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Postorgasmic illness syndrome. Postorgasmic illness syndrome ( POIS) is a syndrome in which human males have chronic physical and cognitive symptoms following ejaculation. [1] The symptoms usually onset within seconds, minutes, or hours, and last for up to a week. [1] The cause and prevalence are unknown; [2] it is considered a rare disease.
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is a medical syndrome where purple discoloration of urine occurs in people with urinary catheters and co-existent urinary tract infection. Bacteria in the urine produce the enzyme indoxyl sulfatase. This converts indoxyl sulfate in the urine into the red and blue colored compounds indirubin and indigo.
Medication. Anticonvulsants. Strychnine poisoning can be fatal to humans and other animals and can occur by inhalation, swallowing or absorption through eyes or mouth. It produces some of the most dramatic and painful symptoms of any known toxic reaction, making it quite noticeable and a common choice for assassinations and poison attacks.
Catathrenia or nocturnal groaning is a sleep-related breathing disorder, consisting of end-inspiratory apnea (breath holding) and expiratory groaning during sleep. It describes a rare condition characterized by monotonous, irregular groans while sleeping. [1] Catathrenia begins with a deep inspiration. The person with catathrenia holds his or ...
The science behind the white to purple light change. Purple street lights contrast with the red stop lights at the intersection of Hypoluxo and Jog Roads in Palm Beach County. LED lights are made ...
Swedish porphyria, pyrroloporphyria, intermittent acute porphyria. Porphobilinogen. Specialty. Medical genetics. Acute intermittent porphyria ( AIP) is a rare metabolic disorder affecting the production of heme resulting from a deficiency of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase. It is the most common of the acute porphyrias.
The summer solstice is the official kickoff of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. It occurs when the Earth's tilt toward the sun is at its maximum, making the sun appear at its highest point in ...
Updated June 3, 2024 at 2:40 PM. Around two dozen passengers fell ill on a United Airlines flight from Vancouver, Canada to Houston, Texas on Friday. Approximately 25 people traveling in a group ...