bowel syndrome or IBS. IBS is a syndrome that affects about 35 million people in the United States and I am one of them. IBS is heavily affected by diet and nutrition. IBS has many symptoms and can cause many others. There is hope for sufferers of irritable bowel such as nutrition. Nutrition plays a large role in IBS‚ it can help you deal with symptoms or it can make them worse. IBS is more widespread than anyone ever thought and you can help yourself if you have it. Irritable bowel syndrome is a
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Running head: FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Introduction to Psychology A 1 FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME 2 This paper will be taking a look at Foetal Alcohol Syndrome. The physical aspects‚ like what it is‚ how alcohol affects the growth of a foetus and how alcohol impacts an alcoholic’s health are discussed‚ as well as what characteristics it takes on in the community and what the possible causes are. South Africa has the highest rate of FAS in the world. Why
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Triple X syndrome‚ also known by alternative names such as Trisomy X or Triplo X‚ is a disorder within chromosomes. Our bodies are composed of millions of cells and each cell contains 46 chromosomes inside of its nuclei‚ which acts as the "brain" for the individual cell. Of these chromosomes there are typically 2 sex chromosomes‚ if you are female you will have two X chromosomes‚ and if you are male you will have one X chromosome and one Y chromosome. When someone is diagnosed as having Triple
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Novels Depiction of Asperger’s Syndrome The story The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time‚ written by Mark Haddon‚ is a story about a young boy with growth from childhood into adulthood. It is about a boy with Asperger’s Syndrome‚ named Christopher‚ who goes on a journey to find his long lost mother and matures a lot along the way. The disorder that Christopher has is called Asperger’s Syndrome‚ which is very similar to Autism. Throughout the novel‚ the reader begins to have a good
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of the median nerve in this manner causes tingling and numbness of the thumb‚ index‚ and the middle fingers - a condition known as "carpal tunnel syndrome." This term was first used in 1939‚ but the scientists
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Psychosomatic Disorder and Irritable Bowel Syndrome Jennifer Havenar San Jacinto College Central Abnormal Psychology May 12‚ 2011 Professor Vestal Abstract Psychosomatic disorder is an illness caused by the mind of the individual rather than by an immediate physiological happening. Although it is at times‚ difficult to understand and include all the areas that this illness can encompass‚ recent research has found that Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and other gastrointestinal disorders
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Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex hormonal disorder that causes women to have irregular or absent menstrual flows‚ acne‚ obesity and excess hair growth. In women with polycystic ovary syndrome‚ immature eggs distend the ovaries‚ leading to infertility. The syndrome tends to run in families. Many of these women seek medical care specifically for menstrual irregularities or for fertility purposes; however‚ there is significant evidence that women
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Tunnel Pain Relief The fact that Carpal tunnel syndrome results from pressure on the Median Nerve necessitates Carpal Tunnel massage that helps to relief the nerve. Carpal Tunnel syndrome results in irritation on the meridian nerve and later the wrist. It is associated with different symptoms that include weakness‚ tingling‚ pain‚ and numbness in different parts of the hand‚ which are linked by the median nerves. If left untreated for some time‚ the syndrome may result in motor deficits and pain that
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Polycystic ovary syndrome is also known as Stein-Leventhal syndrome. It is a condition that affects the ovaries. Ovaries with women consist of a pair of glands that are either side of the uterus. They produce ova {eggs} that are released into the uterus once a month during the menstrual cycle. Each ovum develops in the ovary from a small swelling called a follicle. Several of these follicles develop each month ‚ but only one will produce a full matured ovum. Ovaries can produce a variety of hormones
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passageway on the palm side of your wrist made up of bones and ligaments. The nerve that controls sensation and movement in the thumb and first three fingers‚ runs through this passageway along with tendons to the fingers and thumb. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a median entrapment neuropathy that causes paresthesia‚ pain‚ numbness‚ and other symptoms in the distribution of the median nerve due to its compression at the wrist in the carpal tunnel. The median nerve and several tendons run from your
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