Intermittent explosive disorder affects up to 16 million Americans
... early teens, the disorder often precedes and may predispose for later depression, anxiety and substance abuse...onal impairment. Evidence suggests that IED might predispose toward depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug abuse disorders by increasing stressful life experience...Under-diagnosed rage disorder more prevalent than previously thought
...lso found that Intermittent Explosive Disorder may predispose people to other mental illnesses and substance abuse. These results are reported in the June 2006 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. Intermittent Explosive Disorder attacks are out of proportion to the social stressors triggering them and are n...Reports characterize fungal eye infections among soft contact lens wearers
... female. None had a history of disease that would predispose them to fungal eye infections. Among the 13 patients who could identify the type of contact lens solution they used, 12 reported that they had used some type of ReNu brand solution. This included two who reported that they had used ReNu MoistureLoc...Study identifies factors associated with aggression in nursing home residents
...physical aggression may be related to factors that predispose to constipation (e.g., anticholinergic medications such as tricyclic antidepressants), the symptoms associated with constipation or interventions such as suppositories that may elicit a defensive action by some residents." "Physical or verbal aggress...Study links asthma to increased risk for sleep apnea in young women
... "Physicians need to know the risk factors that predispose a patient to obstructive sleep apnea," Kalra adds, "so we can get those patients in for a conclusive test--such as a sleep study--and start treatment sooner." The UC-led research team also found that women who smoked cigarettes were at a higher ri...Depressed patients experience excessive inflammation during stressful situations
...inflammation, either at rest or during stress, may predispose people to become depressed or stay depressed." In addition, medical research over the last decade has shown that runaway inflammation may play a role in a number of disorders, including heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, all of which have been asso...Drinking during pregnancy linked to offspring's risk of alcohol disorders in early adulthood
...the development of the nervous system in ways that predispose children and adults to alcohol problems, the authors write. "Our findings support a biological contribution to the origin of alcohol disorders and suggest that greater attention should be given to the role of the programming effect of in utero alcoh...Penn study suggests a new type of pain reliever that may benefit the heart
...mPGES-1 deletion did not elevate blood pressure or predispose the mice to thrombosis. This work began to raise the possibility that mPGES-1 inhibitors might even benefit the heart. In the PNAS study, the researchers studied the impact of deleting the mPGES-1 gene in mice predisposed to hardening of the arterie...Vision and hearing loss often occur together in older age
...ndividual. In addition, common risk factors could predispose older adults to both conditions. "Each condition has been postulated to result from somewhat similar genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors," the authors write. "Exposure to oxidative stress [when cells receive too much oxygen], cigarette smo...Columbia scientists present research findings at AHA Scientific Sessions
...ation of the KCNQ1/KCNE1 potassium ion channel can predispose tissue to rapid and spontaneos electrical events, a hallmark of AF. This is the first report to discuss the hyper-phosphorylation of the KCNQ1/KCNE1 pottasium ion channel, and Dr. Kass hopes that these findings will lead to the development of drugs ...Use of mammograms in men is rising, but Mayo Clinic researchers find little reason to administer
...medication, or had a medical condition, that could predispose them to developing breast swelling. "Men who have gynecomastia rarely have a breast tumor," says Dr. Hines. "Physicians should be able to determine if their male patients have developed gynecomastia by performing a thorough examination and taking a...Study links attempted suicide with genetic evidence identified in previous suicide research
...unded through at least 2010, is to find genes that predispose people to developing bipolar disorder or particular subtypes of the illness....Exercise can cut coronary artery disease risk for some with MS
... counterparts. Thus, while physical inactivity may predispose MS patients to have increased CAD risk, MS-related symptoms do not preclude this group from potentially reducing their risk factors through exercise. Physiology is the study of how molecules, cells, tissues and organs function to create health or d...Research demonstrates link between domestic violence and asthma
...o violence may adopt certain coping behaviors that predispose them to asthma, such as cigarette smoking. This study is the first to examine the relationship between violence and asthma in India, where domestic violence is at relatively high levels, and where the World Health Organization estimates 15-20 milli...Investigators uncover intriguing clues to why persistent acid reflux sometimes turns into cancer
...have and the longer you have it, the more it might predispose you to getting Barretts esophagus. So you want to suppress that reflux, said Dr. Rhonda Souza, associate professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern and lead author of the paper which appears in the July issue of the American Journal of Physio...