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What is psychosis?

People suffering from psychosis have a higher risk of self-harm and suicide than others; therefore, identifying the symptoms and obtaining medical help early is paramount for a person’s safety. Psychosis is where you perceive or interpret reality in a very different way from those around you. Psychosis may be experienced once, on several occasions, or may be a life-long experience…
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Dealing with Impacted Earwax

Inside your ear canal is a place where earwax is produced. This yellow substance is there to help to keep our ears clean and also protects them. The wax can stop our ears from becoming infected, helps to prevent injuries and also prevents foreign bodies from getting deep into the ear. However, ear wax can sometimes cause problems of its…
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What is Occupational Health exactly?

Employees who are experiencing poor health, a family problem, or an injury should be able to seek advice, support and help from their employer’s occupational healthcare provider. (more…)
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How to Cope With Mental Illness at Work

Work is something that most people have to do. It is important to ensure that we can earn money to provide our home and our food. However, for those who suffer from a mental illness, work can be a source of great difficulty. Managing a mental illness is something that can be a long hard struggle, and going to work…
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Trauma Reactions

Having experienced a traumatic event in your life can be devastating. Your body and mind may become overwhelmed and you may experience various physical symptoms such as exhaustion, agitation, confusion, and numbness. You may also feel emotional symptoms such as depression, anger, sadness, and denial. Image credit These reactions to trauma vary from person to person. They are a normal…
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Retirement Health Tips

Getting older means starting to plan for retirement, and whether you want to spend more time with family, find a home that is better suited to your new lifestyle like these Gloucestershire park homes http://www.parkhomelife.com/our-parks/orchard-park-homes-gloucester-gloucestershire/ or spend some time volunteering, staying healthy is important in order to get the most enjoyment out of retirement. Here are four things to help…
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Pioneers of the nursing profession.

Considered to be a true pioneer of nursing for her era, Dorothy Dix was born in 1802 but she didn’t embark on this dedicated career until the age of thirty-nine!  With no formal training but with a genuine calling to help people struggling with mental health issues she spent forty years of her life trying to improve a very poor…
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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy – What is it and how is it Treated?

Cardiomyopathy is used to describe a disease of the muscle of the heart. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy also includes cells in the muscle of the heart that are abnormal. One of the dangers of this illness, and something that can make it very deadly, is the fact that many people who have it actually have no symptoms of any problem with the…
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What is Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection that comes from infected ticks. These ticks bite humans and pass on the bacteria, which then causes a number of different symptoms. It is a condition that is easier to treat when it is picked up early. One of the earliest symptoms of the condition is a circular red rash that appears around the…
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What are the After Effects of Having a Stroke?

If you have a loved one who recently suffered a stroke, you are probably wondering what the after effects will be and how long will they last. There are certain complications that many stroke survivors experience. It is important to know how to spot these complications and seek treatment before they become worse. If you have a family member or…
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