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Stress can lead to a rash, such as hives, and it can exacerbate other rash-like skin conditions, Hu says. The link between stress and skin goes back to the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in ...
May slow clotting; contraindicated for people with bleeding disorders and before and after surgery. May induce uterine contractions; contraindicated when pregnant or nursing. [21] Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (contained in comfrey, borage, senecio, coltsfoot, and others) Liver damage [5] Reserpine: Rauvolfia serpentina
A video on the risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder as a result of 9/11 exposures. A study published two months after 9/11 found that Americans across the country experienced substantial symptoms of stress after the attacks. [25] Two subsequent studies found that exposure to the attacks was a predictor of the development of PTSD.
The effects of stress on memory include interference with a person's capacity to encode memory and the ability to retrieve information. [ 1][ 2] Stimuli, like stress, improved memory when it was related to learning the subject. [ 3] During times of stress, the body reacts by secreting stress hormones into the bloodstream.
Dermatographic urticaria is sometimes called "skin writing", as it is possible to mark deliberate patterns onto the skin. The condition manifests as an allergic-like reaction, causing a warm red wheal to appear on the skin. As it is often the result of scratches, involving contact with other materials, it can be confused with an allergic ...
Stress-related disorders constitute a category of mental disorders. They are maladaptive, biological and psychological responses to short- or long-term exposures to physical or emotional stressors. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences categorizes Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as ...
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) People with PTSD are prone to sensory overload due to a general hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli partially caused by sensory gating issues; this is supported by the fact that people with PTSD have impaired P50 gating and an inability to filter redundant auditory stimuli.
Multiple chemical sensitivity ( MCS) is an unrecognized and controversial diagnosis characterized by chronic symptoms attributed to exposure to low levels of commonly used chemicals. [ 1][ 2] Symptoms are typically vague and non-specific. They may include fatigue, headaches, nausea, and dizziness. Although these symptoms can be debilitating ...