Being a caregiver can be an exhausting and difficult task. It’s important to recognize caregiver burnout and cope healthily. Understanding caregiver burnout symptoms and coping mechanisms can help make caregiving more enjoyable and fulfilling.About 1 in 3 adults serves as an informal caregiver to ...another adult, like an aging parent or disabled relative. Although many find the opportunity to care for a loved one to be a privilege, it can also be demanding. Here is how to cope effectively.
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The pamphlet "ADHD Medications" provides an overview of medications commonly used to treat ADHD, such as Adderall, Vyvanse, and Ritalin. It explains that these medications do not enhance intelligence and affect individuals differently based on dosage and medical history. Potential dangers of misuse ...include insomnia, appetite changes, increased heart rate, and reliance on the drugs for studying. Combining ADHD medications with alcohol or sleeping pills is particularly dangerous. The pamphlet emphasizes the importance of proper medical supervision and provides resources for addiction support.
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International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) 2013 | 7th – 12th December | Cape Town, South Africa
CycleBeads is a visual tool that helps women use a fertility-awareness-based method known as the Standard Days Method, as an effective natural family planning method. This advisory note has been prepared to explain the purpose of CycleBeads and the procedure that should be followed to procure them i...n accordance with a specification and quality-assurance assessment
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Infection prevention and control (IPC) practices are of critical importance in protecting the function of healthcare services at all levels and mitigating the impact on vulnerable populations. Although the management of possible COVID-19 cases is usually guided by national policies for specific heal...thcare facilities, community transmission is currently widespread in most EU/EEA countries and the UK, therefore primary healthcare providers in the community such as GPs, dentists and pharmacists are at risk of being exposed to COVID-19.
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Troubles du Développement
Chapitre C.2
Handout presentations in PDF for illustrating lectures
Accessed May 2014
A guide to preventing and addressing social stigma.
Social stigma in the context of health is the negative association between a person or group of people who share certain characteristics and a specific disease. In an outbreak, this may mean people are labelled, stereotyped, discriminated against,... treated separately, and/or experience loss of status because of a perceived link with a disease.
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Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) occurs when organisms that cause disease are no longer susceptible/responsive to antimicrobial agents that previously were effective in combating them. AMR is a global problem with particularly dire consequences for Africa which is already grappling with high levels ...of infection in the face of limited resources.
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This paper aims to understand the agency that caregivers who participated in a CBR empowerment component programme exercised, in order to promote the rights of their children with disabilities to a basic education.