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Exposure to critical incidents, workplace discrimination, lack of cooperation among coworkers, and job dissatisfaction correlated significantly with perceived work stress among urban police officers, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Work stress was significantly associated with adverse outcomes, including depression and intimate Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by poster on April 2nd, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: antidepressant, depression •
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Women with suspected coronary artery disease who suffer from depression have significantly higher health care costs than those who are not depressed, according to findings from the Women’s Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE), an ongoing, multicenter study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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The higher incidence of chronic illnesses in Europe and the consequent increase of patient population in intensive care units has amplified the need for equipment that measure vital signs such as blood pressure during surgeries. This rise in the number of people requiring critical care has escalated the demand for catheters and transducers.
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Posted by poster on April 1st, 2009 under Uncategorized •
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A new study in this week??s PLoS Medicine, reports that the risk of suicide increases two to three time on young men 24 years old or less who leave the UK Armed Forces than those remaining in active service or those in the general population.
In the first two years after discharge, the risk seems to increase in the men with short length of service, and those of inferior rank. Just 14 percent of 20 Read the rest of this entry »
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For the millions of Americans with food allergies, the importance of being educated about food allergy and prepared to treat a reaction is not to be underestimated. On March 28, the first of the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network’s (FAAN) 16th annual Food Allergy Conferences will be held in Baltimore, Md. The conference will help both those who have food allergies and Read the rest of this entry »
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A nasal wash containing the corticosteroid budesonide appears to reduce symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis without suppressing the function of the adrenal glands, a known complication of this type of drug that would indicate absorption throughout the whole body, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by poster on March 31st, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: blood, hypertension, pressure •
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New research from Canada found that proteins in the common garden pea may provide a natural remedy against high blood pressure and chronic
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Posted by poster on March 31st, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: anxiety, depression •
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Cephalon, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEPH) announced positive results from a phase two clinical trial of NUVIGIL(R) (armodafinil) Tablets [C-IV] as adjunctive therapy for treating major depressive disorder in adults with bipolar I disorder. An estimated two million American adults are affected by bipolar I disorder, which is characterized by fluctuations between extreme highs (manic) and lows (depressed) in mood. People with bipolar disorders cycle between Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by poster on March 29th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: anxiety, depression, stress •
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To help millions of Americans deal with the stress created by the tough economic times, Mental Health America is recommending strategies to help people feel better and protect their mental health.
One recent poll reported that nearly 60 percent of respondents said the current economic situation is a cause of stress in their lives. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by poster on March 9th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: antidepressants •
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A study of individuals presenting to an Oxfordshire hospital suggests that an increasing number of armed forces personnel are self-harming. generic accutane mastercard Their self-harm appears to be in response to relationship and employment problems - with alcohol playing a major role in most cases.
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Posted by poster on March 8th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: stress •
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Before flying off the handle the next time someone cuts you off in traffic, consider the latest research from Yale School of Medicine researchers that links changes brought on by anger or other strong emotions to future arrhythmias and sudden cardiac arrests, which are blamed for 400,000 deaths annually.
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Posted by poster on February 18th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: budesonide •
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CyDex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it has successfully completed an early proof-of-concept phase II clinical trial of its Captisol-Enabled® budesonide/azelastine nasal spray for seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). CyDex has an international PCT patent application pending for this combination nasal spray product.
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Posted by poster on February 18th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: blood, hypertension, hypertensive, pressure, stress •
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A new study has identified the first common gene variants associated with an increased incidence of hypertension - a significant risk factor for heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. The report receiving early online release in the journal Nature Genetics identifies variants in genes for proteins involved with cardiovascular response to stress that also appear to influence blood pressure Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by poster on February 17th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: hypertension •
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Clues to the cause of preeclampsia, a common, but serious hypertension complication of pregnancy that has puzzled doctors and researchers for decades, point to proteins that misfold and aggregate, according to Yale School of Medicine researchers.
These misshapen proteins can be easily detected in the urine, affording a new approach to early diagnosis of the disease, the Yale researchers report in new findings presented at the Society for Maternal Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by poster on February 16th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: antidepressant, antidepressants, stress •
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Your mother’s wrinkles - or lack there of, may not be the best predictor of how you’ll age. In fact, a new study claims just the opposite. The study, involving identical twins, suggests that despite genetic make-up, certain environmental factors can add years to a person’s perceived age. Results just published on the web-based version of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by poster on February 15th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: blood, depression, pressure, stress •
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A family sociologist at the University at Buffalo says this month’s murder-suicides involving a family of four in Ohio and a family of five in California may be "just the tip of the iceberg."
Sampson Blair, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at UB, says, "Family murder-suicide is still relatively uncommon, but I expect an increase in such incidents over the next few years Read the rest of this entry »
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VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of novel therapeutic products, today announced it has initiated a second pivotal Phase 3 study of avanafil, its investigational new drug for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). Avanafil is a next-generation, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by poster on February 11th, 2009 under Uncategorized •
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University at Buffalo researcher John Violanti, Ph.D., a specialist in suicide among police officers, is preparing to conduct a study on suicide risk among returning veterans. The U.S. Generic cialis pills no prescription Army yesterday reported a "stunning spike" in the number of soldiers taking their own lives.
Violanti currently is testing a computer-based psychological "task" Read the rest of this entry »
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At last a male contraceptive jab has been developed and is all set to be trialled - and Sydney men will be the first guinea pigs!
The new male contraceptive which has been developed by researchers at Concord Hospital’s Anzac Research Institute is a world first and will offer men control over their own fertility.
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Posted by poster on February 9th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: anxiety, depression •
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A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal SLEEP was the first to use twin data to examine the longitudinal link between sleep problems and depression. Results of this study demonstrate that sleep problems predict later depression; the converse association was not found. These findings are consistent with the theory that early treatment of sleep problems may protect children from the development of depression.
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Posted by poster on February 7th, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: anxiety, stress •
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The September 11 terrorist attacks had a profound impact on this country’s psyche. Eight years after the attacks, we are still learning how those terrible events affected us. Buy generic zithromax A number of studies have Read the rest of this entry »
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A new robotic surgical technique developed at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) for the removal of all or part of the prostate gland is showing what investigators call a "dramatic improvement" in a male’s sexual potency rate. The results were recently presented at the 26th World Congress Endourology meeting in Shanghai, Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by poster on February 3rd, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: dysfunction, erectile •
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Buy lexapro pills According to a study of Australian men alcohol improves rather than damages a man’s sexual performance, a finding which is contrary to widely held belief that alcohol consumption can cause erectile dysfunction, or ‘brewer’s droop’.
The study of 1,580 Australian by researchers from Western Australia has found that men who Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by poster on February 1st, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: blood, hypertension, hypertensive, pressure •
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Chronic hypertension, diabetes and blood clots are more likely in otherwise healthy women who experienced complications due to hypertension such as preeclampsia in their Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by poster on January 31st, 2009 under Uncategorized Tags: blood, hypertension, hypertensive, pressure •
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Researchers may have found why women have an edge in keeping a healthier balance between the amount of salt they eat and excrete - at least before reaching menopause.
Premenopausal women are known to have fewer problems with salt-sensitive hypertension and hypertension in general, but afterward their risks are essentially the same as men, says Dr. David Pollock, renal Read the rest of this entry »