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Topic: Medical symptoms

Vital Stats

The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:

Favorite possession(s):

Smallpox vaccine

People talk about their ..:

Childhood trauma

Bad point(s):

Pessimistic

Intelligence:

Incompetent

Personality:

Depressive, Suicidal, Nervous

Favorite activity(s):

Sleepwalking sleepwalker, Sleeping

Favorite body part(s):

Lungs, Heart, Skin

Medical note(s):

Family history of schizophrenia, Approaching psychosis, Undergoing therapy

Ultimate fantasy(s):

Having severe anorexia

Worst habit(s):

Smoking

Favorite quote(s):

"I don't suffer from insanity. I enjoy every minute of it."
"Denial ain't just a river in Egypt." - Mark Twain (1835-1910)

Expert Talk

The Brain has selected interesting relevant sentences from the web. It automatically assigned them to some of our fictitious experts based on their personalities.

Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant

It is important to recognize signs and symptoms of pesticide poisoning so that prompt medical treatment can be administered before more serious injury occurs.

Albert Graham,
Backyard Pool Drainer

Various medical therapies may temporarily relieve the symptoms of endometriosis by suppressing estrogen level but they often lead to the absence of menstruation and decreased fertility.
Medical scientists now believe that asthma is characterized by chronic inflammation and is active even when you have no symptoms.
Medical tests are normal and do not explain the many bodily symptoms of a somatoform disorder.

Bori Gonbutoren,
Reindeer Herder

There are medical cases of dementia in which the victim believes he or she is a werewolf; and a disease called congenital porphyria whose symptoms are very similar to those ascribed to lycanthropy.

Adam Findley,
Professional Motivator

Medical specialists are discovering the benefits of EMU oil and are adapting it into their treatment techniques for relieving the symptoms of arthritis, preventing scars, and treating eczema.
Medical therapy is primarily palliative as its main goal is the reduction of the symptoms not necessarily fixing the underlining problem causing the ischemic conditions.
Medical management includes the use of medications to help control pain and other symptoms which can have a tremendous impact on the quality of life.

Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

Medical research has indicated that the drug is effective in relieving some of the symptoms of glaucoma and in treating the nusea induced by cancer chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
Diagnosis is made by a medical provider and is usually based on a combination of clinical symptoms and laboratory results from spinal fluid and blood tests.

David Rosenberg,
Dermatologist

Medical studies have found that molds are the number one cause of allergic symptoms.
Medical studies are finding that molds are one of the most elusive and yet important causes of allergic symptoms.

User Talk

Comments from our users:

From: samantha 2004-11-26 21:28:14	about a month ago my lower right leg went numb to the extent i couldnt get a response from my foot, the feeling came back slowely but my knee started swelling yesterday and now my whole lower leg is swollen, i dont recall any injury that could have caused this and the pain is not localized. its bright red, hot and painfull. any ideas as to the cause?
From: Sally H 2004-12-08 21:42:24	Ive been lethargic, groggy and nauseated for the past week.
From: Bettye E 2005-04-05 19:26:52	tired, sleepy, lack of energy, these are my symptoms. could these be related to my perscribed medication, pravachol, aciphex and premarin?
From: bt 2005-04-25 15:12:00	lower leg skin has tiny red spots
From: Abby 2005-05-18 15:23:25	I had a 'Leap' procedure done and a D&C. Since the Leap I've had brown spotting before and after my period and after sex, I have lower abdominal pain on the left, and lower back pain. Any suggestions?

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