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Atypical bipolar disorder is barely spoken of, mainly because it does not have any defining features. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, includes a category for NOS, that is, not as specified. Some forms of bipolar can be difficult to diagnose, as they don’t fit into any…
One of the main features and themes of Poe’s Gothic stories is the theme of madness. In defining madness in Gothic texts, traditional psychoanalytic approaches provide familiar and problematic answers. If according to Botting (1996) Gothic signifies a writing of excess (p.1), then madness is thoroughly a Gothic concern since it exceeds reason. Gothic does…
Yes, you are a product of your parent’s genes, and male pattern balding, or androgenic alopecia, is inherited. Biology does not mean destiny these days and options are available for hair restoration products such as medical supplements – Minoxidil or Propecia; wigs and hair pieces and procedures such as hair transplants. Unless you can change…
More Asthma questions please visit : AsthmaAsk.com Does anyone own opinion for asthma?Does anyone have any recommendations for minor to moderate asthma attacks? I caught a cold and have a runny nose and cough dont bother me as much as having trouble breathing. I am not going to buy an inhaler so dont recommend that.…
Learn Why a Dalmatian Will or Won’t Be the Best Pet Dog for You No matter what you have heard, Dalmatians make excellent pets. They are strong, energetic, smart and noble dogs. They do mature slowly and are somewhat strong-willed so the correct training is a must. Training them does take a lot of patience…
Purification Therapy In Ayurveda Panchakarma involves 5 types of detoxification methods. They are 1. vamana 2. Virechana 3. Anuvasana basthi 4. Niruha basthi 5. Nasya karma Vamana Vamana means expelling doshas through oral route . It is emesis therapy. Before inducing vamana the toxins and vitiated doshas are brought to amashaya or stomach with various…
The latest stone thrown at the 200-billion-dollar-a-year cell phone industry came from a study by neurosurgeon Vini G. Khurana entitled Mobile Phone-Brain Tumour: Public Health Advisory. His meta-analysis of existing cell phone studies may not contain a lot of new information; but his rather alarming message was carried by media around the world: “there is…
In our parents’ day, there was a whiff of scandal attached to the divorcee – a woman who had left her marriage had to be some sort of a floozy, after all, and was considered “tainted goods.” Today, however, divorce is much more commonplace, and not necessarily the result of some sort of scandalous turmoil.…
Ultracet, an amalgamation of acetaminophen and tramadol is a narcotic-like pain reliever. This combination medication is used to treat short-term pain. It works by blocking or reducing the feeling of pain. It can be used to lessen the fever. It belongs to a class of drugs known as opioid analgesics. It works on a part…
According to Weenolsen (1988) loss can be characterized as anything that destroys some aspect of life or self. According to Worden (2002) grief can be characterized as the experience of someone who has lost an important relationship or even an attachment to another person. These concepts can be directly related to the loss of a…
Autism appears to be the leading mentally challenged disorder presently. But, exactly what is autism? Autism, usually rearing its head in children, is described as a developmental disorder that bears impaired communication, emotional detachment and excessive rigidity. There are two types of autism – regressive and non-regressive. Autism, developing in children from about 18-months-of-age, is…
Diabetes can make you feel that you’ve reached the beginning of the end. You have to be hypersensitive to what you eat, you have to take medications you don’t want to take, and you have to constantly monitor your blood sugar with the help of your doctor. The alternative could be disfigurement through amputations, blindness,…
Whether you are deaf, hard of hearing, in a noisy room, or learning through visual aids, you have witnessed or are familiar with closed captioning. Typically it can be found on–hopefully–every television show out there in the same format, same font, and same little white letters in black boxes. In an era where television has…
As obesity rates continue to rise, more and more people are looking for a way to finally shed the weight and get healthy. Even though using a HCG treatment for obesity is nothing new, it is becoming more and more popular as a way for people to finally lose the weight and bring their weight…
If you have a full blown chronic or acute sinus infection you probably are experiencing many sinus infection symptoms. Some of the symptoms that people report are a feeling of dizziness, dizzy spells, lightheadedness or they feel fuzzy headed. Generally with a sinus infection you won’t have true dizziness. Dizziness is called vertigo and takes…
