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The world has witnessed the coronavirus epidemic by SARS-CoV in 2002-2003 (SARS), epidemic by MERS-CoV in 2012 (MERS), now pandemic by SARS-CoV2 in 2020 (COVID-19). Is it possible that due to the...
01 January 1970 9,321 10 View
Persons with biallelic mutation to CCR5 gene are resistant to HIV infections. What will be the consequences, if CCR5 gene is being mutated through 'Gene editing'? Instead of vaccination could it...
01 January 1970 4,387 3 View
As a preventive measure against the transmission of COVID-19, peoples are maintaining social and physical distancing, vulnerable segments of people have confined them to the houses, educational...
01 January 1970 7,667 54 View
Vitamin-D plays role in maintaining insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells. Vitamin-D deficiency contributes to the development of insulin resistance and onset of diabetes. Does vitamin-D...
01 January 1970 827 62 View
Should a diabetic patient or a patient with chronic kidney disease consume vegetables like that of a healthy person or there should be any restriction? What should the daily maximum allowances in...
01 January 1970 242 3 View
SARS-CoV-2 virus survives for no more than a day on cardboard and about two to three days on steel and plastic. Does it survive in water?
01 January 1970 8,952 36 View
A randomized controlled trial made a conclusion that BCG-PSN Intralesional injections could be a treatment option for Oral Lichen planus even in glucocorticoids insensitive or resistant cases....
01 January 1970 8,583 2 View
An article published in Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol. 2019; 12: 181–192, titled ''Treatment-resistant atopic dermatitis: challenges and solutions' authored by Brian B Johnson, Abigail I Franco,...
01 January 1970 1,768 2 View
“Housework”, “Food Preparation”, “Personal Service” and many such tasks are usually done by humans. But humans as domestic help are becoming rarer day by day in many parts of the world. Personal...
01 January 1970 7,380 60 View
Road traffic accident (RTA) is one of the most common causes of preventable deaths. In 2018 more than 1.51 lakh deaths from RTA were registered only in India. There were 1.35 million deaths from...
01 January 1970 3,583 62 View
Sun damage is a major issue in relation to skin health. I think a good quality umbrella gives better protection to skin than any other good quality sunblock. What is your opinion?
01 January 1970 337 0 View
The recommended daily maximum intake of the ginger extract is 3-4 grams In pregnancy recommended daily intake is not more than 1 (one) gram. Why in pregnancy daily recommended intake is...
01 January 1970 3,897 11 View
In response to my question on preparedness to combat the novel corona virus (nCoV) threat, Ligen Yu replied Luigi Cornaro diet may help to reduce the symptoms of the infection and make it mild....
01 January 1970 1,105 5 View
To reduce the over-dose related death and other drug related risk behaviors a committee in Philadelphia, USA has recommended the opening of safe consumption sites where people can consume drugs...
01 January 1970 4,678 2 View
Patients who have compromised renal function, sometimes might have extensive tineal infections. which of the oral anti-fungals would be the drug of choice here?
01 January 1970 6,630 1 View
How many SARS-CoV2 viral particles are required to infect an immunocompetent adult? Are the infective doses are the same in children, immunocompromised adult and elderly persons?
01 January 1970 1,499 10 View
Oxybenzone is the commonest photoallergen among the ultraviolet filters. It also has environmental effects. It is toxic to adult coral reefs. To avoid photoallergic and environmental effects it is...
01 January 1970 5,189 1 View
In residency program both formative and summative assessment systems are practiced as assessment tools. Which one is better for learners assessment? Could we rely only on formative assessment?
01 January 1970 5,146 4 View
There is a bidirectional flow of fetal and maternal cells in pregnancy. Fetal cells migrate and resides in breast tissue, thyroid tissue, skin and so on in mothers body. How can we detect these...
01 January 1970 8,871 3 View
Willett WC, M.D., David S. Ludwig DS, in an article titled ‘Milk and Health’ published in ‘N Engl J Med 2020; 382:644-654 opined that "Among men, milk intake during adolescence was linearly...
