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What keeps our organs in place?
Do they float iniside our "blood blob inside our body" or they are connected to our muscles ?
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Anti-inflammatory: Cortisone vs. Ibuprofen
Just a laymen's medical question!
What is the difference between the anti-inflammatory effectiveness of a cortisone like Prednisone vs. the anti-inflammatory effectiveness of Advil/Ibuprofen?
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Can Asthma lead to a Cardiac Arrest and thus require CPR?
I recently read a story, in the story, there was a person that had a severe asthma attack. Another person came into his rescue and performed compressions and mouth to mouth.
It wasnt stated whether or not the victim of the asthma attack had his…
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Will an increased dosage of Quetiapine increase somnolence?
According to a psychiatric nurse in the UK, the dosage of Quetiapine in the treatment of depression does not proportionally influence somnolence / sleepiness during the day. The dosage is taken at night. My own research suggests the opposite - I…
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Does eating three to five whole eggs each day increase the level of blood cholesterol?
I am a great fan of eggs and have consumed many eggs a day since I was young.
I had not even the slightest worry about my blood cholesterol level until an old man told me yesterday about the detrimental effects that over eating eggs might have on my…
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How often do ICD codes reflect the actual diagnosis in EHR?
Electronic health records (EHRs) often contains ICD codes used for billing purpose. Is there any study/survey that looked at how often ICD codes in EHRs reflect the actual diagnosis?
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What happens when a hemophiliac woman gets her period?
If there was a woman who is also a hemophiliac/bleeder, what happens when she gets her period? Does her condition affect said period in any way, and if so, how? Would it be troublesome (more than usual) for her, and would she have to face any…
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Can anyone get asthma?
Can anyone get asthma? Or is it something that one is born with? Can the condition ever be "cured", or only symptoms remedied during an attack?
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given heart rate data over 1year with 1Hz time res, what can we learn?
I've been wearing my fitbit charge2 for a bit over a year, of course with small pauses for charging etc.
The heart rate is measured with a 1Hz frequency and a resolution of 1.
Now fitbit determines what it thinks of as a resting heart rate and some…
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Sanity checking airplane advice re DVT: walk every hour, 2-3 hours? OK to sleep?
Long plane flights carry a risk of DVT. It is easy to find advice on preventing DVT by being active:
CDC says "walk around every 2-3 hours" and mentions that you should do this when traveling by car also. This article also mentions that you are at…
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How long is zinc sun block effective?
I am using "Eucerin Daily Protection, face lotion SPF 30" with zinc. The label says it is effective for 24 hours of moisturization. But does not say how long the SPF is good for. I realize that zinc is a physical block and hence has different…
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Does efficacy of the flu vaccine change if received while sick with the common-cold?
If one’s immune system was dealing with fighting any common-cold virus infection, does that in any way change the efficacy of the flu vaccine received at that time?
I don't know how efficient the immune system is to multi-tasking against various…
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How does lightning damage the body?
What are the physiological results of being hit by lightning? I guess this can be extended to other kinds of strong but short electric shock.
Does the path of the lightning get "cooked"? What is this path, nerves (they are our own electricity…
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Why are two influenza vaccinations required for people under a certain age?
According to the CDC, people under 8 who have never had the flu vaccine or flu should get 2 doses at least 28 days apart. The reason given is that "the first dose 'primes' the immune system," but as far as I know "primes" is not a medical term in…
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What are some healthy food to eat in between meals when a person gets hungry?
For some reason, I get hungry pretty fast. This leads to unhealthy behaviour of eating snacks to keep the hunger away. What are some healthy food to eat in between meals to ward off hunger?
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