The height of your bed from the floor is another major factor that should be taken into account. The NBPA suggests that you should ask yourself two questions, both about your present bed and when considering buying a new one: Can you get off and on the bed easily? Is the bed of a height [...]
Sometimes one type of psychiatric condition can mimic another. For example, an accountant in his mid-forties was referred to me for treatment of his low mood. He was very discouraged about his work, where he was constantly in trouble for procrastinating. He was very intelligent and had no difficulty understanding the complexities of his clients’ [...]
The human brain contains about 100 000 million nerve cells, each of which is connected to many others—perhaps as many as 50 000 others. The brain is the organ of our thinking and of our memory. It integrates information from the outside world and so allows us to perceive objects and events around us. It [...]
Hepatitis B, the type of viral hepatitis that is conveyed from person to person in “biological fluids,” is a potential risk of transfusions when the blood obtained from an unknown donor who might be a hepatitis carrier. Normally, we would not expect to become infected with this virus merely by touching surfaces that have been [...]
Signs and symptoms The key sign of a hernia is a bulge in one of the typical locations: just above the crease of the groin; in the scrotum of a boy; in the labia majora of a girl; below the crease of the groin; just above or below the navel; or at the navel. A [...]
Soya is probably the best-known genetically modified food. Up to 60 per cent of processed foods contain soya, including bread, biscuits, pizza and baby food. Lecithin, contained in many foods, is also made from soya. Just what proportion of that 60 per cent is now genetically modified we do not know, but we can probably [...]
When the Levee Breaks That mean old levee sure does make us weep and moan-especially when it breaks. Flash floods can happen anywhere there are streams and sewers. And in the time it takes to soft-boil an egg, rising flood waters can hit peaks of 30 feet or more. Take flash flood warnings very seriously. [...]
Do the results last? This answer must be qualified by explaining the varying sets of circumstances which occur. What is regarded as a long time? What sort of results is being referred to? The easiest way to answer this whole question will be to outline the general reactions and characteristics involved when people use this [...]
Eating disorders can arise from biological imbalances, emotional turmoil, and cognitive distortions. The best treatment is one that takes all of these components into account. Let me illustrate. Imagine a car with bad brakes careening out of control down a steep hill during the middle of a rainstorm. Behind the wheel is someone who never [...]
During college, Robert Kilroy was so tall and thin—6 feet tall and 160 pounds—that his friends called him Stick. But within a few years of graduation, he literally outgrew his nickname. Stick was stuck at 200 pounds. As a flight officer in the U.S. Navy, Robert bounced from one military base to another, spending between [...]