#Urine Sample Collection

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Clinical Solutions with Better Healthcare At Clinfinite Solution

Introduction

Healthcare is very important for everyone. When people feel sick, they go to the doctor for help. Doctors, nurses, and hospitals work hard to make sure people get the right treatment. But they need the right tools and information to do their jobs well. At Clinfinite Solutions, we help doctors and hospitals with clinical solutions. This makes healthcare better, faster, and safer for patients.

What Are Clinical Solutions?

Clinical solutions are the different ways we help doctors, hospitals, and scientists take care of patients. It includes things like medical tests, patient records, research on new medicines, and making sure treatments are working well.

At Clinfinite Solutions, we make sure that doctors have everything they need to take care of their patients. We help hospitals keep patient information safe and organized. We also work with scientists to test new medicines and treatments so that people can get better care.

Why Are Clinical Solutions Important?

Clinical solutions are very important because they help doctors give the best care to their patients. When a person is sick, the doctor needs to find out what is wrong quickly. Medical tests help doctors see what is happening inside the body. With the right tools, doctors can give the right treatment faster.

New medicines are also tested using clinical solutions. Scientists work hard to find new ways to treat diseases. But before a medicine can be used, it must be tested to make sure it is safe. Clinical solutions help in testing and approving new treatments. This helps people get better care and new medicines that can save lives.

Clinical solutions also help keep patient records safe. Every time a person visits a hospital, their health information is written down. This helps doctors remember what treatments have been given before. Keeping this information organized helps doctors give the right care without making mistakes.

How Clinfinite Solutions Helps

At Clinfinite Solutions, we work closely with hospitals, doctors, and researchers. We make sure that they have the right tools and support to take care of patients properly.

One way we help is by making sure that medical tests are done the right way. Blood tests, urine tests, and other lab tests help doctors understand what is wrong with a patient. We help keep track of these tests so that doctors get the correct results quickly.

We also help with clinical trials. Before a new medicine is given to people, it must go through many tests. We make sure that these tests are done safely and follow all the rules. This helps scientists find new treatments faster while keeping patients safe.

Another way we help is by keeping patient records organized. Hospitals and clinics collect a lot of patient information every day. We use technology to make sure this information is stored properly and can be found easily when needed. This makes healthcare faster and reduces mistakes.

Why Our Work is Important

The work we do at Clinfinite Solutions is very important because it helps save lives. When doctors have the right information and tools, they can treat patients faster and better. Patients do not have to wait too long to get the right care.

By helping with clinical trials, we make sure that new medicines are tested properly before they are used. This keeps people safe and helps doctors find better treatments for different diseases.

Keeping patient records organized is also important. If patient information is lost or mixed up, it can cause problems. We make sure that everything is stored safely and correctly so that doctors can find the right information when they need it.

Conclusion

Clinical solutions help doctors, hospitals, and scientists take better care of patients. They make sure that medical tests are done properly, new medicines are tested safely, and patient records are kept organized. At Clinfinite Solutions, we work hard to make healthcare better for everyone.

Our work helps people get the right treatment quickly and safely. It also helps doctors and scientists find new ways to cure diseases. Without clinical solutions, healthcare would be slow and confusing.

At Clinfinite Solutions, we are proud to be part of this important work. We believe that by helping doctors and hospitals, we are helping people live healthier and happier lives.

[shittycollagen]

chronic illness really gives you skills you can’t brag about in “polite company”

… good thing this website is definitely not that

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Clinical Research Coordinators: The Foundation of Clinical Preliminary

Clinical Research Coordinators (CRCs) are imperative to the outcome of clinical preliminaries, filling in as the scaffold between scientists, members, and backers. At Clinfinite Solutions, we perceive the basic job CRCs play in guaranteeing preliminaries are led morally, productively, and consistently with administrative norms. By giving high-level arrangements and backing, we enable CRCs to upgrade preliminary administration and speed up the advancement of life-saving medicines.

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At Clinfinite Solutions, we offer fitted help to Clinical Research Coordinators and Organizers, giving inventive devices and assets to improve their work processes. Our answers incorporate high-level information on the executive's stages, patient commitment apparatuses, and consistency-checking frameworks. These advances empower CRCs to oversee preliminaries all the more productively while keeping up with the best expectations of exactness and morals.

