Medical Science

Looks like a cure for HIV around the corner. http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/333938,hiv-antibodies-found-vaccine.html

So, I came up with a crazy idea. Actually, my brain put together some random information, data, and combined it into an interesting idea of which I partook of it to be a fun, interesting idea. Would it be possible to insert the GFP gene into flora of the human body (gut, skin, etc) and have them live on the body, reproduce, and glow? So, in general, my idea is like this: 1. Take some bacteria from my mouth 2. Insert the GFP gene into them 3. Swish the bacteria back into my mouth 4. Smile and walk away Now if I spit on the ground in a room, wait maybe 20 seconds, and then turn off the lights, then my spit should glow. Right? If that's not right, isn't t…

Prior to the establishment of the precursor organizations of the FDA at the beginning of the 20th century, Americans could buy any substance they wanted to treat their diseases as they chose. After the FDA came into full control of medicine, people could only access drugs and treatment modalities to ameliorate or cure disease if the FDA had already tested them first to determine whether they were 'safe and effective.' Today the process to establish safety and efficacy has become so painstaking that it usually requires 15 years of testing and about $300,000,000 of investment to bring a new drug to market. But do these standards of safety and efficacy, which prohibit …

Is there a dedicated branch of science that researches the physiological and neurological effects that astrophysical patterns and processes may have on living organisms that exist on Earth? Is this type of research considered a subcategory of astrobiology?

I read the true story of a physician, the chief of pathology at a large hospital, who was infamous for his persistent, hacking cough all through his career. He stubbornly refused to have it checked, however, but he was allowed to continue his hospital work because of his status. Finally his colleagues prevailed on him to have a chest x-ray and a large carcinoma was found in his lung. He struggled with cancer therapy for less than a year and then died. When they were clearing out his employment records, they discovered the initial employment x-ray he had been required to have on being given his position. It showed a tumor in exactly the same spot as the tumor that kil…

--stem cell to repair damage organ/tissue --stem cell to grow new organ. --pig organ for transplant --artificial organ --organ grown in the lab Out of the above what do you see posable in 15 to 20 years.I say stem cell to repair damage organ/tissue and may be pig organ for transplant. Well stem cell to grow new organ and organ grown in the lab is still other 50 years out. Well artificial organ seem to be very very very hard to make .We have a artificial heart but it is used temporary and most people do not live more than a year on it.Has for a artificial liver and kidney not even close to a prototype it be very very long time before we have artificial organs. …

There is an sicence gap that just being identified. It will be an potential topic for further research. Those who are interested in it, I hope the information will be useful to you. --- Life Researcher --- Download link for the proposal http://rapidshare.com/files/401057993/Research_Proposal_1.pdf.html

I want to propose, provocatively, a conservation of disease theorem analogous to the conservation of energy principle, which states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but can only be changed in form. The conservation of disease theorem states that disease can never be cured, but it can only be changed in form, and the altered forms of disease are now labelled 'the burden of therapy.' Thus in diabetes, the disease untreated would itself produce death from metabolic acidosis, or if the blood sugar were inadequately controlled, it would cause neurological and vascular complications. Medicine cannot cure, but can only treat the disease, and the treatment sim…

i was wondering about the relation between the tyroid gland and diabetes

(i originally posted this on a gun forum i go to alot but i figured some of you in the medican field might want to see it also....so some of the stuff might only make sense to people involved in shooting) but if you have any questions dont hesitate to ask also i think the mods might have to approve the pics first but if thats the case you can view them on the forum i originally posted them on. you do NOT have to sign up for anything to view http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/xdtalk-chatter-box/151482-well-crap-i-shot-myself-foot-not-too-graphic.html ok so i was shooting my walther p22 and i went to de-cock it by holding the hammer and pulling the trigger and then s…

If you're lost in the wilderness with no clue where you are or where the nearest civilization is, can you eat grass for sustenance until help arrives?

Muslims world wide observe total fasting (no food or water) between dawn to sunset in the month of Ramadan. They do so not for losing weight or any medical benefit, but as it is ordained in Quran which says. "O you who believe! Fasting is prescribed to you, as it was prescribed for those before you (i.e. Jews, & Christians) so that you may (learn) self-restraint."( 2:183 ) According to Islamic Laws, children below the age of 12, sick patients, travelers, and women who are menstruating or nursing a baby are exempt from fasting. In addition to staying away from food or water for the whole day, they are asked to stay away from sex, smoking or misconduct during t…

:confused:Hi out there everyone! Just joined today, and have been curious about this subject for a while. I hope this is the appropriate forum for the question! I am a 34 year old man. I have been a pack-a-day cigarette smoker for 13 or 14 years and an almost daily 4 to 8 cups a day coffee drinker for 10 or 12 years and have noticed that in that time, I have scarcely remembered half a dozen of my dreams. The few I have remembered have only been of fragmented images or three-to-five-second sequences of activity, with only one or two clearly remembered full-length dream "shows" as I call them. I've been told that I can't possibly have gone that long without drea…

