tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76338114226418491292024-02-08T02:33:46.983-08:00Interesting QuestionAddisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-89901070737493065852010-05-23T21:19:00.002-07:002010-05-23T21:19:41.064-07:00Is it possible to rid the body of a retrovirus like HIV with immune stimulation alone?"The team discovered much higher levels of PD-1 than is normal in HIV patients, which S茅kaly said keeps virus-fighting T-cells too relaxed.By stimulating the PD-1 protein, S茅kaly succeeded in preventing the virus from making the immune system's T-cells dysfunctional and allowed them to get on with the job of fighting the virus."According to this they can reactivate the CD4+ T cells that are inactive due to the virus. Would the immune system then be able to remove the virus?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> The main problem with this theory is that HIV has a tendency to hide from the immune system. By the time that the immune system is able to recognize the HIV, it's already been attacked. <br />This technique may work if you can catch the HIV in early stages, or right after exposure. It could be a great way to prevent HIV after exposure, like the series of medications that are given to medical personnel when they are exposed to HIV or AIDS due to needle stick or other accidental contamination.<br />I don't think it would work as well for someone whose immune system has already been compromised. <hr>Got to this site: glycoscience.org and also read what I wrote about HIV in Africa on my page.A strong immune system is the key to all disease, viruses and infections period.MIT says We Will change the world of health care. <hr>I don't think so <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-21731165940999917232010-05-23T21:19:00.001-07:002010-05-23T21:19:25.153-07:00is it possible to regain blood?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> In normal situations, your body has its ability to manufacture blood cells comprising the whole blood (red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets) mostly in the bone marrow especially of the vertebrae , ribs, pelvis, skull, breastbone. Each red blood cell has a life span of about 4 months. Each day, the body produces new red blood cells to replace those that die or are lost from the body. White blood cells life spans vary from a few days to months. New cells are constantly being formed in the bone marrow especially if there is infection production is ncreased. Platelets survive only about 9 days in the bloodstream and are constantly being replaced by new cells.In unusual situations where there is severe blood loss, your body is unable to make rapid blood production to replace it that is why blood transfusions are given. In non dangerous situations, the body is given time to replace the blood lost. Good nutrition and iron supplements are important to help the body to cope up with blood production.Now, just in case you want to know if the blood taken out from you can be returned back: there is no question about that provided the blood was taken out of your body in due process. It can be safely transfused to you as the process to regain it. (Though this is least likely to happen, I am just giving you this idea as one of the possibilities of what you are trying to ask because you have not elaborated your question further.)鈾? <hr>Yes, otherwise you couldn't donate any. <hr>yes <hr>yes. We make it all the time <hr>yea. Drink Up! <hr>yes--if you cut yourself and bleed--say 3 ounces of blood--your body will self regulate and replenish the loss; if however, you sever your arm and lose 3 pints.you'll need a transfusion.but otherwise, yes, your body regains blood loss naturally! <hr>You can donate blood every 3 months or more.The following info was taken from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center website:4. How long will it take to replenish the pint of blood I donate?Your body will replace the blood volume (plasma) within 48 hours. It will take 4 to 8 weeks for your body to completely replace the red blood cells you donated. The average adult has 8 to 12 pints of blood. You will not notice any physical changes related to the pint you donated. <hr>Yes after you lose a pint (through donation) you regain the liquid part (plasma) within a few hours (if you drink enough liquid to help your body replace it). It then takes 56 days to rebuild the red blood cells that you lost (that's why they make you wait between donations). Bone marrow is responsible for the formation of new blood. I hope this helps <hr>Your bone marrow produces blood (a process called hematopoiesis). <hr>Your blood cells die and replenish themselves every three days. You are constantly regaining blood cells. If you donate blood, it takes about 3 weeks to regain that amount of blood, but they don't take it more often than 6 because it stresses the body. :) If you are anemic (or don't have enough red blood cells) try taking iron as it ecourages red blood cell growth. Also, if you have donated blood, foods high in iron for a few days are always a good idea. <hr>yes your bone marrow produces red blood cells every second of everyday. i dont know how much is produced on a daily basis but i have donated blood a pint at a time and in 2 weeks i gave another pint.however if you give blood like every 10 days your iron will drop severely and cause you to get sick.you would become anemic and have to take either iron injections or iron pills.maybe both if your blood is very low in iron.giving blood not only depletes your body of iron but potassium as well and many other minerals that are needed for the body to function normally. <hr>if you are speaking of a case where you say, just cut yourself or have a small wound that bleeds, even quite a bit (i'm not talking a gusher here.) then yes, your blood supply regenerates itself on it's own. That's why in cases of a huge trauma when someone has lost say 1/4 of their blood supply it is urgent that they be given a transfusion of their same blood type, so that the body doesn't go into shock and start realizing that something is very wrong with the blood supply and go into shock. of course, some people have adverse reactions to transfusions, but generally the outcome is ok. as a general rule, our RBC's (red blood cells) usually regenerate themselves every 120 days, WBC's (white blood cells) regenerate much faster. hope this helps. <hr>No! Once lost, it can never be regained. Be careful not to spill a drop! <hr>That's what the cookies and punch at the blood donation stations are for. <hr>Yes, Cells multiply <hr>Blood is all the time being regenerated in the body. so yes it is very possible o regain blood. <hr>Yes. After you donate a pint of blood, it takes your body about 4- 6 weeks to replenish itself. That's why you can't gi ve blood for at least 4 weeks after having already donated. <hr>The rfed cells are constantly being replaced with a life span of 120 days. In blood loss, the spleen supplies some and the bone marrow works harder to produce new cells. