Archive for May, 2011
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LIP SERVICE
So many people are, concerned about the appearance of their mouth and understandably so. This area is where ageing rears its ugly head in a significant way: the lips shrink with age and the borders of the mouth, which function very much like a frame, tend to lose definition. The corners of the mouth, meanwhile, [...]
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SCREENING FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES
Principles that guide the decision to use screening procedures in asymptomatic people include the following:1. Discovery of a disease that represents an important health problem and imposes a significant burden on the population.2. An understanding of the natural history of the disease.3. Recognition of a preclinical, asymptomatic stage at which the disease may be diagnosed.4. [...]
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HOW IS ADHD (ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER) DIAGNOSED? CAN MY CHILD’S PEDIATRICIAN MAKE THE DIAGNOSIS, OR SHOULD I SEE SOMEONE ELSE?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder isn’t an easy problem to accurately diagnose. As mentioned earlier, it’s not a disease like the flu or measles, but a collection of common symptoms, not all of which are present in all patients and some of which may also be caused by other disorders. Most children are brought in for [...]