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Conclusion

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[wolfchanw]

Ugh. So. VERY rambly today.

Incidental findings seem to be the thing for my animals this year. Interrobang has her twisty spine, and Bedlam…she’s in trouble.

Before having her teeth cleaned, we ran blood and urine. Just your standard screening, I wasn’t anticipating anything exciting as she’s 8 and has been totally normal as far as I can tell.

Alas, she has a lot of protein in her urine. This can be just a transient thing, but in her case it is not. So I collected a series of urine samples to measure her urine protein creatinine ratio. Ideally, this should be less than 0.5, but hers is 2, which is considered severe. Next, her blood pressure. 90-140 systolic is ideal, hers is consistently 180-200.

Since her kidney values are still normal, it appears that we have caught her in the early stages of kidney disease.

By a stroke of luck, my boss told me about a free lecture being put on about proteinuria by a fantastic internist who she used to work with, so I got a fantastic info dump and feel better prepared to face this.

I have ordered her prescription kidney diet, and her vet will be back in the office tomorrow and will hopefully call to discuss medication options. Likely an ace inhibitor and an anti thrombotic drug.

Anyways, please send some good vibes Bedlam’s way.

[battymommastuff]

The Loop [Caution: Sharp Objects]

Batmom x Batfamily

Prompt: It was all a nightmare...simply a nightmare right? Right?

TW: DARK THEMES, NEEDLES AND DEATH

Masterlist Part 1

(GIF not mine)

You uncomfortably made breakfast as Cassandra stared holes into your head. Every Time you moved too quickly, she would flinch then reach out for you. As if she were trying to protect you from something. While you enjoyed spending time with the people you considered your children, this was making you weary.

You were still trying to figure out what happened earlier that morning. Never in your life were you greeted like that. Every single face that you saw had the same look of pure horror on it. It was like you had died right in front of them or something.

"She's just cooking...cooking breakfast." Barbara said as she watched you from the security cameras in the kitchen. Well it wasn't just her watching. "Every movement, and order she's cooking in was exactly the same." Barbara leaned closer to the camera, she wasn't going to miss any details. Anything that you do differently, she will document.

"A hallucigen?" Tim suggested grimacing when he felt the needle push into his vein. Alfred hummed in thought as he collected another blood sample to test, "We were all at the fight with the League, it's possible they used some invisible drug. Maybe us waking up was the drug leaving our system?" Tim asked as Alfred pulled the needle from his arm. After getting it bandaged, he stood up so Duke could get his blood tested next.

"That is likely, we should have done urine samples instead." Bruce mumbled as he analyzed their blood for any signs of drugs or anything that didn't belong.

"Bruce, all the blood is coming up clean. If we were drugged, I doubt something that strong would wash out that quickly. I mean come on, we were all there. We felt her dead body, I felt her blood soak into my pants. There was no way it was fake. It was too real." Dick snapped and ran his hand through his hair, "I felt her body get cold. How is any of this even happening?" He asked then walked away while weaving his fingers through his hair. Stephanie followed after him to try and console him.

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Okay, you were a little offended. You've just finished your famous breakfast, and no one is anywhere to be seen. Well except Cass, who was still watching you while she ate. After a few minutes of the silence, you stood up and stormed to the batcave.

The team was hard at work trying to figure out what happened when you made your way into the dark and gloomy place. "I made a delicious breakfast, and no one has come up to enjoy it. What possibly is so important that you couldn't wait?" You asked while crossing you arms.

They nearly jumped out of their skin when they heard your voice. They were so focused on finding a solution, that they didn't hear you coming down the steps.

Your eyes drifted from your family to the giant computer screen where you saw the results of their drug tests, "What is going on?" You asked then grabbing the nearest person who happened to be Damian. You turned his arm around to see the gauze and bandage wrapped around his arm.

"After the fight with the League, we wanted to make sure we were under the effects of anything dangerous. A simple precaution." Bruce said quickly as he made his way over to you. He rested his hands on your waist, but you noticed the slight hesitation as he did. "Now, let's go eat your breakfast." He said then started leading you out of the batcave, which only led you to ask more questions.

The surprise party was quickly canceled. Even if it was a dream, they didn't want to relive an ounce of those memories. Instead, they opted to take you shopping to your favorite places. Each store, they took turns buying you whatever you wanted. To you, it looked like a simple family outing, but to others, it looked like you were walking around with bodyguards.

