Is it true that a group of doctors have found Herbal Cure for AIDS in Ghana?
I am very skeptical of these herbal AIDS cures. There have been many so called doctors in Africa who have claimed that they can cure AIDS with herbal medications and have been treating people with their herbal concoctions. In many countries, these things go unregulated to the detriment of the people being treated. That being said, the article implies that there is some scientific data supporting the claim that this herbal treatment can cure AIDS but doesn't state what the data is. Unless I am able to see the data to support this claim, I highly doubt that this is an actual cure.
You are alone in a boat and you find 3 people stranded on a deserted island. You can only save one of them. Which of the 3 would you save: a criminal who could cure cancer, malaria, & AIDS, a pro footballer who could make you rich, or a scientist?
This person, while having a chance of curing three (relatively) common and fatal diseases, also has a chance of making a disease that might kill even more. I’ll pass.This person will make me incredibly rich and make me have an amazing life? Seems like a no-brainer? Well maybe he/she’s a fraud that just wants to ruin my day. So maybe… It doesn’t specify on whether there’s a chance he/she’ll be a fraud, so I’ll assume no. Yet I don’t want to be that selfish (see the next person).This person’s promise also sounds really good. There is one problem though. Sure, stopping global warming is good for the short term. But what happens once an ice age hits? We can’t recover, because global warming doesn’t exist. Soon the planet will become a giant snowball and the human race would become White fucking Walkers. If it’s human-made global warming though, then maybe. Still, it’s a relatively low chance of 25%.So overall, I’ll choose between 2 or 3. Make them do rock-paper-scissors or something. However, I will definitely not choose 1 as I do not want millions of people suffering and dying from some deadly new disease.WAIT A MOMENT.Maybe I can loophole this answer!I will tell the scientist to tell me how to stop human-made global warming. Then save the footballer. I become rich and I begin to invest in all the necessary steps needed to stop it.Alone is defined as:Aloneadjectiveseparate, apart, or isolated from othersto the exclusion of others or all elseIt only specifies that these people are the only ones with me. How about I do loophole magic and summon a pencil and paper? That way I can copy down everything!Does this work? Or am I trying too hard to be the next Andrew Wang?
If you could wave a magic wand and eradicate one specific illness, what would it be?
As a medical student who studies about diseases ranging from commonest to rarest ones, I can list down hundreds of fatal diseases that ought to be eradicated, including Alzheimer's, AIDS and so on.However, there is this one specific disease which is just so common and so next door, and most of us are heavily ignorant about it.Due to this disease, there is,An increased risk of infarcts in heart, brain and bowel.That is, these organs get less blood and hence less oxygen, causing their failure in later stages.Keto-acidosis.The fat in the body gets broken down releasing ketone bodies which goes on increasing, causing nausea, vomiting, mental confusion and later coma.Hypoglycemia: May lead to permanent brain damage.Atherosclerosis: May cause heart attack, cerebral stroke or even gangrene.Loss of eyesight, permanently.Failure to heal the wounds- May sometimes lead to amputation of foot.Infections (with poor prognosis).Death.Yes, these are some of the complications of a commonly known disease “DIABETES.”The WHO estimates that nearly 1 million Indians die due to diabetes every year.That's a huge number.This disease is inherited. It is passed on through genes, so there is a high chance you will have diabetes if it runs in your family (even if you think you are fit).And this dangerous disease can only be controlled, cannot be prevented.And diabetes just complicates everything.[1]I wish no one has to suffer from this, so if I could wave a magic wand, the disease I will eradicate is Diabetes.Footnotes[1] Diabetes is India's fastest growing disease: 72 million cases recorded in 2017, figure expected to nearly double by 2025 - Firstpost
What happens if you don't get a Tetanus shot after getting cut with rusty metal?