01 January 1970 402 5 View
Antibiotics are sometimes life-saving when use to treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic resistance develops spontaneously as the bacteria evolve. In many countries, there is an unethical use of...
01 January 1970 9,823 6 View
Many of the health professionals are afraid of being infected during activities in a blood testing laboratory. Is there any possibility of transmission during blood testing?
01 January 1970 1,080 5 View
Prenatal Vit-D supplementation is a common practice. Is there any positive impact of these supplementation on fetal health?
01 January 1970 8,985 4 View
Frequency of cutaneous fungal infections have been increasing in recent years. Now it is a great threat to public health. It is a growing concern even for patients who are otherwise healthy; who...
01 January 1970 4,460 3 View
We go for NS1 (antigen) testing to diagnose dengue. In some cases NS1 may be negative. Antibodies take a few days to develop. How dengue could be diagnosed prior to development of antibodies...
01 January 1970 5,492 8 View
Ottawa technology enhanced assessment consensus statement was adopted in 2011. Richard fuller in a presentation on 'Technology in assessment' in Ottawa 2020 conference addressed the issue. But...
01 January 1970 2,101 6 View
Which is/are the indicator of good scientific contribution? Is it the number of research items or the number of reads of one's publications or number of citations from one's publications or all of...
01 January 1970 7,173 4 View
Two RG member's stats over view are as follows: Member 1: 175 reads and 229 citations Member 2: 302 reads and 679 citations How the number of citations could be more than number of reads? Can a...
01 January 1970 6,942 7 View
Cutaneous light chain deposition diseases are there. It may involve only skin or skin and other internal organs like kidney. Have you ever dealt with a cutaneous heavy chain deposition disease?
01 January 1970 6,107 1 View
Cutaneous amyloidosis is a very difficult to treat condition. Many therapeutic options are there. Some of the options are: 1. Topical agents - Corticosteroids, calcipotriol, 10% DMSO, 2. Systemic...
01 January 1970 7,951 1 View
Hans De Beer in an article titled 'Dairy products and physical stature: A systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials.' published in Econ Hum Biol 2012;10:299-309. opined milk/dairy...
01 January 1970 4,806 2 View
Irwig MS in a article titled "Finasteride and Suicide: A Postmarketing Case Series." published in Dermatology. 2020 Jan 14:1-6. reported that "Men under the age of 40 who use finasteride for...
01 January 1970 7,103 8 View
Currently usual doses of antifungal drugs are ineffective in most of the fungal infections. We prescribe usually double/triple drugs in higher doses for fungal infections to cure it. In...
01 January 1970 937 8 View
Palmoplanter hyperhidrosis is very difficult to treat by drugs. Surgery has devastating complications. Iontophoresis with a maintenance schedule is a good therapeutic option. As a mechanism of...
01 January 1970 1,013 1 View
What do you think? i. The alleviation of stress and anxiety reduces the chance of developing diabetes? ii. The alleviation of stress and anxiety helps in easy control of blood sugar? iii. Both...
01 January 1970 2,717 27 View
Which of the assessment techniques (Clinical and practical) would be ideal for learning assessment in a post graduate medical academic program: Clinical - Work place based assessment (WPBA)/Case...
01 January 1970 8,205 7 View
Which of the assessment techniques (Written) would be ideal for learning assessment in a post graduate medical academic programs: Single best answer questions/Short answer questions/long answer...
01 January 1970 4,061 3 View
What are really mean by competency based and out come based curriculum? What is/are the basic differences between the two? For medical education what is being followed in your country - competency...
01 January 1970 2,633 11 View
SARS-CoV-2 virus survives for no more than a day on cardboard and about two to three days on steel and plastic. But, how many hours it survive on a dead body?
01 January 1970 10,017 22 View
When a patient who is on medications that suppress their immune system be infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus, what will be the usual outcome?
