The blood pressure of the body is maintained by a certain quantity of blood flowing through blood vessels in a given period of time. When the heart is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood, the blood pressure in the entire body will fall and a state of shock will develop. The patient experiences [...]

So you have to massage the entire spine. Right from the top to bottom, toning up and getting rid of all the lactic acid. A spasm in the shoulder area can affect the low back. This is because the neck muscles hold the head. They bear the weight of the head. The shoulder and neck [...]

Lesbian women in intimate relationships tend to be less sexually active than either gay male or heterosexual couples, which has more to do with their socialization as women than with their lesbianism. Women are socialized to avoid, smooth over, and deny conflict. Until relatively recently, women have been taught that sexual desire and sex itself [...]

The Creator is perfect and so is his Creation—the Nature. The Nature according to the will of the Creator leads everything towards perfection, and provides simple means of overcoming any obstructions in the way to perfection. Man, in his quest for health and happiness and to overcome the physical ailments, started looking for some suitable [...]

Diarrhoea Acute: 1 Rest. 2 Take fluids only; no milk or citrus, minimal tea or coffee. 3 Consult doctor if it persists. Chronic: 1 Consult doctor. If this is not helpful investigate possible causes (food allergy, Candida, fear, drugs). 2 Cut down on fluids, avoid milk and citrus drinks. 3 Take a bulking agent (linseed, [...]

Partial seizures, or partial seizures that secondarily generalize are, by definition, always focal (local) in origin. Any child with partial (focal) seizures deserves some evaluation to find the source of the focal abnormality. If the EEG shows focal slowing or if the child has had several seizures that seem to start from the same area [...]

An elevation of blood pressure to >130/80 mmHg usually occurs in type 1 diabetes just before or at the time of development of microalbuminuria. At the stage of clinical albuminuria (urinary albumin > 300 mg/day), the majority of people with type 1 diabetes have BP levels > 130/80 mmHg. Aggressive therapy for hypertension should start [...]

Active listening is a technique that is very helpful in dealing with difficult, angry people. It helps reduce their stress—and yours—while keeping you from getting involved in arguments or becoming the target of their frustration. One way to practice active listening is to occasionally repeat or paraphrase what the other person has been saying. Suppose [...]

Gold sodium thiomalate (Myochrysine) Aurothioglucose (Solganal) Generic available: no Usual dose: weekly to monthly injections Effective within: six weeks to six months Gold was first used in the early 1900s to treat people with tuberculosis and other infections. Believing that RA was caused by tuberculosis, Dr. Jacques Forestier began injecting gold into RA patients in [...]

His sadness is a secondary process; ‘someone’ says he is sad. His primary process is to be sociable and nice, to the newcomer in the room, for example. When the social worker enters, he immediately pushes away his sadness. In addition, Herr G. said that in the past he had fought with Ron. Fighting is [...]