Drug Is First In Decade To Show Promise Treating Generalized Anxiety Disorder
...to reduce symptoms, especially feelings of worry, tension and being onedge. Both doses of venlafaxine XR -- 75 mg and 150 mg -- were more effectivethan the placebo. Nausea was the most commonly reported side effect. Buspirone,however, was not more effective than the placebo, although previous studies hav...National Survey: Leg Crossing Is Taboo But Women Indulge Anyway
...NIC), which involves tired legs, sensations of leg tension and legswelling. Among the estimated one in 10 American women who experience NIC, mostare over age 35. Surprisingly simple steps can help most women maintain leg health. Theyinclude: low-impact exercise such as walking switching your birt...Chill out: it does the heart good
... shown that negative emotions, such asfrustration, tension or sadness, can cause ischemia - both in the laboratory andduring real life," said lead investigator James Blumenthal. "Now, it appearsthat this unique personality trait, emotional responsivity, is associated withcardiac abnormalities. "Afte...New studies of a liquid of life -- Lung surfactant
...ir/water interface capable of lowering the surface tension to nearzero values, said Ding. The physical and ch...ties of the monolayerdetermine how low the surface tension can be. That way premature babies don't have to use so much of their energy tobreathe. The l...Symposium on treating drug addiction -- Tip sheet
... whyalcoholics experience long-lasting feelings of tension and distress-and why theytend to relapse. The stu...omotes the release of stress chemicals that create tension anddepression. The two factors in combination create a chemical imbalance thatleaves alcoholics v...Alcohol: the chemistry of the dark side
... corticotropin releasing factor (CRF), that create tension anddepression. In combination, the depletion of pleasure chemicals and thestimulation of stress chemicals creates a persisting chemical imbalance thatleaves the alcoholic vulnerable to relapse, he said. Hoping to suppress the dark feelings aro...Pacemaker for larynx allows patients to breathe easier
...ce sound verystrained and tight. Botox reduced the tension in the vocal folds and restoredher normal voice. This is an important finding since conventional surgicaltreatments for bilateral paralysis usually sacrifice voice production to createa larger airway," Rainey said. Dr. Mark S. Courey, assistant profe...'Plug and patch' method of hernia repair an effective replacement for old surgical methods
...the plug to fill the hernia eliminates much of the tension on the tissuesonce the hernia is repaired. Plug an...ver, Millikan points out that this approachcreates tension and is often the cause of the high hernia recurrence rate amongmen who are treated this way."My mom ...How long-term alcohol consumption can damage the immune system
...ch more than the subjective feeling of pressure or tension we may feel; it can also mean the complex physiological processes our bodies experience in response to a given stressor. A recent study, published in the January edition of Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research , has uncovered an important s...Patients with social phobia benefit from long-term treatment with sertraline HCl
...oms including a rapid heartbeat, trembling, muscle tension or sweating, according to the American Psychiatric Association. "Patients with generalized social phobia, who typically have been treated successfully for 20 weeks and risk relapse of their disorder if they stop medication, now can substantially bene......als as well. However, this new trend is creating tension among doctors of veterinary medicine (DVMs) whose scope of practice acts have universally provided them with a plenary license to provide all health care to animals, according to an opinion piece by Dr. Edward L. Maurer in the June issue of JACA. "Mo...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 2000
...he chest to release the pressure. The problem with tension pneumothorax is detection. Its difficult to detect even in a hospital, but a battlefield setting makes the job even more difficult. The goal of the ORNL project is to develop a sensor built into a soldiers helmet that would capture and classify acous...Range of medical equipment carried in UK front line ambulances varies considerably
...ance services authorised their staff to decompress tension pneumothorax-where air is trapped in the chest, which can kill if not released-despite having the necessary equipment. The role of paramedics has expanded, say the authors, so it is not surprising that the range of equipment in front line ambul...Nursing profession must be reinvented to ease personnel shortages, according to UCSF report
...t have led to more stress among nurses and growing tension between nurses and managers. "Pressure to contain costs has led to efforts to reduce the length of patient stays in the hospital and limit admission to those who are most in need of services. Consequently, there is a higher level of patient illness i...... relaxation and biofeedback can help treat chronic tension headaches, especially in combination with medicine...ues enrolled 203 adults (with a mean of 26 chronic tension headaches a month) in an 8-month trial to study the effectiveness of behavioral and pharmacological ...New depression and anxiety treatment goals defined
...zed by six months or more of exaggerated worry and tension that is unfounded or much more severe than the normal anxiety most people experience. People with this disorder are unable to relax and often experience physical symptoms such as fatigue, trembling, muscle tension, headaches, irritability or hot flas...Husbands of fibromylagia sufferers in slightly poorer health, more depressed than other men
...ng -- including self-rated satisfaction with life, tension and anxiety -- were similar in the two groups of men. Health care costs in the two groups of men also are similar. While these findings are less dramatic than expected, they are nevertheless revealing, the investigators conclude. A possible explan...Botox proving successful at preventing headaches
...st evaluated 134 patients with migraine headaches, tension headaches or chronic daily headaches (having a headache more than 15 days a month). A majority of the patients had already been treated with at least three headache medications without success. Patients had from one to four Botox treatments at three-......ct on staff morale. The process was found to cause tension between staff and management, and staff stress levels were increased by the uncertainty and added workload associated with merger. After the merger it was common for staff to feel ignored by senior management and for the management and staff of one t...