Workplace Health Articles

• Depression
  Mental Health
  Mental Health Research
  Psychiatry
  Anxiety
  Disorders and Syndromes
   
  

  Clinical depression

  Clinical depression is a state of sadness or melancholia that has advanced to the point of being disruptive to an individual's social functioning and/or activities of daily living. The diagnosis may ... > more
• Fitness
  Sports Medicine
  Obesity
  Staying Healthy
  Healthy Aging
  Diet and Weight Loss
   
  

  Physical exercise

  Physical exercise is the performance of some activity in order to develop or maintain physical fitness and overall health. It is often directed toward also honing athletic ability or skill. Frequent ... > more
• Vitamin D
  Triglycerides
  Healthy Aging
  Obesity
  Nutrition
  Skin Cancer
   

  UV index

  The UV index is an international standard measurement of how strong the ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is at a particular place on a particular day. Its purpose is to help people to ... > more
• Immune System
  Arthritis
  Crohn's Disease
  Skin Care
  Allergy
  Joint Pain
   

  Inflammation

  Inflammation is the first response of the immune system to infection or irritation and may be referred to as the innate cascade. Inflammation is characterised by the following quintet: redness ... > more
• Skin Care
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Healthy Aging
  Sports Medicine
  Pharmacology
  Viruses
   
  

  Wart

  A wart is a generally small, rough growth, typically on hands and feet. Warts are common, and are caused by a viral infection, specifically by the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). Certain types of warts, ... > more
• Stroke Prevention
  Heart Disease
  Elder Care
  Diseases and Conditions
  Hypertension
  Disability
   

  Stroke

  A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. In brain tissue, a reduction of blood flow, cerebral ischemia, leads to an ... > more
• Healthy Aging
  Urology
  Women's Health
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Medicine
  Bladder Cancer
   

  Urinary incontinence

  Urinary incontinence is the involuntary excretion of urine from one's body. Stress incontinence is essentially due to pelvic floor muscle weakness. It is loss of small amounts of urine with coughing, ... > more
• Psychiatry
  Mental Health Research
  Depression
  Mental Health
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Healthy Aging
   

  Biological psychiatry

  Biological psychiatry, or biopsychiatry is an approach to psychiatry that aims to understand mental disorder in terms of the biological function of the nervous system. It is interdisciplinary in its ... > more
• Medical Technology
  Medical Imaging
  Today's Healthcare
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Sports Science
   
  

  Magnetic resonance imaging

  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), formerly referred to as Magnetic Resonance Tomography (MRT) or Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), is a method used to visualize the inside of living organisms as well ... > more
• Addiction
  Controlled Substances
  Illegal Drugs
  Pharmacology
  Alcoholism
  Cocaine
   

  Drug addiction

  Drug addiction, or substance dependence is the compulsive use of psychoactive drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. Drug addiction has two components: ... > more

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