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-52831275235290465072010-05-23T21:19:00.000-07:002010-05-23T21:19:09.123-07:00is it possible to recover the condition if substance joining 2 hip bones loosed?I am 22 yrs old unmarried girl. From 2 years I have problem in which substance that joins 2 hip bones is loosing slowly slowly. Still today the problem is not detected by the doctors. Now problem is increased beyond the limit that the gap is formed between 2 hip bones and the middle bone (i.e. present on the front side) is locked in that gap. due to this i cant work properly. Is this damage is recoverable? If yes what is the solution? Can I become a mother in such condition? I am very disturbed by thinking and now I came on thinking about sucide Please give me quick reply. my mummy is thinking about my marriege.<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> 2001-Duke-82 Arizona-72<br />2002- Maryland-64 Indiana-52<br />2003-Syracuse-81 Kansas-78<br />2004-UConn-82 Georgia Tech-73<br />2005-North Carolina-75 Illinois-70 <hr>ur descrption is not very clear. there r two bones that come together to form the hip bone. they r joined in the front by a cartilage known as the pubis symphysis and at the back by the sacral bone also by cartilage and ligaments. so what r u trying to say? ur pubis symphysis is loose?and if so what is the middle bone bcuz there is none as far i know. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-36832465529647858032010-05-23T21:18:00.003-07:002010-05-23T21:18:53.638-07:00Is it possible to recieve radiation poisoning and be sterile for the next 5 years?My friend was working in the navy for a good 3 1/2 years. He wasn't in a nuclear ship, he was a signalman (no more signalmen in the navy, they converted to quartermaster). There were radio and communication equipment that he worked closely with and recieved radiation poisoning from the equipment. The doctor said that the radiation cut 10 years off of his life and that he'll be sterile in the next 5 years. He's on the 3 year mark and the sperm tests confirmed that he isn't sterile. Is it possible that the diagnosis of the doctor could be wrong?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Yes. Please bear with the length of my answer.First and foremost, the United States Navy uses great amount of care in how much radiation both the people who work with the nuclear gear ("nukes") and the folks who don't ("coners" on a sub, anyone not associated with the engine room). The radiation levels that sailors receive is well, well, well below the legal limits specified by the federal government for your average nuclear worker. So, the guy who plays Homer Simpson on a daily basis has a higher limit than sailors do. Furthermore, being on the land and playing games in the sun exposes you to more radiation than a nuclear trained sailor will get in a year. The radiation that the radio gear gives off is less potent than the reactor can put off, so if that gives you any indication as to the faith I put in the doctor's prognosis.Short answer, your friend is fine. He should be able to have kids if he wants, and they should all have just two eyes and ten fingers (unless three eyes is a dominant gene in his family.)Hope that helps. <hr>The doctor could be wrong.but he could be right, as well. AND your friend's sperm could be affected in ways that are not apparent from sperm counts. Any children he fathers could have severe birth defects if he really had a lot of exposure to radiation. <hr>Was this a military doc? If so, there's a good chance he's wrong. Tell him to get a second opinion from a civilian doc. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-60085989149565549892010-05-23T21:18:00.002-07:002010-05-23T21:18:37.145-07:00Is it possible to prevent brain death?If the brain controls the body through an electro-chemical reaction of sorts and the body sustains the brain by providing it everything else then would it be possible to prevent brain death in patients being transported from the scene of injury?Would it be possible to revive a recently dead brain through somewhat similar technologies (I am leaning towards organ re-animation coupled with brain stimulation)?The technology of medicine has advanced so greatly and yet I feel that in some ways we are still very backwards. So what is your opinion on this matter?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> As is so common, some semantics is involved in your question. Death is a state from which no organism, organ, or tissue can return using medical techniques. If it is "revived" then, by definition the subject matter was only near-death.This is based on a long accepted biological principle that life does not spring from non-living things. Theoretically, if some portion of the brain has not undergone irreparably rapidly degenerating conditions, then it is possible to maintain life in some portion of it and perhaps restore some semblance of health and homeostasis. This would require a constant source of oxygen and glucose (among man other things.) I see no reason that a brain could not be kept alive without most of the body, provided science advances far enough. There is far more that is unknown about the body and mind than is known. In that sense we are very backward. However, getting a brainstem to meaningfully graft onto a spinal cord is one of many extremely difficult barriers to brain transplantation."Reanimating" a heart is not really a matter of converting dead tissue to live tissue. It is most commonly simply restarting the electrical cycles that keep the live heart muscle tissue pumping, either by stimulating a stunned intrinsic system (like the sinoatrial node) or by artificial impulses through a pacemaker. If all the muscle tissue is dead, then "codes blue" are fruitless. In this case, a heart transplant could help if the rest of the body could be maintained alive in the interim. <hr>Brain cells die after 4 minutes without blood flow because of loss of oxygen.Brains retain knowledge by etching chemical signatures on individual cells, and in bundles of cells. When those cells no longer operate, the knowledge is lost.Unlike heart, kidney, or other less critical organs, it is impossible to cool the brain to prevent the massive cell death that results when blood stops pumping. You'd have to remove the brain from the cranium - which isn't all that hard, it's the putting back that is the real challenge. <hr>Another reason for brain death, which doesn't necessarily have to do with organ failure, is when there is a traumatic brain injury the brain swells up and since it has no where to go because of the cranium, it herniates - then death. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-302569078775745522010-05-23T21:18:00.001-07:002010-05-23T21:18:21.079-07:00Is it possible to poot through something other than your butt?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> I once pooted through someone else's butt. <hr>a woman can fart air through her vagina. its called a queef. <hr>no <hr>I DO NOT THINK SO <hr>Why the heck would you ask a question like that?? you sound like a little kid talking about farting! that's ridiculous! <hr>The gas created has to exit through your colon, so no. <hr>if there is a colostomy bag present then the waste will collect in there. <hr>sure. ever hear of diarrhea of the mouth? <hr>Yes, if by 'poot' you just mean excreting bowel waste. For instance a surgical proceedure called a colonostomy cuts the bowel higher up and attaches it to an opening through the skin above the hips. Other, natural conditions can also cause an opening to form where it isn't usually found. Obstetrical fistula is a condition that can occur when very young women (who's bodies are still smaller than adult size) give birth. In this condition a tear develops between the lower bowel and the vagina whild delivering the baby and subsequently, bowel contents leak out through the vagina. This is a problem in some african countries right now. <hr>The first answer is correct..Women really can do that.Sometimes in happens during sex and can be quite embarassing. <hr>A woman cannot fart through her vagina as the intestinal tract and vagina are not connected. However sometimes when a woman farts the air goes up the vagina and is then expelled sounding like a fart. This is just due to the anus and vaginal opening being so close together. This causes no harm. