Does Tonsil Removal Negatively Effect a Person's Body/Immune System?

Tonsils are basically lymph nodes that are on the surface (of the mouth) where they can be seen. Most lymph nodes are located under the skin where they can be felt, but not directly visualized. As such, tonsils are part of the body's immune system which helps to guard against infections. Indeed, tonsils are known to produce antibodies. So this begs the question of what adverse effects may result from tonsil removal ? If there are any negative effects, how severely is it impacted? What p…

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Auditory Illusions

Everybody knows about optical illusions, but what about auditory illusions? Check out this video demonstrating 4 different auditory illusions including the McGurk Effect , Tritone Paradox , and Shepard Tone Illusion .

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Botox Injection Severe Side Effects Treatment

Side effects from botox injections are not uncommon and even expected to some degree in the region where the injection was performed. For example, when botox is injected into the voicebox for spasmodic dysphonia , normal and expected side effects include hoarseness and dysphagia . However, in very rare instances, more severe side effects may occur that may even appear to be life-threathening including stridor , shortness of breath, profound difficulty swallowing , etc. Botox overdose so …

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Can Placebo Be Used to Help People Instead of Drugs?

On my way to work On December 23, 2010, I heard a great story on NPR regarding how placebos can potentially be used to help people... EVEN if they know it's a placebo! Based on research done at Harvard, they found that a placebo helped patients with irritable bowel syndrome 59% of the time compared to a similar group that received nothing. Of greater significance... the treatment group with placebo KNEW they were getting a placebo. Given that many medications have similar (and even …

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