Being a teen today is not a cakewalk. There is so much happening around you, and your life is in constant chaos. As a teen, you need to deal with parents, teachers, peers, and the society. Adolescence is a crucial time of every person’s life, but with that said, it is also a tricky phase. At this stage of your life, you see a lot of physical, emotional, and social changes happening in your life and around you and it will eventually get overwhelming and draining. Parents with teen kids need to keep in mind that their kids need guidance now more than ever to comprehend what is happening in their life and to make sense of it. How to identify whether your teen is depressed or is just being a teen? Depression in teens has become a serious concern today. One in five teenagers today is likely to suffer from depression. Unfortunately, it is not easy to detect depression in teens. This is mainly because parents take their teen kid’s mood swings lightly because they think that it is them just being a teen. Also, teens are not really vocal with their folks when it comes to talking about their feelings and what is happening in their life.

It is estimated that nearly 13,000 women in the U.S. are affected by cervical cancer every year. These statistics might seem alarming; however, it has been observed that the mortality rate for cervical cancer has been on a decline over the years. This is mostly because cervical cancer is completely curable, especially when the diagnosing and staging of cervical cancer is done. Cervical cancer affects the cells of the cervix; the cervix is the lower part of the uterus and connects to the vagina. Cervical cancer is caused by strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), which is a sexually transmitted infection. Usually, the immune system fights back against HPV. However, in some instances, the virus lies dormant in the body for a long time. This causes some cervical cells to become cancerous and leads to cervical cancer. Often, environmental and lifestyle factors act as triggers for cervical cancer. For timely diagnosing and staging of cervical cancer, it is essential to undergo regular screening tests and receive vaccination against HPV. Diagnosing of cervical cancer For early diagnosing and staging of cervical cancer, periodic screening tests should be done from the age of 21 years. Screening tests include Pap test and HPV DNA test.

Though we attribute the low mortality rate to the progress in medical science, there are still some fatal diseases that are incurable, cancer being one of them. Cancer in any form is life-threatening, and there are chances of surviving this ordeal if cancer is detected in its earlier stages. One such condition that affects people who are 45 or older is multiple myeloma. Multiple Myeloma is a type of blood cancer which starts in the bone marrow, the tissue inside our bones. This is where most blood cells including the plasma cells are produced, and due to some unknown factors, these cells can grow at an uncontrollable rate and outnumber the healthy cells in the bone marrow. When these cells keep building up, they eventually form a tumor. Multiple Myeloma indicates the presence of more than one tumor. Diagnosing and treating multiple myeloma is possible only when the cancer is in its initial stages. Multiple Myeloma can be diagnosed by the following methods- Urine Test: When the urine tests indicate the presence of M proteins in the urine, also known as Bence Jones proteins when they appear in the urine. The presence of these M proteins is indicative of Multiple Myeloma.

ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a disorder of the central nervous system which weakens the muscles and has a severe impact on your physical functions. It was named after a famous baseball player who was diagnosed with the disease back in the 1930s. The condition was discovered by a French doctor Jean-Martin Charcot in 1869. ALS mainly targets the motor neurons which are nerve cells that send and receive communication from your brain via the spinal cord, to control muscle movements. Any person suffering from ALS will have trouble in performing simple activities like walking, talking, eating, or may even face problems while breathing. The disease is progressive which means it will get worse over time gradually, making diagnosis and treatment of ALS your priority when the symptoms first start showing up. For proper diagnosis, it is important to identify the symptoms and characteristics of a person who has ALS. Common symptoms of ALS include: Diagnosis and treatment of ALS becomes even more necessary when the symptoms are severe and persistent and when the patient is in his or her mid-forties. ALS commonly affects the upper and lower motor neurons located in your brain and the spinal cord which is essential for maintaining communication to control your gross motor skills.

Bulimia, also known as bulimia nervosa, is an eating disorder that forces a person to binge eat without any control. Binge eating refers to consumption of large amounts of food, within a short span of time. This is a psychiatric disorder, the triggers of which are varied owing to a number of factors and contributors to the binge eating condition. Bulimia is a condition, which refers to binge eating and then purging, which involves the act of forcing food out of your system before the natural cycle of digestion is complete. However, one of the major reasons that lead to this condition is people wanting to lose weight quickly. Bulimia is one of the more orthodox ways of losing weight through rapid consumption and excretion of normal foods, also referred to as purging, forcing an alternative to the natural cycle. Purging is forced with the use of laxatives or forceful vomiting, which can often result in a number of complications. Your shiny white molars are affected the most due to the purging, leading to breakdown of enamel due to the sheer pressure exerted during vomiting. Depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and even suicidal thoughts are the more severe symptoms of a person suffering from bulimia.