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-91816832739357444392010-05-23T21:18:00.000-07:002010-05-23T21:18:05.101-07:00Is it possible to make a nicotine patch?nicotine is mainly transmitted by breathing or tasting<br />but i know that working in a tobacco field and making contact with the tobacco also transmits nicotine<br />so why not buy your favorite brand and tape or bandage the tobacco to your skin<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> nicotine patches have liquid nicotine in them, cigarettes have a lot less nicotine in them. Taping tobacco onto your skin will do nothing for you. <hr>Because nicotine patches are made with carefully measured doses of nicotine. If you try to make your own you can actually end up overdosing on nicotine and getting poisoned. <hr>Medicated patches are manufactured to constantly deliver a set amount of drug over a certain period of time. This is researched and tested. Just applying tobacco to your skin would cause erradict amounts of nicotine to reach your skin. Different species of tobacco leaves would have differently levels of nicotine in them. For that matter, different leaves from the same species will vary. You'd have to consider species, condition of the plant, time you picked the leaves, processing, and a hundred other variants. Even if you could come up with a standard amount of nicotine how would you deliver it? Would nicotine from a leaf be absorbed accross the skin? Remember, nicotine is a powerful drug. Too much can kill. The lethal dose is really not that much. Basically, you have the same problems the herbal industry has. No standard product or delivery system. Then there is the question why go through all this? A number of companies have already done this work and sell this product without the need for a prescription. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-69441745601134666932010-05-23T21:17:00.003-07:002010-05-23T21:17:49.154-07:00Is it possible to lose your memory after fainting?ok. story: running around for about 30 min. in 90degree heat. started dazing out?? got really weak and was on the ground, half leaning on a 1.5ft high bench. slumped over completely, MIGHT have hit head. was lying down on concrete, with nothing pillow-like under head. lifted to sitting position. given water--choked. really weak and fragile--couldn't walk/stand. lay down again, first on a shirt, then on someone's lap. soaked shirt in water and put on forehead. got home in a car. doesn't remember/is confused with family members (names, relation, etc.) on remembers half her friends. doesn't remember passing outNote: this is written in third person from the view of someone who was there when the person passed out, not from the view of the actual victim.<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> After a typical syncopal (fainting) episode, one does not usually lose memory, except for during the time that one is unconscious.The episode you described could have resulted from heat stroke, dehydration, hypoglycemia, or head injury from the slump/fall.If she has ANY memory loss (other than while she was passed out), she needs to be evaluated ASAP. Go to the ER or an urgent care facility. Better safe than sorry. <hr>they could have hit their head and gotten a concussion.take them to a doctor/the hospital <hr>Yes you can have memory problems after fainting. If you lose oxygen to your brain for a short period of time it can lead to severe brain damage. From what I read it sounds like the person had a heat stroke. When they became dehydrated it didn't allow the blood to carry enough oxygen to the brain resulting in the fainting. When your oxygen (O2) level's drop into the seventies there is a high concern for brain damage. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-30875832297010963212010-05-23T21:17:00.002-07:002010-05-23T21:17:33.082-07:00Is it possible to lose part of your memory from fainting?Fainting caused from low blood sugar. Loss of family members etc. Only remembers half of friends<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Definitely see a doctor about this. Brain damage can occur if she suffered head trauma. Fainting is caused by lack of oxygen to the brain due to poor circulation or a number of other sources. If it's for a short period of time, there shouldn't be too many long term problems, but if it's for 4-5minutes or more, large amounts of brain cells can die. I repeat, go see a doctor about this. <hr>Perhaps, if they hit their head when they fell, or if they were unconscious for a significant amount of time. You didn't say how long they were out, if they got sufficient oxygen, etc. It is possible if they have a traumatic or anoxic brain injury. <hr>Sure, if you hit your head on the way down, it can cause brain damage and memory loss. Or, if you lose a portion of oxygen for long enough, yep, you can lose your memory. <hr>hey maggie. its jess. i think she did hit her head.i found this on a website: "In reactive hypoglycemia, symptoms appear within 4 hours after you eat a meal. " was it 4hrs since we had food?i also got these answers (yes i asked too):skidave<br />4 minutes ago they could have hit their head and gotten a concussion.take them to a doctor/the hospital <br /> <span title="---------------------------------------------------">------------------------------.</span><br /> <br />Eagle<br />4 minutes ago Yes you can have memory problems after fainting. If you lose oxygen to your brain for a short period of time it can lead to severe brain damage. From what I read it sounds like the person had a heat stroke. When they became dehydrated it didn't allow the blood to carry enough oxygen to the brain resulting in the fainting. When your oxygen (O2) level's drop into the seventies there is a high concern for brain damage.---------<br />some guy answered my other question and gave me some links. <hr>Absolutely. You shouldn't play around you should definitely consult a Dr. <hr>Did you notice any foul or noxious odors?Maybe a mushroom like smell? <hr>their is more to it if the person is passed out and yes if they don't get medical help the body can shut down and the person can die and also they should have a medical exam to see if their is no other underlining disease in the family like all timers and they should be wearing a medical alert necklace or braclete <hr>Running in 90 degree weather and passing out sounds like heat exhaustion, not heat stroke, and is due to loss of salt and water. This alone should not cause these symptoms. It sounds like she experienced anoxia to the brain for a few minutes. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-63230026026095614322010-05-23T21:17:00.001-07:002010-05-23T21:17:17.056-07:00Is it possible to know a living person's age by medical diagnosis?