Damian even went as far as threatening someone who glanced at you for too long.

After several stores, it was time to get a snack. Everyone managed to cram themselves into the outside patio of an ice cream shop. Bruce felt at ease being that they were in the safer part of the city. You ate your ice cream while chatting away happily. Everyone began to relax, and finally started to feel as if this was just a bad dream.

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Now fully relaxed, your family abandoned the protection formation. You were pushing Barbara and chatting with Jason casually. Though you didn't miss the sketchy person that had been following you. Your constant glances behind you didn't go unnoticed by Jason who alerted the rest of the family.

As soon as the stalker realized he'd been discovered, he lunged for you. Jason quickly intervened, but this man was clearly skilled. It wasn't long before your entire family was fighting to subdue this man. They had to do so as best they could without raising any suspicion as to who their alter egos were. After their success, they proceeded to question him. He could be linked to their dream...if it was real.

Though they would never think that this man could have a partner. He did. You let out a strangled scream when someone grabbed you from behind and a knife was plunged into your chest. The knife left your body, only to be plunged in again and again. Both men ran in opposite directions after the deed was done. This time, Damian was the one who caught you instead of your body hitting the ground.

The young boy watched as you coughed up your blood, and looked at you bleeding body in shock. You then looked up at Damian and your eyes went cold. "Ummi?" He called out while pressing his small hands against your wounds, as if that would help. How could this have happened? What the hell was going on?

Like the night at the party, everyone stood in shock. It was up to one of the Gotham citizens to call the police.

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Police cars, and news vans crowded the area as the family found themselves reliving the horrible night over again. Though no one was holding your body this time. A bloody white sheet covered it. Jason was currently handcuffed and in the back of a police car after he took his anger out on another one.

Gordon knelt by his daughter's side in an attempt to get her to speak, but she was quiet. All eyes were on your corpse once again. What did they do wrong? Was someone out to kill you? First a bullet through the head, then being stabbed in the middle of the street? It didn't make sense.

Dick sat on the ground with his head in his hands when he felt the urge to look up. Across the street where the massive crowd was, he saw a dark figure standing there. It seemed like no one could see it, but him, "Guys?" He called out as he stood up. Everyone looked at him, then followed his pointed finger. Like Dick, they saw the same dark figure.

They watched as it cocked its head to the side then held up an all too familiar music box. Slowly, it opened and the crank started to spin. Bruce started running across the street to try and stop this figure, but his body collapsed to the ground. Gordon caught his daughter when she fell into his arms. She was fast asleep.

Dick held himself up against the wall while trying to memorize every detail of this figure. Whatever it was, he was going to stop it.

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Damian woke up with cold sweat on his body. He wasted no time in getting out of bed to get to his parent's bedroom. He was wearing the same pj's as last time. He threw the door open, and saw that Bruce had just woken up.

Ignoring his father, he went right to the bathroom where you were rubbing some lotion onto your hands. "Damian, what's-" You were cut off when Damian collided with you. His arms were nearly crushing you, "Ummi." He whimpered out like he did when he was having a nightmare. You rested one hand on his head, and the other was on his back.

"It's alright little bird, I'm right here. Everything is okay."

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For those who're following Flynn's health problems… update is below the cut. Not a great one, sadly.

We went back to the vets on Fri 31st Jan. Flynn had been on his new medicine - telmisartan - for 2 weeks. He's taking it in an effort to reduce the "leakiness" of his remaining kidney. I'd collected a sample for urinalysis a couple of days prior & we got blood taken on the day. Vet spoke to me Sat morning.

I'll start with the positives. Flynn's weight is still good. Actually, at any other time, I'd say he was actively too chubby but I've been intentionally stuffing his face with as much kidney-safe food as he'll eat & it's good he's heavy & good he's managed to gain a bit. As for blood work - Flynn's blood count is good, he isn't anaemic (a worry), electrolytes are normal.

However.

Urinalysis… unfortunately, Flynn's protein loss in his pee is sky high & still maxing out their machine. I wasn't shocked by this result, as telmisartan can take a bit of time to fully work & have an effect… & Flynn's only on a 1/2 dose for his weight. Still, I was obviously hoping for better news. I wish we could at least tell if we're heading in the right direction or not.

