I always heard in school that black people have an extra muscle in there legs, thats why they can jump so high and run really fast..I dont believe this tho but what ever...
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I have heard that also. So finally went to ask jeevesNo they don't have an extra leg muscle but are more athletically inclined than caucausians.Here is part of the article ... the rest may be found at the link I have in "source".
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White men can't jump. Asian men can't either. But according to Jon Entine's new book, Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We Are Afraid to Talk About It, Black men - and women - sure can. The usual reason given for Black athletic success is that Blacks have little chance to get ahead elsewhere. But Entine's new book shows that in sports, Blacks have a genetic edge.The physical facts Entine reviews are quite well known. Compared to Whites, Blacks have narrower hips which gives them a more efficient stride. They have a shorter sitting height which provides a higher center of gravity and a better balance. They have wider shoulders, less body fat, and more muscle. Their muscles include more fast twitch muscles which produce power. Blacks have from 3 to 19% more of the sex hormone testosterone than Whites or East Asians. The testosterone translates into more explosive energy.Entine points out that these physical advantages give Blacks the edge in sports like boxing, basketball, football, and sprinting. However, some of theserace differences pose a problem for Black swimmers. Heavier skeletons and smaller chest cavities limit their performance.VERY INTERESTING
no, black or white people have the same number of muscles in their body
yes it is true
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Saturday, 7 November 2009
Is it true if a heart pacemaker is incinerated or burned in a fire, it will produce a nuclear explosion?
...an explosion powerful enough to level a city block? A friend of mine told this to me and I find it difficult to believe.
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no, you have to be joking. Or have an extremely low IQ. First off if it was that unstable it would not go in someones body.
Nope. That type of fuel could not undergo such a dramatic reaction.
Your friend is not very bright. Simply put, the answer is "no".
It's true.
I don't even know how they work, but no it is not possible, for one they would have to be nuclear powered (which there not) and for two a fire will not set off a nuclear reaction.
I'm glad you were skeptical, because that is completely bogus. A pacemaker is nothing more than a battery and a computer chip. It's about as dangerous as a wristwatch.
Absolutely not. To have a nuclear explosion you need a critical mass of a radioactive material. Somewhere around 20 Kilograms. An entrie pacemaker does not even weight a pound.
Your friend is wrong...Very wrong.Pacemakers contain no nuclear isotopes and even if they did there would be no possibility whatsoever of a fission reaction.Pacemakers have used Lithium Iodine batteries for the past several years, before that I believe they used zinc-cadmium or something similar.No radioactive materials involved at all.
Aaaah. That would be a "no."
No, not a nuclear explosion! But I do know that if a body with a pacemaker is cremated, it will have some explosion. A funeral director told me that he forgot to remove one once and it ruined the cremation unit. He had to but the crematory a new one!
i'd say there would be an explosion but not a nuclear one. the explosion is due to the battery used in the pacemaker (Li-I) or (Cd-Zn) these batteries produce enormous amount of heat due to exothermic reactions triggered by the heat from the fire so they explode.
That's how the terrorists plan to attack us next. They're using funeral homes as fronts. Not much security there. Just taking suicide bombing to the next logical level - suicide corpses.
Is your leg longer? Your buddy's been pulling it. One of the major hurdles the Manhattan project members had to solve was the method of "crushing" the uranium core to obtain critical mass in exactly the right way. The soccer-ball shape of the conventional charge and the wiring to get each segment to ignite simulataneously was a stroke of genius. It's very difficult to obtain this condition, and pacemakers tend not to be chock-full of explosives.
The answer is NO. But I can add a little trivia to this discussion. Many years ago, say in the early seventies battery technology is not what it is today. Pacers back then basically used mercury batteries so the search was on to find a longer lasting battery. Medtronic used a nuclear pile battery that they claimed was good for 20 years. I am not making this up, I actually saw one during a tour of the medtronic plant here in MN and saw one. There was a catch, the patient had to sign papers stating that the pacer would be removed from the patient prior to burial. You cannot bury a nuclear battery.
nononononononononononono!!...
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no, you have to be joking. Or have an extremely low IQ. First off if it was that unstable it would not go in someones body.
Nope. That type of fuel could not undergo such a dramatic reaction.
Your friend is not very bright. Simply put, the answer is "no".
It's true.
I don't even know how they work, but no it is not possible, for one they would have to be nuclear powered (which there not) and for two a fire will not set off a nuclear reaction.