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Yes. Cutting of primary and secondary teeth, development of secondary sex characters and ossification centers in long bones revealed in x rays are used in detemining the age for medico legal purposes. <hr>It would be easier to just ask. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-11320736099891686392010-05-23T21:17:00.000-07:002010-05-23T21:17:01.143-07:00Is it possible to invent a medicine that can make u live forever?Just wondering<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> I believe it is.At the moment the best life extension techniques involve cutting calories (caloric restriction) and getting appropriate combinations of micro-nutrients and anti-oxidants.The reason you age is because each time your body makes a new cell, it has a few more imprefections in the DNA blueprint.This just means that cells operate less and less well, as you get older. One of the many reasons this happens is because people have oxidants floating in their blood stream (which is why antioxidants like vitamen c helps). Another is that the "telomeres" get shorter each time a cell splits.I am confident that gene therapy in our lifetimes will have the scope of significantly enhancing our longevity, if not makeing us immortal!Great question! You should google the words "longevity science" for more information. <hr>to tell you the truth, scientists have been working on a medicine that grants you immortality <hr>there is no living forever.even after hundreds of years you would disentegrate under the weight of air.but such a machine would have to constantly keep the brain stimulated and the organs rejuvinated. Don't see it happening in our lifetime, friend <hr>I hope not. <hr>Nope, if there was one made, it would probobly be so bad for you that it would shorten your life. After the flood, God made it so that no one could live past 121. Good question though! <hr>they will but not in my lifetime---but ask yourself, do you really want to live forever? <hr>yes. that medicine is called JESUS and GOD. u must have a relationship with HIM. <hr>Yes. It's called faith, and it's already been invented. You just have to visit your local religous institution of choice and pick some up. <hr>yes its all ready been invented you moron where have you been? your probably the only one thats not gonna live forever, get with the program <hr>Nothing is impossible.<br />Who knows, i mean, in like 20 years, so much is going to have changed! There could be something better than e-mail, or the internet (like what? "idk") and there could be such things as "holographic tv's" and some weird stuff.the e-mail was "invented" not too long ago, think of what could be invented in that time (20years) or more! <hr>Nothing is impossible. Anyone can do anything if they have the time, resources, and ambition. I would imagine someone has been working on that for a very long time and still is and, will pass it on to someone else when they die. Ironic isn't it? As long as there are humans, anything is possible. Good question! <hr>Well, hard to say. See, the price of breathing is aging. We age, we oxidize - in essence we rust - because this is the effect that oxygen has on our bodies. We mature because our bodies need to develop to a certain point to reproduce, but after that it's a slow-acting form of poison that we need to survive. Now, if someone could develop a serum that prevents the oxidization process (antioxidants don't help, we've already figured that part out) then we could probably live a lot longer than we do. But forever? No, the elements would eventually wear away at our flesh, our bones would wear down from movement, and a million other things I probably haven't even thought of. <hr>everything is possible ,but it takes time <br />so much time that for now people are dieing <hr>I don't think it's possible because physical matter decays. You could probably invent a 'medicine' that would sustain you for a very long time but not forever. <hr>forget it <hr>everyone will die no matter what! <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-39718685640517526722010-05-23T21:16:00.002-07:002010-05-23T21:16:45.232-07:00Is it possible to injure yourself by holding in a sneeze?I hold my nose when I sneeze and people have told me it is bad for me. But I've been doing it for over 30 years now, and no problems yet.Should I be worried that some day something will happen?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Good quesiton and the answer can very well depend on the unique structure of your body. While some people are more tolerant than others when it comes to physical shock, there are also those who cannot tolerate even the slightest injury.For instance, there are those who are born with hearing problems due to internal ear damage, in their case, sneezing, coughing, humming too loud and like activites will more than likely cause further damage. On the other hand, normal beings with no apparent malfunctions in the eyes, ears, nose and throat regions should not suffer any adverse consequences by holding the nose while sneezing. That is, as long as your sneezing isn't too extravagant.You might want to pay a visit though, to an otholaringologist and have the physician look at your ears to make sure that no damage has been caused.So while most people should't suffer from any problmes as a result of this practice, it doesn't guarentee that you wont. <hr>Oh that's a good question. I think you could cause some permanent damage doing that. <hr>yeah, i do the same thing..and people always tell me that too.but nothing has happened to me yet either.it's probably just BS. <hr>no <hr>it hurts my ears sometimes. <hr>Not really, nose, ears, and throat are all connected. It will comes out the other ways if nose is not available. <hr>depending if you sneeze hard after wards. <hr>Yes, you can possibly damage your ears. If you've ever held your nose and tried to breath out your nose to open your ears (or depressurize them) then you're essentially doing the same thing by holding your nose as you sneeze. You're violently depressurizing your ears. It's possible to blow out your ear drum by doing it. <hr>I doubt anything will happen. It's fine. <hr>It is bad, because when u hold in a sneeze the cilia push snot back which could get into ur lungs. <hr>Yes.you can remain deaf or some blood vessel can pop in your brain.that's what people told me.if they lie I lie. <hr>Did you know . why it's dangerous to hold in a sneeze? The old wives' tale warns us that if you hold in a sneeze, your head might explode. That won't happen, but you can do yourself some harm.<br /> The air expelled by sneezes is said to travel up to 100 miles per hour, and an unimpeded sneeze sends 2,000-5,000 bacteria-filled droplets into the air. <br /> Holding in a sneeze potentially can cause fractures in the nasal cartilage, nosebleeds, burst eardrums, hearing loss, vertigo, detached retinas, or temporary swelling called facial emphysema.<br /> Therefore, it is best to let your sneeze fly, but please cover your nose and mouth. <hr>You don't know what your missing.. just let it out. It feels great! <hr>Well, my husband always tells me to let out my sneeze because the dust can exit the lungs. I don't think anything will happen to you exept the fact that you will sneeze seveal times in a row if you don't "let it out".