Myelodysplastic sydrome (MDS) is a disorder in which the bone marrow stops being able to produce enough blood cells. It is caused by acquired (that is, not inherited) genetic damage to the marrow stem cells and mainly affects...
Read MoreThe diagnosis of autism covers a wide range of behaviors and abilities. No two people with autism have exactly the same symptoms or disease intensity. Autistic symptoms occur in various combinations; each can range from mild to...
Read MoreWe do not know exactly how depressive illness is caused, but we are learning more and more about it. There are many components: genetic vulnerability, stresses, ‘life-events’ – major milestones good and bad, and some physical...
Read MoreThere are many ‘primary’ headaches that are not migraine, tension type headaches or cluster headache. They are not very common but are included in this course so that, if you have these symptoms, you may be able to identify and...
Read MoreWhat are tar and nicotine? Tar Tar is the brown, sticky substance left at the end of a cigarette filter after it is smoked. It includes additional ingredients to give cigarettes a better flavor. The by-products of smoking...
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