I'm glad you were skeptical, because that is completely bogus. A pacemaker is nothing more than a battery and a computer chip. It's about as dangerous as a wristwatch.
Absolutely not. To have a nuclear explosion you need a critical mass of a radioactive material. Somewhere around 20 Kilograms. An entrie pacemaker does not even weight a pound.
Your friend is wrong...Very wrong.Pacemakers contain no nuclear isotopes and even if they did there would be no possibility whatsoever of a fission reaction.Pacemakers have used Lithium Iodine batteries for the past several years, before that I believe they used zinc-cadmium or something similar.No radioactive materials involved at all.
Aaaah. That would be a "no."
No, not a nuclear explosion! But I do know that if a body with a pacemaker is cremated, it will have some explosion. A funeral director told me that he forgot to remove one once and it ruined the cremation unit. He had to but the crematory a new one!
i'd say there would be an explosion but not a nuclear one. the explosion is due to the battery used in the pacemaker (Li-I) or (Cd-Zn) these batteries produce enormous amount of heat due to exothermic reactions triggered by the heat from the fire so they explode.
That's how the terrorists plan to attack us next. They're using funeral homes as fronts. Not much security there. Just taking suicide bombing to the next logical level - suicide corpses.
Is your leg longer? Your buddy's been pulling it. One of the major hurdles the Manhattan project members had to solve was the method of "crushing" the uranium core to obtain critical mass in exactly the right way. The soccer-ball shape of the conventional charge and the wiring to get each segment to ignite simulataneously was a stroke of genius. It's very difficult to obtain this condition, and pacemakers tend not to be chock-full of explosives.
The answer is NO. But I can add a little trivia to this discussion. Many years ago, say in the early seventies battery technology is not what it is today. Pacers back then basically used mercury batteries so the search was on to find a longer lasting battery. Medtronic used a nuclear pile battery that they claimed was good for 20 years. I am not making this up, I actually saw one during a tour of the medtronic plant here in MN and saw one. There was a catch, the patient had to sign papers stating that the pacer would be removed from the patient prior to burial. You cannot bury a nuclear battery.
nononononononononononono!!...
is it safe to use losartan & metoprolol at same time?
i have very high blood pressure
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That's a pretty safe combination. Losartan is an ARB, which has fewer side-effects than ACE-inhibitors, while metoprolol is a cardioselective beta1 blocker, presumably to prevent reactive increases in heart rate. As long as your kidneys are in good shape, you should be ok.
Yes. Losartan reduces the ability of the blood vessels in your body to constrict, which means your heart doesn't have to pump so hard to get blood around the body. Metoprolol stops the heart beating too hard and too fast.
That's a pretty routine combination, especially in people who've had a recent heart attack and/or people with both hypertension and diabetes. But it's also not a bad combo for hypertension alone if single-drug therapy isn't adequate.
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That's a pretty safe combination. Losartan is an ARB, which has fewer side-effects than ACE-inhibitors, while metoprolol is a cardioselective beta1 blocker, presumably to prevent reactive increases in heart rate. As long as your kidneys are in good shape, you should be ok.
Yes. Losartan reduces the ability of the blood vessels in your body to constrict, which means your heart doesn't have to pump so hard to get blood around the body. Metoprolol stops the heart beating too hard and too fast.
That's a pretty routine combination, especially in people who've had a recent heart attack and/or people with both hypertension and diabetes. But it's also not a bad combo for hypertension alone if single-drug therapy isn't adequate.
Is it safe, and would it work if i too 3 tabs of 50mg to make up for 150mg?
I have been prescribed fluconazole from docs each tab is 50mg and i have to take 2 tabs one a week for 7 weeks. I read the leaflet and it says usually the dose given is one 150mg only. Would it work if i took 3 tabs of the 50mg?
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More than likely not. Your doctor has prescribed long-term therapy for a reason. The 150mg one-time dose is for vaginal candidiasis ONLY! Taking fluconazole for a shorter period than prescribed may lead to recurrence of active infection.