- Try blowing your nose after a sneeze, that might get rid of some dust too. We are all made out of dust anyway <hr>A nurse once told me not to do it because it's possible to pop your eardrum doing it.. due to the pressure. I don't know if it's true or not. I've never popped an eardrum <hr>Someday.there are a lot of somedays.and when you expect disaster, you are sure to find it.I wouldn't worry so much about holding in your sneezes; I don't suspect that you've done any damage, though as you age, if you find yourself turning to flabbiness, you may end up with a pulled muscle in your pectoral region.Our bodies sneeze for a reason, to expell things (mites, viruses, dust), so if you can, sneeze into your sleeve, from time to time, and let that gunk out. <hr>I have heard that it can hurt your heart or something like that but I don't remember. Either way if it's true or not I hope you feel good. Have fun doing what ever you are doing today. <hr>You might force fluids into your sinuses or Eustachian tubes, but it sounds like you have that under control.<br />If you can do it safely (as apparently you can) then no, you won't harm yourself. Though once I stifled a sneeze and ended up forcing some mucous into a place that was so uncomfortable, I started coughing like I was going to die and attracted a lot more attention than the sneeze would have. <hr>Sneezing is the body's attempt to remove macroscopic pathogens from the nasal canal. If you hold in the sneeze, you prevent this from happening.<br />But our immune systems tend to be strong enough to handle most anything, so you needn't worry unless you have a depressed immune system. <hr>It can rupture a few blood vessels in your trachea(troth) but if it's a habit you've had for 30 years and nothing has happened it doesn't matter <hr>I dunno about you, but it's worse when I sneeze. I sneeze so hard, it hurts. It sucks. I don't think you'll face anything more than extremely light bruising from a few damaged vessels. Ignore the fools. <hr>That is how you become an airhead. Does that count as an injury? <hr>My band teacher did it and it slightly lacerated the back of his throat. Chances are it won't hurt you. but there's always the slight chance that what happened to Mr. Voight could happen to you. <hr>maybe pop an eardrum..?? <hr>OK! my mom doesn't hold in hur sneezes because if she does, she'll wet hur pants!<br />I hold in my sneezes in class <hr>Alternative names Return to top Sternutation <br />Definition Return to top A sneeze is a sudden, forceful, involuntary burst of air through the nose and mouth.Considerations Return to top Sneezing is caused by irritation to the mucous membranes of the nose or throat. It can be very bothersome, but is generally not a sign of a serious problem.Common Causes Return to top Allergy to pollen, mold, dander, dust (hay fever) <br />Virus infections (common cold, upper respiratory tract infections) <br />Drug withdrawal <br />Corticosteroid inhalation <br />Nasal irritants such as dust and powders <br />so this is a way of the respiratory tract to take out things iritating it<br />so, sneeze is a kind of clining metod of the respiratory system and is good to do that , <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-9476209217249738322010-05-23T21:16:00.001-07:002010-05-23T21:16:29.064-07:00Is it possible to inject animals' antibody into human? Does it work without complications?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Yes. In some cases it is required that a person be given antibodies raised in an animal. This is called passive immunization.Read more about it in the source link <hr>What do you think innoculations are? Some are live serum; some synthetic. Talk to a vet, your doctor, or school science teacher. <hr>You better be sure you knoew what you are doing with this one, if you puncture wrong in the animal ,could die. <hr>Yes. People used to get horse serum injections a long time ago before synthetic antibodies have been made. People used to react to the horse serum and get "serum sickness." It's a hypersensitivity reaction. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-14686222309409748892010-05-23T21:16:00.000-07:002010-05-23T21:16:13.104-07:00Is it possible to increase one's IQ?if so, how?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Read, learn, reflect. Repeat.Or else just hack into the test center's computer and up your score by a few dozen points. :) <hr>books. lol it takes time to change ur I.Q and most I.Q tests change about every 6 months. <hr>Yes <hr>increase of IQ means you need to be a very lazy person and know how to solve problems the fastest / simplest way possible. Basicaly the higher your IQ the more lazyer you are imo. There are two types of lazy in this world Good lazy and Bad lazy. Good lazy gets things done fast and easy bad lazy gets things done awful and slow. Learn the art of Good lazy and your IQ will skyrocket. But the second you have a high IQ and people know about it you'll be asked to do more work then you can handle so have fun :) <hr>yes this question is simple, wen u study u get smarter, if u use certain tequniques on types of thing ur IQ can get up, im sorry but i dont kno those tekneeks. <hr>umm read more. think about it your iq was low when you are born versus now since you had school <hr>The brain is simular to muscles in that you can "use it or lose it", if you don't think, your capacity to think diminishes, challenge the grey matter, and it shall prosper in its capabilities. <hr>maybe yes ,because I think IQ+PRACTICE%26gt;%26gt;%26gt;mind,s power. so seems IQ is a genetic aspect of mind,s power.and as we know genetic can change by mutation [in DNA ].but we never can measure IQ independent from environment,s effect on it .in ordinary life with out mutation,we can bring up our IQ amount with practice. <hr>I Q stands for intellegence qoutent, the theory is that by asking questions to a person we can measure the the amount of information that a person's brain can hold. i do not like this idea that a person's mind is like a preset glass. some have bigger glasses then others that can hold more water or information. i fancy that with the right motivation and determination and environment a person can hold as much information in thier head as they wish. hence on the biological vs. the environmental debate of intellegence you can see where i stand. so in short i think that everone's IQ is limitless depending on environmental factors. i think that IQ therefore cannot be measured and you cannot increase it since it is limitless. <hr>Probably only about 5% by practicing IQ test type questions. <hr>Yes, but we will have to plug you into the Matrix Neo.IQ Is relative to the average person. So your IQ would increase if you were surrounded by imbeciles? I wouldn't put it past scientists to figure out a way to enhance our brains by some other artificial form of stimulation.I have heard of implanting microchips to enhance higher brain functions. If science fiction can think it up it probably exists in some form. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-67203610174255909172010-05-23T21:15:00.003-07:002010-05-23T21:15:57.113-07:00Is it possible to have hair on your tongue?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Hairy tongue (lingua villosa) is a commonly observed condition of defective desquamation of the filiform papillae that results from a variety of precipitating factors. The condition is most frequently referred to as black hairy tongue (lingua villosa nigra); however, hairy tongue may also appear brown, white, green, pink, or any of a variety of hues depending on the specific etiology and secondary factors (eg, use of colored mouthwashes, breath mints, candies).