Archive for July 13th, 2006
Head and Neck Cancer
Thursday, July 13th, 2006As many as 90 percent of head and neck cancers arise after prolonged exposure to specific factors. Use of tobacco (cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco or snuff) and alcoholic beverages are closely linked with cancers of the mouth, throat, voice box and tongue. (In adults who neither smoke nor drink, cancer of the mouth and throat [...]
Causes Of Tension Headache
Thursday, July 13th, 2006Many people associate the onset of tension-type headache with stress or upsetting emotional situations. However, these factors have not been shown to lead to muscle contraction or reduced blood flow. Although people may have tenderness of the muscles surrounding the head, tension-type headache is not the result of sustained muscle contraction.The most compelling and current [...]
Tension Headache
Thursday, July 13th, 2006Tension headache is the most common type of headache, affecting as many as 40% of teenagers and adults. They tend to start at the back of your head and move forward, involving your neck, scalp, and head (for example, the temporal regions on either side of your forehead and the occiput, which is at the [...]
Treatment for Ovarian Cancer
Thursday, July 13th, 2006Ovarian cancer symptoms are usually silent in nature i.e. they are very subtle at the onset and present themselves only at the advanced stages. Women should be aware of the below mentioned ovarian cancer symptoms and take immediate medical action if one or more of these symptoms arise. Regular pelvic exams are the key to [...]
Social Learning Theory
Thursday, July 13th, 2006Observational learning or social learning is learning that occurs as a function of observing, retaining and replicating behaviour observed in others. It is most associated with the work of psychologist Albert Bandura, who implemented some of the seminal studies in the area and initiated social learning theory.Although observational learning can take place at any stage [...]
