Medical Science

Roll Up , Roll up the greatest show on earth , No im not trying to sell a bottle of DR.Feelgoods tonic of the back of a horse and cart moreover we should look at mother natures medicine cabinet whilst looking for treatments to ailments . Concentrated forms of this plant have well known health benefits but little research is undertaken so we forget the naturative cures of old . I suppose its like nettles we detest this stinging weed and avoid it yet the roman soldiers were known to brush there bodies with nettle to stimulate the bodies immune system and increase the bodies defence mechanisms , the north american indians chippewa and iroquois used the star as a eye …

Recent studies have shown that circumcision is correlated with a lower incidence of HIV infection. In addition, follow-up experiments were done in the years 2007 and 2008 which showed that circumcision "reduced the risk of infection of HIV" by 51-60%. However, in all of my research (which I confess is nominal, at best), I cannot find a proposed mechanism. Many circumcision advocates have cited these recent studies as evidence that the health benefits of the surgery outweigh the risks. However, it occurred to me that this might be a case of correlation, not causation, especially if no direct mechanistic cause can be identified. Perhaps those cultures which have a highe…

Hey everyone, I was wondering what kind of research is going on right now on stem cells? For what kind of applications? I'm actually looking for a projet that I can do for a future science fair project in that field... So any ideas would be welcome

I have to start to learn medicine, and I had a question. How were blood groups determined ? is it by mixing some blood of several people on a plate and it could coagulate or not ?

Just a question about fluoridated anti-cavity mouthwash. The instructions say to swish for 1 min, not to swallow any, and not eat or drink for a period of about 30 mins afterward. They don't say whether you should or shouldn't rinse your mouth out with water after using mouthwash. Is this a sensible precaution to avoid swallowing some, or does it largely nullify the protection due to its not having the 30 mins sitting on your teeth?

Hello there........Am sick of my smoking habit as it is really having a toll on my health. I want to quit but am unable to do so...maximum I can quit is for a week but after that it becomes unbearable to stay away. Please help!!! I have browsed the net for solutions and have found sites like chantixhome.com which sell pills like chantix for quit smoking. Since the pills cost a good amount I want to know if they really work. Should I go for it or not???

Does anyone have an opinion of the subject of colloidal liquid minerals? The famous or infamous Joel Wallach was promoting liquid minerals from his web site. He is known for his tape recording "Dead Doctors Don't Lie". "There are 90 nutrients essential to human health. A common recommendation made by most medical doctors is that in order to get all the nutrients necessary to maintain health you must, on a daily basis, eat food from each of the four basic food groups. Dr. Joel Wallach challenges this belief and highlights the reasons why it is practically impossible to get all the nutrients necessary to achieve and maintain opitimal health by eating food from the fou…

This came up in a conversation I had with a medic student I know... in a lot of TV shows, defibrillation is used to revive flatliners. According to Wikipedia, this is not done in real life, and we understand why that is. My friend suggested that it might actually work, as a similar method is used to restart hearts during transplants (albeit by directly shocking the heart rather than the chest). Can anyone settle this for us?

Hi all, 1. I was thinking last night of an awful situation I had a couple years back where I had drunk far too much alcohol.. then I thought: surely there's a better way of flushing it (without radical medical procedures like stomach pumping) out of the body than just "waiting it out" whilst someone is in such a state.. If Bob is highly intoxicated with alcohol after a good night out (that happened to go a little turbo..), could he consume a diuretic substance in addition to a good quantity of water to catalyse the flushing process? (Kind of a #2 but related to alcohol): Also, would use of a stimulant help reduce some of the alcohol's depressant effects? If both…

I read this yesterday in the newspaper, just to let you guys know if you haven't read about it yet. "Drinking hot tea may cause throat cancer, Iranian researchers said Friday, suggesting people should let steaming drinks cool before consuming them. Previous studies have linked tobacco and alcohol with cancer of the esophagus, and the research published in the British Medical Journal suggests that scalding beverages may also somehow pave the way for such tumors. Drinking very hot tea at a temperature of greater than 158 degrees was associated with an eight-fold increased risk of throat cancer compared to sipping warm or lukewarm tea at less than 149 degre…

If some country (not pointing any fingers...yet) were to weaponize a virus, like say, ebola, how would they do it? Moreover, how would it be unleashed and how effective would it be? Do you think that it would be more deadly than chemical or nuclear warfare? It seems to me that biological weapons are much more efficient, deadly, and they don't leave quite as much of a mess as several thousand miles of dead, irradiated soil. I'm not entirely familiar with the process of weaponizing and spreading of a virus, so I'm curious. Any insight?