Fluconazole dosing all depends on the type of infection and its location in your body. The daily dose of fluconazole for the treatment of infections other than vaginal candidiasis should be based on the infecting organism and the patient's response to therapy. Treatment should be continued until clinical parameters or laboratory tests indicate that active fungal infection has subsided. Patients with AIDS and cryptococcal meningitis or recurrent oropharyngeal candidiasis usually require maintenance therapy to prevent relapse.Again, do not change your regimen without talking to your doctor first. Fungal infections are sometimes difficult to treat. Follow your doctor's advice. You may save yourself a lot of time, money and needless suffering.I hope this helps. Be well.Rick the Pharmacist
you should take it the way your dr. wants you to take it. as some medicines shouldnt be split up. call your md and find out.
no you take it as prescribed by your doctor for your use
it should work in that you will receive the appropriate amount of medicine into your system.. the only thing i am not sure about is whether it is going to be properly deliveredsome medicines are timed-released.. they have components in them that slow down the absorption rate of the pill causing the medicine to slowly be delivered to you throughout the day or set time periodid call your doctor just to be sure, although i imagine it would be fine
It doesn't matter what the dosage normally taken is. You should only take how much has been prescribed by your Dr... they prescribed that amount to you for a reason... just stick to what's on the label.
Nope..use it as your doctor directs. More than likely, he has a reason for the dose. Even if the "usual" dose is 150mg, that doesn't mean you are taking it for that condition it is "usually" prescribed for. If you have questions, contact your MD or his/her nurse.
It will work fine to treat your yeast vaginitis but not for your nail infection. You spent money to get the opinion of an expert and now you've decided you know better? Here's a thought: doctors are among the smartest people and have extensive training, yet they go to another doctor when they're ill.
Of course it would work, but that is not what you were prescribed. Don't be your own doctor.
Since its a antimicrobial drug their should not be any problem as such, and then the tablet would not contain any other substance as well, and hence it would work out, but then it is always better to go by the way the doctor suggests. for u may not be aware of other facts that go with it.. and the various theories that are related to the dosage preperation..
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More than likely not. Your doctor has prescribed long-term therapy for a reason. The 150mg one-time dose is for vaginal candidiasis ONLY! Taking fluconazole for a shorter period than prescribed may lead to recurrence of active infection.
Fluconazole dosing all depends on the type of infection and its location in your body. The daily dose of fluconazole for the treatment of infections other than vaginal candidiasis should be based on the infecting organism and the patient's response to therapy. Treatment should be continued until clinical parameters or laboratory tests indicate that active fungal infection has subsided. Patients with AIDS and cryptococcal meningitis or recurrent oropharyngeal candidiasis usually require maintenance therapy to prevent relapse.Again, do not change your regimen without talking to your doctor first. Fungal infections are sometimes difficult to treat. Follow your doctor's advice. You may save yourself a lot of time, money and needless suffering.I hope this helps. Be well.Rick the Pharmacist
you should take it the way your dr. wants you to take it. as some medicines shouldnt be split up. call your md and find out.
no you take it as prescribed by your doctor for your use
it should work in that you will receive the appropriate amount of medicine into your system.. the only thing i am not sure about is whether it is going to be properly deliveredsome medicines are timed-released.. they have components in them that slow down the absorption rate of the pill causing the medicine to slowly be delivered to you throughout the day or set time periodid call your doctor just to be sure, although i imagine it would be fine
It doesn't matter what the dosage normally taken is. You should only take how much has been prescribed by your Dr... they prescribed that amount to you for a reason... just stick to what's on the label.
Nope..use it as your doctor directs. More than likely, he has a reason for the dose. Even if the "usual" dose is 150mg, that doesn't mean you are taking it for that condition it is "usually" prescribed for. If you have questions, contact your MD or his/her nurse.
It will work fine to treat your yeast vaginitis but not for your nail infection. You spent money to get the opinion of an expert and now you've decided you know better? Here's a thought: doctors are among the smartest people and have extensive training, yet they go to another doctor when they're ill.
Of course it would work, but that is not what you were prescribed. Don't be your own doctor.
Since its a antimicrobial drug their should not be any problem as such, and then the tablet would not contain any other substance as well, and hence it would work out, but then it is always better to go by the way the doctor suggests. for u may not be aware of other facts that go with it.. and the various theories that are related to the dosage preperation..
Is it serious if your excrement is a strange color and smells absolutely awful?
It has been this way for a month. My diet is normal. Please help.
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Strange coloration with very foul-smelling stool sounds very much like classic steatorrhea, which is basically non-absorption of fat in the small intestine. The reason for steatorrhea varies, but may is commonly due to enzymatic deficiencies, malabsorption disorders, or dietary imbalances, but may have many other causes as well. You should see your doctor to determine the cause, so that you can both come up with a plan to prevent it.
it could be due to the medication you're using, or may be you're not having enough water
Yes it is serious. Very serious.
