Medical Science

Hello, I do not post much here for obvious reasons, however I want to ask a question about this misconception of our vessels (or perhaps a fact if someone can share some insight on this). All my life, I have been hearing over and over again about how our blood vessels are large enough to circle the world twice. I heard it first in 6th grade, and many times after. Today, after viewing a human dissection video, the surgeon mentioned it also. I find this impossible to believe. Would anyone care to explain to me exactly why this is? Or how did this notion come to be? I asked my anatomy professor, and he didn't understand my question and instead told me not to be…

I saw another case of mrsa infection on the news today. Is this curable? I hear that copper is a good material to disinfect. Doxycycline works but it causes fungal infections and chest pains. Oral antibiotics seem to work, but topical don't do much. Draining them is not good for the environment so we need to find a way to utilize it or cure it. What else is known about the disease?

Why aren't intratumoural injections of chemotherapeutic agents used routinely in the clinic? There are some issues with diffusion of the drug when administered in this way, however a more targeted approach would prevent the side-effects of systemic administration of chemotherapy by IV injection or by oral administration. I can't seem to find any data on the efficacy of intratumoural versus IV injections of chemotherapy in the literature, although intratumoural injections feature in some in vivo models and clinical trials. Intratumoural injection would allow for the delivery of viruses (1), RNAi (2), miRs (3), radioactive microspheres (4) or classical chemotherapeutic agen…

Well, I've been pointing out the heterogeneity problem for ages, at last it is getting some attention: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24957089

Well I just crossed 18 and I was wondering what are the effects of alcoholic drinks on health. In my country, consuming alcohol is not that common. Some people regard it as bad ethics and mostly are for ill-behaving people while some consume it but only in parties and pubs. While in Europe, America and most countries it is a common beverage. People perhaps consume it frequently. I'm rather confused of whether it is healthy or not. Being a science forum I would like a rather scientific answer. Thank You!

Good Day All welcome to post topics related to ageing. My interest is in Sirtuins and lets tease apart Sirtuins to see how they are affecting ageing and lifespan.

I was watching an episode of the Atheist Experience the other day, and one of the hosts who identifies herself as a lesbian mother (her 'daughter' is biologically her partner's child through artificial insemination). It made me wonder whether or not it would be possible for medical science to allow artificial insemination in which, biologically, the resulting daughter would effectively have two biological mothers; or a mother and a female father if you prefer to think about it that way? What I'm basically asking is if it is possible to take a donar sperm and remove its X or Y chromosome, similar to how we are able to remove the chromosome from an ovum, and then insert…

I was in my physics class and we were discussing the risk factors for Heart Attacks; I decided to try to calculate my own variables while still keeping true to the ideal curve. This is what I came up with. Unfortunately I can not show the table I made on excel, but the new variables are sleep and asthma. The numerical values are 3.42 for sleep and depending on the stage of Asthma the values are Stage 1: 1.11, Stage 2: 1.33, Stage 3: 1.44, Stage 4: 1.47, and Stage 5: 1.92. If you know how to calculate HART values and compare them linearly, than you should really incorporate these values .

I have very low pain tolerance and I'm a man not a woman. So what causes very low pain tolerance in men?

I am basically from physics side and a part of my research work is related to blood. I need to make a solution with blood as a solute in it. What can I use as a solvent ? I do not want to clot blood. Can I use EDTA or Saline ?I will vary the volume of the blood and do my measurements. Which will be better . I need to do absorption study of the sample so I don;t want any interference from the solvent.

my personal journey describes my experience and self diagnosis of Alice in wonderland syndrome - I have had a previous lung resection and had strated to notice sloping floors and furniture can tilt on an angle - hence the self diagnosis. CraigSays.com

Death by natural causes... ----> What is that ? Should be after a certain age or any age is a candidate ? Is it a product of uncertainty or lack of good forensic diagnosis ? What deaths are by unnatural causes ? Only homicides ?

Just a plot point that needs verifying for something that I'm writing. To cut a long story short, warfarin is secretly cut with cocaine and administered to a (drug-using) victim in this way. I would just like to confirm before I include this that it would actually work; i.e. can warfarin be absorbed into the blood in this manner? Thanks in advance for any help

My roommate always snore when she fell asleep, every night I have been awakened by her snoring many times. Cause I sleep very bad. She is just 23 years old. I thought old people may have this symptom, but... I want to help her to ask how to treat snoring? What should be paid attention to in daily life?

If a person has had lung cancer once & is having the symptoms again, how likely is it that the cancer has returned?

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I have read that carrageenan solution causes swelling/ oedema upon subcutaneous injection. I was wondering, could it cause swelling/ oedema upon contact with mucous membranes such as the lining of the mouth/ respiratory tract, in high concentration?

Ever since I was a kid I have the fear of getting painfully injured, like being cut by a very sharp knife. I think this type of phobia is called agliophobia. Angliophobia (the fear of pain) can be a serious problem and can even paralyze a person. Agliophobia is a psychological disorder that can be described as the fear of experiencing pain. In most cases, the person fears an event that may potentially cause pain. The fear may be worse than any real potential injury that could actually occur, making the fear illogical. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-agliophobia.htm

Hello, everyone! First of all, I wish to apologize for stepping into a place where only the medical minds reside. To my relief, though, I’ve noticed that similar events have already occurred on these forums – that is, cases in which a question was asked by a layperson writing a novel with plot points involving viruses or bacteria. That is what I am doing, and I greatly wish to make this plot point seem plausible. I’m not sure if it is possible to mix this particular concept with the rest of the plot to such a point where a biologist would wave it off as actually acceptable… but, hopefully, at least to the point of not having said biologist angrily throw the book acro…

what are the factors effectinf API 20E test strips which are based on phenotype? help me guysss

Hi everyone, I know it sounds obvious. But in cerbral oedema lets say due to vasgenic cause,the problem is cerebral vessels becoming more permeable and leaking out blood to extravascular compartment. Now how does the brain get bigger due to this. I mean for brain to get bigger, the intracellular fluid volume of brain cells must increase. So when these capillaries leak blood out, do near by brain cells absorb these water, increasing their intracellular volume and as a result we get enlarged brain? or does this leaked out fluid get stuck in brain interstitium making it bigger. I hope u understand my confusion, because leaking out fluid must make brain smaller otherwis…

Hello everybody . What's the rational of using such term '' incentive '' for the device ? I am not native English speaker ,however it means basically motivation induction . What kind of an incentive the patient might get ?

Hi: I've heard that most types shock of any can cause diarrhea because the autonomic nervous system responds to the hypoperfusion by constricting blood vessels that supply the colon. This starvation of oxygen irritates the colon, leading to diarrhea. However, in septic shock, all blood vessels around the body dilate due to chemicals released as a result of the infection. So how does septic shock cause diarrhea, if intestinal circulation isn't impaired? Thanks, GX

Hi, Does anyone have an idea what this is? It was deeply imbedded in my back for about two years and although it was visible from the skin surface (looked kind of like an ingrown blackhead) it needed a significant incision to be removed. It is round, hard, and 2.75mm tall by 2mm wide. Any ideas? Thanks!