<br />http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic639.h. <hr>Does this mean you have?<br />Or have you met someone who has?<br />Interesting <hr>yes,,every time i lick beavers <hr>Yes. My cat's always got hair on his tongue. I don't think you can actually grow hair on your tongue. <hr>Yes. There are cases in which people who chew tobacco can develop hair on their tongues? Are you a tobacco chewer? <hr>yes, that's why I make her shave "it" <hr>The existance of hair requires the existance of hair folicules. yes it is possible, if the ginetic code was damaged or altered to do so. But I have yet to ever hear of a case it has happened. but possability and reality are two things. <hr>Are you referring to abnormal hair on your tongue? Because there does exist a condition called "Hairy Tongue" or "Hairy Black Tongue", but it's not very serious. <hr>yes, if your g/f isn't shaved, i get it all the time, but at least it doesn't get caught in my teeth <hr>I don't think that is possible but there could be a big possibility that you may have an over grown taste bud or you are pending to much time down there it could of gotten tangled once again with a taste bud and it hurts to pluck it out heheheh <hr>The tongue should be covered by hairless squamous epithelium, plus nerve receptors for touch and taste. If hair follicles developed there, the condition would be a type of "hamartoma'.Most of our body cells contain all the same DNA. but only certain genes should be "switched on" in specialised / differentiated tissue. Sometimes, a mistake is made, during differentiation, that results in the wrong genes being expressed. Then, you get the wrong tissue type for that location in the body; a hamartoma. <hr>It is possible, but very improbable. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-58386643930140434752010-05-23T21:15:00.002-07:002010-05-23T21:15:41.119-07:00Is it possible to have a little bit of Jaundice?? or is it like aids. you have it or you don't?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> I know that some new born babies have a little bit of jaundice which is not bad enough to treat with the lights therapy..so I'd imagine it's the same for adults-if that's what you're wondering. <hr>You have it or you don't. <hr>Yeh it is possible <hr>well yea you can have a little bit.but it's not called jaundice..it's just your skins a bit yellow..and no it's no AIDS.but your okay <hr>Jaundice is happening because your liver is not functioning correctly is my guess. <br />Babies, both my sosns were born with jaundice and had to be under the billy-lights for a couple of days. Their billiruben (sp?) counts went right down 2 days later. Jaundice DOES go away. <hr>You can be a little jaundiced or dramatically jaundiced <hr>Yes you can have a little bit, but it still means that the liver is failing, it doesn't mean you need a transplant just yet, but something needs to be done. <hr>Hey dont worry bout it i have ebola <hr>You either have jaundice or you don't. This means the liver is not functioning properly. You should seek medical attention right away. There are several reasons for jaundice of the skin and eyes, hepatitis, cirrohosis,abnormal lft's which is liver functioning test and others. <hr>Yes it is possible. Although most people associate jaudice with a liver problem it may also be caused by an excessive rate of destruction of erythrocytes (e.g. erythroblastosis foetalis caused by rhesus incompatibilty between mother and child before birth). It is also possible to have small bile ducts blocks with gall stones that may cause bile to forced back into the blood stream. Thsi type of obstructive jaundice can sometimes be detected by shaking urine in a closed container with an air spaceon top - a bright yellow froth can be seen if obstructive jaundice is present. <hr>You can have a mild case of jaundice.<br />It is easily curable if its mild.<br />Do what your Doc says though or it can be trouble. <hr>that is a question for ur family dr. to decide on what u have. <hr>Yes, you can be a little bit jaundiced. Jaundice is caused by the buildup of bilirubin. Bilirubin is broken down (metabolized) by the liver, so depending on the degree of liver dysfunction there will be more or less buildup of bilirubin and consequent yellow color. Jaundice itself is not a disease, it is a sign of liver dysfunction. <hr>Either you have it or you don't. But there is a genetic disorder called Gilbert's syndrome manifested by jaundice that is precipitated by stress or fasting. It's very common (about 3-5% of the US population). It is usually discovered incidentally while performing routine blood work (you'll see high level of total and indirect bilirubin). <hr>Jaundice.. the last time i was jaundice; i was diagnosed with Hepatitis. Don't be alarmed i had a Lot of other symptoms that led to the diagnoses.if you continue to stay this way and other symptoms occur you should see a Dr.<br />(symptoms:vomiting, dark urine;and i mean dark as in coffee dark urine, and jaundice looking eyes, trust me you'll feel and look like crap) i was only seven years of age, and i still remember the look; i was Yellow.. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-56219724124678679302010-05-23T21:15:00.001-07:002010-05-23T21:15:25.106-07:00Is it possible to have a human foot transplant? Please read details.?lets assume that a person would be willing to have his own foot amputated in any ideal spot, and then recive the foot of a newly deceased person.If it is possible, how much sensation, and range of movement would be possible (in general or as a guess)?Thanks!<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Well, they have done at least a couple of face transplants and one hand transplant has been reported, using cadaver donors. Unless the news has not been alterted because the outcome is bad, it seems so far so good. They will, of course, not have sensation for a number of months, if at all, and will for the rest of their lives need to take immunosuppresive drugs. <hr>Yes, they've done hands, partial faces, etc.I don't think they are able to feel like they would with their normal appendage, but they can develop good mobility and use of it. <hr>There is an example of a rare but successful foot transplant here: <hr>first of all its unethical, unless the deceased person has given the permission to do so before death.<br />Second blood matching and grouping <br />and third which person in a normal state of mind would do such a thing? <hr>It's probably possible, because there was a successful hand transplant around 5 years ago. There was some feeling and motion because a few nerves, tendons, ligaments, etc. were connected. The recipient hated it so much he later asked that the hand be removed. <hr>Well, i read that there were two patients who had hand transplants that were successful. They used hands from cadavers of course. However, one of them discontinued immunosuppressive treatments and had the transplanted hands removed.<br />I'm not sure if there had ever been a foot transplant, though. