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Complex emotional and behavior syndromes are key challenges in the psychological domain which require great attention and effective therapeutic tools to develop a healthy society.  ‌ Systematic desensitization therapy falls in the category of behavior therapy responsible for healing psychological malfunctions to enhance human living.  ‌Systematic desensitization therapy is performed to patients who undergo severe anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), phobias, and a fear of intricate beings such as snakes or spiders. Therapeutic treatment embraces the principles of classical conditioning, specifically counter-conditioning and reciprocal inhibition. In ‌Systematic desensitization therapeutics procedure, therapists provide relaxation training and trigger a hierarchy of fears to clients in a controlled situation. Through confronting flashes of fears, patients learn to cope up with frightening objects or stations and lessen feelings of anxiety. Simply stating,...

  Exertional headaches experienced by individuals when they are involved in some type of physical activity. Medical condition of headache is not a serious condition but, in some cases, it may be a serious underlying condition that deteriorates physical health.   People experience an exertional headache after performing intense physical work, dehydration. Other factors like Extreme temperatures, high humidity may trigger a strain headache which individuals in troubled condition. Key indicators of an exertional headache include pain on one or both sides of the head, pulsating or throbbing. effects on vision, nausea and vomiting and sensitivity to light. Coughing, sneezing, even sexual activity and straining during bowel movements are also indications of exertional headache. Mild exercise headaches rest for five minutes to 48 hours and are experienced by people for a period of three to six months. Sometimes exertional headaches may threaten human health when doctors diagnose ...

Stress is a nature of buzz that deforms the brain and causes a range of mental snags. Individuals may be trapped in challenging environments in the ladder of life which trigger stress levels.  Stress responses may be Self-induced or socially imposed. Social factors contribute a lot in elevating stress levels. Some sour life events such as career setbacks in terms of losing a job, financial crisis, or bitter relationship may amplify stress which destabilize individuals. Comparisons in social settings, high expectations during studies, and work-related pressures are contributory factors to induce stress. Major environmental stressors that negatively impact the mental health of persons include unmanageable workloads in offices, low remuneration for their professional competence, restricted career growth in companies, insecurity in workspaces or any social settings, lack of interest in the nature of work offered by companies. Certain internal factors or stimuli may have an unfavora...

Medical dogma of homeopathic science signifies that the human body is self-sufficient to brawl against disease pollutants. Human existence is threatened in a highly polluted and digitalized environment which may have grave health repercussions.  Medical science has evolved at a great pace to offer a gamut of treatment options for dreaded diseases with recent medical discoveries. Still the research is at nascent stage and do not have solutions for newly erupting viruses or ailments. Among various streams, homeopathic treatment allures masses for treating chronic or critical diseases when allopathic science fails to cure patients gripped in certain health disorders.  Magnetic aspect of homeopathic treatment is its wonderful humanistic approach to tap the infections or other health hazardous elements in the whole human body with lesser side impacts. In other medical domains such as in allopathic science, medicines or surgeries are targeted on the painful areas or affected bod...

Brain tumor is a horrifying health issue that needs immediate medical attention. Since it threatens survival, patients often lose their confidence and look for best treatment to revive from health danger. Normally surgery is advised for the treatment of brain tumors. Expert neurosurgeons opt for effective medical procedures to remove tumors without damaging the healthy tissues.  Invasive techniques, such as endoscopy or stereotactic surgery is performed for brain tumor removal. Some surgeons use traditional open surgery to treat brain tumors. It depends on the condition of patients. Recent medical progression in imaging technology and surgical instruments, trained neurosurgeons are more interested in minimally invasive procedures, such as keyhole craniotomies for brain tumors. Endoscopic Brain Tumor Surgery is an advanced surgical procedure performed by neurosurgeons to operate the tumor through a small hole in the skull or through the mouth or nose. It has great advantages over ...

Aging phase is full of challenges. Vision dimness with age is commonly observed among people when they reach their 40’s. This condition is known as presbyopia in which people's eyesight is weak and it continues to decrease. Simply stated, Presbyopia may result in inability to clear close-up vision because the eye's lens becomes brittle. Major symptoms of Presbyopia include blurry close-up vision, headaches and eye strain. Diagnosis of Presbyopia can be done by a basic eye exam, a refraction assessment and an eye health exam. People who undergo Presbyopia must use eyeglasses to correct vision problems. Natural ways to fix Presbyopia are to intake sufficient amounts of vitamin A and C, consume omega-3 fatty acids, wear sunglasses, quit smoking and relax your eyes. To cope with age-related vision dullness, people may use features of advanced technologies such as Voice Control, Magnifier, and Zoom available on most phones and tablets. Numerous apps such as Google Maps, Be My Ey...

Human lifestyle invites health glimmers along with gloominess. Excessive exercise, heavy mental load and poor food habits hammer our brain. Brain stroke is an emergency health condition that may threaten life. People who undergo stroke may exhibit symptoms like weakness specific to a side of the body and loss of speech or facial control. As per medical science, blurred vision is also an initial symptom of brain stroke. Vision changed are rooted in some neurological causes results in stroke. Sudden blurred eyes may occur due to dry eye or detached retina, transient ischemic attack, or stroke. In fast moving life, when person unexpectedly experiences vision changes in one or both eyes or blurred vision which can become life threatening condition later. It happens when the brain is not getting enough blood supply and brain cells are injured or die. Strenuous activities and high adrenaline levels may exert pressure on the eyes, and people feel blurry vision. In blurred vision, immedia...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is another threat to human health which is annoying the world populace. People infected with this virus may show symptoms of cough or wheeze, have a runny nose or a sore throat. Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is hitting young children and causes lower respiratory infections such as pneumonia, asthma flare-ups or sometimes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.   HMPV walk on the same path as other viruses like corona in past years. HMPV is transmitted through direct contact with an infected person or from touching belongings that are contaminated with the respiratory virus. People may catch infection if they are close to a person who is coughing and sneezing, by shaking hands, hugging or kissing. Healthy person must be infected through using or touching surfaces or phones, door handles, keyboards or toys of HMPV patients. HMPV virus propagates rapidly during the winter and early spring months. Though the virus infection is not severe and threatens human...

