Obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD is considered an anxiety disorder that occurs due to obsessive thoughts which force a person to offer some tasks or action again and again.

An OCD patient resides on same thought and carries out some tasks repeatedly. Because of anxiety the patient reckons it necessary to execute some tasks repeatedly. Some signs and symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder are as follow.

As it’s quite obvious from its name, OCD is identified by compulsions and obsessions. Mostly, the patient realizes that the occurring thoughts are just a result of imagination they have no relation with reality and often the patient wants to keep himself/herself away from such thoughts. After sometimes these obsessive thoughts convert into compulsive thoughts that force a person to adopt repetitive behaviors. In order to avoid these ill imaginative scenes, the patient does some task again and again.

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In terms of controlling dopamine signals between nicotine and opiates are almost similar based on the testing done by Prof. Daniel McGehee, when nicotine was tested in the that particular part of the nucleus accumbens where opiates have been demonstrated to affect behavior, given the fact that these are two different drugs. The research has complemented previous studies that showed overlapping effects in the way two drugs work, in the hope that it will help identify new treatment methods in addiction. It also demonstrated that tobacco addiction is as equally serious in the same way an individual is hooked on to heroin.

‘Opiate’ is derived from the opium seed. ‘Morphine’, ‘codeine’, ‘heroin’ are among the most common drugs that are derived as ‘opiates’. ‘Morphine’ has a similar chemical composition and chemical structure to that of the ‘heroin’. It stops pain, abridges anxiety, and makes the user euphoric if taken in significantly high doses. The use of the drug affects the cells of the cranial nerves that bring forth natural painkillers or endorphins called “endogenous opiates.”

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A direct link can be seen between the infection by malignancy-linked viruses and the development of cervical cancer among women who face high levels of stress, a recent study suggests. Daily stress affects the immune system of the body and reduces the capacity to fight against the sexually transmitted diseases and thus can cause cancer in them.

No direct association between the two could be established, however the past major life events, such as divorce or job loss could impact the body’s response to the infection.
Among such viruses, ‘Human Papillomavirus (HPV)’ also gets spread during sexual intercourse. Their further subtypes like ‘HPV16’ are found to be directly linked with the cervical cancer. However they are not capable alone to cause cervical cancer. They have to be supported by the weak immune system in a woman’s body.

Scientists at ‘Fox Chase Cancer Center’, Philadelphia found that only a small percentage of infections progress further to develop into cancer. Body has its own capacity to fight against this infection which can clear the virus on its own. However a weakened immune system provides no protection against this.

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