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I moved to a new place. At first I slept normal but after a week or to I started to wake up between 2-6 AM because of the sensation of dryness in my mouth and nose. I usually drink around a liter of ...

I wanted to find out if the break-the-glass method is really needed where an emergency physician would use it to access a patient's electronic health record in the event of an emergency. Since an ...

Edit: Note that this consultation session was in no way related to nor have anything remotely related to the topic of euthanasia. It appeared to have been brought up on a whim by the psychiatrist. ...

I've been Googling for the effects of long-term usage of trientine as a treatment for Wilson's disease and could find none. My mom's had Wilson's disease for over 40 years now (she was diagnosed way ...

I guess there could be some public databases with information about the percentage of negative (or even lethal) outcomes for the given operation and country/state. It would make sense, because every ...

I'm doing some research into fine motor disabilities, and I'm having trouble finding comprehensive sources. In essence, I'm looking for statistics on disorders or conditions which impede the use of ...

Is TMS a legitimate treatment for major depressive disorder? What research has demonstrated this? I see some evidence for its effectiveness, but I also see people flagging it as suspect or ...

I have an uncontrolled high blood pressure of 160/110 without any symptoms. It was first detected during the medical test when I was studying in 9th standard. Now I'm 25 years old. So there's a ...

Anyone here who's ever used a search engine for health problems is guaranteed to have seen all the articles that "stress does this bad thing to you, or does that bad thing to you." Some of them have ...

Today I visited the dentist and was informed that I need a root canal. The infected tooth is the same tooth that was treated for a cavity since my last visit (I received a filling). I am wondering ...

Menstruation pads, diapers etc treat pee and blood as a fluid that needs to be soaked up and concealed with plastic. But blood coagulates, right? Why seal it in the crotch with plastic and absorbant ...

How is it that, for some patients, ACE-Inhibitors can have no measurable effect on the blood pressure (BP), but CCBs work? What has me stumped is how this is theoretically possible.

what are some of the diseases which require intense medical image analysis which is often difficult for humans to analyse? for example- searching for a hole or anomaly in some tissue, diagnosing ...

I feel an urge to clear bowel at morning . But after some time I check and again go to clear bowels and sometime use my finger to put out stools from rectum and then feel bowel is not yet completed . ...

Consider the following example: Suppose X is a person whose mother Y died of cancer (breast) after undergoing treatment for 13 years. The doctors had said that Y could have lived 15 years but ...

Are auditory hallucinations a side effect of Oxycodone (when used for a short period following a surgery)? To give this question context, the following situation has been provided (not to be ...

the question is about the menstrual cycle in females. The hormone are to arranged in which order??

There are lots of both prescription and generic drugs that are not approved at all for any reason in the United States. Some of this I have gathered is do to funding and historical reasons they were ...

Does this X-ray indicate a problem with jaw joints. To be there seems to be some asymmetry, but is this indicative of an issue. This X-ray offers users of this site the chance to view and understand ...

I read it has anti-hydrotic properties and can be used for preventing and treating excessive sweating, but I cannot find if any research has been conducted that confirms the efficacy.

I read on https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jun/26/google-healthcare-data-mining-larry-page (mirror) (published on 2014-06-26): The search firm's CEO and co-founder, Larry Page, estimates ...

If one takes Spironolactone, which lowers androgen levels, for Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), how does it impact fertility in a woman? Fertility issues abound in women who have PCOS, and ...

It looks like I have some kind of allergy to tablets/pills. It doesn't matter which type I take (I used to take mainly vitamins). If I take some, the result is vary from bearable sickness (for 2 days)...

One famous person was the inventor Charles Martin Hall who appeared to be in his 20s while almost 50 -- interestingly, he died at only 51 so his appearance may have not been indicative of overall ...

This is my first post here. I want to know about fat issues.Does it cause any serious skin problems in female? Can someone help me to figure out the answer for the query. Thank you

Let's say you can somehow work the muscles even with them being stiff. Maybe by having help from someone to help lift a weight but make sure you care the bulk of it. Naturally, this make the muscles ...

