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Mental disorders affect about 165 million individuals in the EU each year. They suffer from anxiety, mood, and drug use disorders. Overall, more than 50% of the general population of middle-and high-income countries will suffer from at least one mental disorder at some stage in their lives. Mental disorders are …
Mental disorders are common both in the United States and internationally. 22.1 percent of Americans aged 18 and older suffer from mental disorders in a given year. Applied to the 1998 U.S. Census of Residential Population Estimates, this figure translates to 44.3 million people. Also, 4 of the 10 main …
Humans around the world have taken massive security precautions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical Isolation is vital to slowing the spread of infectious diseases. Still, researchers say that Isolation carries its health costs. So, total Isolation may affect physical and mental health and possibly negative effects, is it? Currently, COVID-19 …
Learning to differentiate psychiatric disorders that initiate from alcohol addiction and something that was there from before is difficult. So, the clinicians have to question if patients have a condition pre-existed with the AUD or a new thing caused by alcohol. As a result, looking at the history of the …
Yes, we’ve become very dependent on antibiotics. Many people have been so dependent on antibiotics. This led to the development of superbugs-too strong infections that we can’t treat with antibiotics. Unfortunately, this resistance to antibiotics could be deadly. It is especially for those unable to combat the diseases caused by superbugs. …
Social determinants of health (SDH) are the social and economic influences that affect human health. These are apparent in the living and working environments that people face every day. The SDH influences wellbeing in many positive and negative ways. Extreme income and wealth differences have negative health effects for people …
Over the years, many viewpoints and fears have been raised in the media, the public, and other participants about the nuclear industry and its waste. Many people raised questions about whether nuclear power can continue to work. It is because dealing with the waste has not yet been satisfactorily answered. …
The opioid epidemic has had a significant impact on people across the United States. Many blame doctors for the growing problem. Back in the 1990s, major pharmaceutical companies began producing opioids in large volumes. Then doctors began to prescribe painkillers at an alarming rate. According to the CDC, opioid prescriptions …
Scientists are advancing every day in the formulation of modern medicine. However, there are still so many disorders and diseases in the body that cannot be traced. Some diseases cannot be traced down to any specific disorder or problems in the body. This is very alarming as these disorders like …
Last month, Diane Pretty was refused the moral right to select the circumstances of her death. She suffers from motor neuron disorder and is experiencing the disintegration of her body. She faces a death that she knows will lead to indignity and suffering. And she cannot physically kill herself (euthanasia). The …
