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It is easy to find images, video and tutorials about American Sign Language (ASL) online. Here are some free resources, which are simple to find and use if you want to learn American Sign Language. Learning ASL online Fingerspelling learning tool Lifeprint.com...
The majority of people infected with chlamydia have no symptoms, though a few people do experience them. This common sexually transmitted disease can cause severe damage to the reproductive organs, resulting in infertility. The infection can be detected...
There is a difference between alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence (also known as alcoholism.) In either case, alcohol is a drug and there are negative consequences to both. Abusing alcohol puts a person at high risk for alcoholism. Who is an alcoholic?...
There are two types of treatment commonly used with panic disorder with agoraphobia. One is medication and the other is cognitive-behavioural therapy. Some people use these treatments in combination, but some studies show that cognitive-behavioural therapy...
If you are caring for a sick or elderly family members and feeling burned out, overwhelmed and stressed, you may need the help of a home health aid. This suggestion makes many people recoil, because it seems like yet another difficult job to do. Here’s...
Many people feel anxious about what pregnancy and childbirth will be like. There are three things you can do to ease your mind and give your baby and yourself the best chances for a healthy and happy pregnancy and birth.This article shows you what you...
In its simplest terms, mental health refers to the condition of one’s mind, or the absence or presence of mental illness, just as physical health refers to the condition of the body and the absence or presence of disease. The body/mind connection Mental...
Stress is experienced both in your mind and in your body. To combat stress, one must be relaxed both the physical and psychological levels. Simple exercises can help any person begin to de-stress and enjoy life more. When your mind's filled with worries,...
Drug abuse differs from casual or occasional drug use, though casual use can lead to abuse. Crossing the line from one to the other is something that happens over time, with the accumulation of more and more negative incidents and growing dependence on...
Many researchers are looking for natural cures for depression. Vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs, diet and exercise, light therapy and cognitive therapy provide many people with non-medicinal relief from depression. Natural depression remedies: Vitamins...
This article discusses the role of anxiety in normal life. The nine recognised anxiety disorders are listed and briefly described. Anxiety is a feeling that can be felt both in the body and in the mind. Physical symptoms of anxiety can include: panic...
Drinking is often triggered by an attempt to ease the pain of the problems of life. However, when it leads to alcoholism, it has the opposite effect. Whatever a person is trying to avoid by drinking, may not be as bad as the problems which do or can result...
According to Susan Wise Bauer, a well-trained mind is one that is motivated “to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning.” The Well Trained Mind understands and makes connections between science, history, math and language,...
