appetite is the desire to eat food, felt as hunger. Appetite exists in all higher life-forms, and serves to regulate adequate energy intake to maintain metabolic needs. It is regulated by a close interplay between the digestive tract, adipose tissue and the brain. Decreased desire to eat is termed anorexia, while polyphagia (or “hyperphagia”) is [...]
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An infectious organism can escape the confines of the immediate tissue via the circulatory system or lymphatic system, where it may spread to other parts of the body. If an organism is not contained by the actions of acute inflammation it may gain access to the lymphatic system via nearby lymph vessels. An infection of [...]
Symptoms of withdrawal from opiates include, but are not limited to, depression, anxiety, panic attacks, leg cramps, abdominal cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, insomnia, and cravings for the drug itself. Additional withdrawal symptoms include, but are not limited to, rhinitis (irritation and inflammation of the nose), lacrimation (tearing), severe fatigue, lack of motivation, moderate to severe and [...]
Since vitamin A is fat-soluble, disposing of any excesses taken in through diet is much harder than with water-soluble vitamins B and C, thus vitamin A toxicity may result. This can lead to nausea, jaundice, irritability, anorexia (not to be confused with anorexia nervosa, the eating disorder), vomiting, blurry vision, headaches, hairloss, muscle and abdominal [...]
Clinical signs In large doses, St John’s wort is poisonous to grazing livestock (cattle, sheep, goats, horses). Adapted from the Wikipedia article St John’s wort, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
In many cases, the terms ”disease”, ”disorder”, ”morbidity” and ”illness” are used interchangeably. In some situations, specific terms are considered preferable. Infection This term broadly refers to any abnormal condition that impairs normal function. Commonly, this term is used to refer specifically to infectious diseases, which are clinically evident diseases that result from the presence [...]
Toxic effects occur with prolonged high intake. The specific toxicity is related to exposure time and the exposure concentration. A medical sign of chronic poisoning is the presence of painful tender swellings on the long bones. Anorexia, skin lesions, hair loss, hepatosplenomegaly, papilloedema, bleeding, general malaise, pseudotumor cerebri, and death may also occur. Chronic overdose [...]
Roughly, cancer symptoms can be divided into three groups: * ”Local symptoms”: unusual lumps or swelling (”tumor”), hemorrhage (bleeding), pain and/or ulceration. Compression of surrounding tissues may cause symptoms such as jaundice (yellowing the eyes and skin). * ”Symptoms of metastasis (spreading)”: enlarged lymph nodes, cough and hemoptysis, hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), bone pain, fracture of [...]
The article describes the signs and symptoms of major and minor eating disorders. It addresses disorders many are familiar with like Anorexia and Bulimia as well as disorders less frequently dignosed like Pica and Prader-Willi Syndrom.
By: Groshan Fabiola The actual treatment for this type of eating disorder must be oriented according to the severity of symptoms and the patient’s needs. The primer target of the therapy is to reestablish the physical health of the patient by helping him gain weight. The patient must know the negative effects anorexia has upon [...]
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