Karen Ann Mckinney LSW, CADC-I

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• Being Influenced by Your Partners's Eating Habits

  A new study has shown that eating behavior of a person is influenced by the partner with whom you are eating. People who eat together tend to mimic each other taking bites at the same time. This characteristic is called behavioral mimicry, the process in which a person unwittingly imitates the...

• Dopamine Promoters for Parkinson's Disease

  If you’re a science guru, you probably already know that dopamine is a substance in the brain necessary for the functioning of your entire body. Dopamine plays a significant role in your nervous system by helping your body execute its functions smoothly. But, there is the problem. People with...

• Pneumonia in an Immunocompromised Patient

  Pneumonia as a disease was once dreaded, since most of the cases would turn out to be fatal. This was many years ago, and with medical advances, times have changed. However, in some severe cases of pneumonia, especially in people with weakened immune systems, the disease can still be fatal. If the...

• What Is Hemicrania Continua?

  IntroductionHemicrania continua is a rare and severe form of daily headaches. It is a continuous headache disorder, which is known to affect more women than men. It is a primary headache disorder, which means that an underlying cause has already been ruled out by carefully examining the medical...

• Hot Flashes and Sleep Apnea: What's the Connection?

  As various researchers continue their efforts of treating the various conditions of the world, there is often a series of characteristics that are often associated with a certain disease.  Other times however, researchers have been able to make connections between certain symptoms that are not...