Health and Fitness

Autism is considered to be a variety of mental retardation, or an occasion as a severe form of obsessive-compulsive illness. The first term of autism appeared around 1912 when psychiatrist Eugene Bleurel used the word to refer to patients who were self-absorbed and out of touch with the rest of the world

Nowadays a completely effective treatment program for anorexia nervosa not exist and many patients never achieve a normal weight. Perfectionism and a drive for thinness, which are a risk for recurrence of the eating disorder, are present to many people with anorexia

During the annual meeting of American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists a case of chronic appendicitis has been reported. A woman aged 33 who complained of dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, inability to conceive

Leukemia has two major types: acute and chronic. In what concerns acute leukemia, there are two forms: if leukemia involves lymphocytes, we are dealing with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and if it involves myeloid cells, is called acute myelogenous leukemia

When President Franklin D. Roosevelt died from a stroke, his blood pressure was 240/180 mmHg, twice as high as the upper limit usually defined as hypertensive. What do we know today about high blood pressure treatment that might have helped keep FDR in the White House for longer?

Even though thyroid cancer is a disease that cannot be prevented, it is a curable affection and can be treated by using an appropriate treatment. In addition, treatments of thyroid cancer usually include surgeries, radioactive iodine and radiation therapy and depend on the stage and the type of cancers

Colon cancer is thought to be the second most common of all cancer types. It usually affects men, but women can develop colon cancer as well. If detected in its primary stages, colon cancer can be cured very easy

In patients with fibromyalgia transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) provides significant pain relief that can last for several weeks.This technique has rare and minimal adverse effects shows the studies made at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

There may be times when you wake up and you have a headache or the part around your eyes is swollen. This is the sign of a sinus infection. This sinus infection is known as sinusitis. This illness is not very severe, but it can be a burden In contact dermatitis is important to determine what caused the irritation, and to avoid that factor. Helping in relieving redness and itching can be creams containing hydrocortisone or wet dressings that provide moisture to the skin

Lupus is a disease that in many cases is characterized by the distinctive rash that once was thought to resemble a wolf bite. That’s why the disease got the name lupus, the latin word for wolf. However, there are cases when the distinctive rash does not occur, and it was seen that there are not two cases of lupus exactly alike