So I have been straining my mind for a science fair idea since august and have just now came up with a good idea. I was planning on studying the effects of addiction in mice. My idea is to get 9 mice and place them into 3 different cages and assign them each different numbers, A1 B1 C1, ect. I would then fill 3 different syringes with 2 addictive substances and one placebo ( Nicotine, Alcohol, and a saline/glucose solution). From then i would inject each of the three in A intramuscularly with a small dose of a chemical, B with a moderate dose, and C with a larger dose at a specific time each day for a few weeks, all the while trying to keep myself blinded from which mouse…

Someone I know mixes eritromycin with clear epoxy and paints the hull of his boat, a kilo in 10 litres. Says lasts over 10 years, with nothing attaching/growing on it. Any compound that would have the same effect ? At my location, antibiotics are not sold freely. Don't know if 'equivalent' can be twisted towards some kind of poison that could be a marine life permanent danger. The confinement status of a non decaying killer/contaminant product in epoxy can be arguable, I understand.

I can not drink water ,it makes me feel sick and makes me poo often and it goes runny. why please help and why can't i swallow pills like antibiotics. i can swallow other things like smartys and things like them, but not pills. help me on the as well please.

I've been looking into the chemistry of known treatments for scarred tissue. I'm particularly interested in Alpha Hydroxy Acids (Glycolic Acid), Beta Hydroxy Acids, Hyaluronic Acid, Retinol, any and all vitamins and Collagen. This is a diverse list and yet they are the main focus, as to my understanding, of substances used to treat scarred tissue. I'm looking into the mechanism which guide the use of these substances in treatment. For example, Glycolic Acid is used as both a general exfoliant and also a deep tissue skin peel. It is known to have the properties of softening skin and also reducing wrinkles. The means by which this is accomplished is through the breaki…

Does anyone know a website where i can get original clinical trial data? I have to prepare a poster on a clinical trial (phase 3) on Valsartan. I have looked on Novartis's website, and all the trials are pretty much when administerd with a diuretic. I want to compare Valsartan to placebo, and i cant find any data If not, i will just have to compare it too an ACE inhibitor.... thanks

i just heard that i shouldn't eat chicken because i have an open wound. Is this true? If so, why?

well, my title kind of says it. i was just wondering how bad it is to breath this stuff in. i like making stuff, and when im using electricity i use saughter alot. so im wondering how bad it is and where it affects. thanks.

hello, im hoping someone with a medical background reads this. ive been having these things in the back of my throat, i think its just a build up of mucus. its in my sineses, and in the back of my throat. its not really sore. it just feels, well, almost swollen. when i loogy up stuff from my throat or sineses it kind of eases up, but not really unless its alot.gross i know. i dont think its strep throat because i feel fine other than this. i get this sometimes, just like almost every 2-4 months. it usually lasts like a week at the most. usually just a couple of days. today is my 4th day this time. 3 others in my family say theyre having similiar symptoms too…

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Should a vein become exposed to the exterior of a human body and the skin where to heal around it what would happen to the vein? Would it do the opposite of what a foreign object would do and actually bury itself back into the body? Would it just continue to reside on the exterior of the body? Why would this happen in the first place:rolleyes:..........chirurgie........don't ask:-)!

I read that flax seed is rich in anti oxidants and has high fibres and removes toxins from our body. Also many advice to take flax seed in daiet. Is linseed the same as flax seed? Can it be taken as powder or oil? How much to be taken in a day? Also i read that flax seed powder should not turns poisionus if we keep it long. Is it so? Thanks in advance

As I understand it, some diseases are hiding in a latent state and become activated by stress. If it were possible to temporarily mimic stress, it might be possible to bring them out of hiding while the immune system is strong rather than weakened. Alternately, if it were possible to mimic not being stressed, then it might be possible to get them to hide when the immune system is weak. What do you folks think?

Shit today is my first time, i took about 2 or 3 hits of it (short hits though) and i felt all weird. I was kind of mild high, but i don't think i did it correctly. I shared the weed though. How many hits should i take to hallucinate? (i heard if u smoke weed and take lots of hits u hallucinate). Additional questions: what are the long-term effects of weed what are the short-term effects of weed? do u get acid or shroom like trips when u smoke too much weed? Thanks