What is the difference between plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery? The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) explains that plastic or reconstructive surgery is performed on abnormal structures of the body, normally caused by developmental problems, trauma, birth defects, injuries, infections or tumors. Aesthetic or cosmetic surgery is done to reshape or restore normal body [...]

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Schizophrenia was ranked the “third most disabling disorder” – mostly because it not only involves hallucinations and delusions, but also leads to depression, confusion, lack of motivation and strained personal relationships. In recent years, the importance of behavior therapy and support nets has been stressed, in addition to the continuous dosage of a schizophrenia drug [...]

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Doctors say there are approximately 2.5 million people with schizophrenia. Of those, typically 10-20% will achieve successful recovery. However, new research suggests that treatment of schizophrenia could be up to 68% successful if psycho-social therapy is applied. In fact, famous schizophrenics like Nobel prize winning mathematician John Nash, Pink Floyd guitarist Syd Barrett or author [...]

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Why are you still paying so much money for those aromatherapy products you see in the stores? Everywhere you go there is another new scented candle, some body lotions and even soaps that all claim to be an aromatherapy product. But how much of that advertising is just hype? People are moving away from pharmaceutical [...]

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Even though it is a relatively new procedure, liposuction has become the most common cosmetic procedure performed. And, if you thought that it was something that only women have done, as a type of weight-loss technique, then you would be wrong. The increase in the number of men having these surgeries performed is surprising. While [...]

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Derived from the Greek words for weight and treatment, Bariatric surgery is a procedure performed on severely obese patients. This surgery is usually performed because conventional diets failed to work for extremely overweight people. Studies have shown us that health deteriorates rapidly when someone is seriously overweight; so many people feel that this type of [...]

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The word bariatric by itself is not a word that comes up very often. However, it is used quite a bit as an adjective to medicine or surgery. It is from bariatrics, which is the branch of medicine that deals with the control and treatment of obesity. Of course there are guidelines in place that [...]

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Paranoid schizophrenia is one of the most terrifying psychiatric disorders. Sufferers may not only encounter auditory and visual hallucinations, but they also feel overwhelming waves of terror, the feeling that people are trying to harm them, or that they are going to die or do something terrible. Frequently, there are stories in the media portraying [...]

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Thousands of people undergo weight loss surgery annually and the popularity of the many types, such as liposuction procedures, continues to rise. Another such procedure is called Lap Band Surgery, which put simply is a silicone “belt” that is placed around the top of the stomach. The band is adjustable and a patient may need [...]

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Everyone should have at least one aromatherapy massage sometime in their life. You have the wonderful feeling of tense muscles becoming relaxed, while soothing or revitalizing massage oils are spread onto the body. The incredible aroma permeates the nostrils and goes straight to the brain. You can feel the tension, no matter what essential oil [...]

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