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  2. Pica (disorder) - Wikipedia

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    Pica is the craving or consumption of objects that are not normally intended to be consumed. [2] ... Pica may lead to intoxication in children, ...

  3. What is pica? Toddler suffers from compulsive eating disorder

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    Pica is a feeding disorder in which someone eats non-food substances that have no nutritional value, such as paper, soap, paint, chalk, or ice. ... it is more likely to first appear among children ...

  4. Pagophagia - Wikipedia

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    In children, pica is usually short term and will disappear spontaneously. [22] In terms of studies regarding a specific type of pica, a cross-sectional study of American children receiving chronic hemodialysis therapy found that 34.5% of the children studied engaged in pagophagy compared to 12.6% of children who engaged in other forms of pica. [30]

  5. Geophagia - Wikipedia

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    Geophagy also occurs in humans and is most commonly reported among children and pregnant women. [5] Human geophagia is a form of pica – the craving and purposive consumption of non-food items – and is classified as an eating disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) if not socially or culturally appropriate ...

  6. Posterior inferior cerebellar artery - Wikipedia

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    The posterior inferior cerebellar artery (PICA) is the largest branch of the vertebral artery. It is one of the three main arteries that supply blood to the cerebellum , a part of the brain . Blockage of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery can result in a type of stroke called lateral medullary syndrome .

  7. This Nighttime Habit Could Be A Key Indicator Of Dementia ...

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    Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children's hospital. Finance. Finance. CNN Business. UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty: America’s health system is poorly designed.

  8. Hospice Check - The Huffington Post

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    The Huffington Post has updated Hospice Check to reflect current inspection data. Since we first published this map in June, the number of hospices that haven’t been inspected in more than six years fell below 400, from 759.

  9. Oscar Predictions 2013 - The Huffington Post

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    Don't rely on bloviating pundits to tell you who'll prevail on Hollywood's big night. The Huffington Post crunched the stats on every Oscar nominee of the past 30 years to produce a scientific metric for predicting the winners at the 2013 Academy Awards.