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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD as it is more commonly known, is a behavioral or mental disorder that usually affects children. According to Dr. Russell A. Barkley, an internationally recognized expert on the subject, in a classroom of thirty children, one to three of them will have ADHD. According to statistics, roughly eight million adults are affected by the condition in the US. These adults are more likely to fall prey to drugs and alcohol, and tend to lead less than stable lives. They are also more likely to suffer from conditions such as bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety disorder. ...

Trans Fats

Trans fats which are also known as trans fatty acids or partially hydrogenated oils are industrially produced fatty acids or man-made fats into which hydrogen is added to liquid vegetable oils and then pressurized in order to make them more solid or pastier fats. Trans fats are also found naturally in small amounts (approximately 2% to 5% of total fat contents) in various animal-based products such as meats of ruminating animals which include cattle, sheep and others, as well as in dairy products including butter and cream. The food industry — restaurants, fast-food establishments, manufacturers of packaged and processed foods as well ...

Tick Bites

Similar to spiders, ticks are tiny arthropods that live in tall grass, leaves of plants and shrubs but they can easily jump onto people and pets in their proximity for a hefty meal of mammalian blood. There is not much to defining the term “tick bites” because it is quite self explanatory — tick bites are bites sustained by ticks. The term may be simple but there is nothing simple about tick bites or, rather, about the saliva that is delivered with such bites. With the existence of well over 800 known species of ticks, they are all around us and they ...

Transient Ischemic Attack – TIA

Often referred to as the “mini” stroke or a “warning” stroke, a TIA or a transient ischemic attack is a physiological episode that is characterized by a specific area or multiple areas of the brain being subjected to changes (decrease) in the supply of blood and therefore also oxygen. TIA (transient ischemic attack) or the “mini” stroke differs from other similar episodes in that its neurologic dysfunctions are brief (lasting less than 24 hours but most last only 5 minutes) while the reversible ischemic neurologic deficit or RIND lasts between 24 and 72 hours and a full-size major stroke (CVA) ...

Thyroid Nodules

Thyroid nodules are lumps which form on the thyroid gland and they can be either solid hard masses or they may be filled with fluids. Most of these thyroid nodules are merely benign growths that do not display any signs or symptoms and it is estimated that approximately 50% of adults have them without even being aware. The Various Types of Thyroid Nodules Collid nodules are merely overgrowths of the thyroid tissues and they may become large but never spread beyond the grand itself. Follicular adenomas are also benign nodules of the thyroid gland. Inflammatory nodules develop as a result of chronic or acute ...

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Thyroid Disorders

The thyroid is one of the largest among the endocrine glands and, with its butterfly-shape, it is located in the front portion of the neck and right below the thyroid cartilage (the Adam’s apple in men). Being part of the endocrine...

Throat Cancer

Often also referred to as the pharynx, the throat is a hollow tube which is approximately five inches in length, it is made up of a muscular system and it extends from behind the nose down to the neck. When cells mutate and grow out...

Testicular Cancer

Testicles which are also known as testes or gonads are part of the male reproductive system which produces the male sex hormones (testosterone) and the sperm. Testicles are snuggled inside a loose sack of skin, called the scrotum which...

Tennis Elbow

Tennis elbow is the common name for an overuse injury that affect the elbow and which is known in the medical arena as the lateral epicondylitis or lateral epicondylosis (literally meaning “inflammation of the outer elbow bone.”) Causes...

Tendinitis

Also known as sinew, a tendon is a thick fibrous cord made of collagen and its function is to connect muscles to bones and to work in concert with muscles in pull and tug force movements. Tendons are very strong and have much elasticity...

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