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@MonicaSprings

: Can I contract chickenpox from my child who just got vaccinated? My child just got the MMRV vaccine that contains a weakened chickenpox virus. If I never had chickenpox symptoms in my life, can I contract it from him? Would

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@JohnSmith

: PCP and OEKO-TEX� Standard 100 I have recently bought some clothing which has a sticker attached to it stating that the clothing material was tested for harmful substances under OEKO-TEX� Standard 100. I have never seen

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@JackWillington

: How effective is topical fluorouracil to treat facial superficial basal cell carcinoma (BCC) after Imiquimod 5% cream failed to treat it? Both Imiquimod 5% cream and topical 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) have been used to treat basal

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@JackWillington

: Is Jicama root safe to eat every day? Is 4-6oz of Jicama root safe to eat every day? According to the following website, Jicama root contains a fat-soluble organic toxin that is linked to the development of Parkinson's disease.

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@JessieLoos

: Legal issues when using first aid techniques that require certification in foreign countries I am a certified first responder in France, but laws and protocol may differ from a country to another. May I use the techniques

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@CatherineCorbett

: Have there been any tests of e-cigs vs cigarettes? After some years of e-cigarette popularity, no labs have yet published side by side comparisons of cell cultures or mice exposed to 10 cigarettes per day, compared to 10

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@AllyBetsy

: Reading radiology reports: What do two numbers separated by a slash mean? The following is an excerpt from the "findings" section of an MRI radiology report. What do the instances of two numbers separated by a slash mean?

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@PhillKarl

: How can I access my medical records in the United States? I've had different insurance providers over the years and gone to different GPs, specialists, urgent care centers, and ERs in different cities. Is there one place

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@PeterSamson

: Can tuberculosis be treated with obesity? When I was a kid I was told something that keeps bothering me until now, mainly because how weird it seems. Namely, I was told that before antibiotics were discovered, people with

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@JosephChristo

: Can knowledge act as a trigger? I watched House Season 1, Episode 2 and it mentions a myoclonic jerk, I looked it up online and a couple weeks later, I started having one just before sleep. It's irregular, that is, not every

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@PhillKarl

: The likelihood of contracting a disease from flies? Given a housefly has landed on your food, and that you then consume it, what is the likelihood of contracting some malady directly attributable to the fly? I'm aware that

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@DavidPeters

: Mechanisms that causes prominent veins during physical exercise I have just read this article about why veins become prominent while exercising: Why do veins pop out when exercising, and is that good or bad? I have some

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@PhillKarl

: How long can I keep cooked food in a tupperware container outside of the fridge for? Here it says to throw away cooked food that has been left unrefrigerated for more than two hours. Is that the case even if the food's in

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@SoniaPros

: Taking resveratrol and NMN supplements David Sinclair (Harvard Medical School) has said to take NMN and resveratrol supplements to fight ageing and degenerative diseases. Example of same supplements taken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWx77ARQ9lo

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@HenryColt

: Does a treatment X vs. placebo study qualify as a "comparative study"? I wonder whether a study comparing medical treatment with a placebo qualifies as a "comparative study". Looking at PubMed's MeSH tags, I don't see much

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@JohnSmith

: What if we replace the DNA in stem cells with ours and we place the cells inside damaged organs to heal them? I don't know a lot about stem cells or if a person's DNA could affect them in such a manner that if a person would

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@DavidPeters

: In medieval times, how were twins detected? I was wondering how women (in the old times) were able to find if they were expecting twins. Was it possible a woman give birth to twins without knowing it?

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@AllyBetsy

: Automatic Quality Control of MRI Is there any standard process to assess the quality of MRI images? The goal is to automatically detect really poor quality data (and then manually confirm the defects). I found some studies

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@HenryColt

: What effects would aspheric contact lenses have on eyes without astigmatism? Aspheric lenses are used for treatment of astigmatism. I am curious what effects might happen if they were used by someone without an astigmatism.

