The increasing diagnosis of ADD and ADHD in children has led to many studies questioning the effects of ADD/ADHD medication and brain development. There has been concern that the medication is affecting the growth of the brain, which has been shown to be smaller in children with ADD/ADHD. Through the use of high resolution digital […]
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Anaphylaxis is a severe and potentially life-threatening reaction which happens when the body is exposed to a protein molecule that the immune system perceives as threatening. An anaphylactic reaction can happen instantaneously or within minutes of exposure to a protein molecule to which your body is hyperallergic. Some of the more common allergies which result
Stroke Symptoms What Causes a Stroke Diagnosis A stroke, or Cerebrovascular accident (CVA), crops up when blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted, leading to the brain cells to die. There are two major types of stroke. The first one is known as an ischemic stroke, is caused by a blood clot that
tampons are spiked with asbestos to increase bleeding and boost sales; and rayon tampons are especially dangerous to a woman’s health. These are Internet legends and the truth is . . . Asbestos has never been a component in the manufacturing of tampons. Asbestos can only get into tampons through some sort of tampering. Rayon
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Sarcoidosis is a rare autoimmune disorder that can affect multiple major organs of the body. The skin is the largest body organ, and it is one of the common targets of Sarcoidosis. Sarcoidosis will behave much like other autoimmune disorders in which the outbreaks will occur in cycles. There will be months when no symptoms
The problems with either conceiving a child, or with carrying out the pregnancy to its eventual fruitful end, fall under the definition of infertility. Infertility is the incapability of an individual to become pregnant, in case of females, or the incapability to induce pregnancy, in case of the males. The inability of an individual to
Recommended Vaccines Chicken Pox Vaccine DTap Vaccine Hib Vaccine Hepatitis A Vaccine Hepatitis B Vaccine MMR Vaccine Pneumococcal Vaccine Polio Vaccine Flu Shot Baby Vaccines Becoming a mother seems like winning the world. A baby makes your life even more enjoyable and exciting. But there lies some added responsibilities for the parents to give their
A cystocele is a hernia type disorder that happens to women when the wall between the bladder and the vagina weakens, causing the bladder to drop into the vagina. A cystocele is also called a prolapsed bladder or dropped bladder and can happen from excessive straining during childbirth, chronic constipation or chronic heavy lifting. This
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Back pain or dorsalgia is not a particular disease. Rather, it can originate from a variety of different processes. In spite of a thorough medical examination, no specific cause of the pain can be identified in about 80% of cases of lower back pain. The pain that is felt in the back generally emanates from
Varicose veins are veins which are abnormally and irregularly swollen. Veins are the segment of the arterial system that returns blood to the heart after oxygen has been delivered to the tissues. Varicose veins can occur in multiple different areas of the body on both men and women. The most common form goes occurs in
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