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-79913256707440988902010-05-23T21:15:00.000-07:002010-05-23T21:15:09.076-07:00Is it possible to have a high science GPA and decent MCAT and get into medical school?I am thinking about getting a second bachelor's in BioChem in order to have the requirements to take the MCAT. I graduated in business for my first bachelor however it was not I began working that I realized I wanted to become a doctor. My GPA from college was not great but I have been taking classes at night and found that I love science (obtained all A's) and believe I can pull off a high science GPA if I go back to school. Do I even have fighting chance to get into medical school?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> yes, your situation is not the typical route, but it is not at all unheard of, you have a good chance with your good science grades, especially if you have good GMAT scores and good references too <hr>Of course you've got a fighting chance of getting into med school.The question will be WHICH med school, and what kind of scholarship you'll get. IF you're hoping for Harvard on a full-ride, then you might be in for a rough ride. I'd suggest that you have an ADVANTAGE, since you've been out in the "real world" for a while. You definitely found out what God put you on earth to do (your niche, your calling, your thing, etc), and that looks great. Above all, you'll want to do an interview w/ med schools and let them know why your college GPA is a little low, and why that shouldn't matter. <hr>I know that for pharmacy school at least, it isn't ONLY the science classes GPA that matters. They will care about your study habits and grades for all classes. <hr>Actually more mature students have some advantages, they often have decided that what their vocation really is and understand much better the implications of embarking on a medical career . If your academic grades are good you will also need to convince the admissions tutor that you are really committed to going back to being a student, with all the long hours, poor pay, lack of social life. If you have a partner make sure they are aware of the implications. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-83084825289029975822010-05-23T21:14:00.003-07:002010-05-23T21:14:53.076-07:00Is it possible to grow tall after the age 23, if so how and by how much?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> The epiphyses are closed and if a growth hormone stimulates the bones, the patient becomes and acromegalic freak. <hr>Not w/o growth hormone. 1/4" maybe, not at 23. <hr>I am sure a lot of people would say no you cant but my husband is living proof. We are both tall people and when we met there wasn't that much difference between our heights and we were 23. Now two years later my husband is nearly a foot taller then me I now have to look up at him instead of straight at him. I guess there's the question of did I shrink? <hr>Fairly unlikely.most men reach their full height in their late teens.not much more after 24..but stockiness will occur (fill out) between 23-27. <hr>Extremely unlikely. Once you've hit puberty most of your growing slows tremedously. <hr>Not much. You stop growing at the age of 25. <hr>Consume excessive amounts of HGH (Human Growth Hormone). Though it may have unpleasant side effects, it seems you want to get taller, so you probably don't care. <hr>sorry. not possible. <hr>I heard about an orthopedic surgeon who can add as much as 4 inches to your height by breaking your femurs just above the knees and then putting you in a contraption that you slowly screw taller and taller until you get up to two extra inches in height, over a many month period. Then the same can be done to your tibias just below your knees for an additional two inches. He only does it on really short people. How short are you? <hr>Yes. Growth after the age of 23 is possible but it is also unlikely.The rate of growth depends on every individual because it depends on the epyphiseal plates within our bones, hormones and of course puberty which later induces the closure of these plates, thus ending the growth phase of a person.Because everyone's physiollogical timeline is different, we can only calculate when the average population will stop growing, meaning that while the average estimates of age 20 for females and age 22 for males is an accurate calculation for the majority of people (as to when they will stop growing), this isnt always true for others.You also need to consider other factors such as brain tumors, breakage of bones, which can cause a significant growth on an idividual regardless of age. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-76550316707774644152010-05-23T21:14:00.002-07:002010-05-23T21:14:37.126-07:00Is it possible to get medical research on you without consent?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Oh, come now.it is a fact that millions of women were used as research subjects for decades and lied to when given conjugated estrogen and told all the happy little tales about how it was a miracle and would save mankind from all our female ills.it was not until the evidence became so great that it was impossible to cover up that the truth was told.Every time you take any drug you are being experimented upon. take ownership of yourself and find out how things work(start with your own body) before embarking on a path that someone else advises you to take.Be responsible for yourself. <hr>no <hr>NO that is first off immoral and second off ILLEGAL anyone who practices this deserves the all axpenses paid holiday to hell <hr>only if there is a subpoena for the information given by the courts. Now there could be instances where your info might be given out with strickly your medical profile with no names or information that could identify you. <hr>I don't like it but probably.. You never know what the government is up to. CDC may have access but I would think ONLY those 2.. :) <hr>i like chocolate <hr>YES.<br />Medical records can be searched for info - it is done all the time. They don't take down your name and address (OF COURSE) with this info, but note things such as age, race, etc.<br />How else would researchers know WHAT health issues NEED research without this type of survey?? <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-73875804875795002912010-05-23T21:14:00.001-07:002010-05-23T21:14:21.094-07:00Is it possible to get a head transplant?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Monkey head transplantation had been done in 1970 and 2001 by group of scientists led by neurosurgeon Robert J. White from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland Ohio in which the first was said to be success to some extent and the second one was reported as successful. The operation involved cauterizing arteries and veins carefully while the head was being severed to prevent hypovolemia. Because the nerves were left entirely intact, connecting the brain to a blood supply kept it chemically alive. The majority of neurosurgeons believe that head transplantation in humans will be possible in the near future. The procedure would most likely involve cooling the brain to the point where all neural activity stops. This is to prevent neurons from dying while the brain is being transplanted.It will be a risky procedure but still supporters note that the brain, unlike the liver for example, is an immunologically sound organ; there is no risk of the new body rejecting it. Ethical considerations, however, have thus far prevented any attempt by surgeons to transplant a human being's head.There is a large debate over this issue. Researchers on this aspect say it would be beneficial for those who would prefer to live as quadriplegic rather than