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vermontaltaccount t1_it2jva8 wrote
Reply to comment by kraysys in Why I'm voting yes on Prop 2 & 5 by ButtonFactoryJoe
Brain death is considered death](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/brain-death/) therefore we can derive something without a functional brain is not considered alive in a legal/ethical sense. Plants are also "alive" in the same way a fetus
GaryJM t1_itrkmd1 wrote
Reply to Can someone explain the ethics of testing potentially life saving medication? by beatleboy07
wherever possible. [The UK's NHS website has an easy-to-read guide to clinical trials.](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/clinical-trials/)
clivehorse t1_ixnt479 wrote
Reply to comment by FabulouslyFrantic in If freezing tissue generally damages the cells, how are we able to freeze human eggs and embryos for birthing later? by badblackguy
arsenic is a treatment for a very specific leukaemia . Digitalis is commonly used as heart medication [https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/digoxin/](https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/digoxin/). Warfarin (the blood thinner) is obviously great if you need your blood thinning and terrible
Lotsofnots t1_ixr6ppx wrote
Reply to comment by muwave in TIL Australia sends all adults over 50 a FREE bowel/colon cancer screening test in the mail by Moronicon
Same in the UK https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer-screening/
After-Occasion-8609 t1_j484vjw wrote
much more fat. It is not considered a red meat. That is simply marketing. https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-guidelines-and-food-labels/red-meat-and-the-risk-of-bowel-cancer/ Sorry
beesensei t1_j54rusr wrote
Reply to Are there any symptoms of dyslexia that would have been apparent in the times prior to written language? Would it have been possible for "cavemen" to have dyslexia without any noticeable differences in their daily lives? by Only_One_Left_Foot
significantly between individuals, and it is [occasionally possible to spot some symptoms in pre-school children](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/dyslexia/symptoms/), which can include delayed speech development, speech problems (like with pronouncing long words or swapping letters
[deleted] t1_j5wy3oz wrote
Reply to comment by herbw in TIL about medically unexplained symptoms, almost 1/4 of all people who visit a GP in the UK have phsyical conditions that cannot be explained by gorge_orwoll
effects. It's not a conscious act of simply making up problems. [physical symptoms of anxiety](https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/generalised-anxiety-disorder/symptoms/) [more about anxiety and panic](https://www.self.com/story/physical-anxiety-symptoms) [even more about anxiety symptoms](https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9536-anxiety-disorders)
adastraperabsurda t1_j66858u wrote
Reply to comment by legomolin in Childhood abuse may alter brain function in adults. Study found people who experienced abuse during childhood (but not adolescence) experienced altered functioning in the brain for systems associated with perceptual processing and attention. by MistWeaver80
what I have read about ADHD it’s mostly genetic but also brain trauma (child abuse). https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/attention-deficit-hyperactivity-disorder-adhd/causes/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6864256/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6013278/ ADHD effects executive functioning which is directly related
RedPetrichor t1_j6ctqcn wrote
Reply to comment by gynoceros in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
made to wait for hours in ambulances. The official advice if you're felling thirsty ( https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/thirst/ ) is to drink more (duh) and call your GP if it doesn't get better
Beneficial_Side357 t1_j6pcxe7 wrote
Reply to New study (n = 15,764) shows repeated concussions are linked to worse brain function in later life by unswsydney
proven some time before 2015(when the movie was released). "chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) brain degeneration" https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chronic-traumatic-encephalopathy/#:~:text=Chronic%20traumatic%20encephalopathy%20(CTE)%20is,support%20can%20manage%20the%20symptoms. EDIT: Did not realize someone said the same thing already
Newgidoz t1_jbqw4el wrote
Reply to comment by bossman118242 in bill to ban gender affirming care for kids currently being debated by comefromawayfan2022
here**](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwij6MDP5rn2AhX9kokEHWvJCQEQFnoECAoQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nhs.uk%2FLivewell%2FTranshealth%2FDocuments%2Fgender-dysphoria-guide-for-gps-and-other-health-care-staff.pdf&usg=AOvVaw2sVJYhHJ-_kEqA1W8mFkia) are guidelines from the NHS. More from the NHS [**here**](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/gender-dysphoria/treatment/). * [**Here**](https://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal-articles/guidelines-for-gender-affirming-healthcare-for-gender-diverse-and-transgender-children-young-people-and-adults-in-aotearoa-new-zealand) are the guidelines from the New Zealand Medical Journal
FaustusC t1_jdit93t wrote
second trimester? [A Baby born early at 24 weeks has a 60-70% chance of survival](https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/week-by-week/13-to-27/24-weeks/#:~:text=By%20the%20time%20you're,babies%20born%20early%20do%20survive.). How does this not sicken people? At that point it's indisputably a baby
rezdor t1_jdumn5g wrote
Reply to comment by TheEastStudentCenter in Why does mild compression lead to paresthesia but not paralysis? by Hola3008
Then there's [HNPP](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hereditary-neuropathy/) which makes both sensory and motor function be affected pretty much immediately and definitely
LeileiBG t1_jecpz69 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in Bearded man smashes women’s weightlighting record held by trans lifter by TempWeightliftingAcc
still male. The X chromosome is not a "female" chromosome and is present in everyone. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/klinefelters-syndrome/#:~:text=Usually%2C%20a%20female%20baby%20has,Y%20chromosome%20denotes%20male%20sex. Those men count in the already low 1.7 percent. I've been married to an intersex person
HelenofReddit t1_isuo4tl wrote
Reply to comment by TheArcticFox444 in Severe COVID-19 may increase the risk for schizophrenia by chrisdh79
environment" interaction, or "epigenetic" effects. [Here's an article from the NHS that breaks it down](https://www.nhs.uk/mental-health/conditions/schizophrenia/causes/). To be clear though, I don't think there's evidence that schizophrenia the disorder
glaucusb t1_jef3w86 wrote
Reply to comment by spackletr0n in ELI5: Why sugar in fruits is good for you but processed sugar in chocolate and desserts is not? by Sensitive_Apple_7901
grams of sugar. An apple on average contains 11 grams of sugar. https://www.coca-colacompany.com/faqs/how-much-sugar-is-in-coca-cola https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/how-does-sugar-in-our-diet-affect-our-health/
NFT_goblin t1_japl09s wrote
Reply to Anxiety can be created by the body, mouse heart study suggests by halebounddr
ADHD and chronic pain: [https://edgefoundation.org/adhd-and-chronic-pain/](https://edgefoundation.org/adhd-and-chronic-pain/) ADHD, anxiety, and chronic pain are comorbitidies of autism: [https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/other-conditions/#:\~:text=Problems%20with%20joints%20and%20other,that%20does%20not%20go%20away](https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/autism/other-conditions/#:~:text=Problems%20with%20joints%20and%20other,that%20does%20not%20go%20away) Definitely think