heart condition known as‚ Long QT Syndrome. Long QT Syndrome is a condition that causes the heart to have fast or chaotic heartbeats. The fast and chaotic heartbeats can trigger fainting spells and seizures. If the heart beats erratically for too long it can cause sudden death. Dana Vollmer began swimming at very young age. At age twelve‚ Dana became the youngest person to be in the Olympic swimming trials. She was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome at age fourteen after experiencing
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Reye syndrome is a disease that can cause irritability‚ confusion‚ loss of consciousness‚ and brain damage. It is a disease that can most often affect children ages 6 to 12 years old. If not addresses reye’s syndrome can lead to swelling in the brain and liver damage. By looking at the cause for this disease experts were able to provide a intervention. In this paper we will examine how public health research help to serve as an intervention for reyes syndrome. Winter was the most prominent time
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that had something to do with my family and myself. That is why I chose to do Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (POCS). My mum has this condition and it is thought that I have it as well. I know that mum does not know much about this condition‚ only the symptoms. As I grew up I had found that I was starting to get dark patches on my skin‚ I thought this was normal as my mum also had these patches. I got a little older and my mum explained to me what was really happening. She explained what she had and how
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Asperger’s Syndrome “John Robison has longed to connect with other people‚ but by the time he was a teenager‚ his odd habits—an inclinations to blurt out non sequiturs‚ avoid eye contact‚ dismantle radios‚ and dig five-foot holes (and stick his younger brother in them)—had earned him the label “social deviant’”( Robison‚2007). John Robison was diagnosed as having an Asperger’s Syndrome. People living with Asperger’s Syndrome have varying complications from the syndrome. Some complications people
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It is estimated that 27- 34% or 1 in 5 Americans are living with Metabolic syndrome. Understanding it is a condition‚ not a specific disease‚ assessing for and identifying Metabolic syndrome can be difficult for a health care provider. After reviewing these suggested websites‚ or other evidenced based journals or websites related to Metabolic syndrome‚ please answer the following questions: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/ms/ http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/More
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Asperger’s syndrome and the adverse effects of stigmatization 2 INTRODUCTION The Center for Disease and Control estimates that‚ “1 in 88 children has been identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder” and shows a 78% increase since 2007 (CDC‚ 2012). However‚ many children with Asperger’s are often misdiagnosed with mental illness‚ such as bipolar disorder or ADHD. A man named Sean Honeysett was misdiagnosed for nearly two decades‚ was prescribed anti-psychotic drugs‚ and was in and
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sleep and depression‚ increased substance abuse‚ suicidal behaviors‚ and guilt about prematurely terminating the life of their baby. These symptoms have been given the name “Post Abortion Stress Syndrome”. Studies haven’t been able to exactly pinpoint whether or not this disorder really exists‚ they have had mixed results thus far. Having said that‚ the bulk of studies and research have found that there doesn’t appear to be an actual mental illness associated solely with abortion. A little background
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INTRO Prader-Willi syndrome or PWS‚ is not a disease many people have knowledge about‚ or have even heard about it. Only about 1 in 25‚000 children are born with this rare syndrome. In 1956‚ Prader-Willi was first described by Andrea Prader‚ Heinrich Willi‚ and Alexis Labhart. Prader and Willi‚ both Swiss pediatricians‚ and Labhart‚ an internist‚ were the first people to publish a report on this syndrome (Nord‚ 2015). In the research‚ they described characteristics observed of the affected children
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Othello Syndrome Vs. Othello Play The tragedy of Othello portrayed different social dysfunctions in each character. The main character Othello represented a psychiatric disorder known as delusional jealousy or called Othello syndrome after the Shakespeare’s play; and this social dysfunction interfere in his relationship with wife Desdemona. Although‚ this play refers long time ago‚ morbid jealousy is present today in males than women. Therefore‚ Othello syndrome obstructed Desdemona and Othello’s
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Tourette’s disorder. (2005). Harvard Mental Health Letter‚ 21(12)‚ 4-5. This article tells of the history of Tourette syndrome and defines what Tourette syndrome is. It informs the reader the several common motor and vocal tics. These tics includes sniffing‚ throat clearing‚ rapid eye blinking‚ twitching of mouth and nose‚ and in some cases performing obscene gestures or words. This disorder is often diagnosed in children and adolescence‚ with the first symptom at about six years old. According
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