Check with your doc.
blood in your stomach will pass thru as melena- which is commonly seen as dark tarry stools. if that is what you're seeing, then you need to get evaluated by a GI doctor to find the source of your bleeding.
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Strange coloration with very foul-smelling stool sounds very much like classic steatorrhea, which is basically non-absorption of fat in the small intestine. The reason for steatorrhea varies, but may is commonly due to enzymatic deficiencies, malabsorption disorders, or dietary imbalances, but may have many other causes as well. You should see your doctor to determine the cause, so that you can both come up with a plan to prevent it.
it could be due to the medication you're using, or may be you're not having enough water
Yes it is serious. Very serious.
Check with your doc.
blood in your stomach will pass thru as melena- which is commonly seen as dark tarry stools. if that is what you're seeing, then you need to get evaluated by a GI doctor to find the source of your bleeding.
Is It True ,That The Stonger You Are In Your Arm muscle , the less it would hurt when you get you blood taken?
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It's not true. Everyone has a different threshold of pain. To some it's nothing. To others it may be excruciating. It also depends on the skill of the person inserting the needle.
If you think it hurts to get blood drawn you are probably a wussy
Not neccesarilly (i cant spell lol)
It doens't hurt to get blood taken.
Giving blood doesn't hurt, not finding a vein is what hurts. So The more you are pumped up with muscle the easier it is to find a vein
The pain has nothing to do with how strong your arm is.It depends how swift and accurate that the blood taker is
If the phlebotomist drawing your blood is good and your veins are not tiny it shouldnt hurt whether you have muscles or not
While it may be true that having the underlying layer of muscle makes the vein closer to the surface and eaier to access, I would not say that muscle content actually affects the level of pain associated with venipuncture. The skill level of the phlebotomist is important as well as the reaction of the patient. If you are nervous and jittery, any pain you feel could be amplified under the stress and make the experience worse. And don't forget to eat before having your blood drawn, unless instructed to fast by your doctor. having low blood glucose levels and getting upset are not a good combination, especially when a needle is involved. Also, each individual has his own level of pain tolerance.
i believe it is the opposite because the more muscle you have the more pressure their will be.
My sister draws blood for a living and its not the size of you muscle that will make it hurt i depends on the size of your vein the experience that the phlebotomist has and also how nervous you are because when your nervous all the blood rushes to you heart and organs which takes blood away from your arm or where ever your getting poked and the less blood there is where its being drawn the harder it is to get the blood and the more painfull it is.
there is no temporal relation between muscles and pain. But if you've lots of muscle, you could not have gotten it without a lot of pain... So I guess it works that way... you'll be able to bear it easier.Also if you're muscular and not laden with fat... it's very easy to find a vein. So it's easier to draw blood. Sometimes Doctors/ para medics are forced to prick more than once in obese / non muscular people.
The more you work out the better you veins are, so it is easier to give blood...
Is it safe to take vicodin when you are on ketoconazole?
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you should consult with your doctor or pharmocyst
Well, I was watching House, M.D. the other night and they said...... ASK YOUR DOCTOR MEDICAL QUESTIONS, not a bunch of net people.
Both medicines are stressful on your liver. You also risk interfering with the way the ketoconazole works. You should avoid taking them together if possible.
Yes, you can take vicodin and ketoconazole together, but this combination would warrant you to monitor this drug therapy. Ketoconazole is a an inhibitor of the liver enzyme that breaks down vicodin, while vicodin is an inducer for this liver enzyme. If both of these medications are taken at once, you might not have enough of this liver enzyme to metabolize or break down the vicodin, which could diminish the proper therapeutic effect for your pain management (this would cause vicodin to stay in your system longer than wanted, allowing it to build up and possibly lead to toxic effects). While taking this combo, you need to watch for any symptoms of toxicity such as excess sleepiness, low blood pressure, slowed heart rate, slowed breathing, and excessive nausea or vomiting. I would check with your doctor first before taking this combination and make sure that you have a healthcare professional monitoring your therapy with these two medications. Another side note: make sure you are NOT drinking alcohol while taking these two drugs as it can lead to a lot of nasty side effects (excessive drowsiness, nausea, and vomiting). Best of luck!
yes it's safe
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