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FD is about to leave the house and I look at him and say, "Maybe we should have my brother take off that skin tag on ___(one of the kids)."He looks at me, furrows his brow. "Have him look at it." He's looking into my eyes. It's early in the morning.I explain, "I have to have something to worry about.

In my earlier posts I think I’ve made my position quite clear that I have (understatement alert) certain reservations about the appointment of Kenneth J. Zucker to the panel responsible for overseeing revisions to the GID diagnosis in the proposed DSM-V.

An online petition requesting a change in the current diagnostic criteria for eating disorders is looking for signatures. Many with eating disorders find themselves not meeting the criteria as defined by the "American Psychological Association in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental

Barack Obama - Narcissist or Merely Narcissistic? Posted on 11 August 2008 Obama’s early life was decidedly chaotic and replete with traumatic and mentally bruising dislocations. Popularity: 2% [?] North America

From the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) website: In response to questions about medical necessity of transgender treatments and sex reassignment surgery, particularly in the U.S.A., where insurance exclusions often prevent access to health care for transgender people,

Are You Addicted To Caffeine? - Show #15 In one British case study, a teenager who was hospitalized with muscle weakness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and weight loss was found to suffer from caffeine intoxication caused by drinking 8 liters (about 2 gallons) of cola on a daily Listen i...

Kelley Winters, the founder of GID Reform Advocates, has an interesting post over at the GID Reform Weblog about the problems with the Gender Identity Disorder diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).

In Investigating the Environmental Origins of Autism Scientific American discusses whether environmental factors might be contributing factors involved in the soaring rates of autism. While the DSM diagnostic definition changes in 1994 obviously play a significant role in increasing the number of autism diagnoses it is far from accepted that they account for all or most of the incredible rise.

i haven't forgotten! I have SO MUCH to blog about from the past two weeks. I have one saved as a draft, but for some reason my pictures won't load up. If anyone has any clues on why it may not be working, please let me know!! HELP! Overall Rating: Mama Bears Rating: Photobucket What Do the Stars Mean? Until next book, Keep reading! Photobucket.

I read about Autisme, one of five pervasive development disorder results from maturation-related changes in brain system. Autisme is known as neurological differences disorder that affect a person’s mind development. It’s still a mysterious disease, but literally affect a person’s social life and the way he/she think.