likely influenced by a combination of biological‚ psychological‚ and environmental factors. There may be genetic changes that make certain people more vulnerable to developing anorexia. Anorexia nervosa most commonly affects young women. Symptoms of Anorexia include extreme weight loss‚ thin appearance‚ abnormal blood counts‚ fatigue‚ and hair that thins‚ breaks‚ or falls out. People with Anorexia Nervosa need multiple types of treatment. If their life is in immediate danger they
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serious illness and death. The symptoms of Cancer vary depending on where the cancer is located‚ where it has spread‚ and how big the tumor is. Some cancers can be felt or seen through the skin - a swelling on the breast or testicle can be a sign of cancer in those areas. Skin cancer (melanoma) is often noted by a change in a wart or mole on the skin. Some oral cancers present white patches inside the mouth or white spots on the tongue. Other cancers have symptoms that are not physically apparent
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as if they’d invented the habit of more‚ when in fact they’d only inherited it the way a fetus picks up an addiction in the womb. The craving was there in the national bloodstream‚ a remnant of the frontier‚ and the baby boomers‚ described in childhood as “the luckiest generation‚”13 found themselves‚ as young adults‚ in the melancholy position of wrestling with a two-hundred-year dependency on a drug that was now in short supply. True‚ the 1980s raised the clamor for more to new heights of
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These signs include‚ memory loss‚ challenges solving problems‚ difficulty completing a familiar task‚ problems speaking and writing‚ poor judgement‚ social withdrawal and changes in mood. Neurologists specialize in diseases of the brain and can determine if a person has Alzheimer’s with a series of steps. These steps include examining family history‚ mental status testing‚ neurological and physical exams and various tests. Blood tests and brain imaging are common tests performed by doctors
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This article is about the symptoms of Manic Depression. Manic depression is another name for Bipolar; meaning that you can be really happy one second and really sad the next. The article briefly mentions how you can find out if you have it‚ also. Towards the end of the article it talks about how you can reduce the symptoms of Manic Depression (bipolar disorder). -Supporting Facts- • Manic Depression is also known as Bipolar Disorder‚ is classified as a type of disorder that goes way beyond the
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Is Clozapine an effective treatment for schizophrenia? What is schizophrenia and what are the symptoms – Figure 1 Schizophrenia is a brain disorder which can affect a person’s mental well-being. Suffering from schizophrenia can terrify people and make them withdrawn from family and friends or make them extremely agitated. Some people with the disorder are known to hear voices‚ believe people are trying to harm them or are reading their minds. The exact cause is unknown‚ however many scientists
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Neurogenic Shock Neurogenic shock is a type of shock that is caused by a spinal cord injury that affects important nerves in the nervous system. Injury to the nervous system causes the walls of blood vessels to relax‚ which increases the blood pressure. Neurogenic shock mainly affects the spinal cord. The spinal cord consists of nerves that carry incoming and outgoing messages between the brain and the rest of the body. Neurogenic shock occurs when a spinal cord injury happens‚ particularly involving
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. This is just the basics of what Myasthenia Gravis is but now here comes the warning and signs of this disorder. Symptoms: There are many symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis. One of the biggest symptoms are difficulty with facial expressions and movement‚ which was mentioned in paragraph one‚ another key symptom is weakness of the eye muscle and sometimes having slurred speech. Many people have this disorder but when they go to the doctor this is not
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1. INTRODUCTION A. HISTORY OF VIRUS 1. AFRICA‚ ZAIRE 2. 1970 B. SYMPTOMS AND AFFECTS 1. BLEEDING‚ HEMORRHAGING 2. DEATH W/IN 20 DAYS C. CURES 1. NONE KNOWN D. INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS 2. HISTORY OF VIRUS A. WHERE IT STARTED 1. SCIENTISTS B. HOW IT IS SPREAD 1. NON AIRBORNE 2. BODILY CONTACT C. WHERE IT EXISTS TODAY 3. SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS A. SEVERE FEVER‚ ABDOMINAL PAIN 1. INSIDES "MELT" B. DEATH RATES
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The Zodiac Signs and Behavior. My belief is that the nature of our behavior is based on astronomy; hence the reason that people who share the same zodiac sign have very similar characteristics‚ and sometimes a combination of people with certain zodiac signs cannot get along or are very compatible. Sometimes I can tell from a person’s sign because of their behavior‚ and likes and dislikes. Learning more about astrology and the zodiac signs helps us to understand people and their actions. Many argue
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