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Social drinking is common, but difference between social drinking and alcohol abuse is when alcohol becomes your focus. Increased dependence on alcohol leads to alcoholism, where the person is physically dependent on alcohol and have lost control of the amount you drink.

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Panic attacks

Panic attacks are sudden, discrete periods of intense anxiety, fear and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms. These episodes are typically abrupt, and usually have triggering factors.

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Hypertensive retinopathy

Hypertensive retinopathy is the damage of the retina of the eye due to high blood pressure. In hypertensive retinopathy the high blood pressure over long time causes damage to the small blood vessels of the eye.

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Cardiac arrest

A cardiac arrest is also called as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest. It is the sudden stoppage of circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively during systole

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How to wash your hands the right way

Washing hands is the most common thing that we do daily ever since our childhood. Washing hands will also reduce the risks of getting sick. It is recommended to wash hands for atleast 20 seconds.

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Nearsightedness

Nearsightedness (myopia) is a common vision condition in which you can see objects near to you clearly, but objects farther away are blurry.

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Adult ADHD

Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a neuropsychiatric condition presenting with excessive inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsiveness.

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Overview and facts about sleep apnea

Sleep apnea is a life threatening condition. It is a breathing disorder which is characterized by cessation of breathing during sleep

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Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is one of the complications of diabetes mellitus. It causes blindness. Diabetes causes diabetic retinopathy, cataract and glaucoma.

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Color Blindness

It is also known as Deuteranopia. There are various kinds of color vision defects. Red green color vision defect is the most common type of color blindness. The color blindness is more common in men than in women. It is the inability to distinguish between shades of color.

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