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- 2371: Bipolar Affective Disorder
- ... irritable, hyperactivity, pressure of speech, flight of ideas, inflated self esteem, decreased need for sleep, distractibility, and excessive involvement in activities with high potential for painful consequences. Rarest symptoms were periods of loss of all interest and retardation or agitation (Weisman, 1991). As the National Depressive and Manic Depressive Association (MDMDA) has demonstrated, bipolar disorder can create substantial developmental delays, marital and family disruptions, occupational setbacks, and financial disasters. This devastating ...
- 2372: Cholesterol
- ... is linked with decreased risk of heart disease. Exercise can also help control weight, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Exercise that uses oxygen to provide energy to large muscles (aerobic) raises your heart and breathing rates. Regular exercise such as brisk walking, jogging and swimming also condition your heart and lungs. Physical inactivity has been established as a major risk factor for heart disease. Even mild activities, if done daily, help ...
- 2373: Attention Deficit Disorder
- ... not always seem effected so there are other reasons as to what causes Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Dr. Barkley also examines twin studies and finds that Identical twins have been found to have higher concordance rates for ADHD than fraternal twins. Concordance means the chances that if one twin has ADHD, the other twin will also have it. In one study, the concordance rate was 81% for identical twins versus 29 ...
- 2374: Breast Feeding Infants
- ... on the mother's nipple, in the infant's mouth and stomach. (Pryor, 1973, p.60) Studies have shown that breast-fed children and adults are healthier. Artificially fed infants are said to have higher rates of ear infections, colds, tonsillectomies, diarrheal infections, pneumonia, cases of stomach flu and allergies. A cow's milk is among the worst things causing allergic reactions, something that human milk does not. More and more ...
- 2375: Psychological Bond Between Infants and Parents
- ... and peer relationships (Azar, 1995). Sroufe, has found that even though these adolescence lead unstable lives, if they had a secure mother-infant attachment they were likely to be self reliant into adolescence, have lower rates of psychopathology, enjoy successful peer relationships through age 16 and do well in school, especially in math at all ages. Sroufe does not think that infant attachment affects aptitude, but rather it affects confidence attitude ...
- 2376: The HIV Epidemic
- ... faith judgment, he or she should not risk legal liability in a case in which society itself is unable to resolve this powerful ethical and legal dilemma. Currently, there is currently much professional and governmental interest in health information privacy, including key reports from federal government agencies. More importantly, Congress currently is considering the Bennett bill (S. 1360) "to ensure personal privacy with respect to medical records and health care-related ...
- 2377: Schizophrenia
- ... 6 trouble sleeping 67.4 enjoying things less 65.2 restlessness 63 can't remember things 632 depressions 60.9 preoccupied 59.6 seeing things less 59.6 feeling laughed at 59.6 loss of interest 56.5 more religious thinking 54.3 feeling bad for no reason 54.3 feeling too excited 52.2 hearing voices and seeing things 50.0 **Source: American Journal of Psychiatry 137: 801-807** More ...
- 2378: Restraints On Alzheimer Patients
- ... person's mind instead of their body. "FDA estimates that at least 100 deaths from improper use of restraints occur annually" and "Restraints should not be used unless necessary or when in the patients best interest
restraints can cause bodily injury if misused" (Safe Use, 1999 p.2). Last, just remember that restraints can be a benefit to the patient and the caregiver if used properly and the need has been ...
- 2379: Depression
- ... anticonvulsant, antidepressants, or lithium (Lithium carbonate is a common mineral that is used to control the manic phase of manic-depressive illness.) It is often characterized by mood swings. Typically, a person often loses all interest in activities. Symptoms may include sleep disturbances, not able to concentrate or make decisions, loss or increased appetite, slowed thinking and decreased energy, feelings of worthlessness, guilt, hopelessness, and recurrent thoughts of suicide and death ...
- 2380: The Price of Smoking
- ... discourage people from smoking. The government has also increased the tax on cigarettes in efforts to dishearten people from buying cigarettes, thinking people will not buy as many cigarettes if they are more expensive. The interest from taxes would also help pay for smokers' medical care. Although people still seem to be smoking profusely, the amount of people smoking has slowly been reducing after the government passed new laws for the ...
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