|
| |
 | |
| |
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder [Go Back to Keywords List Page]  | Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive behavior is an anxiety disorder in
which you are frequently or constantly troubled by ideas or
images that stick in your mind and that you can't ignore
(obsessions). These troubling and sometimes bizarre
thoughts cause anxiety and compel you to behave in an
unreasonable way. You may carry out repetitive, ritualistic
acts (compulsions) to reduce this anxiety. Between 1% and
2.5% of the U.S. population suffers from OCD.
|
 | When Exercise Becomes A ``Fix''
Exercise addicts crave an exercise ``fix'' the same way that alcoholics crave a drink. In an age of absorption in self, sex and body, some push the cultural ideal of a perfect body too far by obsessing about exercise... |
| Health Tips
POSSIBLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY CURE FOUND: A commonly prescribed antibiotic may be a potential cure for one type of muscular dystrophy (MD). |
|
|
