- 21. Ways To Build Your Teenager’s Self-Esteem
- (Teen)
- ... where you once saw only black and white. Or maybe the years have had the opposite effect, sharpening the contrast. Whichever side of the political fence you’re on, isn’t an adolescent’s resolve to change ...
- 22. A Teenager's Understanding of Death
- (Teen)
- ... black humor. There is no “right way” or “wrong way” to mourn. For the time being, her way of coping is to harden her heart. Grief is also frequently expressed in one of the following ways: Depression ...
- 23. Uterine fibroids
- (Uterine fibroids)
- ... them. Race. Black women are more likely to have fibroids than are women of other racial groups. In addition, black women have fibroids at younger ages, and they're also likely to have more or larger ...
- 24. Your Baby's Vision: 1 Month
- (3 Months)
- ... most attentive to black-and-white pictures or high contrast patterns, such as sharply contrasting stripes, bull’s-eyes, checks, and very simple faces. If you show your infant three identical toys—one ...
- 25. Newborn Eye Color
- (3 Months)
- ... the pupil will always be black, except in flash photos, and the whites (sclera) should stay pretty much white, although jaundice may turn them yellow and inflammation may make them look pink or red. Gray ...
- 26. How Your Newborn Behaves
- (3 Months)
- ... your infant will be able to distinguish light from dark at birth, he will not yet see the full range of colors. While young infants who are shown a pattern of black and white or sharply contrasting colors ...
- 27. Developmental Milestones: 1 Month
- (3 Months)
- ... in tight fists Strong reflex movements Visual and Hearing Milestones Focuses 8 to 12 inches (20.3 to 30.4 cm) away Eyes wander and occasionally cross Prefers black-and-white or high-contrast ...
- 28. Snakebites: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... have red, yellow and black rings along the length of their bodies. To reduce your risk of snakebite, avoid touching any snake. Instead, back away slowly. Most snakes avoid people if possible and bite ...
- 29. Head trauma: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- ... head or facial bleeding Bleeding or fluid leakage from the nose or ears Severe headache Change in level of consciousness for more than a few seconds Black-and-blue discoloration below the eyes ...
- 30. Bruise: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- A bruise forms when a blow breaks blood vessels near your skin's surface, allowing a small amount of blood to leak into the tissues under your skin. The trapped blood appears as a black-and-blue mark. ...
- 31. Black eye: First aid
- (First Aid Manual)
- The so-called black eye is caused by bleeding beneath the skin around the eye. Sometimes a black eye indicates a more extensive injury, even a skull fracture, particularly if the area around both eyes ...
- 32. Melanoma
- (Melanoma)
- ... Normal moles are generally a uniform color, such as tan, brown or black, with a distinct border separating the mole from your surrounding skin. They're oval or round and usually smaller than 1/4 inch (about ...
- 33. Obstructive sleep apnea
- (Obstructive sleep apnea)
- ... male. In general, men are twice as likely to have obstructive sleep apnea. Being black, Hispanic or Pacific Islander. Among people under age 35, obstructive sleep apnea is more common in blacks, Hispanics ...
- 34. Sickle cell anemia
- (Sickle cell anemia)
- ... more common in families that come from Africa, India, the Mediterranean, Saudi Arabia, and South and Central America. In the United States, it most commonly affects blacks and Hispanics. Sickle cell ...
- 35. Mold allergy
- (Mold allergy)
- ... that certain molds (such as so-called "black mold") can cause a host of signs and symptoms such as fatigue, headache, nausea, fever, rashes and coughing — and even a condition that causes bleeding lungs ...
- 36. Albinism
- (Albinism)
- ... The rarer oculocutaneous albinism type 3 is caused by a gene mutation on chromosome 9 and has been primarily identified in black South Africans. People with this disorder usually have reddish-brown skin, ...
- 37. Merkel cell carcinoma
- (Merkel cell carcinoma )
- ... to be affected by this skin cancer than are blacks. Cancer that spreads to other parts of the body Even with treatment, Merkel cell carcinoma commonly spreads (metastasizes) beyond the skin. ...
- 38. Wilms' tumor
- (Wilms' tumor )
- ... to develop Wilms' tumor than are boys. Being black. Black children have a slightly higher risk of developing Wilms' tumor than do children of other races. Children of Asian descent appear to have ...
- 39. Nearsightedness
- (Nearsightedness )
- ... Recognize symptoms. Sudden loss of vision in one eye, sudden hazy or blurred vision, flashes of light, black spots, or halos or rainbows around lights may signal a serious eye problem, such as a ...
- 40. Alcoholism
- (Alcoholism)
- ... physical withdrawal symptoms — such as nausea, sweating and shaking — when you don't drink Not remembering conversations or commitments, sometimes referred to as "blacking out" Making a ritual of having ...