Blood work. Urgh. Sadly Flynn's now in Stage 2 of Chronic Kidney Disease. Technically, Stage 2 CKD is considered relatively "mild" & often manageable for a considerable length of time. The worry though, is that Flynn's kidney function seems to be deteriorating pretty fast. From what I've read, this isn't uncommon in dogs who've had high protein levels in their urine, plus, again: Flynn is down 1 kidney… Also, we're already doing what we can to support his kidney, & currently it doesn't seem to be helping much, if at all. Vet's previously said he fears Flynn's kidney has just sort of... reached the limit of what it can cope with.

For now, we're keeping Flynn on a 1/2 dose of telmisartan. Yes, we could increase it but telmisartan can cause side-effects (we're seeing some), including even kidney damage (tbh, I am worried it may be harming not helping… but then again, Flynn has seemed better able to keep weight on since taking meds so, who knows). Vet & I are concerned a full dose could be too much for Flynn to tolerate. We'll monitor, may increase the dose… may take him off it entirely. We are going to add a phosphate binder to his food, which can help maintain kidney function. Flynn's been on a renal diet for 18+ months. Some dogs with his symptoms are put on immunosuppressants, but my vet hasn't brought it up as an option & tbh, I'd be concerned about potential side-effects, although I may look into it more.

As for Flynn… eh, he's OK, for now… mostly, I think? He's sweet & wanting gentle pats, so I don't think he's hugely sore, or distressed. He's feeling sick at times (picky about food) but not sure if it's telmisartan or kidney disease. He's definitely tired & quiet & wanting to be home, warm. That's fine. We get out once or twice a day for a short walk, & he still seems interested in things. I've pulled old Barney's buggy out & started encouraging Flynn to hop in, for if/when he's at a point of wanting to go out but not walk far at all. Obviously, I am still very much trying to hold onto hope we can get him stabilised & keep him happy for some time to come but gosh it's hard & I am struggling to be overly optimistic. I guess all we can do is take each day as it comes.

Sorry for the long read, partly this is for me... I find it helps writing stuff down. Hug your dogs, guys & please think good thoughts for Flynnie.

[othmeralia]

Italian Dyer's Notebook

Autograph manuscript, circa 1856-1866

This warped and worn nineteenth-century Italian manuscript appears to be a working manual and color inventory of a wool dyer in mid-nineteenth-century Italy. The handwritten entries are dated between 1856 and 1866, suggesting that the notebook was used and added to over a period of time. The work includes more than 500 numbered and itemized recipes for dyes. Recipes are illustrated with more than 800 wool and fabric samples adhered to the pages. The samples range in colors from shades of brown to vivid fuchsia, turquoise, and mustard. The samples include fabrics of wool, felt, and cotton, as well as raw wool and coils of yarn. Ingredients listed include mud, urine, arsenic, and vitriol. Pages 192-219 contain longer descriptions of dying processes, one attributed to Giacomo Udinese and another to Cesare Bizzi.

Check it out on our digital collections site.

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Innovation Healthcare at Clinfinite Solutions

Introduction Healthcare is about helping people feel better when they are sick and keeping them healthy. Innovation means creating new and better ways to do things. At Clinfinite Solutions, innovation healthcare means using smart ideas and advanced tools to make healthcare better for everyone. We work to find new ways to help people and improve their lives.

What Is the Topic? Innovation healthcare is about finding new ideas and technologies to make healthcare better. This includes making new medicines, finding better ways to treat people, and using technology to help doctors and nurses. At Clinfinite Solutions, we focus on creating smart solutions that work for everyone, no matter where they live.

We help companies and researchers create new treatments and test them to make sure they are safe. These tests are called clinical trials. We also help manage all the data and information from these trials. Our goal is to use the best ideas and tools to help people get the care they need faster and easier.

Innovation healthcare also means using technology like computers, apps, and machines to make healthcare smarter. For example, we can use special tools to look at patient data and help doctors make better decisions. At Clinfinite Solutions, we bring together smart people and advanced technology to make this happen.

Importance of Innovation Healthcare Innovation healthcare is very important because it helps people live longer, healthier lives. When we create new medicines and treatments, we can cure diseases that were hard to treat before. This gives hope to many people and their families.

