CDC.gov reports that obesity rates for all demographic groups in American society have risen throughout the decades leading to and beyond the 21st century. Obesity affects us by contributing to multiple elements of health and well-being. Obesity...
HIV is a blood-borne illness that is most commonly spread via high-risk sexual activities and use of illegal drugs. It can also be transmitted from a mother to child during the childbirth, and via blood products. According to the Centers for...
After retirement, and after your children have grown up and left your home, you may wonder what you can do to continue to make an impact on others, meet friends and stay busy. Volunteering, or working without pay, is one outlet that many senior...
Language development is a part of normal human development, since language is something that almost all children acquire. Yet, inadequate environmental circumstances have been known to interrupt this process in children. An environment with the...
Perimenopause is the reproductive stage before menopause. During perimenopause, the body decreases the amount of estrogen it produces, leading up to a cessation of menstruation. As a result, perimenopausal women can develop depression, which the...
The Mayo Clinic defines alcohol abuse as excessive drinking without a dependence on alcohol. An alcoholic, however, is physically or psychologically dependent on alcohol, and cannot function without it. Even though the alcohol abuser does not have...
Drug addiction is a disease with behavioral and physiological symptoms. Drug addiction begins with compulsive drug use that progresses until patients feel they need their drug of choice to function. Over time, addicts require higher and higher...
Many senior citizens enjoy playing outside games. According to the National Institutes of Health, seniors improve their chances of maintaining better physical and mental health when they stay active. In addition to fresh air, sunshine and...
The emotion of loneliness can sneak up at any time, and if left untreated, it may lead to more serious conditions such as depression and low self-esteem. The feeling of social isolation or abandonment often affects single women, especially during...
Hearing impairment is a decrease in person's ability to hear. The most severe form of hearing impairment is deafness. According to the National Institutes of Health, approximately three in every 1,000 children born in the Unites States have...
According to the Anxiety Disorders Association of America, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) affects over 6 million American adults. This condition is characterized by excessive worrying for no reason and keeps the sufferer on edge, stressed and...
Mental depression is classified by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as a mood disorder with serious symptoms that affect the patient's quality of life. The number and severity of symptoms determine which type of mental depression the...
Depression is a mental illness that causes a person to feel sad, frustrated, worried, or angry most or all of the time. Although the exact cause of depression is unknown, it may be triggered by factors including nutritional deficiencies, stress,...
Whether you realize it, everyone is continually psychologically communicating with people around them. From marital communication or lack thereof, to academic life, communication is a conscious choice. Regardless of upbringing, knowing how to...
Children play sports in recreational leagues, traveling teams and physical education classes throughout the year. With more and more sports offered, many year-round, and the increasing levels of competence required of children, competition is...
Claustrophobia is a common anxiety disorder. For some people, however, it can be debilitating, resulting in panic attacks, avoiding certain places or situations that lead to increased anxiety, or social isolation. The good news is that there are...
Excessive underarm sweating is an embarrassing problem for some people, leading to body odor, stained clothing, anxiety and social isolation. In most cases, underarm sweating is easily controlled with lifestyle changes and over-the-counter...
According to the National Psoriasis Foundation, psoriasis is a chronic disease of the immune system that manifests itself on the skin, causing scaly, red patches. It is caused by abnormal signals from the immune system that makes the skin cell...
Doctors at the Cleveland Clinic report that Alzheimer's disease is a slowly progressive disease that often does not provide early warning signs. The disease is a brain disorder that affects memory and thinking and can interrupt daily routines such...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is classified as an anxiety disorder by the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders." In anxiety disorders, individuals experience fear in the absence of fear-provoking stimuli. In cases of...
Children attend school to become educated members of society, capable of making informed decisions and increasing future career possibilities. However, some children have difficulty adjusting to the classroom environment and act out with...
Schizophrenia is a mental health disorder that impairs perceptions of reality in addition to causing abnormal behavior symptoms. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) estimates nearly one percent of Americans as having this disorder in...
Schizophrenia is a group of mental disorders that alter the way a person views reality. "Schizo" actually means "split." It doesn't refer to multiple personalities but a distribution of emotions and thinking. For women, the age of onset is between...
While every autistic child displays a differing set of symptoms, researchers have identified a list of telltale behaviors that can signal problems. These symptoms include repetitive abnormal motions, such as rocking back and forth in place,...
Geriatric somatic depression is a condition in which depression adds to symptoms that are already present in any illness. For example, if an individual with arthritis becomes depressed, the aches and pains from the arthritis may become worse. This...
Approximately 5 percent of children and adolescents suffer from depression at one point or another, according to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. Unlike adults, most children do not admit to feelings of depression,...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which affects 3 to 5 percent of children, interferes in the patient's attention and behavior, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). While the disorder results in inattention,...
Child abuse refers to physical, emotional or sexual mistreatment of a child. According to 2007 statistics on childhelp.org, a report of child abuse is made about every 10 seconds in the United States, and just under five children die from some...
Seroquel (generic name: quetiapine) is a medication utilized to change the neurotransmitter (chemicals) levels in your brain. It belongs to a group of medicines known as anti-psychotics and its side effects include dizziness, dry mouth, headaches,...