Individuals must have a healthy mind to enhance good understanding for others.  Cognitive dysfunction or mental decline may trigger a range of personality disorders. People with narcissistic personality consider themselves as a highly important person in society. Mental bugs in this order propels them to be admired by others and seek attention all the time. They normally cannot comprehend the feelings of other people in surroundings or care about them. Igniting elements of narcissistic personality disorder are the environment, troubled relationship between parent and child. Sometimes too much care for children may lead to narcissistic personality disorder. Excessive criticism of children may be the cause of eruption of this personality syndrome. Narcissistic personality disorder may result in negative feelings in patients. They become sad or disappointed when they are not admired by social surroundings. This mental ailment is more common in males as compared to females. Narciss...

  Tagline : Rare psychological disorder which surprisingly grip voyagers when submerging in architectural beauty .   Among a range of psychological disorders suffered by humans, Stendhal Syndrome is an unusual psychosomatic Syndrome. This mental ailment is also called Florence Syndrome and hyperkulturemia. Prime factor responsible for developing this syndrome is artwork that is observed by the individual to be beautiful and all retained in one place.   In this psychological disorder, when person is exposed to the focused works of art, he/she display array of symptoms such as physical and emotional uneasiness which elevates heart rate and intense dizziness, feelings of confusion and disorientation, nausea, dissociative episodes, temporary forgetfulness, fear. In extreme cases, individuals experience hallucinations and temporary madness.   Though stendhal Syndrome is not yet recorded in the American Psychiatric Association’s DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical ...

Medical revolution has increased the life expectancy of humans. Presently people are more health conscious and follow health guidelines recommended by medical practitioners with the spurt of advancement in scientific researches. Today people are more confident about health conditions and relax if they experience serious diseases because there are treatments available for even severe illnesses. With the exponential growth of medical experiments and availability of treatment for deadly diseases, there are several challenges in the realm of health management. One such issue is unsafe handling of patients after treatment of critical operations or diseases. Sometimes para medical staff unknowingly ignore the patient and do not adopt appropriate techniques while lifting, transferring, repositioning and moving patients or handling equipment. Such carelessness at the end of nurses or other staff may have serious health issues such as musculoskeletal injury like chronic back pain. patient han...

In an easygoing life and technically coated environment, users are more excited to use simple and effortless kitchen utensils without knowing the hazardous impact of such products. Teflon flu or polymer fume fever is raising concern among the world populace. This new disorder grips people when inhaling fumes from overheated non-stick cooking utensils. There are a range of utensils made from Non-Stick materials such as pots, pans, flat cookware that can lead to serious diseases. Teflon cookware is the first choice of consumers because it offers numerous benefits in the cooking process that include foods that cannot stick on the surface of pans, easy cleaning procedure and patients of heart and blood sugar diseases can cook food with less oil. Teflon coated cookware must be handled properly to give good health benefits and retain nutritive value of cooked food. If Teflon cookware is over heat, it emits toxic chemicals that can be dangerous for users. Food cooked at higher temperature m...

Travelling is an enjoyable experience for most people. But at the same time some people may have anxiety about going on a trip. Anxiety is a condition marked by excessive worry and feeling of fear and uneasiness. Among a range of phobias mentioned by The DSMIV-TR, hodophobia is the fear of travel. People fear to travel to tourist places or go for official trips because of the unfriendly feeling of being at unknown places far away from home. People with hodophobia experience a penetrating fear at the thought of traveling. Hodophobia and travel anxiety are interchangeably used by people. Major difference between these two phrases is the intensity of fear experienced by a person. People who suffer from hodophobia usually avoid the situation that frights them. Numerous factors trigger a heightened fear of traveling among people. Past bitter experiences of traveling may generate extreme emotional stress and irrational fear in individuals. People with hodophobia live with the fear of losin...

Whole world is revived   from the lethal Covid 19 setback but   again facing the threat of novel health hazards of   streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS), a fatal infectious disease exploding in Japan and chances of transmitting in other geographical locations also. STSS is a kind of rare disease which is caused by a rare “flesh-eating bacteria” and can infect people so strongly that it kills within two days. Individuals grip under STSS disease when a group of streptococcus bacteria infect the body. Streptococcus bacteria incubate through human contact and airborne droplets. Infected patients do not exhibit symptoms at the initial stage. These bacteria penetrate deep tissues and the bloodstream, discharging contaminants to spread at dangerous speed in the human body. Patients who are infected with STSS exhibit symptoms of fever, chills, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting. After catching an infection, the patient suddenly deteriorates. There are chances of low bloo...

Brain is inhouse of a cluster of neurological functions in humans. Any foreign material or environmental pollutant that can threaten the brain grid has grave impact on the nervous system and hamper normal life of people. Some natural or manmade toxic substances considerably impair the brain or peripheral nervous system. This is termed as neurotoxicity.  These toxins can modify the nervous system which in turn destroy the nerves.  Neurotoxicity may attack the nervous system in different ways such as diminished cognitive function ataxia, incontinence, and degrade human living. Neurotoxicity can have a severe detrimental impact on mental and physical health of a person.  Slight malfunction in nervous system damage can negatively impact on the cognitive functions of the brain such as impairing reasoning ability, diminishing memory power, interrupting in communication process, weakening motor function, and reducing the ability to focus on objects, and alertness. Major ground...