I’m starting University next year…What should I use to take notes, do labs etc…?

I’m starting university next year…In HS, I used the binder that you could open up and add sheets and stuff like that. What should I use for University? I hear a scribbler is the best for my lectures. Should I two sets of notepads for my lectures and seminars (of the same course)? What should [...]

Does striking a light really reduce farty odours?

Only scientifically substantiated answers, please!The reason I’m asking this: http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061205/NEWS01/612050361

what do you think is safer, the Medince bottle or the blister packs the tablets come in?

I miss my medicines bottles, i feel they are lot safer (for chiodren around.) than the Blister packs, means more wasteage and the risk a child can get to them. I know its up to the parent to keep meds away from children, but not all do. I also know that children can open the [...]

When can a human be legitimately regarded as ‘Property’?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7183559.stm

Old wive’s tales?

There was one that said drinking a concoction made from willow bark would cure headaches; it was susequently found that willow bark contains a compound that is chemically similar to aspirin. Do you think ‘old wive’s tales’ are dismissed too easily and that if they were more thoroughly investigated they could actually proved to have [...]

Who invented child-proof safety caps for medicine bottles?

-You know the kind you have to push down before you can twist the cap off? It’s such a simple yet elegant solution. I was wondering who invented it and when? Hope he or she has made a fortune.

How did i manage to fight off blood poisoning twice without any medical intervention?

Some of you may remember my previous question about the red streak up my arm coming from a cut on my hand. Well practically everybody said it was blood poisoning….so if it was, how come nothing came of it? Is my immune systen really that good? Or is it something in my blood that did [...]

A sensitive question: Is it true that mangoes are a a recognised cure for piles?

Mango skins – not whole mangoes! I have read (ages ago) that mangoes are regularly used for treating severe burns – better than bandages. Is it true about mangoes curing Chalfonts? If so, what is it about mangoes that is so efficaceous?

Can anyone help me on ‘Foramen ovale’ abnormality?

I need answers to the following headings on ‘Foramen ovale’ abnormality: 1) What it is?2) Who gets it?3) What causes it?4) What are the symptoms?5) Diagnosis?6) Treatment?7) Self-care tips?

Following on from the previous question about herbal/synthetic drugs…..

Is it a valid practice for drug companies to simulate proven traditional remedies by synthesising what is perceived to be the active ingredient?Is it not possible that the plants used in the old remedies contained other ingredients that acted synergystically with the most active ingredient?

Cough remedies?

So now I have a right nasty cough – seems like I’m sampling every illness known to man this autumn. It’s a kind of tickly in-the-throat cough. Cough medicine does nothing, and it’s apparently viral so anti-biotics aren’t the answer (so the doctor told me). So do any of you have any suggestions for how [...]

Is it true that a ‘breathalyser’ is being developed that will be able to detect cancer?

I read this somewhere recently but can’t find it now.Supposedly the breath of someone with cancer changes and can be detected with this instrument.

What is the difference between a cold remedy that offers ‘congestion relief’ and one that is a ‘decongestant’?

I have just bought some Sudafed capsules, thinking they were the same as the sudafed tablets that I have bought in the past, but they’ve actually got different ingredients (one Phenylephrine, the other is Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride). What is the different and what effects should each have on my congestion?

What do members feel about proposals to change human organ donation from an opt in to an opt out process?

Medicine is based on the principle of patients giving informed consent. This is where any procedures are carefully and fully explained to the subject who then considers the information given and after confirming that they have understood it give written consent for the procedure/s to be carried out. Organ donation at the moment is no [...]

What’s the medical term for "talking to oneself"?

You know, when someone talks to themself all the time. What’s the proper medical term for that? Thanks. (I’ll have to come back here later to check if I’ve received any answers. Maybe in a few hours or so. This website is probably teeming with Freemasons.)

Fifth Pathway

The fifth pathway is a method of obtaining a physician license to practice medicine in the United States. According to the American Medical Association, the fifth pathway is an avenue by which students who have attended four years at a foreign medical school may complete their supervised clinical work at a U.S. medical school, become [...]

SierraSil

SierraSil is a product derived from the unique silicates of a mineral deposit found in the high Sierra Mountains and is comprised of numerous macro and trace minerals. It is marketed as an all-natural supplement recommended for use by people with joint, muscle and tissue pain associated with chronic inflammatory conditions, and by active adults [...]

Rpeptide

rPeptide,LLC. is a biotechnology company located in the Georgia, USA, it is a provider of custom and catalog research peptides (recombinant peptides and proteins, antibodies, reagents) for Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease research. rPeptide was started in 1999