(1) presented some interesting results regarding the effectiveness of diacutaneous fibrolysis to treat subacromial impingement syndromes. How effective is diacutaneous fibrolysis to treat an ...

I have PR status in Canada, with OHIP coverage. My family is landing in Canada, next january with PR status. Spouse and two babies. Willing to live in Ontario. It takes 90 days for them to receive ...

How sick are we supposed to be to take sick days? When we're sick like with the cold or the flu, it's recommended to take days off work to speed up recovery, reduce stress (resting heart rate can ...

Can eating only food that has been re hydrated (cold soaked), and packaged food such as bars and other snacks have a negative effect on ones health that heating would help negate? My gut tells me that ...

If I have a blood pressure measuring device, and I have a blood cause will this increase or even decrease my blood pressure? I understand this can mean more then blood clotting but if u do have clots ...

According to the field Medical Sciences, like "Aconite" is an undetectable "Poison", which are the fast-acting strong "Sedatives", which are undetectable?

How much has the development of cancer treatments contributed to improve improvements in societal life expectancy over the last several decades? Another way to ask my question: if all cancer ...

I used to think i had a phobia of stepping on sharp objects, i would wrap my feet if i had to do something like yoga cause having the bottom exposed made me physically uncomforable. more recently ...

Everybody knows lemon juice has a plenty of benefits. A popular panacea is to drink warm water and lemon juice on empty stomach [1]. The warm water part is clear: warm to reduce the thermal shock to ...

I was just reading about fevers and the work of Julius Wagner-Jauregg, which was instrumental in establishing the usefulness of fevers in fighting off infections (as opposed to just an unpleasant ...

Is there a way for cleaning the nasal passages deeply? I am asking about a safe medical treatement that can clean the sinuses deeply until the ears and up to the passages connecting the sinuses with ...

I read the following in an article from a Facebook page for a clinic in the Lebanon region, and I am trying to know if this choice is good or not?: Extracorporeal ShockWave Therapy, or ESWT, is a ...

I was wondering what are the top, most common reasons that cause people to experience tooth pain?

Can rabies virus remain infectious on environment i.e on soil, grasses, leaves and water? I am just paranoid I may come into contact with rabid animal's saliva without knowing it. So wanted to know ...

This question does not relate to personal situations and medical advice that I am seeking for. I know very little about psychology and have suspicions that I'll want to confirm that if it is a ...

How would a doctor distinguish between viral and bacterial tonsillitis? From what I can tell they have the same symptoms tender throat swollen tonsils painful swallowing fever So how exactly do ...

I have a friend with the following undiagnosed condition. If she sees certain textures e.g.: honeycomb, skin with boils, (in a recent film) skin with dozens of teeth stuck into it, she just doesn't ...

I read on https://lifehealthhq.com/airfloss-vs-waterpik/ (mirror): In a study published in 2012 in the Journal of Clinical Dentistry, clinicians found that that the WaterPik water flosser reduced ...

I read on https://thelivingproofinstitute.com/time-day-supplements (mirror): It is best to take antioxidants such as turmeric, resveratrol, glutathione, etc… at bedtime. The reason in the ...

The practice of completely cutting out the gallbladder to "cure" gallstones goes back to 1878 when it was first successfully performed, and which is nearly prehistoric times in medical history and ...

Topical steroids are a mainstay treatment for eczema, and severe episodes are sometimes treated with oral steroids. Meanwhile stress is a known trigger for exacerbating eczema. During physiological ...

Can someone explain the medical terms in this report of ultrasound investigation? Examination: sonographic evaluation of abdomen and pelvis Clinical complaint of right hypochondriac region ...

I had always assumed pediatric drugs are well safer. After reading which drugs as an example antipsychotics, I am beginning to think my assumption is flawed. How are drugs distinguished between ...

If only part of the placenta is delivered after the baby is born and the rest is still attached to the womb, the mother can lose a large amount of blood via postpartum haemorrhage. There is no ...