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The American Society of Plastic Surgical Nurses presented its Plastic Surgical Nurses (PSN) Editor’s Award to Marlene Rankin, a Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member, and her two co-authors, during its annual convention in Chicago Nov. Continue Reading »

Army officials have said they will examine Fort Campbell in Kentucky, where 15,000 soldiers are expected to arrive after multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, to determine the proper staffing levels to address brain injuries and psychological problems, the AP/Washington Post reports.
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects as many as one in five of all Americans who survive a harrowing experience like rape, assault, war or terrorism. It has emotionally paralyzed survivors of 9/11 and broken up survivors’ families.
There is no broadly accepted treatment that can lower the chance of developing the disorder, but thanks to a Tel Aviv University researcher, a medical means of preventing PTSD may be just around the corner.
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The European Commission has approved the use of Cymbalta (duloxetine) in treating generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), paving the way for the drug to be launched in all 27 member-states of the European Union. The verdict will also allow Cymbalta to be marketed in Iceland, Liechtenstein Continue Reading »

Pregnant women who endure the psychological stress of being in a war zone are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia. Research published in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry supports a growing body of literature that attributes maternal exposure to severe stress during the early months of pregnancy to an increased susceptibility to schizophrenia in the offspring.
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Some of the drugs given to many men during their fight against prostate cancer can actually spur some cancer cells to grow, researchers have found. The findings were published online this week in a pair of papers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The results may help explain a phenomenon that has bedeviled patients for decades. Hormone therapy, a common treatment for men with advanced prostate cancer, generally keeps the cancer at bay for Continue Reading »

As the school bells get
ready to ring, parents and other caregivers of children who have asthma
should prepare for a possible peak in asthma episodes (also known as
attacks or exacerbations). According to the American Lung Association of
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A new study here shows that even slight stress and anxiety can substantially worsen a person’s allergic reaction to some routine allergens.
Moreover, the added impact of stress and anxiety seem to linger, causing the second day of a stressed person’s allergy attack to be much worse.
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NATIONAL charity Cruse Bereavement Care is calling on parents, carers and professionals working with children and young people to attend their conference on childhood bereavement on Thursday September 18, 2008 at Armagh City Hotel, Northern Ireland.
The conference, entitled "Childhood Bereavement in the 21st Century: Spectrums of Support for Bereaved Children and Those Who Care For Them", will be opened by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Continue Reading »

Voluntary exercise does not appear to reduce anxiety and depression in
diverse populations, but exercise and mood could be associated through
a common confounding genetic factor, according to an article released
on August 4, 2008 in the Archives of General Psychiatry,
one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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CD4+ T lymphocytes, or simply CD4 T cells, are the "brains" of the immune system, coordinating its activity when the body comes under attack. They are also the cells that are attacked by HIV, the devastating virus that causes AIDS and has infected roughly 40 million people worldwide. The virus slowly eats away at CD4 T cells, weakening the immune system.
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Swedish and British scientists have shown using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) that the hormone oxytocin can inhibit feelings of anxiety in specific individuals. Their discovery might lead to a better understanding and the improved treatment of psychiatric affections in which people feel distressed when meeting others, such as in cases of autism and social phobia.
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Generic cialis pills no prescription Anxiety is a normal human response to stress, but in some, it can develop into a disabling disorder of excessive and irrational fears, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, or posttraumatic stress disorder. Effective treatments are available and can involve either behavioral therapy or medications. Although "it Continue Reading »

1. Hodgkin CHuxley Model of Backpropagating Spikes
Yuguo Yu, Yousheng Shu, and David A. McCormick
Axon potentials recorded in somata of pyramidal neurons in vivo have a fast rising phase and variable threshold, contrary to predictions of the Hodgkin??CHuxley model. Some have suggested that this difference is due to cooperativity among sodium channels, resulting in many channels opening simultaneously. Yu et al. Continue Reading »

How can your feet lead you directly to a treatment that can help heal your entire body? By experiencing Third Coast Reflexology of Chicago, an integrative health approach that alleviates stress and pain and promotes wellness. Research in complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) shows that stress causes 90% of all illness. Reflexology is a safe, non-invasive therapy, whose primary benefit is to promote Continue Reading »

Almost a third of registered aged care nurses are considering quitting in the next year because of job stress, says a new University of Melbourne study.
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Violence is common between partners, friends, and acquaintances both
before and during college, according to a study released on
July 7, 2008 in the Archives of Pediatrics
& Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives
journals.
Several life chances occur in the transition from living at home to the
college environment, including a significant decrease in parental
monitoring, a modified social support system, relative isolation.
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Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests.
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In a study appearing in the new issue of ‘Brain Stimulation’, scientists report that a new form of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is just as effective as older forms in treating depression but without any of the cognitive side effects found in the older forms. In the NIMH-sponsored study, Dr. Buy Continue Reading »

International experts from ten countries have teamed up to develop the first ever evidence-based definition of lifelong premature ejaculation (PE) in the hope that it will aid future diagnosis, treatment and research.
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In the April 18 issue of Science, scientists from the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy and the Neuroscience Centre at the University of Helsinki, Finland, provide new information about the mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs. Buy cialis Continue Reading »

Men’s Health News
Plans are in the pipeline to raise awareness of health issues which affect men in particular.
The Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon says the government has set in motion plans for the development of Australia’s first health policy for men based on a draft document developed in 1996.
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Over the past 40 years there has been a dramatic rise in the number of people suffering from asthma, eczema, hayfever and food allergies and this ‘allergy epidemic’ has particularly affected children.
Allergy Week UK takes place from Monday 19 May to Friday 23 May and highlights this chronic debilitating condition affecting many children and adults.
The Paediatric Allergy department at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust is the Continue Reading »

In the April 18 issue of Science, scientists from the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, Italy and the Neuroscience Centre at the University of Helsinki, Finland, provide new information about the mechanism of action of antidepressant drugs. In addition, the study suggests that antidepressants could also be used for the treatment of amblyopia. However, to produce a functional effect, antidepressant Continue Reading »