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@PhillKarl

: Does broccoli interfere with CYP3A4 metabolism? There are many articles on the effects of the active ingredients in Broccoli but I have yet to find the "smoking gun" on this question. I know grapefruit is a big offender

: Can I contract chickenpox from my child who just got vaccinated? My child just got the MMRV vaccine that contains a weakened chickenpox virus. If I never had chickenpox symptoms in my life, can I contract it from him? Would

: PCP and OEKO-TEX� Standard 100 I have recently bought some clothing which has a sticker attached to it stating that the clothing material was tested for harmful substances under OEKO-TEX� Standard 100. I have never seen

: How effective is topical fluorouracil to treat facial superficial basal cell carcinoma (BCC) after Imiquimod 5% cream failed to treat it? Both Imiquimod 5% cream and topical 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) have been used to treat basal

: Is Jicama root safe to eat every day? Is 4-6oz of Jicama root safe to eat every day? According to the following website, Jicama root contains a fat-soluble organic toxin that is linked to the development of Parkinson's disease.

: Legal issues when using first aid techniques that require certification in foreign countries I am a certified first responder in France, but laws and protocol may differ from a country to another. May I use the techniques

: Have there been any tests of e-cigs vs cigarettes? After some years of e-cigarette popularity, no labs have yet published side by side comparisons of cell cultures or mice exposed to 10 cigarettes per day, compared to 10

: Reading radiology reports: What do two numbers separated by a slash mean? The following is an excerpt from the "findings" section of an MRI radiology report. What do the instances of two numbers separated by a slash mean?

: How can I access my medical records in the United States? I've had different insurance providers over the years and gone to different GPs, specialists, urgent care centers, and ERs in different cities. Is there one place

: Can tuberculosis be treated with obesity? When I was a kid I was told something that keeps bothering me until now, mainly because how weird it seems. Namely, I was told that before antibiotics were discovered, people with

: Can knowledge act as a trigger? I watched House Season 1, Episode 2 and it mentions a myoclonic jerk, I looked it up online and a couple weeks later, I started having one just before sleep. It's irregular, that is, not every

: The likelihood of contracting a disease from flies? Given a housefly has landed on your food, and that you then consume it, what is the likelihood of contracting some malady directly attributable to the fly? I'm aware that

: Mechanisms that causes prominent veins during physical exercise I have just read this article about why veins become prominent while exercising: Why do veins pop out when exercising, and is that good or bad? I have some

: How long can I keep cooked food in a tupperware container outside of the fridge for? Here it says to throw away cooked food that has been left unrefrigerated for more than two hours. Is that the case even if the food's in

: Taking resveratrol and NMN supplements David Sinclair (Harvard Medical School) has said to take NMN and resveratrol supplements to fight ageing and degenerative diseases. Example of same supplements taken: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWx77ARQ9lo

: Does a treatment X vs. placebo study qualify as a "comparative study"? I wonder whether a study comparing medical treatment with a placebo qualifies as a "comparative study". Looking at PubMed's MeSH tags, I don't see much

: What if we replace the DNA in stem cells with ours and we place the cells inside damaged organs to heal them? I don't know a lot about stem cells or if a person's DNA could affect them in such a manner that if a person would

: In medieval times, how were twins detected? I was wondering how women (in the old times) were able to find if they were expecting twins. Was it possible a woman give birth to twins without knowing it?

: Automatic Quality Control of MRI Is there any standard process to assess the quality of MRI images? The goal is to automatically detect really poor quality data (and then manually confirm the defects). I found some studies

: What effects would aspheric contact lenses have on eyes without astigmatism? Aspheric lenses are used for treatment of astigmatism. I am curious what effects might happen if they were used by someone without an astigmatism.

: Does broccoli interfere with CYP3A4 metabolism? There are many articles on the effects of the active ingredients in Broccoli but I have yet to find the "smoking gun" on this question. I know grapefruit is a big offender

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