Medical Science

How is the c supposed to be pronounced in words such as encephalitis and encephalopathy? I've always said them with a soft c, but have heard many use a hard c. Most other words with a c between an n and e have a soft c sound..eg. incest, ancestor, so why do people insist of using the hard c when saying encephalitis?? Doesn't make sense to me.

Hi. What may be the name for it ? Happens frequently to me when overexerting muscles in awkward positions, mostly twisting torso/waist while sitting on floor and exerting lots of muscle force. Pain lasts over a week, very slowly fading and typically side of thorax. Like a ligament/muscle ruptures, shifts position. Trying to read more about it with the proper name.

I've quit consuming caffeine. I no longer drink coffee. But on occasion, I will order a decaf. Now, it may just be the placebo effect, but I swear on some occasions, the decaf gives me a slight buzz. Is decaf coffee really 100% caffeine free? Or is it more like 99%? 95%? Maybe only 90%?

I've been eating a bit less than half teaspoon per day of this product. Then I found out there are heavy metals in chinese (and other) products so I asked lab tests. Here are the results Can you please tell me if it's safe to consume this product in regards of heavy metals? I ordered bacopa and ginkgo too but don't have their test results yet. Will post question about them too when I get them. PS. Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask about this, just can't understand this myself

Hi Everyone I have just watched one of Dr Berg's Youtube videos entitled "Weight Loss Is Not Natural For Your Body". In the video, he says that if you are trying to lose body fat and you don't eat any fat at all, your body will react to the scarcity of dietary fat by clinging on to your own fat stores, thus preventing you from losing body fat. He also seems to imply that not eating any fat will cause you body to burn your protein stores instead, thereby causing muscle loss. He therefore says that you must eat some fat. However he does not say how much. Is Dr Berg correct about all of this? If yes, then how much is the minimum amount of fat (in grams or calories …

In many sports, especially those done in front of live audiences, said audience members are encouraged to cheer loudly for their favorite teams. The idea here is that you're supposed to give the athletes a burst of adrenaline to help them land the big score to help them win the game. But is there any real science behind this phenomenon? Is it scientifically confirmed if cheers actually have a direct, measurable impact on a person's performance, particularly his athletic performance? There is certainly a different feeling when you're performing in front of a crowd rather than in practice. It might be more exciting to play in front of a crowd. But do the chee…

Hi. Measuring a person blood pressure; with the sphygmomanometer cuff on the arm at heart level showing 120mm Hg. What is the expected reading if the person raises the cuffed arm fully to a level 400mm above the heart level ?

Hi Everyone I have become very confused about the Daily Values of all of the vitamins and minerals etc we are supposed to consume in order to remain healthy. I have spent several hours over the last few days on the website that I won't link to because of the anti-advertising rules trying to work out how to put meals together in order to make sure I get at least 100% of all of my DVs every day and to be honest, I rather feel I have wasted my time because I have been unable to find a manageable combination of foods which takes every value over 100%. It is much harder than doing the Rubik's Cube. It also seems to me that some of the DVs are set rather high. For example,…

Hi Everyone. I know that lactose intolerant people can get around their intolerance by putting lactase drops into their milk. Can people who are allergic to casin do something similar to enable them to drink milk? Thank you very much. Kind regards Tim

Hello, I have been looking everywhere to find the answer for this, because I don't want to take anything at face value. Basically, calcium and phosphate are related. Their absorption is increased by vit D. They are also both eliminated by the kidneys in urine. I am wondering why in CKD, hyperphosphatemia is an issue, but not hypercalcemia? If kidney function goes down, that means both calcium and phosphate will suffer inn terms of elimination. Also, with reduced vit D activation, both calcium and phosphate will suffer in terms of absorption. So why does literature only mention that phosphate is retained in CKD? I think it should be both hypercalcemia …

Hello fellow scientists! I was wondering if anyone of you would know the approximate/average sample size or (better: sample weight) of a human colon biopsy. Thank you in advance

Due to SFN advertising policy I'm not allowed to list my company but I would greatly appreciate your thoughts and criticisms. ______ is a mobile phone application that allows users to participate in medical studies regardless of proximity to lab or site. Think Yale's epic (a program that allows bulk data review under 1 single electronic health record format of millions of records for other research programs to use) except we farm the data through our mobile phone app directly from users and their primary care physician through diagnostics while not leaving them out of the financial benefits from data sales giving them more incentives to produce further data, still k…

