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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

OCD can be very distressing for all
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder which can have a potentially devastating impact on all aspects of everyday life.
Sufferers demonstrate bizarre behaviour, upsetting both to them and families, colleagues and friends.

OCD is estimated to affect 2-3% of the general population.

What are obsessions and compulsions?

Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses or images that cause marked anxiety or… Continue

Bees and ants are true team players unlike other creatures who seek safety in numbers for selfish reasons, according to researchers.

Scientists from Edinburgh and Oxford Universities used mathematical models to study "swarm behaviour".

They found that bison or fish want to get to the centre of large groups to keep themselves safe from predators.

Ants and bees worked together as a single unit, and were prepared to die for the greater good of the colony.

The study's findings appear to echo the… Continue

Redacción BBC Mundo
jueves, 05 marzo 2009

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Un 10% de niños palestinos son raquíticos
Estudios publicados por la revista médica Lancet hablan de una "dolorosa" crisis en los sistemas de Salud de los territorios.
Una serie de estudios publicados por la revista médica Lancet califica de "dolorosa" la crisis en el sistema de Salud en los territorios palestinos y señala que el 10% de los niños nacidos en Gaza y Cisjordan… Continue

By Margaret Coventry, Organic Spa magazine

People have long sought out the peacefulness that a destination spa brings. Traditionally, you book a weeklong stay that is meant to be a transformational journey of sorts. It is at this type of spa that you can experience and learn how to change or enhance your life for the better, how to overcome obstacles, and how to balance body, mind, and soul.

We asked the experts at some of the best destination spas in the country for their tried-and-true tips… Continue