The science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness.
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Is “Oil Pulling” an effective treatment for arthritis or other chronic diseases?
Oil Pulling is apparently an ancient practice, but is seeing a recent surge in popularity. It is claimed it can cure almost anything, from bad breath to AIDS.
The process apparently involves ...
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Can we preserve youth wearing a magnet?
According to Legend, Cleopatra wore a magnetic amulet on her forehead
to preserve her youth; this placement put it near the brain’s
magnetically sensitive pineal gland.
Healing therapies ...
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Do antibiotics reduce the efficacy of birth control?
Many antibiotics have a warning that they can reduce the effect of hormonal birth control pills for the duration of the treatment + up to 7 days after. But I have heard many claims that this is an ...
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Are tattoos (particularly Japanese) carcinogenic and do they prevent sweating?
I was reading an interview with Jake Adelstein, a Yakuza expert, who says this:
Also the tattoos. Like, you can see on the cover of this book and the back of this book - see, one of the things ...
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Can satellite jamming by Iranian authorities cause medical side effects on the Iranians health?
According to the article satellite jamming in Iran, a war over airwaves:
Satellite jamming is a form of censorship akin to Internet censorship, whereby the Iranian government prohibits access to ...
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Do children who attend pre-school get sick less often when they start kindergarten?
For children who attend pre-school between the ages 2 and 4, do they tend to have better immunities (and therefore get sick less often) than elementary-school children who did not attend pre-school, ...
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Can CT scans performed on a child's head lower his or her intelligence?
The Daily Mail reports that X-rays and CT scans performed on a child's head could lower their IQ:
The study is the first to suggest that medical X-rays to the head could harm the development of ...
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Could a person become physically transgender through artifical means? [closed]
This question may appear as and pershaps is completely illogical, but it's asked out of pure curiousity. [Becuase out of paranoia I suspect it could have happened with me].
Let's say there's a girl ...
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NAET - is it a hoax or does it have any merit?
Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Techniques seems to claim to be able to heal almost anything.
It primarily focuses on allergies as the core of all issues. It seems to talk of meridians in human ...
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Does going to church add up to 3 years of life expectancy?
According to the New York Times:
ONE of the most striking scientific discoveries about religion in recent years is that going to church weekly is good for you. Religious attendance — at least, ...
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Does the EPI-NO device prevent perineal injury during childbirth?
My wife suggested that we should use EPI-NO, a muscle training device to prevent perineal injury during childbirth.
Does anybody has data on the device? Is it effective?
The web-site has a studies ...
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Does water therapy provide measurable benefits to childbirth?
I recently watched the trailer for The Business of Being Born, which included the following quote:
"The presence of Doulas; using water during labor; these things have been scientifically shown to ...
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Is “Limitless” pill is for real? [duplicate]
Does any one know "Limitless" pill is real? or anyone is conducting research in inventing one?
My Question is based on a the movie "Limitless" Where the hero will get extream power mentally after ...
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Are viruses man-made nano-technology?
According to this YouTube video, viruses are actually man-made nano-technology.
The author clearly understands biology and the traditional understandings of viruses and the immune system, yet he ...
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Did Fukushima cause babies on the US West Coast to be more at risk from hypothyroidism?
A recent paper entitled Elevated airborne beta levels in Pacific/West Coast US States and trends in hypothyroidism among newborns after the Fukushima nuclear meltdown has been published and the ...
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Is cancer a trade off to enable faster evolution?
In an interview on pop-sci magazine "The Scientist", Dr. Robert Austin from Princeton is asserting that:
It’s a tradeoff, he says, for the rapid evolution our species has leveraged to become the ...
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75% of headaches due to poor bite?
I read the following claim on a commercial dentistry website:
Some estimates suggest that 75% of all headaches are muscle-contraction headaches that could be tied to a poor bite. Wow!
What ...
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Are wind turbines harmful to human health?
The so-called wind turbine syndrome has received quite a bit of attention of late. For example, on How Stuff Works:
Until recently, there were three main issues regarding the possible downsides of ...
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Can coughing help you survive a heart attack? [duplicate]
I'm seeing a lot of this being posted and re-posted on facebook. The original poster appears to be a chiropractor with homeopathic training (the post is public and can be found by scrolling down on ...
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Does donating blood boost the immune system?
I read a claim that not only is blood donation safe, it actually boosts the immune system. As the source (a Red Cross-affiliated blood donation drive) is not neutral, I'm skeptical of this. Is it ...
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Are tomatoes associated with increased risk of cancer?
Recently I read an article from internet.
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A Canadian study has found an association between tomato intake and prostate cancer risk.1 Not only that, vegetable juices and ketchup were also ...
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Do ripe bananas combat abnormal cells and cancer?
According to Japanese Scientific Research, full ripe banana with dark patches on yellow skin produces a substance called TNF (Tumor Necrosis Factor) which has the ability to combat abnormal cells. ...
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Did Dave Elman contribute to an open heart surgery with hypnosis as the only anesthetica?
Colonel H.L. Elman (Dave's son): Among my father's many accomplishments, one that I treasure is the story of the man who was too weak for ANY of the many kinds of anesthesia drugs available in the ...
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Does masturbating everynight cause problems in the future? [duplicate]
Did you know that plain and simple, over-masturbation will lead to
sexual under performance by way of premature ejaculation, as well as
other sexual problems. “Over-production of sex hormones” ...
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Did the Mayo clinic owe a lot of it's success to the use of hypnosis in it's early days?
