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what's a good nacl substitute?

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Salt Substitutes: Here are some products: nu-salt salt substitute, no salt salt substitute, also salt salt substitute & table tasty no Potassium Chloride salt substitute.

Question 2

whats the real name for apolo?

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Apollo: Apollo is a greek god of prophecy, music, intellectual pursuits, healing, plague, the sun (sometimes), etc...  Leto (latona) and zeus (jupiter) are the parents of apollo.  The romans also called this god apollo.

Question 3

what name brand pill is m/357?

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Generic Vicodin: It is hydrocodone 5 mg/acetaminophen 500 mg.

Question 4

can you tell me how to choose a baby name?

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Not really.: This is one area where we pediatricians are not trained! it is a personal thing based on so many factors, that it is impossible to list.

Question 5

what is the medical name fo the black death?

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Mors nigra: The Black Death was caused by bacteria called Yersinia pestis. The bacteria lived In blood-sucking fleas carried by rats.

Question 6

when should kids be able to say their own name?

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At about age 2 years: Children can say their names (in their own toddler-speech) around age 2 years.  They can respond to being called by name at an earlier age, around age 1 year.  A child can pronounce her name fairly clearly around age 2 years if she has an easy name and is an early talker.  A child with a difficult name will, of course, have a harder time saying her own name.

Question 7

when will my baby start responding to his name?

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Around 5 months: Most infants will start to respond to their name at 5 months or older. Use your baby's name frequently when addressing them from the beginning of life. If you are using a nickname instead of their given name this is what they will respond to over time.

Question 8

are generic drugs the same as name brand drugs?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but.....: Generic drugs are the same as the brand names, at least in the USA where their manufacture is carefully regulated.  However, not every person will respond exactly the same to a brand vs a generic often due to differences in the manufacturing process, fillers, dyes and other factors, including some that might be how one perceives the two medications.

Question 9

why was leginnaires disease given such an odd name?

Accepted Answer

Convention: First recognized outbreak was in 1976 in philadelphia at a legionaires convention.

Question 10

can you tell me the name of this condition, please?

Accepted Answer

No, I can't.: You haven't described it - so we can't name it.

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