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Does melatonin have an effect on the treatment of type 1 diabetes?
Type 1 Diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by the body's inability to regulate blood sugar due to a disabled pancreas' not producing insulin. People with diabetes regulate their own blood sugar "manually," by administering insulin either by…
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Can you change involuntary reactions?
When involuntary reacting in a situation such as a car crash or even a burn, people have recalled that they didn't think in the situation, just acted. I, personally, have pretty good reactions and react quite quickly, which can save my life or some…
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Using corticosteroids during pregnancy
I recently learned that steroids are sometimes given to mothers in preterm labor.
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If a baby is at risk of being born too early, giving the mother steroids before the birth can help her unborn baby's lungs to develop more quickly. This…
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What can I do to protect myself against Labyrinthitis recurral?
I recently suffered an extreme, but luckily short bout of Labyrinthitis and as described in that Wikipedia page, the doctor did not diagnose the cause, nor try and treat the underlying problem, but gave me anti-emetics and anti-vertigo medication to…
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How to eliminate brain fog quickly?
After 6 hours on a computer, I feel mentally exhausted. What can one do to re-energize the brain? Besides sleeping to speed up recovery, how could one eliminate brain fog quickly? I eat healthful foods and exercise. I also don't drink, smoke, or do…
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How can you increase melatonin?
Melatonin, I believe, is the chemical in your body that makes you tired and fall asleep.
If someone were having trouble falling asleep at night, in what ways would they be able to increase their melatonin levels in order to fall asleep faster? Are…
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What is the angular resolution of the 'ideal' human eye?
The visual acuity page on wikipedia suggests 1.8 arcmin @ 1km away (but says nothing about the relationship expected between distance and angular resolution) whilst the page on angular resolution suggests that 1 arcmin is perfectly normal, and I…
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What are the health detriments to holding in a fart if any?
Does the temporary build-up of air cause any damage, short or long term, or health concerns? I've heard from relatives that excessive holding-in can damage the intestines, but I'm not sure if that's true. I think a thorough answer would describe why…
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What happens to a person who consumes spoiled food?
I'm asking specifically in the cases of meat and milk. Is the worst case simply an upset stomach?
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How does water intake with meals influence digestion?
I am trying to figure out how water intake during meals effects digestion. Particularly, what volumes of water would inhibit digestion versus benefit digestion. Additionally, if water benefits the digestive process, at what volume would it start to…
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Routine exams in patients with hypothyroidism
In people with hypothyroidism that is being treated with thyroid hormones and that are not showing symptoms or hypothyroidism, how often should these tests be performed:
TSH blood test
T4 blood test
ultrasound of the thyroid
scintigraphy of the…
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What are some health consequences of low cholesterol?
I was told about low cholesterol in an off-handed comment by my doctor while he was inspecting an FBT for the cellulitis I am treating that low cholesterol is bad for you.
Is this true? Is it bad to have low cholesterol?
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Sutures - do they go through the muscle as well?
A suture is a stitch or row of stitches holding together the edges of a wound or surgical incision.
In the case of deeper cuts, for example, a cut on the back of the thigh, an inch deep and long from knee to heel, does a suture only bring together…
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Can I contract chickenpox from my child who just got vaccinated?
My child just got the MMRV vaccine that contains a weakened chickenpox virus.
If I never had chickenpox symptoms in my life, can I contract it from him?
Would also getting vaccinated help?
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Do patients who are paralyzed from the waist down maintain healthy bones?
I was wondering if people who suffer from paralysis, specifically those who can't walk anymore, lose strength in their skeletal structure from the waist down as well.
Also, in theory, if there would be an advancement that would allow them to move…
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