The basic cause for approximately 90 percent of myocardial infarctions is arteriosclerosis, or “hardening of the arteries.” This word, arteriosclerosis, is the family name describing several disease processes. You may, at times, run across the term atherosclerosis, which is the specific member of the family that is affecting your blood vessels. For our purposes, however, [...]
Comments OffLeukemia is a cancer of the blood-forming tissues that leads to proliferation of millions of immature white blood cells. These abnormal cells crowd out normal white blood cells (which fight infection), platelets (which control hemorrhaging), and red blood cells (which prevent anemia). As a result, symptoms such as fatigue, paleness, weight loss, easy bruising, repeated [...]
Comments OffPeople with BDD sometimes avoid taking a job they’d really like. Jobs that involve a lot of interaction with others, especially if the defect will be exposed, are especially avoided. I’ve seen many people who had a solitary job, such as a night watchman. As one person told me, “I can’t do any kind of [...]
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