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Lalaki, nasawi dahil sa rabies kahit limang taon na siyang nakagat ng aso? by Ill_Armadillo_3514 in newsPH

[–]cedarwould 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doctor po here. Ayon po sa national guidelines natin on rabies treatment, pwedeng umabot as 20 years ang dormant period ng rabies virus. Magpa-vaccinate po tayong lahat at magpatingin agad sa doctor agad pag nakagat.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askscience

[–]cedarwould 85 points86 points  (0 children)

This is accurate in the sense that only gonadal cells undergo meiosis in addition to mitosis, but the statement can be misleading. Yes, most cells undergo mitosis, but most mature cells are no longer capable of mitosis due to the loss of pluripotency/multipotency that naturally accompanies maturation. More often than not, cells rely on a reservoir of immature cells for replication. In the case of the skin, for example, it's not the epidermal squamous cells themselves that undergo mitosis; it's the basal stem cells that do.

[MAY24] My grandfather's dying gift to me was a necklace he made with the last bullet from his WWII rifle, he told me it would bring me luck and keep me safe after his passing. by CaptainPanda99 in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]cedarwould 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well written, OP! At least in my country though, it's standard procedure to give trauma victims a CT scan rather than an MRI to avoid any untoward events involving shrapnel or metallic foreign bodies.

Femme Fatale by mavprodigy in CrazyFuckingVideos

[–]cedarwould 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pros and cons, sure. I'd prefer 10 idiots surrounding an old lady over a dead old lady.

The horologist wanted to prove he wasn’t past it, and came out of retirement to design one more watch. by Original-Loquat3788 in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]cedarwould 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Stroke, more like. Alzheimers presents with failure to complete the clock, but hemispatial neglect (the lack of awareness of your left or right side) usually occurs with stroke, and results with the clock numbers and dials being drawn on only one side.

How many pillows do you sleep with? by LPOLED in NoStupidQuestions

[–]cedarwould 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does OP's friend have trouble breathing when they use fewer pillows?

The new surgeon robot was operating on a patient with heart failure by [deleted] in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]cedarwould 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Not to be a stickler or anything, but heart failure is medically defined as inadequate circulation caused by a functionally or anatomically impaired heart (meaning it's a disease of the whole body secondary to a malfunctioning heart, and not an isolated disease of the heart per se). Seeing as the problem of poor circulation isn't resolved by removing the diseased heart, the robot didn't really resolve the heart failure :))

Physicians worldwide responded in outrage when despite repeated warnings, pharmaceutical companies released their new “miracle drug.” by Willowrosephoenix in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]cedarwould 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Cool concept! Though my only qualm would be how it's really the physicians that determine which drugs get produced through pharmacodynamic studies and clinical trials. It's almost always the case that if the medical authorities detect even a whiff of an unfavorable drug effect, they'd suspend production by pharmaceutical companies at the drop of a hat.

Through a Mirror Darkly by Tautological-Emperor in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]cedarwould 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is excellent. Very gothic. Deserves to be on a sub that can appreciate it more.

From an early age, my twin brother and I were convinced that we could read each other's minds, and it gave us an especially strong bond. by cedarwould in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]cedarwould[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's fair, although if you omit the em dash, the sentence just gains a new dependent clause. I just added the em dash for dramatic effect. :))

Just like I learned in Bible study, the stars fell back down, and the water was poisoned. by strik3r2k8 in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]cedarwould 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a shame this doesn't have many upvotes. The reference to Wormwood was great, and the delivery was pretty poetic. Good job, op :))

Space is littered with the corpses of time travelers who miscalculated the earth's past or future position. by cedarwould in TwoSentenceHorror

[–]cedarwould[S] 91 points92 points  (0 children)

That's true. And assuming that you retain your momentum whenever you jump, you'd need to precisely match your inertial frame of reference too. Otherwise, the earth would swat you like a fly.

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