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Do you feel the need to cut down on drinking and get annoyed when criticized for your habit? Do you feel guilty about the fact that the first thing you reach out for in the morning is your glass of alcohol? Â If yes, you should know that you have a drinking problem. If addicted to [...]
 These days, doctors prefer to get their patients hospitalized at the drop of a pin. In fact, even the patients seem to be equally enthusiastic about getting admitted. Although it is true that a patient will certainly have access to various specialists, nursing, and diagnostics all under a single roof, even a brief stay [...]
 Somatoform disorders are characterized by the manifestation of physical complaints, influenced by a disorder of the mind. Five specific somatoform disorders have been recognized, namely somatization disorder, conversion disorder, pain disorder, hypochondriasis, and body dysmorphic disorder. Hypochondriasis can be defined as chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments. It may at times [...]
 Has your hectic schedule left you hassled? Are your deadly deadlines leaving you half dead? If yes, you don’t need to lose heart. There are ways and means to fight it out naturally. Here are some simple measures that can work wonders for you. First and foremost, get enough sleep. A sound sleep of [...]
 Suicide rates are on the rise these days owing to the stressful lifestyles that each of us is leading. Diminishing support systems are adding to one’s woes, with most people having nowhere to go to seek help and even those that are prepared to help are ready to do so only at a cost. [...]
 Bed bugs are bloody pests! No jokes, they’re really full of blood; and you know what? That blood could be yours. These little creatures are one of nature’s amazing creations that seem to be followers of Count Dracula’s cult, feeding on blood just like some types of mosquitoes, leeches, lice and vampire bats. If [...]
 Very often, we find ourselves stuck up in a vicious cycle of events, where one leads to another, which in turn triggers the first. Stiffness in the joints is the best example of such a vicious cycle. A person’s state of inactivity leads to joint stiffness. Attempting to move about aggravates the associated pain [...]
Today, most of us adopt the unhealthiest of lifestyles with excuses of growth and progress. Nevertheless, the list of ‘lifestyle diseases’ is expanding with the speed with which we are progressing. The once known as ‘symptom’ has become a disease today. Most people have headaches from time to time. But if you have recurrent headaches, [...]
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