Innovation also makes healthcare easier. With new technology, doctors and nurses can help patients faster. For example, they can use computers to check a patient’s health and find out what treatment they need. This saves time and helps more people.

At Clinfinite Solutions, we know that healthcare is not the same for everyone. Different people have different needs. Innovation helps us create solutions that work for all kinds of patients. Whether someone lives in a big city or a small village, we can use smart ideas to help them.

Another important part of innovation healthcare is saving money. New technology and better methods can reduce the cost of treatments. This means more people can afford to get the care they need.

Innovation also helps in emergencies. For example, when there is a new disease, we can quickly find ways to treat it. At Clinfinite Solutions, we are ready to use our knowledge and tools to help during such times.

Role of Clinfinite Solutions Clinfinite Solutions plays a big role in innovation healthcare. We work with doctors, researchers, and companies to find new ideas and make them work. Our team uses advanced tools and knowledge to solve healthcare problems.

One of our main roles is helping with clinical trials. These trials are very important to test new medicines and treatments. We make sure these trials follow all the rules and give accurate results. This helps companies bring new medicines to patients faster.

We also use technology to make healthcare smarter. For example, we use computers to study patient data and find patterns. This helps doctors make better decisions and give better care.

At Clinfinite Solutions, we focus on creating solutions that work for everyone. We understand that healthcare needs are different for different people. Our team works hard to find answers that help all patients, no matter where they are.

Another role we play is sharing knowledge. We work with experts from all over the world to learn from each other. This teamwork helps us find the best solutions for healthcare challenges.

Conclusion Innovation healthcare is all about using new ideas and tools to make healthcare better. At Clinfinite Solutions, we are committed to finding smart solutions that help people live healthier and happier lives.

By working with doctors, researchers, and companies, we create new medicines and treatments that are safe and effective. We also use technology to make healthcare faster and easier for everyone.

At Clinfinite Solutions, we believe that innovation can change the world. With our knowledge and teamwork, we can create a future where everyone has access to the best healthcare. Together, we can make healthcare smarter, better, and more helpful for everyone.

[wyniepooh]

aaron

hotch doesn't really like when fellow members of the team calls him by his first name. for you, however, maybe he can make an exception.

traumatized!hotch core, mentions of stabbing and TW: foyet 😔. The team investigates a case that reminds hotch of f*yet, he is not well and reader sees right through him. bau!reader, hurt/comfort/fluff that turns into something a lil more towards the end slightly bc it’s hotch so i can’t help myself .

hotch preferred when everyone called him by his last name. he never explicitly said it, but it was an unspoken rule of sorts. whether it was hotchner, hotch, or even whatever nickname penelope often came up with, he didn’t mind. as long as it wasn’t aaron.

'aaron' felt too personal to use with his co-workers. too intimate. as much as you guys were like a family, hearing aaron come out of spencer’s mouth would be as strange as a quiet crime scene.

and hell, was this crime scene hectic. the aftermath of a negotiation involving drawn weapons was always hazy— body overfilled with adrenaline and running on approximately three hours of sleep. all the law enforcement agents you could think of was present, interviewing people, collecting samples. all the lights and voices didn't help with the anxiety. but this scenario in particular had everyone scrambling to collect their thoughts.

hotch, especially. the mo of the unsub was eerily similar to that of foyet— the intricate stabbing that ensured the victim suffered long and hard but was still conscious enough to feel every inch of the next stab. the whole team was aware of the elephant stealing all the oxygen in the room, but no one really knew what to say or do given hotch’s constant stern affirmation that he was fine.

and so the whole team walked into the local police department in silence, hotch leading as the rest of you trailed behind. tired of the crickets practically sounding, you cleared your throat and exclaimed,

“so, does anyone want to get some food? i saw an authentic taco sta-“

your words trailed off as your eyes followed the figure in front of you, who was walking away haggardly towards the washrooms. you turned back towards your teammates, all of them shrugging and letting out a sigh. eventually, they all walked away with a promise to fulfill your hungry request and disappeared to their work stations.

you stood outside the bathrooms for at least five minutes, taking a step forward, then back. forward, then back. finally, you shook your head quickly, straightened your shoulders, and pushed the door into the room.

