Nervous system - quiz
Find out about your nervous system with our quick health quiz. Test your knowledge about nerves, neurones and neurotransmitters. You don't know much about the nervous system at all Try reading our fact sheet on the nervous system. You have a ... [... more]
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Painted Apple Moth Breeding Makes Foresters Nervous
The discovery that painted apple moths are breeding new generations is causing unease in the forestry industry, which sees the moths as potentially significant pests. WELLINGTON 19/1/2001 - The discovery that painted apple moths are breeding new ... [... more]
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Nervous system - Better Health Channel.
The nervous system helps all the parts of the body to communicate with each other. The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system. The other nerves of the body are called the peripheral nervous system. The nervous system helps all ... [... more]
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Birth defects - central nervous system
The brain and spinal cord of a foetus evolve from a simple structure called the neural tube. If this tube doesn't fuse, the result is a neural tube defect. Types of neural tube defects include spina bifida, anencephaly and encephalocele. The ... [... more]
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Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy syndrome (RSDS) is thought to be caused by damage to the sympathetic nervous system. Symptoms include chronic burning pain that worsens with time and reduced movement of the affected body part. Reflex sympathetic ... [... more]
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Heroin - Better Health Channel.
Heroin is an illegal opioid drug that slows down the function of the brain and central nervous system. It is highly addictive and its initial effects include feelings of wellbeing and relief from physical pain. Adverse effects include the risk of ... [... more]
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Caffeine - Better Health Channel.
Caffeine is a stimulant that acts on the brain and nervous system. Caffeine is found in coffee, tea, cocoa, cola soft drinks and energy drinks. Like many other drugs, it is possible to become dependent on caffeine and suffer withdrawal ... [... more]
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Breathing to reduce stress
Shallow, upper chest breathing is part of the typical stress response. By contrast, abdominal breathing soothes the nervous system and encourages a range of health benefits, such as reduced blood pressure. There are many methods for learning ... [... more]
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Trauma - how our body reacts
An event that endangers life or property can provoke a distress reaction in the people involved. Various brain chemicals cause this response. The chemicals put the mind on high alert and prime the nervous system, circulatory system and muscles to ... [... more]
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How it's taken
Cocaine is a stimulant drug. It speeds up the brain and nervous system, and also has a painkilling effect. Cocaine can be smoked, snorted and injected. It is highly addictive, and ongoing use can cause a range of health, financial and social ... [... more]
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What is tetanus?
Tetanus is a serious illness, which can be fatal. It is caused by the tetanus bacteria (germs) getting into a wound or cut and producing a toxin (poison) which affects the nervous system. Spores of these bacteria are in the soil world wide. Few ... [... more]
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HortNews - CRIs Nervous About Hodgson's Plan To Strip Cash
A forest fantastic instead of a plastic fantastic for the America's Cup 2040 challenge? A cheeky idea, says science and technology minister Peter Hodgson. PALMERSTON NORTH 28/2/2001 - A "forest fantastic" instead of a plastic fantastic for the . [... more]
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