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Comment Re:Defensive move (Score 1) 231

No, there are drugs that do turn toxic after time. Acetaminophen-codeine (tylenol #3) causes liver damage after 3 months. The codeine reacts with the acetaminophen (APAP) and turns it toxic. This is not related to the liver damage that prolonged exposure to APAP causes.
I'm a health professional that deals with pain relief daily.

Comment Re:Or (Score 1) 273

To all of you claiming chicken pox is not dangerous:

WRONG

It can be very dangerous. It is in fact lethal in some children. I lost my three year old sister to it. The autopsey found it in every organ in her body, including the brain. There were also many cases of lifetime disabilities caused by it.

That is not even talking about herpes zoster or the other effects it has on adults. Just becaus it isn't as virulent, damaging, or lethal as small pox, chicken pox is not something to take lightly.

Comment Health sciences perspective (Score 1) 1131

In the medical field, it's always been "cut-throat" competition to get in. The "Conventional Wisdom" is that those that can't make it into medical school go to dental school. The reality is that the hardest school to get into is veterinary school. Those that don't make the grade there try med school.

Any health science school is going to have steep requirements to get in. I know that some engineering schools are tough to get into, but I haven't heard the stories that I've heard and SEEN about things pre-med students do to each other.

And no, I didn't want to get into vet. school, I chose my career when I was in first grade - that alone makes me suspect!

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