"h-hey! this is the men's-"

you didn't bother to acknowledge the young police officer by the urinal who was frantically pulling up his pants. you simply lifted an extended arm and nodded to silence him. you walked to the front of the stall where you spotted hotch's perfectly polished shoes, and stopped. once the guy left, you knocked on the door.

“hotch? i know you’re in there.”

silence. you began tapping your foot and crossed your arms, blowing out a rush of air. exasperated, you repeated again, “hotchner. open up. please.”

a click enabled you to release a breath of relief, the door opening to reveal hotch sitting on the closed toilet, head looking down with his hands crossed in between his legs.

“listen… i know you said you’re fine and that you're good to keep going, but we both know that’s bullshit. we know you. too well, even. we can tell that you're struggling, whether you like it or not. it’s obvious this case has brought up…”

your voice progressively got more silent as you noticed the response you got. silence. it wasn’t until you stopped talking did you realize his rapidly rising shoulders for each breath he took, and the way he fidgeted with his hands to hide the shaking. you immediately knelt down to his level, putting both hands on his shoulder.

“hotch? hey-“

“i'm sorry,” he mumbled.

“what?”

“i’ve been dismissive the whole day. i want to say it’s simply because i didn’t sleep last night, or the night before that, and that is part of it but… the reason i haven’t been able to sleep is because of the case. i thought the therapy was enough, i thought it would be fine once i was distracted with work,” he sighed, “i know i’ve made you all uncomfortable and i don’t know what to do about it. i wish i-“

“hotch.”

“-could just open up. i’m so sor-“

“aaron.”

he stopped his sentence midway and found your concerned eyes.

you chuckled, “if you say sorry one more time, i’m going to really make you sorry.”

it took a second for aaron to muster out a laugh as well, but eventually he did, and the sound put a genuine smile on your face.

still kneeling, your hand came up to softly caress his jaw. “don’t apologize for how you’re feeling, aaron. i’ll admit that the atmosphere is a little more tense than usual, but let's be honest here," you dropped your hand from his face, “we're all tense. we're profilers, for gods sake. what are we but tense?"

aaron gave a nod of approval, his lip curving into a small smile.

"and also, don't feel obligated to talk to us. everyone has their own coping methods. we're just reminding you that if you do need a person to talk to... we're here to lend an ear. and of course, we hope you remember that it's more than okay to take a break or admit you're uncomfortable. we get it. we won’t judge.”

you feigned a thinking face, “well, rossi might judge a little, but at least we won’t!”

he snickered and nodded again at your words, taking a deep breath. his hands had stopped shaking and his breaths seem to be more regulated. you smiled at him one last time before the both of you began to stand up.

as aaron straightened himself, he realized something. he didn't like the others calling him by his first name, but there was something different about the way his name sounded rolling off of your tongue. in fact, he would do anything to hear you say 'aaron' again.

before you could both exit, the stall door behind you suddenly closed. a surprised ‘oh’ left your lips, and aaron looked equally as confused. the inclosed space pushed you closer to him, and just for a second, you saw his eyes flicker to your lips. you expected him to open the door like a gentlemen or apologize for the close proximity, but nothing ever came. you opened your mouth to say something, but all you could breathe was a quiet whisper of his name before he crashed his lips onto yours.

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a/n: the washroom stall door was truly a paid actor.

[mindblowingscience]

A chemical used in agriculture around the world is tightly regulated in the United States, but a preliminary study suggests it could be widespread in the country's food supply anyway. Scientists at the controversial US nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) found the chemical chlormequat in four out of five urine samples collected from people living in the US. It's unclear what impact this chemical could have on human health, and the authors say we need to know more. It's important to note the EWG has been criticized in the past for exaggerating the risks of genetically modified foods, promoting an unfounded link between mercury in vaccines and autism, and taking funding from the organic food industry, who have a vested interest in turning consumers against foods grown with chemicals.

