ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER: FACTS AND CAUSES on Mar 8, 2012 in personality disorder Antisocial Personality Disorder WHAT IS ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER?Antisocial Personality DisorderAPD and the serial bullyI estimate that around 1 person in 30 (approximately 2 million) in the UK exhibits the profile of the serial bully whose behaviour is congruent with many o...
BULLYING IS A FORM OF BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER on Mar 3, 2012 in Borderline disorder HOW IS BULLYING DIAGNOSE AS BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER?We usually think of bullies as big, scary men. We don't imagine that they could take the form of small, spiteful women. Most of us have observed that in grade school and high school, bul...
TOP 4 RISK OF AN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER on Mar 2, 2012 in personality disorder Obsessive Compulsive Disorder WHAT IS AN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER? WHAT ARE ITS RISK?Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a serious emotional problem that involves:Obsessions: Intense worries, thoughts, and images that pop into the mind and create a great deal of distress.
BIPOLAR DISORDER: FACTS AND MISDIAGNOSES on Mar 1, 2012 in Bipolar Disorder personality disorder WHAT IS A BIPOLAR DISORDER?Personality Disorders Misdiagnosed As BipolarFor the past year, a debate has been raging regarding the misdiagnoses of bipolar disorder. New research seeks to clarify the initial findings by determining what the researchers...
VITAMIN D DEFFICIENCY RISK FOR CANCER on Feb 29, 2012 in Cancer Vitamins WHAT IS VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY?HOW WILL IT INCREASED RISK FOR CANCER AND AUTOMIMMUNE DISEASES?A study has linked vitamin D deficiency with an increased risk for cancer and autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis MS, and lupus. Researchers fou...
CHRONIC BACK PAIN: CAUSES AND EFFECTS on Feb 28, 2012 in diseases Back pains What are the causes of Back Pains?Back pain is most commonly felt as soreness, tension or stiffness in the lower back (the area between the bottom of the ribs and the top of the legs) but it can also be felt in the neck, shoulders, buttocks and thigh...
BULLYING: THE MAJOR PROBLEM OF THE WORLD on Feb 28, 2012 in personality disorder Bullying WHAT IS BULLYING?Bullying is a pattern of aggressive behaviour meant to hurt or cause discomfort to another person. Bullies always have more power than victims. Their power comes from physical size, strength, status, and support within the peer group...
BACK PAIN SYMPTOMS AND MANAGEMENT on Feb 27, 2012 in Back pains Why occur back pain at work?Back Pain & the WorkplaceAfter the common cold, back pain is the leading reason adults under 45 years of age stay home from work, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. All told, back pain results i...
DIABETES MELLITUS: UNDERSTANDING TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 on Feb 26, 2012 in diseases Diabetes Mellitus diabetes WHAT is Diabetes Mellitus?Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorderis characterized by hyperglycemia that results from defective insulin production, secretion, or utilization. The classification of diabetes includes:In type 1 DM, the pancreas produce...
FULL BLOOD COUNT: UNDERSTANDING FBC on Feb 26, 2012 in Laboratory Test Full Blood Count Full blood count (FBC)Called complete blood count (CBC) in the USA. Before the advent of modern haematology blood analysers the blood count consisted of a Hb concentration (estimated using a manual colorimetric technique), a white cell count and m...
