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What's otezla used for?

Score: 4.6/5 (24 votes) Otezla (apremilast) treats psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis by regulating inflammation within the cell. It inhibits an enzyme known as phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4). This enzyme controls much of the inflammatory action within cells, which can affect the level of inflammation as...

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Can tennis players go to the toilet?

Score: 4.5/5 (66 votes) In tennis, the question comes up almost as often as the tournaments themselves: Are players abusing the toilet breaks? According to the Grand Slam rule book, a player in a five-set match is entitled to two breaks to use the toilet or to change attire.Can tennis players pee du...

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How did vashti became queen?

Score: 4.1/5 (38 votes) She was banished for her refusal to appear at the king's banquet to show her beauty as the king wished, and Esther was chosen to succeed her as queen. That refusal might be better understood via the Jewish tradition that she was ordered to appear naked.Where did Queen Va...

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What do the cupping marks mean?

Score: 4.6/5 (40 votes) Cupping marks are stagnant blood, cellular debris, or pathogens that are brought to the surface for the lymphatic system to clear away. The stagnant blood, cellular debris, or pathogens are there as a result of past or present injury or illness. Bruises can hurt to the touch....

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What is the meaning of posse comitatus?

Score: 4.3/5 (22 votes) The posse comitatus (from the Latin for "power of the county"), in common law, is a group of people mobilized by the conservator of peace – typically a sheriff – to suppress lawlessness or defend the county. The posse comitatus originated in ninth-century England simultaneous...

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When does eligibility for medicare begin?

Score: 4.6/5 (56 votes) Medicare benefits start once you reach the age of 65 (unless you qualify by disability). You're automatically enrolled at age 65 if you're already receiving Social Security or Railroad Retirement Board benefits.Can I get Medicare at age 62?Generally speaking, no. Yo...

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How elterngeld is calculated?

Score: 4.5/5 (37 votes) How Much Is It?The Elterngeld amount is 67% of the applying parent's after tax earnings, averaged over 12 months before the child's birth.Maximum amount monthly is 1,800 EURO.Minimum amount issued to eligible applicants is 300 EURO (even for unemployed parents)For e...

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Can you be survival of the fittest?

Score: 4.2/5 (43 votes) Critiquing the phrase While the phrase "survival of the fittest" is often used to mean "natural selection", it is avoided by modern biologists, because the phrase can be misleading. For example, survival is only one aspect of selection, and not always the most important.What ...

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Where is ali baba and the forty thieves from?

Score: 5/5 (15 votes) In a town in Persia there lived two brothers, one named Cassim, the other Ali Baba. Cassim was married to a rich wife and lived in luxury, while Ali Baba had to maintain his wife and children by cutting wood in a neighbouring forest and selling it in the town.Where does Ali Bab...

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When shampoo was invented?

Score: 5/5 (22 votes) The first version of liquid shampoo (still “soap”) was invented in 1927 by Hans Schwarzkopf.Who invented shampoo first?Germany, 1903. The first time that women didn't have to stir up their own 'poo. Berlin chemist Hans Schwarzkopf invented Schaumpon, a violet-scented ...

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