Maybe nothing.But you could get tetanus, and once you get it, even if they manage to save you, you may still wish you had died. Dying of tetanus may be the most painful way to die on the planet.Here is a painting done in 1809 of a person dying of tetanus. Painting done by his doctor. The position is called opistothonus.Why does he look like this? Your muscles ‘fire’ to contract, i.e., shorten. Then a chemical in your muscles is released to relax your muscles. What the tetanus toxin does is to prevent that chemical from being released, so your muscles fire, contract, and NEVER LET GO.Back muscles are stronger than stomach muscles, so you arch your back.If you are in really good shape, too bad, because you leg muscles can contract so strongly that they will BREAK. YOUR. THIGH. BONES, the strongest bones in your body.Imagine a ‘Charley Horse’ in every muscle in your body, 24 hours a day, for days on end.And there is almost nothing that can be done to spare you. Eventually, your diaphragm contacts, and never lets go, so you quit breathing.Getting to this blissful stage often takes 3 days. 3 days of the worst pain imaginable.(BTW, we know the chemical that’s released, and could give it to you, but then, you would stop breathing, which presents it’s own set of problems)Personally, I think the vaccine shot is the way to go, but hey, to you anti-vaxxers out there, it’s your call. Just don’t do this to your kids, please.BTW, the bacteria that causes tetanus, Clostridium tetani, is a common soil living bacteria. It’s in the ground everywhere. It’s NOT rust that causes tetanus, but a rusty nail indicates it’s been in contact with the soil for a period of time, and thus likely has C. tetani on it.C. Tetani is an anaerobic bacteria, meaning that Oxygen is poisonous to it. If you get a scratch, tetanus is very, very unlikely, because of the Oxygen. But a puncture, like from a nail, creates an oxygen-free atmosphere in the wound, just perfect for C. Tetani to grow and thrive.Tetanus can be ‘treated’ today, but 2/3 of patients still die, and those that survive typically spend 6–8 weeks in the hospital, mostly on a ventilator, with about 3–4 weeks in a induced coma, followed by 4–6 months in rehab. Personally, I think getting the vaccine is easier.BTW, there is a variation of this disease called infantile tetanus. New borns can get it from, for example, non-sterile scissors used to cut their umbilical cord. I will spare you the pictures.
Which events do you carry out in NSS unit of your college?
There are many activities you can carry out. Some activities are to be organised mandatorily as such activities are instructed from the University's NSS department itself(Ex. Blood donation drives, One residential camp, etc). Other activities to be carried out by the college are at the college's programme officer's discretion. But he must make sure that the unit organises enough events so that the volunteers complete their 120 hrs (which each volunteer has to complete within 1 year). Events can be seminars, workshops on topics like aids awareness, disaster management, gender equality, yoga, preparation for competitive exams, law enforcement etc. One can also organise annual fests, Street play competitions. Some activities can also be carried out outside the college like by organising campaigns for Save Water, Save Electricity, Eco-Ganesha, Swachh Bharat,etc. You can also adopt any old age home, orphanage, slum or a village and carry out activities which are needed there.
What was it like to be a Japanese medic during WW2?
From my own readings, it has been my impression that Japanese medical treatment on the front lines during the Pacific War was never meant to be anything other than a quick patch-up and return to combat. Soldiers were expected to "suck it up" and not to burden their leaders or rear area aid stations unless fully incapacitated. Imperial Army medics had good training but almost always minimal resources to work with. The tropical climates in which most Imperial Army units operated meant significant casualties not only from combat but also from disease (Malaria, TB, dysentery, etc.) and poor hygiene.Medics learned to improvise using medicinal plants from the jungles around them, a tradition extended from Kempo medicine practiced in Japan. Otherwise they had to parcel out quinine, sulfa drugs, and morphine to those patients most able to return to action, with the priority of course going to officers. The 1959 Japan movie "Fires on the Plain" realistically portrays what front line medical "treatment" was like for Japanese soldiers in the Philippines in 1944-45.A diary found on the body of a Imperial Army medical officer after the Battle of Attu in the Aleutians has been published online and provides one idea of how Japanese medics performed in WWII. Dr. Paul Tatsuguchi was trained in Loma Linda CA during the 1930s, but returned to Japan and was drafted in 1941 as an enlisted man into the Army, for the diversionary invasion of Attu Island. His diary describes his medical work and the privations his unit suffered as they were chased around the mountains of Attu for weeks, until their final banzai charge: “The last assault is to be carried out. All the patients in the hospital are to commit suicide. Only 33 years of living and I am to die here.... At 1800 (hours) took care of all the patients with grenades. Good-bye, Taeki, my beloved wife, who loved me to the last..” Dr. Paul Nobuo Tatsuguchi, May 28, 1943
What are the few must carry items while going for a jungle safari?
Gland that you are serious about safari and want to make sure you are prepared so here is some must haves Hat to protect from harsh sunGood shoes in case some walking is involvedEnough water in bottles ( please bring back the bottles and not leave them behind )Some snacks to munchMosquito repellent if you are in a tropical / subtropical areaTorch as you never know when you may need itA good sturdy backpack to keep all the aboveCamera if you plan to click picturesA book about the local flora and fauna if you are a readerA good and positive mood so that you can enjoy the safari.You may want to read my series on Bandipur Archives - desi Traveler where I volunteered for Eco Volunteer Program Also important is that you learn about the Jungle you are visiting before hand like what kind of terrain you will crosss, if it is breeding season of any species so that you do not disturb them etc....