Skeeter Syndrome - Articles
Syndrome Syndrome
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Jodi
When you have a child with Down syndrome, chances are you experience a strange brand of prejudice and stereotyping right from the very start. I call it Syndrome syndrome. The grave doctor informed me while ...
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Is There a Jerusalem Syndrome?
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Dr. Romeo V.
Since at least the 1930s, mental health professionals in the city of Jerusalem have attested to the existence of a peculiar syndrome affecting some first-time visitors. Referred to as the Jerusalem syndrome, it is described as an intense religious psychosis characterized by delusions, obsessive ide ...
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Tina C.
Gas, bloating, cramping, constipation, diarrhea....usually diagnosed as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and often a diagnosis of exclusion -- ie. there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with you so the diagnosis is IBS. There are some prescription drugs to treat t ...
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Metobolic Syndrome
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Karen H.
What You Need To Know About Metabolic SyndromeThank you to Dr. Jamie McManus MD, FAAFP for this informative health bulleti n You’ve been told you have high blood pressure and maybe your blood sugar is higher than ...
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Is There a Stockholm Syndrome?
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Dr. Romeo V.
... sympathy for their captors and stated that they had been mainly frightened over what the police might do to rescue them. It was Bejerot who first coined the term " Stockholm syndrome" and used it in a media interview.Although its actual clinical validity was suspect, the term took on a life of its own and entered the popular culture.Also known as ...
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Premenstrual Syndrome
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Karen H.
... lationship to getting my period was the one my mother created when I didn't rinse out my underpants. I never had all the pain and suffering my friends had. Thus premenstrual syndrome just wasn't part of what I knew. In HS, I had a normal cycle, normal period, no concerns. Tons of my friends lost days from school, took drugs, had flow issues, slep ...
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Metabolic Syndrome
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Liz S.
For those who don’t know, metabolic syndrome is the name for the shitstorm of physical ailments that come from long-term use of antipsychotics. Well, that’s not exactly right. Let me quote a real authority, the ...
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CREST syndrome
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Jan
Originally known as Thibierge-Weissenbach syndrome, in honor of the French physicians who first described the condition in 1910, CREST syndrome was renamed by Winterbauer in 1964 as an acronym for its prominent featur ...
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Reye syndrome
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Dr. Anshu Gupta
What is Reye syndrome?Reye syndrome is a rare illness that affects all bodily organs but is most harmful to the brain and the liver. It occurs primarily among children who are recovering f ...
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Down syndrome
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Tara M.
What is Down syndrome? I know that those of you who visit our blog, know that Emma Sage has Down syndrome. It is part of who she is, but it does not define her, just like one aspect of ou ...
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