A 44-year-old member asked:
how do you get scabies or body lice?
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Dr. Jennifer Diaboanswered
Pediatrics 22 years experience
Contact: Scabies can be transmitted from person to person through direct contact, or through shared bedding, towels, and clothing of an infested person. Body lice are transmitted in a similar way but are very uncommon except in the homeless population. Unlike scabies which burrow under the skin causing an intense itching and inflammatory rash, lice live on the skin and in the clothes of the infested person.
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A member asked:
How can I prepare my body for nursing if my baby is premature?
3 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Julia Sundelanswered
Pediatrics 18 years experience
Keep pumping: Try to breast pump as soon as possible and for 5 minutes every 3 hours until your milk comes in. Try to express 6-8 times a day.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Will I ever get my pre-pregnancy body back?
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Dr. Robert Kwokanswered
Pediatrics 33 years experience
No: One can get her pre-pregnancy weight back, and work out with weights to get in great shape again, but cannot truly get her "pre-pregnancy" body back. That is because a pre-pregnancy body is a different stage in a woman's life than a post-pregnancy body. One's age is older, and some permanent changes have occurred, especially after several babies.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Does it take the body more energy to digest blueberries and raspberries than the energy contained within them?
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Dr. Jerry Casaleanswered
Pediatrics 38 years experience
Yes : Blueberries and raspberries burn more calories then they contain.
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A 40-year-old member asked:
What is the best method to find basal body temperature?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Neeoo Chinanswered
Fertility Medicine 40 years experience
Not accurate: As you first wake up place a basal body thermometer underneath your tongue for approximately 3 minutes. A digital thermometer is easier and more convenient. Unfortunately basal body temperature taking is very confusing. Any type of movement or any type of activity prior to awakening in taking the temperature will falsely elevated the temperature. Also when the temperature has risen approximately .6 to 1° ovulation has already occurred.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
In what ways is too much body fat harmful for women?
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Dr. Samuel Sadowanswered
Bariatrics 48 years experience
Many risks: Obesity is a cornerstone disease for over 20 other diseases: type 2 diabetes, stroke, cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, alzheimer's, parkinson's, breast ca, colon ca, recurrent prostate ca, osteoarthritis, retinal vasular disease, glaucoma, pvd, chf, sleep apnea, and early death to name a few.
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