dying. The operation foresees duadriplegic effect to the patient due to the fact that technology effect to reattach the severed spinal cord has not yet been developed.The scientists had started working on this research and remained unstoppable to pursue doing this procedure to human being so with the advent of science, though head transplants are a step too far, yet the possibility of this procedure is foreseeable but the great concern will be on the length of survival after the procedure plus the ethical concern over this will be most likely the very tough issue involved. Definitely, many will accept to be quadriplegic than to die- there is no question about that. So the big question will be: who will be the head donor? What grounds will then be acceptable to donate head? Really I cannot figure it out but who knows, there might be resolutions to this to make way for human head transplantation to become a reality. Head transplantation donor,anyone? <hr>I highly doubt it <hr>no?? <hr>Definitely, I get one every day, and they interchange between the kids being in school and being at home <hr>yes <hr>yes <hr>Wouldn't that techncically be a body transplant ? <hr>face yes.head no <hr>nope, but you could get a body transplant <hr>You can get a face transplant now. <hr>Why?? Do you need one? You can have mine. <hr>No. The nerve endings from the spinal cord into the brain has not been successfully connected <hr>I will try it, if your my Ginnie pig <hr>No <hr>A no brainer, no. <hr>Yes, it's possible, but you won't survive the operation. <hr>Wouldn't that be great? :) I'd trade places with a cartoon character. Then maybe people wouldn't be so surprised at the way I act. :) <hr>definately no. the spinal cord cannot be spliced back together once severed. <hr>I would be happy to undertake this experiment if you are volunteering. <hr>why would you your head looks cool <hr>if it is possible .people would have spend crores to transplant their heads with of a genius <hr>not yet, but there are studies underway- I believe they have been successful in small animals. It is only a matter of time. <hr>yes, it's cheap and painless <hr>Unfortunately for you, No! <hr>sure they can put a penis on your neck<br />and it would live .<br />but if they put your head on your penis it would die ! <hr>which one? <hr>yal <hr>Hi, Very unlikely <hr>ye go get it done,maybe we will see an improvement in your questions. <hr>yes they're researching it in america <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-18465263772013446722010-05-23T21:14:00.000-07:002010-05-23T21:14:05.117-07:00is it possible to do a shadowing or attachment in hospitals in other country?i am an A-Level students pursuing to do medicine<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Yes but like the other guy said it really depends on the country, I'm an honor student at my university, and i will do my internship at Harvard medical.<br />But mainly because my university set everything up.<br />you should contact different institutions. Including your own.It will be quite an experience, trust me.<br />We get doctors from the u.s. all the time and they freak out the first couple of days opening books to read about conditions they have never seen, running about the hospital.<br />But after their experience they always give thanks to have a chance to practice real medicine( in thier words).Go for it. After you've been in a hospital out of the u.s. nothing will shake you. <hr>That's a tough one..depends on the country <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-20579589869370867062010-05-23T21:13:00.003-07:002010-05-23T21:13:49.114-07:00Is it possible to determine DNA from sweat? I mean, can you perform a DNA test on a sweaty tissue,for example?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> Yes. A small amount of protein is excreted in sweat. Check the source website for some good information about DNA collection. <hr>no its not possible, coz the composition of sweat is just salts and water. If ur talking abt sweaty tissue, DNA test can be performad from any body tissue, as these tissues are made of large number of same cells united together and DNA is present in these cells within the nuclii, which can be extracted by chemical process. <hr>Actually, sweat does contain small traces of DNA. The DNA is present in cells that have 'sloughed' off and deposited into the sweat. There is enough DNA in sweat to detect its presence, but there usually too little to identify its source. That is, there is a low chance of identifying from WHOM the sweat came.edit: grammatical error <hr>yes <hr>Yes.<br />I think is you have about 30% chance to get DNA out of sweat.(If I remember correctly) <hr>yup. anything that comes out of your body has traces of your dna. <hr>Yes. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-34627698493192040882010-05-23T21:13:00.002-07:002010-05-23T21:13:33.120-07:00Is it possible to create the Elixir of life?I really wanna be a chemist after seeing the death of my granny.If i can create this potion or something similar2 it, this will be the best gift 4 her . It may sounds ridiculous but it is even more ridiculous if u wanna be a chemist without having dreams of ur own..Thank you<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> You might want to actually consider taking a CHEMISTRY class before you talk like that. There will never be an Elixir of life, people will continue to die, the best we can do is expand lifespan by treating disease and illness. <hr>yes, have faith that you will find it. <hr>I think that you have a better chance of extending life if you went into genetic science. Although some things are considered unethical. I believe you have a better chance here, then chemistry. The true elixer to life is of course H2O. <hr>? First off, I would hope that anyone genius enough to create the elixir of life might be able to write a simple sentence.<br />Secondly, the "elixir of life" is an alchemical term, it refers to alchemy, or magic chemistry, so I'm afraid that just studying chemistry won't be good enough. Maybe if you can get accepted to study chemistry at Hogwarts? <hr>i believe you might extend your life for houndreds of years if they found a way to replace the function of your cells with nanobots. you would probablly turn silver but you might just live allot. or maybe some medicine that makes your cells so much stronger that they wouldnt get old so fast. so then you could extend your life a bit more. <hr>No, chemistry proves that you can't. <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7633811422641849129.post-55920417730314633552010-05-23T21:13:00.001-07:002010-05-23T21:13:17.073-07:00is it possible to convert units of measure (i.u. ) into milligrams (m.g.)?<br /><b>Answers:</b><br> kg kilogram = 1,000 grams (g) <br />g gram = 1,000 milligrams (mg) <br />mg milligram = 1,000 microgram (ug or mcg) i.u International Unit (measure of biological activity, rather than the weight, of fat soluble vitamins). one i.u vitamin A = 0.30 mcg retinol <br />one i.u beta carotene = 0.60 mcg retinol <br />one i.u vitamin D = 0.025 mcg one <br />i.u vitamin E = 0.67 mg d-alpha tocopherol (natural source vitamin E) or 1 mg dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate (synthetic vitamin E). <hr>yes <hr>Yes, but the conversion is different for each drug. <hr>yes <hr>Addisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03119824273741910372noreply@blogger.com0