Hi: A 23-year-old slim and athletic patient is admitted to ER with extremely sharp and intense pain localized deep in the middle of his chest. The pain is steady and does not radiate anywhere, it just stay in the middle of his chest. He says it feels like "a knife in my heart". No nausea/vomiting, no shortness of breath, no feeling of chest pressure or tightness. According to patient, the pain started of as barely-noticeable but gradually became excruciating as an hour passed. Type of pain [sharp] and location [middle of chest] remained the same throughout the episode. Upon entry to ER, heart rate is only 35 bpm. Heart beats are very strong and cause patient's ch…

After watching many programs on discovery health like trauma in ER ,code blue ,mystery diagnosis so on.Reading books and blogs so on. Doctors say it could be infection or not or say it looks like a infection not sure what type of infection.Or they say ya white count is up or do a LP spine.Or they say he has the symptoms of a infection . I'm confused :eek:I thought they do blood work to find out if it is a infection or not and type of infection .And I thought doctors do not give meds to they know what type of infection . what is the confusion if it is a infection or not or a confusion of what type of confusion . If I got sick and go to ER and the doctor sho…

i hav eye problem right from birth,i cant see sunlight ,during day time i cant walk out freely i hav to wear ordinary sun glass(cooling glass) to manage to some extent we consulted with doctors ,they told its genetic problem(because my dad and mum are close relatives when married) but my brother doesnot hav this problem plz someone help me in improving my eye sight.....

Some say nerve cells ,brain cells ,heart cells or the spine does not repair or divide and some say it takes 50 years or more to repair or divide. Why such confusion. Other debate among science if myth or not or where it got stated is stress , anger ,frustration can cause ulcers or hernia. Also say hair loss ,thin hair ,going bold ,gray hair is do to stress , anger or frustration can cause it. Why such a confusion among scientists.

I seem to remember coaches in HS saying to stay away from soda because the caffeine would lead to more broken bones. Is this the carbonation in soda? Is it a myth? TIA, wikipedia seems to of no use.

I read somewhere that testosterone reduces good HDL cholesterol but why is that? Is it because testosterone is derived from cholesterol?

Hello guys, This is what wiki says, Now why do they say it is amplified by chronically low insulin levels. Hormone sensitive lipase which breaks down Triglycerides is inhibited by insulin. Lipoprotein lipase which breaks down Triglycerides is activated by insulin. Since insulin level is low in this case, how does low insulin levels increase TG level, it should decrease it right. The only way I could see TG increasing is excess Acetyl CoA turned TG. Your help would be much appreciated. Thanks

Hi guys, I would really appreciate your help here. After checking the results of my blood tests it was found that my thyroid hormone levels are too high (beyond the healthy range) which indicates hyperthyroidism. In addition I have discovered that I have a sensitivity to bread and to other foods like nuts and asparagus. After eating a bit of bread or nuts I immediately get nausea, a feverish feeling (like feeling hot and weak) and sometimes even vomiting. Many times after only seeing bread I immediately get a feverish feeling associated with nausea and vomiting. My question to you is: Could there be a relationship between hyperthyroidism and feeling sick…

Hello there, It's my first post and its reason is my research project: I'm interested in finding synaesthesics just to stablish some contact so that they can tell me their experiencces and what is the "desease" really about and how does it affect on their lives. I would thank very much if someone could pass me some information about Synaesthesia because I still don't even know much about it. So if there's someone who has studied it or knows about it... please don't doubt and contact me. You can post in here or contact me by e-mail: removed Thank you very much, synaesthesia.

I have been wanting to study the HIV genome map and match known sequences. Has anyone done this? I was looking at some H1N1 sequences back a while a go. I have not found the map to understand the genome... Does anyone know if there is a H1N1 Genome Map laying around anywhere? I'm trying to get involved in current events... I would like to talk about these genomes and stuff later. I think I found the HIV genome map on NIAD but I havn't checked around for the H1N1 map. Also, This is my first post to this forum and I just wanted to start a thread... Thanx

TylenolPM inactive ingredients: Benzyl alcohol, black iron oxide, butylparaben, carboxymethyl cellulose sodium, crospovidone, D&C red #28, edetate calcium disodium, FD&C blue #1, FD&C red #40, gelatin, hypromellose, magnesium stearate, methylparaben, microcrystalline cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polysorbate 80, powdered cellulose, pregelatinized starch, propylene glycol, propylparaben, red iron oxide, sodium citrate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium propionate, sodium starch glycolate, titanium dioxide, yellow iron oxide Why not sustitute all those with wheat flour, to say something ? Do we need to put all that in our bodies ?

Hello everyone. My wisdom teeth are going to be extracted this summer, due to a lack of sufficient room for them in my mouth. When reading up on the procedure, I learned that wisdom teeth have stem cells, and there exists the possibility that these can be useful in the future for medical reasons. Now, I am well-versed on the potential of stem cells, but I know nothing about available options to have these teeth stored for future use. Does anyone know where I can send my wisdom teeth, after they are extracted, so that I can potentially utilize them in the future if need be? P.S. What other types of 'biological insurance' exist?