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  2. Epigenetics of anxiety and stress–related disorders - Wikipedia

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    However, they have been shown to cause DNA demethylation, possibly due to an increase in the levels of TET1, which is a demethylating enzyme. [84] In the human peripheral cells of patients with anxiety disorders and in animal models of anxiety disorders, genes such as GAD1, NR3C1, BDNF, MAOA, HECA, and FKBP5 are shown to be hypermethylated. As ...

  3. Hyperventilation syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Hyperventilation syndrome (HVS), also known as chronic hyperventilation syndrome (CHVS), dysfunctional breathing hyperventilation syndrome, cryptotetany, [1] [2] spasmophilia, [3] [4] [5] latent tetany, [4] [5] and central neuronal hyper excitability syndrome (NHS), [3] is a respiratory disorder, psychologically or physiologically based, involving breathing too deeply or too rapidly ...

  4. Panic attack - Wikipedia

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    However, they do not cause any real physical harm. Previous studies have suggested that those who suffer from anxiety-related disorders (e.g., panic disorder) are at higher risk of suicide. [16] In Europe, approximately 3% of the population has a panic attack in a given year, while in the United States, they affect about 11%. [2]

  5. Inhalant - Wikipedia

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    Some inhalant users are injured due to the harmful effects of the solvents or gases or due to other chemicals used in the products that they are inhaling. As with any recreational drug, users can be injured due to dangerous behavior while they are intoxicated, such as driving under the influence .

  6. Central neurogenic hyperventilation - Wikipedia

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    This condition is thought to result from severe hypocapnia that induces blood vessels in the brain to constrict, leading to brain ischemia. [3] Other symptoms caused by CNH are electrolyte dysequilibrium and mood changes that primarily include anxiety due to the hyperventilation. [1] [4]

  7. Vocal cord dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    Published studies emphasize anxiety or stress as a primary cause while more recent literature indicates a likely physical etiology. [ citation needed ] This disorder has been observed from infancy through old age, with the observation of its occurrence in infants leading some to believe that a physiological cause such as reflux or allergy is ...

  8. Some drugmakers to cap cost of asthma inhalers at $35 a month

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    Starting Saturday, the cost of inhalers will fall for many Americans, as new out-of-pocket price caps go into effect for the asthma medications from AstraZeneca and Boehringer Ingelheim.

  9. Health effects arising from the September 11 attacks - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, a Mount Sinai report found that 70 percent of recovery and rescue workers reported an increase in debilitated respiratory function between 2002 and 2004. [38] [39] A 2008 report by New York City's Department of Health indicated that up to 70,000 people might have stress disorder due to the attack. The findings were the result of ...