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Mending broken hearts

The causes of "broken heart syndrome" remain a mystery, but doctors will soon have an easier time recognizing and treating this rare, life-threatening condition, thanks to data being reported at the 30th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI), May 9-12, 2007, in Orlando, FL.

11 May 2007

Researchers tackle traumatic brain injury

Researchers from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) are pursuing efforts to find new ways to prevent and to treat the increasing numbers of combat troops who are suffering from injuries due to traumatic brain injury (TBI).

11 May 2007

Worksite health programs improve blood pressure and diabetes control

Employees who participated in a worksite health program improved blood pressure control by 9 percent and diabetes control by 15 percent, researchers reported at the American Heart Association's 8th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.

11 May 2007

Counseling helps arthritis sufferers

Arthritis sufferers who undergo psychological counseling and learn skills for coping with pain have less disability and better quality of life, according to a new systematic review.

11 May 2007

Youth at risk of overweight compared with healthy-weight youth appear to have increased cardiovascular risks

Key indicators of cardiovascular health, such as blood pressure and arterial stiffness, are headed in the wrong direction in "chunky" adolescents, researchers say.

11 May 2007

Cognitive behaviour therapy, treatment of choice for post-traumatic stress disorder

Cognitive therapy is an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder related to acts of terrorism and other civil conflict, finds a study published on bmj.com.

11 May 2007

Coarse particulate matter in outdoor air raises bad cholesterol

Breathing air containing coarse particulate matter such as road or construction dust may cause heart problems for asthma sufferers and other vulnerable populations, according to a new study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health.

10 May 2007

VA should revise its methods for evaluating post-traumatic stress disorder

To ensure more consistent and appropriate disability compensation for veterans, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) needs to revise how it evaluates former military personnel for service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and determines the payment amounts they merit, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine and National Research Council.

9 May 2007

Stress of deployment increases risk of child abuse, neglect in military families

Rates of abuse and neglect of young children in military families in Texas has doubled since October 2002, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows, raising concerns about the impact of deployment on military personnel and their families across the country.

9 May 2007

Research reveals that a greater volume of grey encephalic matter exists in the brain areas of the right parahippocampus

A study undertaken by researchers of the Universitat Jaume I of Castellon (UJI), the Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona (UAB) and the company Eresa reveals the existence of a different anatomy in small areas of the brain which could help explain why one same stimulus triggers anxiety in some people and not in others.

9 May 2007

Ischemic-targeted approach to angioplasty among asymptomatic survivors of heart attack

When compared with intensive drug therapy, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, angioplasty) was more beneficial in reducing the long-term risk of major cardiac events among heart attack survivors with "silent ischemia", according to a study in the May 9 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association.

9 May 2007

Low glucose levels offer clue to infant cot deaths

Researchers in Scotland have found what they believe is a link between infant cot deaths and low blood glucose levels.

9 May 2007

Traumatic events common in children but do not typically result in post-traumatic stress symptoms

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a unique psychiatric diagnosis because it requires an initiating event, such as war, rape, natural disaster or serious illness, according to background information in the article.

8 May 2007

High intracoronary attenuation significantly improves diagnostic accuracy in 64-slice CT-CA of the coronary arteries

For the study, 170 patients with suspected coronary artery disease underwent CT-CA. The average vascular attenuation measured in the aortic root and in coronary arteries was used to divide the population into two groups of 85 patients each, one with low attenuations and one with high.

8 May 2007

New evidence-based guidelines for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

New evidence-based guidelines from the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) and the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR) recommend a comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation program for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), citing that pulmonary rehabilitation can help improve a patient's exercise tolerance, dyspnea, and health-related quality of life, as well as decrease hospital stay and health-care utilization.

8 May 2007

Intense trauma can have long lasting effects on the brain and behavior of healthy people without causing a clinical disorder

Exposure to trauma may create enough changes in the brain to sensitize people to overreact to an innocuous facial gesture years later, even in people who don't have a stress-related disorder, says new research.

8 May 2007

Researchers produce tiny implants from titanium to mimick small bone in the human ear

The stirrup, a small bone in the human ear, can be accurately replicated using established production processes.

8 May 2007

Smoking is No. 1 health concern for children and adolescents in the United States

It's only natural to for adults to worry about children's health and well-being at school, on the roads and even online.

4 May 2007

Migraines may be sign of post-traumatic stress for Iraq veterans

Soldiers returning from combat in Iraq who have migraine headaches are more than twice as likely to also have symptoms of post-traumatic stress, depression or anxiety than soldiers who do not have migraines, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 59th Annual Meeting in Boston.

4 May 2007

Cause of gender differences in high blood pressure and related kidney disease

While men and women both get high blood pressure and related kidney disease, the path to get there is shorter, steeper and just different for men, researchers say.

4 May 2007

Stress News and Research

Mending broken hearts

Researchers tackle traumatic brain injury

Worksite health programs improve blood pressure and diabetes control

Counseling helps arthritis sufferers

Youth at risk of overweight compared with healthy-weight youth appear to have increased cardiovascular risks

Cognitive behaviour therapy, treatment of choice for post-traumatic stress disorder

Coarse particulate matter in outdoor air raises bad cholesterol

VA should revise its methods for evaluating post-traumatic stress disorder

Stress of deployment increases risk of child abuse, neglect in military families

Research reveals that a greater volume of grey encephalic matter exists in the brain areas of the right parahippocampus

Ischemic-targeted approach to angioplasty among asymptomatic survivors of heart attack

Low glucose levels offer clue to infant cot deaths

Traumatic events common in children but do not typically result in post-traumatic stress symptoms

High intracoronary attenuation significantly improves diagnostic accuracy in 64-slice CT-CA of the coronary arteries

New evidence-based guidelines for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Intense trauma can have long lasting effects on the brain and behavior of healthy people without causing a clinical disorder

Researchers produce tiny implants from titanium to mimick small bone in the human ear

Smoking is No. 1 health concern for children and adolescents in the United States

Migraines may be sign of post-traumatic stress for Iraq veterans

Cause of gender differences in high blood pressure and related kidney disease

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