Mental Health Signs & Symptoms * Writing a suicide note. * Suicidal threats, gestures, or attempts. * Thoughts of suicide that don’t go away or occur often. Causes * Depression. * Bipolar disorder. * Schizophrenia. * Grief. Loss of a loved one. * A side effect of some medicines. One is isotretinoin. This is prescribed […]
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Medication Over-the-counter (OTC) medications are ones that you can get without a prescription. Often, they are less potent than prescribed ones. When taken in large amounts, though, an OTC medicine might equal or exceed the dose of a prescribed medicine. Read the information on the label. To learn more about OTC medicine labels, accesswww.fda.gov. Search for
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Substance Use & Abuse After alcohol, the most common drugs used are tobacco and marijuana. Other drugs used are amphetamines (uppers); barbiturates (downers); hallucinogens, such as LSD; inhalants; and narcotics, such as cocaine. On the increase is the use of substances known collectively as “club drugs.” These are used at all-night dance parties, such as
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SUCCESS OVER STRESS The American College Health Association says that 30 percent of college students feel that stress hurts their academic success. Difficult classes, important exams, internships and jobs, and social events are just a few of the issues that can cause stress for young adults. Georgetown University offers these tips for stressed out students:
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SELF-CARE CORNER Withdrawn. Irritable. Sleepy. This could describe almost any teenager, but these are also symptoms of teen depression. Teen depression sometimes gets overlooked because it doesn’t always look like depression in adults. For example, sadness is a core feature of most depression and what most people associate with depression, according to Dr. Ken Duckworth, medical
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Women’s Health A number of vaginal problems occur in women over age 50. Often, the problems are due to changes in the vagina that come with menopause. These include: * Vaginal dryness * Thinning of the walls of the vagina * Loss of elasticity in the muscles in the vagina * Shrinkage of the labia
Abdominal & Urinary Conditions Signs & Symptoms * Vomiting is throwing up the stomach’s contents. Dry heaves may precede or follow vomiting. * Nausea is when you feel like you’re going to throw up. Causes * Viruses in the intestines. Eating spoiled food or eating or drinking too much. * A side effect of some
General Health Conditions Mosquito bites cause West Nile virus if the mosquito is infected with it. Signs & Symptoms Most people who get the virus will have no symptoms. About 1 in 5 persons will get mild ones (West Nile fever). Symptoms usually occur 3 to 14 days after being bitten by an infected mosquito.
Student Health Find out about this at:www.choosemyplate.gov. At this Web site, you can: * Get a Daily Food Plan based on your age, gender, height, weight, and physical activity level. Your plan shows how many calories you need each day and the number of servings from basic food groups, subgroups, and oils to meet your
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Student Health College life may leave you feeling stressed. Do you need extra vitamins and nutrients? Though a busy schedule may sometimes cause people to neglect eating well, we do not use any more (or fewer) nutrients while under mental stress. When you are feeling stressed and strung-out, try these tips: * Take time to
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