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If human life is so long largely due to modern medicine, does every illness shorten lifespan?

asked Mar 31, 2015 at 19:11

17 votes

4 answers

326 views

Can the immune system break down anything?

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asked Mar 31, 2015 at 19:21

11 votes

1 answer

2k views

Alternative to caffeine - same effects, different chemical [closed]

medications caffeine

asked Aug 30, 2015 at 20:38

11 votes

1 answer

2k views

Does fasting inhibit healing?

nutrition fasting

asked Aug 23, 2017 at 6:33

9 votes

1 answer

200 views

Can the body be shocked into a faster metabolism?

nutrition digestion calories metabolism

asked May 22, 2015 at 9:17

8 votes

2 answers

243 views

Preemptive treatment for alcohol

medications alcohol toxicity treatment prevention

asked Aug 21, 2015 at 6:56

7 votes

1 answer

120 views

How are surgical patients kept still while awake?

treatment surgery muscle muscle-tremor-twitch

asked Jan 25, 2019 at 20:09

7 votes

1 answer

105 views

Why is Down Syndrome so common relative to other chromosomal conditions?

genetics chromosomes downs-syndrome

asked Sep 11, 2019 at 21:52

6 votes

1 answer

487 views

Is stomach acid an emulsion?

stomach oil digestion

asked Apr 16, 2015 at 6:27

6 votes

1 answer

805 views

What are the dangers of sitting on a public toilet seat?

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asked Feb 21, 2017 at 5:45

5 votes

0 answers

515 views

Ice bath cryolipolysis?

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asked Aug 31, 2017 at 14:50

5 votes

1 answer

148 views

Is there a (quasi-)healthy way of resisting sleep?

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asked Nov 10, 2015 at 0:19

5 votes

2 answers

179 views

How much sleep do adults actually need?

sleep statistics reference-request

asked Feb 18, 2019 at 16:06

4 votes

1 answer

610 views

What is the name for the symptom of mishearing words?

neurology terminology symptoms neuropathy

asked Jan 27, 2019 at 15:56

4 votes

1 answer

85 views

Is there a relationship between slope of the plasma concentration-time curve and addictiveness?

medications addiction

asked Oct 13, 2020 at 17:16

4 votes

0 answers

163 views

Causes of rapidly-progressing myopia [closed]

eye vision optometry myopia-nearsightedness opthalmology

asked Apr 26, 2016 at 4:34

4 votes

1 answer

705 views

Can viruses be inherited?

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asked Nov 2, 2016 at 17:33

3 votes

1 answer

78 views

Are most normal human beings capable of controlling laughter?

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asked Nov 21, 2016 at 15:58

3 votes

0 answers

84 views

Do beets dye your blood purple?

diet blood coloration-discoloration

asked Dec 28, 2017 at 8:42

3 votes

0 answers

52 views

How do hospitals know who is family?

practice-of-medicine medical-records legal hospital

asked Jun 6, 2016 at 2:07

3 votes

2 answers

512 views

Can fasting be used to reset the oral microbiome?

nutrition dentistry bacteria oral-health

asked Sep 25, 2016 at 1:12

3 votes

0 answers

24 views

Term for non-exposure-related tolerance?

medications alcohol terminology drug-metabolism

asked Nov 22, 2015 at 6:31

3 votes

1 answer

656 views

In a viral infection, which symptoms are caused by the virus itself, and which symptoms are caused by the body fighting the virus? [closed]

infection immune-system symptoms disease virus

asked Jan 19, 2016 at 14:19

3 votes

1 answer

142 views

Do the metabolisms of anorexic individuals ever recover?

nutrition metabolism anorexia eating-disorder

asked Sep 20, 2015 at 15:45

3 votes

2 answers

130 views

How do doctors go about diagnosing uncommon diseases?

practice-of-medicine disease differential-diagnosis

asked Aug 16, 2021 at 6:52

3 votes

0 answers

50 views

How much does what you eat impact medication absorption? [closed]

medications diet digestion

asked Jun 5, 2019 at 18:10

3 votes

0 answers

26 views

How do epileptic seizures start? [closed]

seizure epilepsy pathogenesis

asked May 1, 2020 at 7:34

3 votes

1 answer

49 views

Do humans have a loud sound avoidance reflex?

hearing reflex-impulse

asked Mar 31, 2017 at 6:18

3 votes

0 answers

29 views

What is the cause of flexion-induced muscle cramping?

muscle cramps

asked Apr 3, 2018 at 12:09

2 votes

0 answers

33 views

What's the quickest and most effective way of removing food from the windpipe in an emergency room setting?

choking emergency-room heimlich-maneuver trachea-windpipe

asked Apr 4, 2017 at 15:25

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61 Questions

If human life is so long largely due to modern medicine, does every illness shorten lifespan?

Can the immune system break down anything?

Alternative to caffeine - same effects, different chemical [closed]

Does fasting inhibit healing?

Can the body be shocked into a faster metabolism?

Preemptive treatment for alcohol

How are surgical patients kept still while awake?

Why is Down Syndrome so common relative to other chromosomal conditions?

Is stomach acid an emulsion?

What are the dangers of sitting on a public toilet seat?

Ice bath cryolipolysis?

Is there a (quasi-)healthy way of resisting sleep?

How much sleep do adults actually need?

What is the name for the symptom of mishearing words?

Is there a relationship between slope of the plasma concentration-time curve and addictiveness?

Causes of rapidly-progressing myopia [closed]

Can viruses be inherited?

Are most normal human beings capable of controlling laughter?

Do beets dye your blood purple?

How do hospitals know who is family?

Can fasting be used to reset the oral microbiome?

Term for non-exposure-related tolerance?

In a viral infection, which symptoms are caused by the virus itself, and which symptoms are caused by the body fighting the virus? [closed]

Do the metabolisms of anorexic individuals ever recover?

How do doctors go about diagnosing uncommon diseases?

How much does what you eat impact medication absorption? [closed]

How do epileptic seizures start? [closed]

Do humans have a loud sound avoidance reflex?

What is the cause of flexion-induced muscle cramping?

What's the quickest and most effective way of removing food from the windpipe in an emergency room setting?