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Mental Retardation

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INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY An individual with mental retardation (MR) is best characterized as having both low to below-average thinking and reasoning skills as measured by a standardized intelligence test, and a limited ability to function in areas of daily life including communications, self-care, and social and interpersonal skills. A diagnosis of MR also requires that the condition occur in the developmental years, prior to age 18. RISK FACTORS This affects about 1%-3% of the population. Only 25% of the cases have a direct reason why intellectual disability is acquired. Here are some examples of the risk factors: Infections (before, during and » » » [Read more]

Understand Steroids to Get the Desired Result

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Steroids were used only for medicinal purposes but today people are using it to build their muscles and all. The serious issue over here is that most people really don’t know what they are consuming and they don’t know its side effects. People take it to boost up their muscles and also to enhance the muscle growth. This is widely popular among athletes and body builders but it will be a great idea to know what exactly these steroids are. Steroids are normally of two types. They are anabolic steroids and corticosteroids. Corticosteroids are normally prescribed by doctors to reduce » » » [Read more]