Dear Sirs, I am an international expert in biostatistics, including preclinical, clinical, molecular and pharmacokinetic studies. I am 13 years expert in conducting of bioststistical analysis, this is to grants, projects, grants, etc. Since 2006 I have been analyzing about twenty thousand scientific works. I am a statistical reviewer in several journals on the Philadelphia List, such as for example Journal of the American Medical Association, Biological Trace Element Research, etc. It involves verifying of correctness of conducted analyses. I have been analyzing about 5000 publications in terms of statistical analysis. I am also an expert of statistics in the Nation…

ey guys. So I've been having these panic like symptoms where my body will have a full sensation of like cold and it gets hard to stand even cause I think I might stroke out or something. Hard to describe. But also I've been having these gaspy breathing symptoms at night primarily they were happening regularly in the day then it progressed into just at night time. Sleep is also AWFUL i get headaches the gasping for air symptom and wake up multiple times a night. My vision is now even being affected to where i can feel my eyes straining. Some things to also note is that I'm on Invega, and was on clenazepam and hydroxyzine when the symptoms all got a lot worse. They took me …

Have scientists invented an age reversal pill yet? Or some equivalent technology? Is it likely we'll see such a technology within, say, the next 50 years?

When young, I used to have intense abdominal pain when - I went to the movies. By the seating position in that particular seat shape, or whatever. - When jogging or racing. Nothing serious or never to pay enough attention, always subsided in a few minutes. Did you experience any similar pain ? I cannot remember having the same after appendectomy around age 20. Any relation ??

"In 2010, Williams et al. published a breakthrough real-time study demonstrating marked lateral displacement of the temporal bones in MS patients during bruxism (Ref). Using a pulse phase locked loop (PPLL) device, MS patients were found to have a bilateral temporal bone displacement six times greater than healthy controls during a sustained clenching force of 100 pounds of pressure. It was hypothesized that reduced bone density in MS patients can increase the displacement along the cranial sutures, possibly allowing skull bone deflection to create damaging pressure waves." You can read more about it here: www.houseofenoch.com/diseases/multiple-sclerosis/

Waiting on yet another visit to a specialist, But I thought it was worth posting here too for ideas. My grand daughter has suffered from this since birth to the extent she is on laxatives every day just to keep it manageable. Forgetting even once can result in tears, pain , blood and and child who tries not to poo. The only thing I note unusual in my experience is the volume of a crap Tried all the usual like fruit and fibre and continue that but results are limited because amounts needed to make a difference are hard for a 3 yo. to consume and still get other nutrients. Ideas?

An Na-channel is a membrane protein that conducts Na-ions through a cell's plasma membrane. Depending on the trigger that opens the Na-channel, it's called voltage gated (when the channel opens because of a voltage-change) or ligand gated (when the binding of a ligand opens the channel). The Na-channel mediates fast depolarization and conduct electrical impulses throughout nerve, muscle and heart, thereby enabling co-ordination of higher processes ranging from locomotion to cognition. Docosahexaenoic acid (Omega-3)(DHA) suppresses the activity of Na-channels. That's the main reason why Omega 3 lowers the heart rate and causes many of the beneficial effects.. https…

Does ibuprofen's anti inflammatory properties only start working after digestion or do they work beforehand: as is, as a tablet?

The hormone melatonin helps regulate sleep and wake cycles. It's often used by people with insomnia or that just want to sleep 'better'. What does melatonin do on a biochemical level with skeletal muscles so they feel 'sleepy'?

if u were to read up on shungite as a water purifier , my question here today is , could it also be used as an astrigent of the blood. im fascinated with finding out if anything like that is even remotely possible.. ive read up on these fullerenes and theyre described as pockets of hyrogen that acts as a nuetralizing agent to bacteria and posions in water... apply this same proccess to blood disorders and disease and what do u get ?? does anyone know and can anyone tell me if its possible??? no more visits to the dialysis center ?? if it can remove toxic and cancerous agents from polluted water im wondering if it would do the same directly in the bloodstream of a hum…

Hello forum, I have a form of ADHD and I started taking Ritalin for a few weeks. I commonly hear Ritalin getting prescribed to kids so I was wondering why. Why isn't it so popular for adults? Are neurologists/psychiatrists reticent in prescribing it for adults? Thank you!

I have recently being having a problem with my blood pressure, my medication appeared not to be working, the doctors increased the dose but still it was high 150/105 resting pulse 90 typically. I had put this down to increased stress via builder from hell. I use perondopril 4mg + indapomide 1.25mgIs there any correlation between eating oranges and drugs not working I am aware grapefruits stop heart medication working. Last year my wife got into jam making using oranges, figs etc. My neighbour also has orange trees and has also been giving me bags full of oranges to eat. For the last two days I have stopped eating oranges and not eaten any more jams made by my wife. M…

Do calcium carbonate antacid to neutralize acids in stomach impair proper digestion when treating 'heartburn' ?