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Home Health Disorders cure Disorders Cure on September 21, 2019 A personality disorder is a type of mental disorder, which causes the affected individual to have an unhealthy pattern of functioning, behaving and thinking. They struggle with understanding and perceiving people and incidents, causing problems and often limiting them from leading a normal, healthy and happy life. Personality disorders are grouped into different clusters (A, B & C), based on similar characteristics and symptoms. Cluster A personality disorders are characterized by odd, eccentric thinking or behaviour, which includes paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder and schizotypal personality disorder [1] . Today, the article will take a detailed look into one of the cluster A personality disorders, paranoid personality disorder. What Is Paranoid Personality Disorder? A type of eccentric personality disorder, … [Read more...] about Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD): Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis And Treatment

Home Health Disorders cure Disorders Cure on December 23, 2020 As per a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a deadly brain-eating amoeba is spreading fast in the northern states of the US. Earlier, the spread was limited only to the southern states of the country, but the recent climate change is doubted to be the main cause of the unexpected spread of the disease. Last year in September, Lily Avant, a 10-year-old girl from Texas, was diagnosed with the same brain-eating illness called 'primary amoebic meningoencephalitis' or PAM. The illness was caused after Lily was infected with the amoeba while swimming in the Brazos River in Texas in the US. Initially, she got a few symptoms like fever and headache but later, she became unresponsive and was rushed to the hospital. According to the reports, Lily died on the same week due to this deadly infection. The CDC report also says that … [Read more...] about All You Need To Know About A Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba: Causes, Symptoms, Treatments And Prevention

Home Health Disorders cure Disorders Cure on August 9, 2022 Ashton Kutcher recently spoke about his battle with vasculitis, an autoimmune disease that has affected his hearing, sight, and ability to walk for more than a year. As part of the show Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge, the 44-year-old actor discussed his health issues. A video clip from the episode, shared by Access Hollywood, shows Ashton Kutcher saying, " Like two years ago, I had this weird, super rare form of vasculitis, that like knocked out my vision, it knocked out my hearing, it knocked out like all my equilibrium ." And added, " You don't really appreciate it until it's gone; until you go, I don't know if I'm ever going be able to see again. I don't know if I'm going to be able to hear again; I don't know if I'm going to be able to walk again. I'm lucky to be alive ." What Is Vasculitis? Vasculitis is defined as the inflammation of … [Read more...] about Ashton Kutcher’s Autoimmune Disorder Left Him Blind And Disabled: Know About Vasculitis Causes And Treatment

Home Health Disorders cure Disorders Cure on April 25, 2016 Does 'dark' seem 'darker' to you? Do you have difficulty in walking or driving on the streets at night? Do you face problems in watching TV in the evening? Do you have a blurry vision, especially during night-time? If you are thinking of answering in the affirmative to some or all of these questions, then you might be suffering from a night vision problem/night blindedness/nyctalopia. Also Read: 10 Best Home Remedies For Eye Problems Night vision problem has various causes associated with it. The most common ones are as follows: Vitamin A deficiency, specifically in children. Retinitis pigmentosa, heredomacular degeneration, congenital stationary night-blindedness, etc, that are present from birth/childhood. In this case, dietary supplements, low vision aid devices, genetic counselling, etc, might be helpful. Intraocular pressure causing low … [Read more...] about Eat These Foods To Improve Night Vision

Home Health Disorders cure Disorders Cure on February 8, 2022 Recently, a disease spreading in parts of Australia named 'Buruli ulcer' is making headlines around the world. The chief health officer of Victoria (a state in southeast Australia), Professor Brett Sutton has issued a warning for residents and health professionals of the area where most of the cases of the disease has been detected. So, what is a Buruli ulcer? In this article, we will discuss this disease and its related causes, symptoms and other details. Take a look. diabetes Is Turmeric Effective In The Prevention And Management Of Diabetes? What Is Buruli Ulcer? Buruli ulcer is a necrotising disease caused by a bacterium named Mycobacterium ulcerans. It is one of the neglected skin-related tropical diseases that may cause disabling of the person. A study says that around 60000 cases of Buruli ulcer have been detected in 33 countries … [Read more...] about What To Know About Buruli Ulcer: Flesh-Eating Disease Spreading In Australia

