AIDS is the last stage in a progression of diseases resulting from a viral infection known as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV or AIDS virus). The diseases include a number of unusual and severe infections, cancers and debilitating illnesses, resulting in severe weight loss or wasting away, and diseases affecting the brain and
When we talk about phobias we usually think of situations like feeling fearful of public speaking, experiencing panic when riding an... Read more »
Fasten your seat belt: Summer is here! For many of us, we'll finally have a chance to take that much needed vacation. Sometimes vacation is... Read more »
I'm hoping it's bubonic plague," I told my oncologist. She looked startled and poked on my swollen lymph nodes. Then she smiled and... Read more »
Fear. Even the word elicits a reaction: a slight prickle of the skin, a tiny tremor in the gut. We “fear fear;” we don’t want to go... Read more »
Whether your fear of flying manifests as butterflies in your stomach, gripping the armrests on takeoff, and feeling anxious during... Read more »
With troubling job-loss reports coming out every month, you may be among the millions of Americans who fear being laid off from their jobs. And... Read more »
"Spammers" began taking advantage of the public's swine flu fears by flooding the Internet with fake e-mails Monday. According to Internet security... Read more »
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A phobia is a persistent and irrational fear of a particular type of object, animal, activity, or situation that poses little to no actual... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Being exposed to the feared object, or even thinking about being exposed to it causes an anxiety reaction.This fear or anxiety is out of proportion... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The goal of treatment is to help you function effectively. The success of the treatment usually depends on the severity of the phobia.Systematic... Read more »