Question 1

any reason why are blood disorders common in greek, italian, african, and mediterranean people?

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Congenital: Many cultures have an increased risk of various diseases due to marriage within the family.  The more such sharing of the gene pool occurs with closely related people the more of a chance that the gene expression will become dominant.  This is also true in some religions such as Judaism.

Question 2

how common is grape allergy in italians?

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Unknown: It is probably extremely uncommon in italians much like the general population at large to have a "pure" grape allergy.  As mentioned previously, molds, yeast, pesticides, and sulfites associated with grapes can also be the culprit.  Ethnic group studies/data regarding grape allergies have not been collected in the scientific literature in my med search.

Question 3

is common sense really common?

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Thought provoking: But not in any way medical - not even really psychological. Take it to a social commentary blog site - you'll have better results.

Question 4

what are the most common sites of pain?

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Vague: Very vague question.  Probably the most common site of pain is lower back.  Headaches are very frequent and neck pain is right up there with complaints.  This answer may depend on occupation, nationality, gender and age.

Question 5

what are the common ages for growth spurts?

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Growth spurt : Growth spurt comes around age 12 for girls and 14 for boys.

Question 6

how exactly is the disease niemann pick common?

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Niemann-Pick: Incidence of Niemann-Pick Disease Type C – estimate 1/150,000. Incidence of Niemann-Pick Disease types A &amp; B – 1/250,000. However, the number can be significantly higher is specific populations.

Question 7

what are the common ages to have growth spurts?

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Growth spurt : Growth spurt comes around age 12 for girls and 14 for boys.

Question 8

is it common that i have to keep my nights on a schedule?

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It is normal: In fact we have to insist that you keep sleep time and wake time the same all days of the week. Of course life happens.

Question 9

is ms common?

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Millions have MS: MS is thought to affect greater than 2.3 million people worldwide. There are about  2.5 per 100,000  new cases that develop per year.

Question 10

how common is mewds?

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Rare: Mewds (multiple evanescent white dot syndrome) is a rare, unilateral, self-limiting inflammatory disease that afflicts young women more than men in a 4:1 ratio. Despite the lack of treatment, the prognosis is excellent. In a study done by the mayo clinic, the incidence of mewds was estimated to be about 0.22 per 100, 000 people (quite rare).

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