Emotions We try to control our emotions and expression of them both consciously (one tries not to laugh at someone in the same room who is wearing a hideous hat) and unconsciously (I always cry during the last few minutes of the film The Color Purple even though I’m trying not to). A stroke can [...]
Appearing about twenty years younger than her present age of 46, Melony Carson of New York City does everything possible to remain youthful and beautiful. She is tall and willowy, uses cosmetics like an artist, and has long, naturally platinum-blond hair. Melony can’t wear contact lenses comfortably because of an acute sensitivity reaction to them, [...]
Although the first separations occur when the baby is first put down to sleep, it is not until the age of 7-9 months that the baby begins to become truly upset when separated from the primary care-giver. This then continues and may intensify during the early toddler period, depending on the particular context and circumstances. [...]
All of this may be reassuring to the person who undergoes the testing and then gets a clean bill of health. But recently this mass screening of healthy people has come under criticism. The problem may be that not enough positive findings turn up, except where expected, to justify the whole procedure in terms of [...]
A miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is almost as common as a normal birth. Most miscarriages occur in the first three months of the pregnancy. Those that occur in the second trimester or between three to six months, usually are due to dilatation or opening of the cervix or neck of the womb. This may happen [...]
Pleurisy is the condition when the pleura (the thin outer membrane that encases the lungs as they sit in the thoracic cage) is inflamed. It is often associated with a respiratory infection, maybe with a sudden onset. It may be accompanied with a cough; and with each cough, there is often a very sharp stabbing [...]
Even a young baby may get upset and fly into a rage, but this is usually not very apparent. Excessive restraint, often by parents in a passive manner, may be the triggering factor as the child gets older. Persistent nagging and coercion and forcing the child by all manner of unfair prohibitions can initiate an [...]
This sling or hammock of muscle stretches from the pubic bone to the coccyx (tailbone), forming the floor of the pelvic area and supporting the bladder, rectum and (in women) the vagina and uterus. When this muscle gets too slack and flabby as you get older or after childbirth, your pelvic organs can sag (prolapse) [...]
Conjunctivitis, or pinkeye, is an infection of the transparent membrane (conjunctiva) that covers the white of the eye and lines the inside of the eyelids. Conjunctivitis is highly contagious. It is spread by contact with discharge from the eye or by contact with objects (hands, facecloths, toys, handkerchiefs) that have touched the infected eyes or [...]
The problem with guys in their twenties, says Dr. Goldberg, is that they’re invincible. “Or at least they think they are,” he says. While it’s true that you’re less likely to have serious health problems at this younger stage in life, now is a great time to map out a lifestyle plan to help you [...]
