When the HIV virus infects brain cells during the late stages of AIDS, patients experience a myriad of mental functioning impairment.According to the AIDS Education Global Information System, doctors call this condition AIDS dementia. Early symptoms of AIDS dementia mimic those of depression, such a...
I actually have a friend who has a father like this. She has a lot of issues as an adult because of it. She didn't go into the career her father wanted for her, and chose to go her own way. Needless to say, her dad was not pleased. In fact, he barely speaks to her. I pe...
While everyone can acquire problems as a result of using drugs, the likelihood of developing substance abuse varies from person to person. While your genetics, family, mental health, and social setting all play a part, there are other risk factors to consider: Addiction in the family Violence,...
Since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined a suspected case of COVID-19 as a person who meets both clinical (which is fever AND cough; or any three or more of these symptoms: fever, cough, general weakness/fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, c...
Since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined a suspected case of COVID-19 as a person who meets both clinical (which is fever AND cough; or any three or more of these symptoms: fever, cough, general weakness/fatigue, headache, myalgia, sore throat, ...
My husband has frontal lobe dementia with some vascular dementia. He is too healthy to be in a care home but has no empathy and little short term memory. I know he wants to go for groceries but regardless of my help to pre-plan the shopping list, he buys more food than he will eat...