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Use this tag for questions about the science of medicine and its practices. Use [medications] for questions about the actual cures that people take, and use [alternative-medicine] for claims about cures and practices which are claimed to be alternative to official medical science

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Is "self-CPR" effective?

From a chain email: What are you to do if you have a heart attack While you are alone. If you've already received this, It means people care about you. The Johnson City Medical Center staff actually …
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Are lethal injections painless?

It is often claimed that lethal injections are a painless and humane method of applying the death penalty. Do lethal injections result in either no, or minimal, pain?
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Is acupuncture an effective treatment?

What evidence is there for or against acupuncture being an effective treatment?
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Does being cold increase your chances of catching the common cold?

The straight dope discussed this. It made the following points: The cold, wet feet, etc., don't make you more susceptible to the common cold. If anything, long stretches of cold temps mean …
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