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Just search for a generic drug name and see how many "online pharmacies" come up, and how many of the pages have acutal drug information on it

Why are you using Google to search for generic drug names? Sites like Tylenol.com or Rogaine.com have all the info you need just a few clicks away.

In any case, let's see how well Google fares.

A Google search for Tylenol on is own returns this as #10 result. Not too good, but then, how is Google supposed to know if you're looking to buy the product or read about it based on a single word? Let's try a Google search for Tylenol ingredients instead. There we go, #1 result.

Similarly, a Google search for Rogaine returns this as #3 result. It's pretty clear that this is an information page based on its description, but let's try and do better. Simply adding "medical information" to the previous search moves that same result to #1. Boy, that was easy.

Now, if you were looking for the true "generic" versions of these drugs, like acetaminophen or minoxidil, you'll find them at Google search result #1 and #2 respectively.

So what drugs are you looking for, and how can I help you find them?

Just search for a generic drug name and see how many "online pharmacies" come up, and how many of the pages have acutal drug information on it

Why are you using Google to search for generic drug names? Sites like Tylenol.com or Rogaine.com have all the info you need just a few clicks away.

In any case, let's see how well Google fares.

A Google search for Tylenol on is own returns this as #10 result. Not too good, but then, how is Google supposed to know if you're looking to buy the product or read about it based on a single word? Let's try a Google search for Tylenol ingredients instead. There we go, #1 result.

Similarly, a Google search for Rogaine returns this as #3 result. It's pretty clear that this is an information page based on its description, but let's try and do better. Simply adding "medical information" to the previous search moves that same result to #1. Boy, that was easy.

Now, if you were looking for the true "generic" versions of these drugs, like acetaminophen or minoxidil, you'll find them at Google search result #1 and #2 respectively.

So what drugs are you looking for, and how can I help you find them?

Just search for a generic drug name and see how many "online pharmacies" come up, and how many of the pages have acutal drug information on it

Why are you using Google to search for generic drug names? Sites like Tylenol.com or Rogaine.com have all the info you need just a few clicks away.

In any case, let's see how well Google fares.

A Google search for Tylenol on is own returns this as #10 result. Not too good, but then, how is Google supposed to know if you're looking to buy the product or read about it based on a single word? Let's try a Google search for Tylenol ingredients instead. There we go, #1 result.

Similarly, a Google search for Rogaine returns this as #3 result. It's pretty clear that this is an information page based on its description, but let's try and do better. Simply adding "medical information" to the previous search moves that same result to #1. Boy, that was easy.

Now, if you were looking for the true "generic" versions of these drugs, like acetaminophen or minoxidil, you'll find them at Google search result #1 and #2 respectively.

So what drugs are you looking for, and how can I help you find them?

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by bacteria

HAND

According to that info at least (10 years old I know) Switzerland had one of the highest rates of gun deaths in europe: 5.31 per 100000. Of course this is still less than the USAs 14.24, but is much more than Englands 0.41 or Japans 0.05.

Yup, americans were 284 times as gun-crazy as the japanese in that year.

I have read more recent articles (this year) in paper magazines which mention switzerlands problems with guns also. But I do think that the restrictions on their use, and the military training both help switzerland compared to if the guns were there but the training wasn't.

I would have expected gun deaths to creep up a little in England since then (judging by the tastes in rap music) but not as high as an armed country.

Not only that, but a Google search for ".net" will also turn up things that don't even have the dot in them. For example, Health on the Net and MedicineNet.com to name a few.

Blocking out the Substantia Nigra to decrease dopamine levels is not exactly a safe thing to do, as this is essentially what happens when people get Parkinson's Disease. Don't expect any Anti-Procrastination Drugs to be coming out any time soon.

There are some real benefits...

I can hear TONS better now.

The only thing that seems to be working without too many side-effects is smoking some good pot and drink a beer before hitting the sack... That's OK when you're 31 but how to get that when you're 12! :P

That doesn't really hold true.

I read the other day that a woman was discovered to have functioning XY brain cells that had developed out of a bone marrow transplant a decade earlier. So, this discovery not only demonstrated that donated stem cells can be used by another, but also that those donations could cross the blood-brain barrier.

Yeah.. This looks like it.

According to the 2000 UNSCEAR report, some 1800 cases of thyroid cancers have occurred in about 18 million individuals who were exposed as children during the Chernobyl accident.

From this article, there are about 12,000 cases per year in the USA. So that is 12,000 cases from a population of 300 million, or 0.004% of the total population. Children affected by Chernobyl have a rate of 0.01%, or 2.5 times the US figure. Note, those children have still not lived their whole lifetime, the figure will probably increase.

ObDisclaimer: Moodchange.info wants to sell you things, but it's still a reasonable site for information. Just ignore the sensationalism :)

I did a little book-ish research on Botox last month. Here's what I found.

Botox is basically botulism toxin. Botulism works by imparing nerves from sending neurotransmitters, so your muscles don't work; when your muscles don't work, you can't breathe and you die from asphyxiation. Nice, huh?

Botox is a dilute protein extract of botulism. When injected under the skin, it works by paralyzing your muscles, thereby unabling the muscles from forming new wrinkles (I couldn't find how it actually erases existant wrinkles). I'm not terribly surprised people have fewer headaches, as it blocks nerve signals, although not sensory nerves.

The "problem" with Botox is that its effects disappear after a few months, so a fresh set of injections is needed.

Botox isn't new; as the article says, it's been used for a few years for treatment of other muscle problems, including palsies.

Check out some articles:

Botox

this one on botulism and medicinal uses

the product's site

Europe's Botox equivalent, Dysport

a nice technical pdf on botulism

a sort of faq-like series on botulism and Botox

Where have you looked? There are dozens upon dozens of online journals, reference sites for law medicine, etc.

Why not try Google and find some intelligent content for yourself?

Disappointing, ne?

I thought that any damage to cartilage caused it to calcify into bone after a long period of painful tenderness. I'm a wrestler, thereby being very familiar with cauliflower ear. For those who don't know, a painful condition whereby the cartilage of the ear becomes tender and inflamed after being pounded upon by a competitor (also developed from talking on the phone too much). Older wrestlers tend to have knobby, hard ear lobes. How do you put new cartilage in without causing damage and the corresponding calcification?

The condition you are talking about isn't really a transformation into bone material. Also, it's not 'any' trauma that will result in it. You need wide spread crushing damage to the tissue to get the necessary disruption. A small laceration such as from a scalpel shouldn't do enough damage to starve out all the local cells.

Here's a little more information about it. Note the bit about 'treatment'.
Hope this helps.

It doesn't mean charred meat.
EDUCATE yourself!!

What are the categories of burns?

The treatment of burns depends on the depth, area and location of the burn. Burn depth is
generally categorized as first, second or third degree. A first degree burn is superficial and
has similar characteristics to a typical sun burn. The skin is red in color and sensation is
intact. In fact, it is usually somewhat painful. Second degree burns look similar to the first
degree burns; however, the damage is now severe enough to cause blistering of the skin and
the pain is usually somewhat more intense. In third degree burns the damage has progressed
to the point of skin death. The skin is white and without sensation.

Maybe you don't realize how hot 190F is...