Weill Cornell researchers use 'Virtual Iraq' simulation to study post-traumatic stress disorder
...ve been shown to facilitate the learning of highly persistent conditioned fear associations and responses. The study includes a diagnostic assessment of PTSD and other mental health problems, and veterans in need of treatment are provided with treatment referrals. It is open to Iraq War or Gulf War English-sp...Counseling, coping skills could reduce arthritis disability
..."If patients begin to develop problems coping with persistent pain, they could ask their health care provider to refer them to a psychologist who specializes in pain coping skills and cognitive behavior interventions." Over 43 million adults in the United States have an arthritis diagnosis and another 23 mill...Most young women don't recognize heart attack warning signs
...mpt care if they have symptoms. They also must be persistent with their health providers especially if they have risk factors, including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, smoking, inactivity, diabetes and family history, Lichtman said....Angioplasty reduces long-term cardiac risk among heart patients with 'silent' ischemia
... therapy group, despite fewer drugs. "We found a persistent benefit of PCI compared with optimized drug therapy," the authors report. "This benefit became apparent only after two years of observation, with survival curves continuously diverging up to the final follow-up after ten years." "This is the first...Web-based asthma program dramatically improves disease management for low-income black students
...cluded a report of possible depression, severe and persistent asthma symptoms, sharing medication with a friend or relative, lack of a physician or health insurance and need for an inhaler. A risk assessment report allowed the referral coordinator to contact the individual student and offer assistance. The c...Resistant HIV quickly hides in infants' cells
...ortant to fully understand the extent to which the persistent drug-resistant virus affects whether those drugs can be reused within the childs lifetime. This is a critical question and an area of intense investigation, especially in light of the high rates of antiretroviral drug resistance occurring in infants ...Chronic family turmoil and other problems cause physical changes
...ncome and racial inequalities are so pervasive and persistent in our society. Low-income kids and especially low...nd that rural poverty constitutes greater and more persistent material deprivation than urban poverty."...Drugs for Parkinson's disease may ease stroke-related disability
...ss to act on a stimulus (motor neglect) has been a persistent problem for neuroscientists. In a common laboratory test of neglect's effects, patients watch a video screen for the appearance of a stimulus, usually a symbol or shape, on either the left or the right side of the screen. When they see a stimulus, th...Combined imaging approach may provide better identification of difficult-to-diagnose brain clots
...n earlier may help us explain patient symptomslike persistent headachethat otherwise cannot be explained," he adds. With additional research, Leach believes, this combined imaging approach may one day help physicians formulate better treatment regimens and possibly prevent more serious medical complications ...Rapid response was crucial to containing the 1918 flu pandemic
One of the persistent riddles of the deadly 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic is why it struck different cities with varying severity. Why were some municipalities such as St. Louis spared the fate of the hard-hit cities like Philadelphia when both implemented similar publi...Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at risk for alcohol problems
... of those children with ADHD who also had serious, persistent behavior problems [later] had alcohol abuse or dependence by the age of 18 to 25." Molina also says, however, that researchers know little about the risk for alcoholism for children with ADHD beyond this age range. "Most young adults drink less aft...Drug does not reduce risk of death for heart attack patients with refractory shock
...iate vasodilatation [widening of blood vessels] of persistent cardiogenic shock. Preliminary, single-center studies suggested a beneficial effect of NOS inhibition on hemodynamics, renal [kidney] function, and survival in patients with cardiogenic shock." Judith S. Hochman, M.D., of the New York University Sc...Americans still not eating enough fruits and vegetables, according to 2 recent studies
...ultural or environmental factors that anchor these persistent differentials and identify approaches to effect change while building on strengths of current dietary patterns where possible." Emphasizing the need to encourage proper diet, Linda C Nebeling, PhD, MD, RD, FADA, of the National Cancer Institute, N...New study demonstrates nicotine's role in smoking behavior
...acco is highly addictive in humans, there has been persistent debate over the role nicotine plays in reinforcing smoking. This study is the first of its kind to evaluate the motivational value of nicotine in experimentally naive monkeys. This study was conducted at NIH under the leadership of Dr Bernard Le Foll...Penn researchers find that chronic dizziness may be caused by psychiatric and neurologic illnesses
...articularly vexing. "Patients with CSD experience persistent dizziness not related to vertigo, imbalance, and hypersensitivity to motion, which is heightened in highly visual settings, such as walking in a busy store or driving in the rain," says Jeffrey P. Staab, MD, MS, Assistant Professor, Departments of Ps...Slow-release morphine reduces level of intractable cough
...h acute cough is benign and self-limiting, chronic persistent cough can have a devastating effect on the quality... hospital cough clinic. All had endured a chronic, persistent cough for more than three months. Their average age was 55. During each four-week interval, patie...Drug reduces unscheduled trips to doctor for childhood asthma attacks
...be effective in children, is used to prevent mild, persistent asthma. It reduces the swelling and inflammation that tend to close airways, and relaxes the walls of the bronchial tubes, allowing more air to pass through to the lungs. "Acute episodes of asthma in young children place a significant burden on hea...Esophageal cancer rates climb with obesity; U-M study finds esophagectomy safe in obese patients
... it's because we're a fat society. If heartburn is persistent or chronic, patients should have a thorough exam and endoscopy to see if they have developed Barrett's esophagus, which carries an increased risk of cancer and signals the need for close surveillance with periodic endoscopies and biopsies," Orringer ...Pittsburgh ear study finds that fluid in the ear does not impair development in children
... otherwise healthy infants and young children with persistent fluid in the middle ear does not improve developme...5. Among the group of those children who developed persistent middle ear fluid before age of 3 years, the researchers found no evidence that prompt insertion of e...Psychological therapies for common anxiety disorder not readily available in primary care settings
...f The Lancet. Generalised anxiety disorder is a persistent and common disorder, in which the patient has unfocused worry and anxiety that is not connected to recent stressful events. The disorder is characterised by feelings of threat, restlessness, irritability, sleep disturbance, and tension, and symptoms ...