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[lomagiffing]

hi hi folks, i do realized that i just recently bugged everyone with a commission post, but my dear cat (nolan), had to be taken to the vet today again. unlike the last time, around 30 days ago, in which he had a gall bladder inflammation (that is being treated with medicine currently, and he is much better), he is now refusing to drink water and pee. so far it doesnt seem something severe, but the vet is being cautious and ordered exams again (blood test, ultrasound and a urine sample). we collected the blood today, and he will get the ultrasound and sample on monday morning. the problem is i haven't finished paying the last round of exams yet on my credit card, so bills are getting a bit out of hand. nolan, my cat, has a local insurance (for pets), that does make stuff cheaper (consults, exams and surgery), so the most expensive part ends up being his meds.

i do realize everyone is going through a rough time at the beginning of the year normally, so i was hoping to make a sale to gather some money and cover the bills. as i announced yesterday, all commissions have a current 15% discount, but that will be raised to 20% for the entire month. that being said, if you commission a pack over 500 gifs, that will be up to 25% discount!! any help is appreciated, just fill the form or send a message, and thank you for the attention.

[sparkylurkdragon]

Phoenix the cat update:

So the antibiotics didn't work. He very helpfully provided another stool sample this morning before I took him in for monitoring... still no yuckies in it.

They're now thinking he might have an inflammatory bowel disorder, especially since he's otherwise very healthy. We're going to try him on some steroids and see if that helps. If it does, he may need to be on them the rest of his life.

The Lurkdragon household continues to collect chronically ill critters, it seems! (Urist has a urine crystal problem, controlled with food, and I have MS.) I'll be picking him up in a couple of hours.

[utilitymonstergirl]

Back from my session at the Tranny Jerkoff Clinic (or “participating in a study on how HRT affects fertility,” but that’s not as fun to say)

I got there super early both because I always generously budget travel time for multi-stage transit trips, and as a bit of a mea culpa since I totally blanked on the original appointment date

The clinic was in a shopping center right above a DSW and a Marshall’s, which was weird but gave some levity to the clinical atmosphere

I gotta say, it’s kinda fun to collect a urine sample by pissing in the sink (pay no attention to my shirt)

The Sample Collection Room was nice and cozy, but I’m glad I brought my own lube since they didn’t provide any; also, it was funny to sign onto their guest Wi-Fi and immediately use it to look at porn

I’m very glad I had the option of doing the blood draw after the “sample production,” since it was on the more painful end of blood draws I’ve had and I don’t have a medical kink in that direction

Then I left the clinic full of nice, considerate people talking around the focus of their study, and among the national chain restaurants on the block I found a local diner that’s been featured on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives; it had a couple cops and one guy in a Black Israelite jacket (and, like, other patrons too)

And now I’m home! Who could have anticipated that ejaculating, getting blood drawn, eating sausage and pancakes, and walking for 20 minutes would be draining?

I’m proud to be a part of this study, great care and professionalism at the clinic, I just wish they got better phlebotomists, time to crash back into bed

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Medical TMI stuff

Going to try to knock out the 24-hour urine collection finally. I kept starting menstruating as soon as I decided "Tomorrow I will do this." and then having very long, erratic periods with unpredictable start and stop dates.

According to the chart I have 2 days until the next one which means I'm likely to start today but who knows and if I keep waiting for the perfect time, I'll never get it done.

I'm having symptoms of something being wrong with my kidneys again and want to get this done ASAP instead of waiting longer, too.

I'm getting the twinges on both sides, had bad smelling urine one day after work, am hot and sweaty a lot, and am losing hair again. The eye wells in my skull are very, very visible, too.

I checked my temp and I'm still slightly hypothermic. I never did get back up to 96.8 after being at 94.6 for years and tend to float around 96.1 to 96.4, now. I was 96.1.

I do not WANT to do this test, though. It's inconvenient, for one. I have to pee in a little pee catcher thing that sits on the toilet, not spill it getting up, not spill it transferring it to the bottle, not spill it setting it down again, etc.

I also have to remember to get the bottle before I pee, because it has to be kept in the fridge, and if I don't have the bottle with me, I'm more likely to knock over the collector and spill the sample trying to go get the bottle and come back.

Because I'm clumsy.

There's a bottle of pee in my fridge. I do not like that. I don't want that in there. Food is in there.

I told That Guy I was going to do it today and he was like "But you have work..." I don't generally pee at work unless I get a lunch break, and today is a shorter day so no lunch break. I just have to remember not to pee when I get off work and walk home, which is fine. I usually do need to go around that time, but as soon as I start walking, it's not bothering me.

It's going to be very bothersome today, I'm sure, just because I have to wait until I get home.