Home Health Disorders cure Disorders Cure on September 11, 2019 It is cardinal to love yourself and who you are. However, it is also important to be considerate of the people around you. You may have come across people who are solely focused on themselves that nothing and no one around them matter. And, when a person is extremely engorged in oneself, it is never positive. This type of behaviour is medically termed as a narcissistic personality disorder (NPD). An individual with NPD has a magnified sense of self-image and self-importance. The mental condition causes the person to have an extreme need for excessive attention and admiration [1] ]. NPD usually appears in early adulthood. NPD is associated with egocentrism, a personality characteristic in which people consider aspects concerned to them as the only thing that matters. An individual with NPD are mostly uninterested in the feelings of other people and lack … [Read more...] about Narcissistic Personality Disorder: Traits, Symptoms, Subtypes, Causes, Diagnosis And Treatment

Home Pregnancy parenting Basics Basics on October 14, 2016 Children of mothers who used anti-depressants during pregnancy are at increased risk of having speech or language disorders, warns a new study. "To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine the relationship between maternal anti-depressant use and speech/language, scholastic, and motor disorders in offspring," said one of the researchers Alan Brown, Professor at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. Mothers who purchased anti-depressants at least twice during pregnancy had a 37-percent increased risk of speech and/or language disorders among their offspring compared to mothers with depression and other psychiatric disorders who were not treated with anti-depressants, the findings showed. "We believe that our finding about children of mothers who purchased at least two SSRI prescriptions during pregnancy is particularly … [Read more...] about Mother’s Anti-Depressant Use Linked To Baby’s Speech Disorder

Home Health Nutrition Nutrition on August 12, 2022 There's no doubt that lifestyle habits and genetics can influence and predispose your skin to pesky conditions, but that doesn't mean you can't get a glowing complexion and better skin. Although plenty of cosmetics call themselves skin food, the key to a healthy complexion doesn't just come from a bottle. Well, there's no denying that these cleansers and lotions offer a topical fix, but healthy and hydrated skin starts from within. You'll have healthy, glowing skin if you eat the right foods. Research indicates that the food you eat can influence the appearance of your skin and complexion. The food you consume is digested and enters your bloodstream, which circulates to your skin. Take a look at the 5 foods you should eat to get healthier skin. Top 5 Foods For Healthy Skin 1. Pumpkin Pumpkins contain alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs), commonly found in skincare … [Read more...] about 5 Foods You Should Eat To Get Healthier Skin

Home Health Disorders cure Disorders Cure on April 10, 2019 Factitious disorder, previously termed as Munchausen Syndrome, is a mental condition in which a person acts and deceives other people by appearing to be sick. The person does not have any malingering motive but deliberately shows that they have a severe illness by exaggerating symptoms to gain the image of a patient [1] , [2] . It can be imposed by one person on another, that is, a caretaker or a parent can fabricate illness and disabilities to their ward. The condition can be easily understood by the real-life case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who was forced to act as a patient by her mother, Dee Dee Blanchard. The intriguing case had received global attention and is used as the prime example of the varying degrees of factitious disorder [3] . [Source: Verywell Mind] An individual with factitious disorder goes to the extent of forging symptoms by … [Read more...] about Munchausen Syndrome (Factitious Disorder): Causes, Symptoms And Treatment

Home News News on November 5, 2017 Human beings are social creatures. So the fact that numerous studies have shown a link between loneliness and mental/health problems should not surprise you. Conducted by a team of researchers in the Ilsan Hospital of the Dongguk University in Seoul, South Korea, the study postulated that eating alone puts adults at a high risk of developing metabolic syndrome, which is a term used to describe a group of conditions like high blood pressure, cholesterol, and diabetes. The team studied 7,725 adults who often ate alone and found that (after adjusting for biases like cigarette smoking, drinking alcohol, age, occupation, and exercise) men who eat alone are at a significantly high risk of developing health problems. In fact with a 45% increased risk of obesity and 64% increased risk of metabolic syndrome, men are twice more likely to fall ill than women who eat alone twice a day (who clocked in at … [Read more...] about Loneliness: Eating Alone Can Increase Your Risk of Obesity and Death