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Da Costa's syndrome is named for the surgeon Jacob Mendes Da Costa, [16] who first observed it in soldiers during the American Civil War. At the time it was proposed, Da Costa's syndrome was seen as a very desirable [17] physiological explanation for "soldier's heart". Use of the term "Da Costa's syndrome" peaked in the early 20th century.
Jacob Mendes Da Costa, or Jacob Mendez Da Costa (February 7, 1833, Saint Thomas, Danish Virgin Islands, Caribbean – September 12, 1900) was an American physician.. He is particularly known for discovering Da Costa's syndrome (also known as soldier's heart), an anxiety disorder combining effort fatigue, dyspnea, a sighing respiration, palpitation and sweating that he first observed in ...
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Here’s how it happens: A well-regulated nervous system is adaptable, says Nicole Cain, a psychologist and author of Panic Proof. She likens it to wearing a heavy coat to survive the cold winter ...
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The Year Without a Santa Claus, a Christmas special from Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr., turns 50 this December. The beloved special was adapted from the book of the same name by Phyllis ...
The incoming Trump administration intends to rescind a long-standing policy that has prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from arresting undocumented people at or near so-called ...
Signs and symptoms are also grouped into three systems by the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System (FNASS). The central nervous system grouping which includes deficiencies in sleep after eating and myoclonic (uncontrolled movement) jerk. The metabolic, vasomotor, and respiratory grouping which include symptoms like a stuffy nose and ...