Healthy articles

Good night sleep plays an important role in our physical and mental health. Sleep deficiency is proven to trigger the symptoms of hypomania and mania.

Smoking has been linked to a number of harmful conditions like dementia and Alzheimer's but various sites online may suggest quite the opposite. Smoking is able to damage tissue in the brain at a faster rate and may lead to earlier signs of memory loss.

We automatically adjust our pitch and rhythm when we talk to babies — but should we also use simplified language and made up words?

Acute asthma attacks are the main manifestation of asthma in most patients, regardless of the type or origin of the disease.

Obesity is on the rise across the world. Does this mean more and more people will have atrial fibrillation, as well?

Palpitations are the feeling of your heartbeat being rapid or irregular, and arrhythmias are conditions that cause abnormal or irregular heartbeats. Although they don't always overlap, it's easy to see how they are related.

Intrusive memories and flashbacks are brought on by triggers — and though the connection between some cues and the trauma that caused PTSD are obvious, that isn't always the case.

Avoiding reminders of the trauma that caused you to develop PTSD may seem like a sane thing to do — but it can ultimately prolong your PTSD, and severely limit your life.

Hepatitis C is a serious and potentially life-threatening disease. Luckily, there are a number of different therapies for this condition. But, in some cases, a liver transplantation is the only option available.

Emotional abuse can directly cause post-traumatic stress disorder. It can also make someone more vulnerable to PTSD if they later, again, live through a traumatic event.