News tagged with trauma
Psychological traumas experienced over lifetime linked to adult irritable bowel syndrome
The psychological and emotional traumas experienced over a lifetime -- such as the death of a loved one, divorce, natural disaster, house fire or car accident, physical or mental abuse -- may contribute to adult irritable ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Evidence for spinal membrane as a source of stem cells may advance spinal cord treatment
Italian and Spanish scientists studying the use of stem cells for treating spinal cord injuries have provided the first evidence to show that meninges, the membrane which envelops the central nervous system, is a potential ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
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Alternating training improves motor learning
Learning from one's mistakes may be better than practicing to perfection, according to a study in the Oct. 19 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience. The study found that forcing people to switch from a normal walking patter ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 18, 2011 |
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New U of M start-up may save lives of victims of massive blood loss and trauma
A new technology from the University of Minnesota has resulted in a startup that may help prolong the lives of victims suffering from massive blood loss or trauma. The university's Office for Technology Commercialization ...
Oct 18, 2011 |
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Sledding injuries: a significant cause of hospitalizations, injuries during winter months
In new research, 30 percent of children hospitalized following a sledding injury suffered significant head injuries, and 10 percent of these children had a permanent disability. The research, presented Saturday, Oct. 15, ...
Oct 15, 2011 |
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Minority children less likely to receive CT scans following head trauma
African-American and Hispanic children are less likely to receive a cranial computed tomography (CT) scan in an emergency department (ED) following minor head trauma than white children, according to an abstract presented ...
Oct 14, 2011 |
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Interfacility helicopter ambulance transport of neurosurgical patients
Doctors may be sending too many patients by helicopter, an expensive choice that may not impact patient outcome
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Researchers find race disparity in post-hospital arrival homicide deaths at trauma centers
New research based on post-hospital arrival data from U.S. trauma centers finds that even after adjusting for differences in injury severity, gun use, and other likely causes of race difference in death from assault, African-Americans ...
Oct 06, 2011 |
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Longer trips to the ER, especially for minorities and poor
Closures of hospital trauma centers are disproportionately affecting poor, uninsured and African American populations, and nearly a fourth of Americans are now forced to travel farther than they once did.
Oct 05, 2011 |
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Researchers discover new enzyme function for anemia
Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have discovered a new function for an enzyme that may protect against organ injury and death from anemia.
Oct 03, 2011 |
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Link found between percentage of minority trauma patients in a hospital and increased odds of dying
The odds of dying appear to increase for patients treated at hospitals with higher proportions of minority trauma patients, although racial disparities may partly explain differences in outcomes between trauma hospitals, ...
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Child abuse rose during recession, research says
(AP) -- An increase in child abuse, mostly in infants, is linked with the recent recession in new research that raises fresh concerns about the impact of the nation's economic woes.
Sep 19, 2011 |
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China clones castrated quake hero pig
A heroic pig who survived more than a month buried under rubble after the 2008 earthquake in China's Sichuan province has been successfully cloned, according to a report Sunday.
Sep 18, 2011 |
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Almost one third of Iraq/Afghanistan women veterans with PTSD report military sexual trauma
Thirty-one percent of women veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder reported military sexual trauma (MST), in contrast to one percent of men with PTSD, according to a study ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Men with testicular cancer benefit by writing positively about the experience, study finds
Men who channeled positive thoughts into a five-week writing assignment about their testicular cancer showed signs of improved mental health afterward, in contrast to men who wrote negatively or neutrally about their condition, ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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