01 January 1970 8,119 9 View
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many countries have closed their schools, colleges and universities. Some have suspended flights, meetings, trade fairs, sports, tournaments. Some have suspended...
01 January 1970 7,968 43 View
Tuberculosis is a deadly infectious disease. In 2018, there were more than 10 million cases of active TB which resulted in 1.5 million deaths ("Global Tuberculosis Report" (PDF). WHO. WHO. 2019....
01 January 1970 1,705 63 View
If an immunodeficient/immunocompromised patient gets infection with the SARS-CoV2 virus, what could be the usual outcome?
01 January 1970 4,725 22 View
The whole world is busy with the research, management, and preventive measures of COVID-19. Obviously non-communicable diseases itself and the sufferers are getting less attention. What could be...
01 January 1970 316 54 View
The whole world is in a disaster with the COVID-19 pandemic. 213 countries and territories are affected, some are in a state of serious consequences. In the initial days, it was only limited to...
01 January 1970 4,550 14 View
After infection with SARS-CoV2, some remain asymptomatic, some develop mild symptoms, some develop severe symptoms, some develop severe symptoms with multiorgan failure. What are the determinants...
01 January 1970 7,185 28 View
It is evident that health care facilities in many countries are not efficient enough to fight a pandemic like COVID-19. Do you believe there would be an effort to strengthen the health care...
01 January 1970 6,331 21 View
There are thousands of ponds (a small body of still water formed naturally or by artificial means.) in Bangladesh. People in rural Bangladesh used to have their bath in those ponds. Is it possible...
01 January 1970 3,648 12 View
It is said that chloroquine (Anti protozoal drug and has anti inflammatory property usually used to treat malaria and a few chronic inflammatory diseases) assumes to be effective in limiting the...
01 January 1970 1,724 28 View
Would you please list the measures taken by your country to combat the threat of nCoV infection? Do you think there is something more to do?
01 January 1970 848 12 View
In an article titled, 'Mass drug administration for scabies' in three island communities in Fiji published in New England Journal of Medicine reported that oral ivermectin 1st dose for all and 2nd...
01 January 1970 4,055 1 View
A cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange wherein individual coin ownership records are stored in a ledger existing in the form of a computerized database using...
01 January 1970 6,749 18 View
A 19-year-old female presented with multiple polysized verrucous plaques, papules and nodules on anterior aspect of upper thigh, groin and lower abdomen on right side. Some lesions are discrete...
01 January 1970 5,358 10 View
All most all the RG members who took part in the discussion on "Gift authorship", "Guest authorship" and "Ghost authorship" opined that they are unethical. So, we should give our efforts to make...
01 January 1970 4,410 74 View
Carbon is one of the common air pollutants. Burning of fossil fuel generates carbon pollution. Carbon pollution in turn triggers bouts of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung...
01 January 1970 2,992 2 View
American society for apheresis (ASFA) has listed Dermatological diseases like Atopic dermatitis and Pemphigus vulgaris in category III. In these cases decision for plasmaphresis should be...
01 January 1970 6,320 3 View
I have seen prescriptions of iron supplement when CBC reveals low hemoglobin. Low hemoglobin does not always mean iron deficiency, it might be due to other causes where iron supplement is...
01 January 1970 1,243 3 View
Exercise is known to have a profound impact on the normal functioning of the immune system and exercise can protect us from infection by boosting immunity. What do you think?
01 January 1970 5,217 79 View
Weight loss and metabolic switching are the effects of intermittent fasting. It helps in improvements of glucose regulation, blood pressure, brain health, psychiartic and neurodegenerative...
01 January 1970 311 18 View
Vegetables are the sources of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibers. It helps to boosts the immune system, reduces the risk of heart disease, maintains a healthy digestive system, lowers the risk...
01 January 1970 3,783 8 View
1918 influenza pandemic caused death more than that of combined death in World war I & II. Since then world has faced four Influenza pandemics. last one in 2009. We are in threat of more...
01 January 1970 4,873 2 View