The prestigious Mayo Clinic resulted from the results of hypnotic anesthesia trance. A nurse named “Alice Magaw” was the nurse-anesthetist who assisted at all of the Mayo Brothers surgical ...
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Will the Affordable Care Act negatively impact radiologists in America?
My doctor, and numerous medical students and residents* I know, have told me recently that most doctors, and especially radiologists, are going to be negatively impacted by the Affordable Care Act, ...
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Does a burger require an hour of jogging to burn off?
According to this site, one needs about 1 hour and 5 minutes to burn off the weight gain from a Big Mac.
However, I've eaten about two Big Macs a night, with two similar sized meals during the day. ...
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Will your eyes pop out if you sneeze with your eyes open?
Is it true that if you sneeze with your eyes open they could pop out from your head? Or at least be pushed out slightly.
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Are there over 4000 chemicals in tobacco smoke?
Some prominent medical sources even claim that there are over 7000 chemicals in tobacco smoke. The rumor seems to be passed around with no reference.
Wikipedia makes a more believable claim that More ...
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Are ecinacea-based products effective against a colds and flu-like illnesses? [duplicate]
Health food shops usually stock a range of products based on ecinacea extracts that are claimed to be effective against colds and flu-like diseases. The Holland & Barrett website lists 15, for ...
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Is or was the husband's knot/stitch a medical procedure?
The "husband's knot" or "husband's stitch" is supposedly a medical procedure that involves adding an extra suture when performing an episiotomy in order to make a woman's vagina tighter, resulting ...
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Is eating meals at irregular times unhealthy?
Best Time to Eat Meals
Skipping meals or eating meals on a random schedule can drain your body of energy
I tend to eat whenever I feel like it. I pretty much ignore breakfast, lunch, and dinner ...
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Does mouthwash kill bacteria in your mouth?
Case in point: http://www.listerine.com/products/zero-mouthwash
No other alcohol-free mouthwash has been proven more effective at
killing bad breath germs. Contains signature 4 Essential Oils ...
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Is the eye-movement aspect of EMDR therapy more effective than other available therapies for treating trauma survivors?
A recent BBC article discussed the use of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) therapy for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It makes the claim, "Some are still sceptical ...
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Did scientists discover a way to live without breathing for 30 minutes?
I been reading some articles online that claim that scientists have discovered a way to live without breathing for up to 30 minutes by injecting a lipid solution into a bloodstream.
Scientists ...
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Do memory foam mattresses help reduce back pain?
Memory foam and related products have claims like
TEMPUR Mattresses create a custom fit for your body, virtually eliminating painful pressure points and reducing your body’s need to toss and turn ...
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How can I make sure my medical workers are using evidence based medicine (EBM)? [closed]
My wife and I recently found out we're expecting.
While looking into a hospital for the delivery, I found that all the hospitals in my area use midwives for the births that are likely to be ...
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Does chicken soup helps fight the common cold more than other hot beverages?
I got the cold, and my mother who is a physician told me to drink lots of chicken soup as it helps relieve the symptoms of the disease. When I asked her if it really helps more than other hot ...
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Are Taiwanese people gambling on when cancer sufferers will die?
Police investigate claims of gambling with dying patients - Taipei Times
Greater Taichung police on Tuesday said they have launched an
investigation into a report that gamblers are betting tens ...
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Goat's milk as an anti-inflammatory?
I've been having this discussion with a friend. He has been suggesting that I try goat's milk as it would help with my stomach problems.
After looking around, I found some claims about how goat's ...
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Does the bulletproof diet work?
This diet is meant to be an updated version of the paleo diet, and it promises to give you killer abs with no exercise, eating 4,000+ KCal per day and sleeping 5 hours per night. It is also supposedly ...
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Did Lance Armstrong Have Cancer?
According to wikipedia:
In October 1996, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had
spread to his brain and lungs. His cancer treatments included brain
and testicular surgery and ...
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Does coconut oil work as an antibiotic and as a treatment for AIDS?
I've heard lots of extraordinary claims about coconut oil, but I've seen very littleresearch to back it up. Most of what I've heard is based on anecdotal evidence, so that's not really convincing.
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Does chelation therapy for artherosclerosis, clogging of our arteries, work?
I have seen (not read) the book Bypassing Bypass Surgery by Elmer Cranton, which claims that infusions of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) can apparently clean out the arteries for cholesterol ...
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Is a short-term fast beneficial for maintaining good health and extending life expectancy?
This is claimed in Sweden's second-biggest newspaper.
My translation:
"I have started to short-term fast.[...] The reason is that lots of world leading scientists that study aging and the brain ...
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Can blue light from LCD panels cause damage to the eyes?
In Japan there is quite a fad about LCD blue light filtering and how they might help reduce eyestrain, etc. The web site of a major computer accessory manufacturer has an English-language press ...
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Does replacing sweet drinks with coffee make you less depressed?
According to a news report in The Register, people who drink coffee are substantially less at risk from depression than those who drink sweetened drinks. The article reports:
"Cutting out or down ...
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Does drinking water help heal sickness? [closed]
Be sure to drink plenty of water!
This is a phrase most of us have heard when visiting the doctor.
The implication is drinking enough water will help us recover from whatever sickness we have. ...
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Was superglue invented to seal bullet injuries in Vietnam?
I cut myself recently and used superglue to seal the wound. I thought it was normal but when I tell people that act like I'm crazy. Then I tell them this story:
Superglue was invented during the ...
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Is non-ionizing radiation known to cause any health issues?
Non-ionizing radiation, like radiation from mobile phones, electric power transmission, and radio frequencies, etc. is regarded by the majority of people as safe to the human body. However the World ...
