illness

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    Are there examples of mental illness which do not involve overvalued ideas or lack

    of insight? I have certain unusual beliefs which i also feel can be tested, but lack the opportunity to test them. They are, however, firmly held although i don't feel particularly preoccupied with them and tend not to mention them to other people because i expect scepticism and stigmatisation...
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    In The Years Following Sept. 11, More Illness, Doctor Visits Reported

    The events of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the way Americans travel and view the world. They may also have made us sicker and more likely to access healthcare services, according to a new UC Irvine study. In the first three years after the terrorist attacks, researchers found, reports of...
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    Relation Found Between Rhinoplasty And Mental Illness

    The desire for plastic surgery, and in particular nose jobs, may be a tell tale sign of a mental illness called dysmorphic disorder (BDD), which is basically is an unnatural preoccupation with slight or imagined defects in appearance. A person with BDD historically tends to have cosmetic...
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    The Polst Program, An Oregon Creation To Help Patients With Advanced Illness

    An Oregon-pioneered program aimed at improving health care for those with advanced illness is now receiving national attention. AARP recently released a report about the Physicians Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, or POLST, program. The program was created to honor the treatment wishes of...
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    FDA: Advanced Genomic Test Helps Trace Sources Of Foodborne Illness Outbreak

    FDA scientists successfully used a new genome sequencing test to retrospectively examine a 2009-2010 foodborne illness outbreak to help trace the source of the infection. A Salmonella Montevideo outbreak that began early in 2010 was linked to spice rubs on certain salamis and sickened nearly 300...
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    POLL: Do you (think) you have mental illness and do drugs/alcohol/nicotine?

    I'm curious because I have M.I. and I have some habits. I participated in a university study and she admitted that her studies showed that ppl who had mental illness were several times more likely to abuse drugs, prescription medicines, or smoke. A bit more conversing and she further admitted...
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    do the persian cat's hair cause illness?

    I heard about an serious illness related to our colons,I want to know if we do all vaccination is it possible to be immune against these kind of illnesses?
  8. K

    Thomas Szasz argues that mental illness is neither mental nor an illness.

    he claims that either the so-called? A. has no coping skills B. is using inappropriate coping skills C. is using these behaviors for attention D. is apathetic mental illness is a physical illness or that a person: (sorry this is the rest of the ? it got cut off)
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    bearded dragon illness?

    when i picked up my dragon yesterday had found him and my hand was coverd in little bugs or something they are realy small and black dose any one know what they are and how i get rid of them
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    BARDA Funds Development Of New Way To Treat Illness From Acute Radiation

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) today awarded a $153 million contract to Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc. of San Carlos, Calif., to continue developing a new way to treat an illness caused by exposure to high levels of...
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    why are people always complaining about mental illness anyways?

    I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it, so whats the deal?
  12. O

    What precautions do you take to protect yourself from catching an illness on

    an airplane? Have you ever gone so far as to wear a mask or respirator? How'd that work out for you? Other ideas for boosting your immune system or otherwise protecting yourself?
  13. L

    Have you been diagnosed with a mental illness? What is your life like? Are you

    relatively happy or really sad? Me. I am bipolar with BPD. I used to want to fit in and "come off" as normal, but that didn't happen. So now I am a shut-in and happy with it. I have hobbies and I don't have to work because I am on disability. Basically not many worries. But it took time to come...
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    What illness mock pregnancy symptoms?

    I have been experiencing pregnancy symptoms for the last few months- they keep getting worse and new symptoms keep coming. First, the fatigue. I literally sleep ALL the time and am still constantly tired. I have to cancel with friends because I'm too weak to go out. Going up the stairs gets me...
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    i always tend to have some kind of illness?

    well first i have to say in the past 2 or 3 years i been dealing with allot of new situations. i been clean and sober for 6 years but in the past 2 years i been dealing with everyday waking up and feeling sick . Example sinus stuffed up , throat problem , stomach hurting , headaches,diarrhea...
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    Worried about death or illness before vacation!!!!?

    Hi i am going on a cruise in a few weeks and i am sooooooo exited . . . but theeres one thing i am so worried that my 88 year old grandfather or anyone in my family is going to die I cant get this thought out of my head and its making me stressed out i have already started packing just so i can...
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    What mental illness does this sound like?

    My husband is in denial but I suspect a family member of his is suffering with some kind of mental illness.I think he needs professional help and medication.He is also on the brink of losing his job because of it.These are the symptoms: -He talks to himself. I, family members of mine and his...
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    Report Reveals Substance Abuse And Mental Illness Problem Data In Each US State

    A new report providing state-by-state analyses of substance abuse and mental illness patterns reveals that despite wide variations among the states in the types and levels of behavioral health problems they experience -- every state suffers from these problems. For example, among those aged 12...
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    method of interpreting dreams to treat mental illness?

    Feud's dream analysis
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    Study Finds Adolescents Cope With Mental Illness Stigmas

    Living with a mental illness can be a tough experience for adults, but with the increasing numbers of youth diagnosed and taking medications for mood disorders, it can become a time of isolation, according to a study from Case Western Reserve University Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences...
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