There are many different mental disorders out there, but some of them are down right bizarre. This infographic presented by PsychDegrees.org takes a look at five of the strangest mental disorders. Check it out below to learn more about them.
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Everyone’s done it — Faked sick in order to get a day off from school, or even work. Ten percent of kids play sick so they can be sent home and a whopping 52 percent of adults have lied about being sick in order to get out of work.
How does one go about faking sick? The old Campbell’s soup in the toilet trick doesn’t work anymore because school nurses have learned to see through it. Instead, fake something like pink eye or diarrhea. Pink eye is highly contagious and can be faked with red lipstick and hair gel while diarrhea is embarrassing enough that admitting to having it makes it much more credible.
Want more tips on how to convince people you’re sick? Check out this infographic from associates-degree-in-nursing.org.
Healthcare in any nation can be a tricky issue. But here in the United States, there are a lot of problems with our system. For a country so steeped in debt, there is over $780 billion wasted annually in healthcare spending. Also, America’s healthcare is exponentially costlier than other industrialized countries like Canada and the UK. Check out this infographic from mba-healthcare-management.com to learn more about this important issue.
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Society has told us since we were young that drugs are bad. Of course, the term “drug” is a very general word that includes substances that are used to improve our health and contain no addictive properties, but some drugs have been made illegal for good reason. Substances such as cocaine an meth contain incredibly addictive properties, many of which will also harm your body. Check out this infographic to learn more about the effects of drugs on the human brain!
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Although much sickness still pervades the lives of Americans today, there is much to be grateful for. Just a hundred years ago, people were battling illnesses like polio, smallpox, pertussis, mumps, and tetanus which are rarely (if ever) issues today. To learn more about the medical advancements of the 21st century and how good Americans have it, check out this infographic presented by topmastersinpublichealth.com.
There are many addictions outside of substance abuse. Among these are addictions such as food, work, sex and shopping. In the U.S., 63 million women acknowledge shopping addiction. Shopping addicts feel no guilt during shopping activities and 52 percent of British women say that shopping is more enjoyable than sex. Similar to drug addiction, gambling and alcohol abuse, shopping addiction is based on the childhood of the individual.
In this infographic, BestAddictionsCounselingDegrees.com explores different kinds of addictions and how they affect the individual.
Blood donation is great and saves many lives, but not everyone is able to donate, and only 5 percent of eligible donors in the United States actually give blood.
Check out the infographic below to learn some interesting facts about blood donation.
![Blood donation: The hidden truth about who can give [Infographic]](http://www.insurancequotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/blood-donation-600.png)
From: Bankrate Insurance’s InsuranceQuotes.com
The gluten-free market is growing as we speak. Many restaurants are growing their gluten-free menus, but are they fully educated on what going gluten-free really means?
This infographic provides a deeper look at celiac disease and the gluten-free market. Check it out below to learn more.
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What every restaurant should know about going gluten-free [Infographic]
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We all know that eating right and exercising are important for a healthy life, but what you may not realize it that these activities can help reduce your risk for things like chronic inflammation: America’s silent killer. Although chronic inflammation (CI) is not the primary cause for sickness or death, it is a contributing factor in many health issues like obesity, cancer, psoriasis, arthritis, among others.
If you’d like to learn more about CI and how to prevent it, check out this infographic from best-rn-to-bsn.com.
About 1 in 50 children in the United States now have autism. Check out the infographic below presented by InsuranceQuotes to learn more bout the numbers behind autism in America.
![The numbers behind the autism tsunami [Infographic]](http://www.insurancequotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/autism-600.png)
From: Bankrate Insurance’s InsuranceQuotes.com
