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If both partners are HIV positive, should they use condoms?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Condoms must be used across the board, regardless of the HIV status, to avoid contracting any sexually transmitted infection (STI), and because people with HIV are not infected with the same strain of... Read More
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What's a good remedy for a throat ulcer (on tonsils)? I can't put daktarin or urgo because I cant reach it. What can I do other than gargle with salt?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- An aphthous ulcer needs not be treated with Daktarin gel, which contains an anti fungal and thus should be reserved for the treatment of oral thrush, but it is oral thrush that you have, then you must... Read More
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My mother is sleeping while covering her head with the blanket. Could she suffocate and die in her sleep? Do the body have a natural reflex to wake up
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- The risk of suffocation during sleep because of bedding, sheets or covers is something we worry about in newborns and infants whose central nervous system, including the brain stem (responsible for c... Read More
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Switching from olanzapine to Quetiapine week By week is good or not? From both I get little benefits. What to do. Please tell me. Thanks Psychiatry Patient
Dr. Georges Karam,
Psychiatry
- It all depends on why you are taking these medications and why you are being switched from one to the other.Those medications are good in several conditions however they are being used more "freely" l... Read More
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Which specialist should I see for my headaches?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- You should consult a neurologist for this matter.
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What is the kaposi sarcoma?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Kaposi
sarcoma is a type of cancer that develops from the cells that line lymph
vessels (lymph, the fluid that circulates in
lymph vessels, returns proteins to the bloodstream, and is responsible for
... Read More
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I think my headaches/migraines are triggered by smoke, whenever someone smokes cigarettes around me. Could this be a cause and how to treat it?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- In indeed you have noticed that whenever you are exposed to cigarette smoke this persistently and invariably precipitates a headache or migraine attack, then the answer is pretty obvious: you need to ... Read More
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Have a headache after seeing something like flou in my eyes
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- You may be describing a visual aura; an aura is a constellation of symptoms or sensations that you get shortly before a migraine attack. It can be visual (like seeing zigzags of light, or flashing lig... Read More
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Why do we have chest pains for half a second (shakkeh) around the heart area sometimes?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- The phrenic nerve is a nerve that originates in the neck, passes down between
the lung and heart, to reach the diaphragm, the main breathing muscle. It is
important for breathing, as it passes motor i... Read More
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My 6months baby had 37.9 fever this morning. gave hime bath at 2h than lunch. after finishing eating he vomited everyth. is it bcz he maybe was cold after bath or it mayb more serious related 2 fever?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- It is difficult to tell definitively at this point whether it's the mere exposure to cold that has triggered the vomiting, or if he's cooking an illness, since the fever has occurred for less than 48 ... Read More
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