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Healthy Living: Health & Wellness Information

WEBWash your hands before eating and cooking. Store, prepare, and cook foods (particularly meats) appropriately. Drink only clean or treated water. Wash minor wounds with soap …

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Common Medical Tests

WEBTests for allergies done by placing a solution containing a possible allergen on the skin, then pricking the skin with a needle. Spinal tap (lumbar puncture) Spinal canal. Removal …

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Overview of Mental Illness

WEBOverview of Mental Illness. By Michael B. First, MD, Columbia University. Mental health (psychiatric or psychologic) disorders involve disturbances in thinking, emotion, and/or …

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Classification and Diagnosis of Mental Illness

WEBIn 1980, the American Psychiatric Association published the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III), marking the first attempt to …

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Overview of Magnesium's Role in the Body

WEBMagnesium is one of the body's electrolytes, which are minerals that carry an electric charge when dissolved in body fluids such as blood, but the majority of magnesium in …

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Treatment of Mental Illness

WEBMost treatment methods for mental health disorders can be categorized as either. Somatic. Psychotherapeutic. Somatic treatments include drugs, electroconvulsive therapy, and …

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Introduction to the Human Body

WEBThe biology of the human body includes. Physiology (how the body functions) Anatomy (how the body is structured) Anatomy is organized by levels, from the smallest …

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Overview of Calcium's Role in the Body

WEBCalcium is one of the body's electrolytes, which are minerals that carry an electric charge when dissolved in body fluids such as blood, but most of the body's calcium is …

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Personality and Behavior Changes

WEBThese changes in personality and behavior can be caused by physical or mental health problems. People may have more than one type of change. For example, people with …

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Overview of Aging

WEBGerontology is the study of the aging process, including physical, mental, and social changes. The information is used to develop strategies and programs for improving the …

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Depression in Children and Adolescents

WEBMSD and the MSD Manuals. Merck and Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA (known as MSD outside of the US and Canada) is a global healthcare leader working to help the world …

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Overview of Personality Disorders

WEBPersonality traits represent patterns of thinking, perceiving, reacting, and relating that are relatively stable over time. For example, some people tend to be moody or withdrawn. …

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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)

WEBBorderline personality disorder is a mental health condition that is characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in relationships, self-image, moods, and behavior and …

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Suicidal Behavior

WEBSuicidal behavior includes the following: Completed suicide: An intentional act of self-harm that results in death. Attempted suicide: An act of self-harm that is intended to result in …

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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

WEBChronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is the breakdown of brain cells over time, caused by repeated head injury or blasts from explosions. Head injuries include concussions. …

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Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI)

WEBReviewed/Revised Jul 2023. Nonsuicidal self-injury is a self-inflicted act that causes pain or superficial damage but is not intended to cause death. Although the methods people use …

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Children with Chronic Health Conditions

WEBChronic health conditions (both chronic illnesses and chronic physical disabilities) are generally defined as those conditions that last > 12 months and are severe enough to …

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Overview of Sexuality

WEBSexuality is a normal part of human experience. However, the types of sexual behavior that are considered normal vary greatly within and among different cultures. In fact, defining …

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Intestinal Malrotation

WEBIntestinal malrotation is a potentially life-threatening defect in which the intestines do not move into their normal location in the abdomen as the fetus is developing. The cause of …

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Anorectal Malformations

WEBIn anorectal malformations, the opening of the anus is narrow, covered with skin, or missing. Infants may develop intestinal obstruction. The diagnosis is based on a physical …

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Bejel, Yaws, and Pinta

WEBDisorders that are caused by Treponema, such as bejel, yaws, and pinta, are known as treponematoses.Syphilis is another treponematosis caused by the closely related …

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