The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), recognizes child abuse as a significant public health issue in the United States as an estimated one in four children have experienced child abuse or neglect at some point in their lives. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), offers the following insights into what the public should …
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), “is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, rape or other violent personal assault,” according to the American Psychiatric Association. The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), shares that …
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According to the Cleveland Clinic, “Neuropathy-also called peripheral neuropathy- refers to any condition that affects the normal activity of the nerves of the peripheral nervous system” The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, explains that there are over 100 types of peripheral neuropathy with varying symptoms which depend on the type of nerves that …
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“Migraine is an extraordinarily prevalent neurological disease, affecting 39 million men, women, and children in the U.S. and 1 billion worldwide,” states the Migraine Research Foundation, which also shares that “migraine is the 3rd most prevalent illness in the world.” The United States federal government recognizes migraine as a legitimate neurobiological disease. The National Institutes …
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During Hepatitis Awareness Month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is making an extra effort to educate the public about the different types of hepatitis. While they all affect the liver and have similar symptoms, they have different routes of transmission and affect different groups of people. The World Health Organization (WHO), …