Mental Health
Panic
Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder and is characterized by unexpected and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms that may include chest…
Daily Archive: August 10, 2010
Mental Health
Nervous Breakdown Symptoms
A nervous breakdown is not a clinical term, but can apply to many different situations in which someone begins to exhibit symptoms of different mental…
Mental Health
NATURAL REMEDIES FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA
body { background: #FFF; } (BlackDoctor.org) — Hallucinations and delusions are two telltale signs of schizophrenia. According to research or other evidence, the following self-care…
Mental Health
Depression
In any given 1-year period, 9.5 percent of the population, or about 18.8 million American adults, suffer from a depressive illness5 The economic cost for…
Mental Health
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to function. Different…
Mental Health
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders are serious medical illnesses that affect approximately 19 million American adults.1 These disorders fill people’s lives with overwhelming anxiety and fear. Unlike the…
Mental Health
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a condition that becomes apparent in some children in the preschool and early school years. It is hard for…
Melanoma
What You Need To Know About Melanoma Cancer
Melanoma* is the most serious type of cancer of the skin. Each year in the United States, more than 53,600 people learn they have melanoma.…
Melanoma
Natural Remedies For Melanoma
Clinical trials are currently studying many alternative treatments for melanoma. These include new forms of immunotherapy, such as monoclonal antibodies and vaccines. Your doctor may…
Melanoma
Lymph Nodes Test Helps Fight Melanoma
Using so-called “sentinel node” biopsies to determine if melanoma has started to spread saves some patients the pain of having all their lymph nodes removed,…
Melanoma
Characteristcs of Fast-Growing Melanomas Identified
body { background: #FFF; } Potentially fatal skin cancers called melanomas are more likely to grow fast when they’re thicker, symmetrical, elevated, have regular borders…
Menopause
Twin Sisters Are At High Risk of Early Menopause
(BlackDoctor.org) — Twin sisters face triple the odds of entering menopause prematurely compared to women who don’t have a twin, researchers report. “It’s a three-to-five-fold…
Menopause
Race Appears To Impact Timing Of Menopause
(BlackDoctor.org) — A woman’s race and ethnicity appear to be important predictors of the age at which she will enter menopause, study findings hint. Compared…
Melanoma
Individuals’ Risk of Melanoma Increases with Time Outdoors, Especially in High-Sunlight Areas
(BlackDoctor.org) — Researchers have shown for the first time that individual risk of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, is associated with the…
