What are the differences between an epidemic and an outbreak? Both words mean unexpected or unusual occurrence of the disease. Can someone explain the difference between them?
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Folic acid dose before conception
What is the normal folic acid dosage that should be taken while trying to conceive? The minimum dosage available in my region is 5 mg tablets. Is that an acceptable dose? I read somewhere that the normal dosage is 400 mcg.
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Does laughing improve immune system?
From this question, I learn ways of the boosting immune system, but i didn't find main word laughing, so does laughing improve immune system?
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Do we need to drink milk?
There are many articles that point out how drinking milk is not necessary and it does no good to human health. These articles state that milk is only for babies (only mother's milk) and there is no need to drink any animal milk. One example is found…
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When is swallowing fish bones dangerous
According to a study (2013) fish bone ingestion by young kids is rather common.
Also, in some extremely rare cases the bone can penetrate the digestive tract and end up in other organs (2015).
Fish bones come in various sizes, hardness etc. Eating…
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Can pheromones or sun trigger/cause allergy?
One of my friends is having Eosinophilia (the eosinophil count in the peripheral blood should be in the range 0-5×10^8/L, in her case it's 12.)
She says that she has many allergies like from dust, etc.
One day she was out with me in the sun, we…
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How do electronic cigarettes affect the teeth?
Vaping has been growing quickly over the past few years, but we aren't sure of the long term health effects.
One of the reasons I began vaping was because I enjoyed smoking, but there were too many downsides not even taking in to consideration that…
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