PERNICIOUS ANAEMIA Overview Pernicious anaemia is a condition in which the body can’t make enough healthy red blood cells because it doesn’t have enough vitamin B12 (a nutrient found in certain foods). People who have pernicious anaemia can’t absorb enough vitamin B12 due to a lack of intrinsic factor (a protein made in the stomach). …
BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER (BDD) Body dysmorphic disorder is a mental disorder marked by an obsessive idea of perceived defects or flaws in one’s appearance – a flaw that to others, is considered minor or not observable. People suffering from BDD can feel emotion such as shame or disgust concerning a part or parts of their …
DEFINITION Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare and complex genetic disorder that alters appetite, development, metabolism as well as intellectual behavior and function. This disease is characterized by small stature, behavioral problems, defective sexual development, low muscle tone and an uncontrolled appetite that leads to life threatening obesity. Those suffering from PWS needs help and …
WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS? When a child is behind in skills than other kids his age is called Developmental Delays. Minor differences should not be the cause of concern. Every kid grows according to his or her timeframe. But if your child constantly falls back in every skill that is when …
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WEIGHT LOSS PATCHES You are fat! Lose weight! You are not healthy! Many of us have been bombarded with such words by people around us. In modern “Hustling culture”, we hardly pay attention to our body; sitting all day at our desks and eating fast food to compensate our time of cooking meals. Some people …
DRUG ABUSE Drug abuse, also called substance abuse is an illness that is characterized by a destructive patterned use of illegal or legal drug or medication. The condition affects the person’s brain and behavior such that they are unable to control the use of the drug, to the point that it interferes with their ability …
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME Chronic fatigue syndrome is a complicated, long-term disorder marked by extreme fatigue or tiredness that doesn’t improve with rest and can’t be explained by any medical condition. The fatigue associated with this condition worsens with physical or mental activity. The condition is also referred to as myalgic encephalomyelitis or systemic exertion intolerance …
SCHIZOPHRENIA Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder which interferes with how a person thinks, feels and behaves. It usually appears in adolescence or early adulthood and affects both women and men. The age of onset for men tends to be in their early 20s while women tend to show symptoms of the illness …
OBESITY Obesity is a medical condition involving an abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a negative effect on health. Obesity is defined as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30kg/m2 or more. The range 25-30kg/m2 is defined as overweight. A body mass index is a measurement obtained by dividing a person’s weight by …
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD) The obsessive compulsive disorder is a mental disorder that is marked by a pattern of unreasonable, uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts and behaviors that a person feels the urge to repeat over and over. A person suffering from this disorder may feel the need to check things repeatedly, perform certain routines repeatedly, or …
