Medical Science

Is there any evidence that the contraceptive coil IDU can cause an increase in symptoms or provoke premenstrual tension?

Here is a picture of a guys who had been balding 22 years and is now growing hair. He lives in S.F. his "before shots" are on the website. He is 48 years old. This is all new hair grown over the last 5 months from scalp that had been bald for 22 years.

Given the recent removal of Vioxx from the market, I was wondering if any of you have ever had serious adverse reactions to a newly prescribed medication. I'm also hoping for some comments from Drug Addict. Several years ago, I got thrombocytopenia as an adverse reaction to Pravochol. It was an enlightening and frightening experience, to put it mildly. Rather than give me a prescription, the doc gave me a couple weeks worth of samples, but he didn't warn me to watch of for any specific adverse reactions. After I had taken it for a few days, I noticed a few bruises I didn't remember acquiring, but I didn't think much about them, because I work in a machine shop a…

I cannot hear anything above 14kHz anymore. Even just a year ago I could hear well above 15k. Am I screwed, or is there any way at all to improve my range again? Knowing that sound will never be as crisp as it once was is extremely disconcerting. It's just so cilia.

I know there are lots of effects of exposure to large amount of noise (wite noise and noise on construction sites) can you help me with some links to different reasearch projects related to this topic thanks in adavance Big Ed

I was taking a special class in school, and the teacher started talking about HIV and AIDS. She said it was because the HIV virus enters the body and destroys all of the Helper-T cells. With these gone, the body has nothing to defend itself against simple viruses and bacteria, such as the common cold (which would develope into pnamonea, which is deadly). This becomes AIDS. When she said that, I may have thought of a way to cure AIDS, but the treatment would have to be done over and over again (such as every few years). The idea lies in stem cells. If we take bunch of stem cells and have them take the form of Helper-T cells, then we've temporarily cured AIDS. Unfortun…

If I take a bunch of stem cells and put them next to a Shaky's Pizza, will they replicate the Shaky's so that I can have delicious free pizza whenever I want? About how many aborted fetuses do you think it would take?

just wondering if anybody had any idea how much it costs to rent a portable DEXA scanner cheers

can spraying too much deodorant/anti-persp on your body cause harm other than the aluminum content. Specifically, the ant-perspirant blocking the sweat glands. If someone were to spary or apply this stuff all over their body can it cause illness or death?

I’m trying to find information about the long-term effects of malnutrition on cardiac muscles. I know that emaciation weakens the heart muscle and have read of “sudden cardiac death” and increased risk of myocardial infarction, but haven’t had much luck with finding detailed descriptions/statistics. The hypothetical type of case that I’m interested in is a female who received good nutrition as a child but became malnourished and underweight around age 13, staying under recommended weight for at least five years and also having amenorrhea. (Basically, anorexia cases). How reversible is damage of this sort? Are there any specific vitamin supplements that would be esp…

I am doing a report on Hepatitis A, its causes and symptoms in a hepatocyte (liver) cell. Could you guyz plz refer me to any sites which could provide me wid the info i need or if you guyz know anything about this disease or even neother interesting facts. It would b very helpful. Thanks

I happened to walk by the TV the other day when someone was watching it. I only caught a second of the show and didn't hear the explanation for this (if there was one). Anyway, the question. It said that after a hard workout, hockey golies sit in an ice bath to remove the lactic acid from their legs. Why does this work and when should it be used? Would it be wise after any workout or just very strenuous ones or never?

if music listened for four or five hours continuously ,has it any effect on brain cells. Is memory effected by listening to music for long time?

Does anyone know whether a human has been secretly cloned in the U.S.?

1.) i get sick after i run for a long period of time(about 45 minutes) 2.) i get pain in my tibia while and after i run. what causes these and how can i prevent them?

I was asked this weekend for psychology class to develop a study to test the effectiveness of a drug on children with hyperactivity. This study (and the drug) aren't real, but we must remain within the guidelines of the scienetific method and ethics. Now, my plan is to have the children focus in a closed room on a monotonous task and see how long they keep working until one of a set group of actions indicative of distraction are noticed. Then, after taking the drug, the process will be repeated and I will have to look for a change in the length of time they remained focused. So, the question: I need a control group. I can't seem to come up with what I would need…

Joint Movement Technology When the human body is in anatomical position, all body segments are considered to be positioned at zero degree. Rotation of body segment away from anatomical position is named according to the direction of motion and is measured as the angle between the body segment’s position and anatomical position. 1-Sagittal Plane Movements From anatomical position, the three primary movements which occur in sagittal plane are flexion, extension, and hyperextension. Flexion includes anteriorly directed sagittal plane rotations of the head, trunk, upper arm, for…

Kind of an interesting read, especially for those of us who are considering a career in medicine. -- Intoxicated By My Illness And Other Writings on Life and Death Anatole Broyard The Patient Examines The Doctor Now that I know I have cancer of the prostate, the lymph nodes, and part of my skeleton, what do I want in a doctor? I would say that I want one who is a close reader of illness and a good critic of medicine. I cling to my belief in criticism, which is the chief discipline of my own life. I secretly believe that criticism can wither cancer. Also, I would like a doctor who is not only a talented physician, but a bit of a metaphysician, too. S…

They are rampant in this area. The medical profession says it's because of antibiotic resistant bacteria. However, when mom got one following hip replacement surgery, I didn't think the procedures followed while changing her dressings were very sterile. The nurses would put on a gown and gloves, but they didn't put on a cap. One of them had long hair, and it hung down in front of her face, she would brush it back with her gloved hand. However - if she transferred bacteria from her hand to her hair, then touched her hair after she had degloved, wouldn't it be possible for her to transfer staph to another patient? (It was a surgical wing - mother had to have surger…

I'v heard of people making Asprin or some type of over the counter drug in high school. What is the drug they make and how is it made?

What causes hallucinations? I have them occasionaly in the middle of the night, when I am really tired. And how do drugs cause them?

I think it is so stupid that we have to pay outrageous prices for health care because a bunch of people are complete morons and don't take vitamins and supplements. If people took vitamin and mineral supplements throughout there lives... A( Increased productivity, healthy workers produce more and can think more and thus increase resources as a whole B( Quality of life, people have better quality of life they feel better get sick less often and can produce more. C( Lowered cost of health care, people would not need as much medical treatment because if they are sick less often and have less disorders then they would be healthier PREVENTION IS THE KEY. If…

Hi, In my day-to-day work I'm a security guard in trips (mostly children and highschool kids) and as such one of my responsabilities is being a Medic (not full, more for CPR and emergency help). Recently, I've encountered many cases of kids having fever, while their pulse was sky-high (though blood pressure was fine). I was wondering about the reasons the body is having a fever. Is it like a headache - more of a WARNING sign? or is it caused by the reactions in the body? If this is a stupid question, I'm sorry. Tell me, and I'll be ashamed of myself. btw, another related question - why does the pulse get so high when a child is having a fever? If …

Does anyone know the origin of the staff with a snake wrapped around it that is used as a medical symbol on ambulances and hospitals? Most of the time there is a blue cross behind it as well? :confused:

I have had this debate several times with many people. The only studies that I have seen that claim this seem to have been discredited. I would like to know peoples opinions on this matter and any scientific information that they might have.