Nightmares Common Among U.S. Troops, But Seldom Reported
WEDNESDAY, March 21, 2018 -- Many U.S. military personnel are plagued by nightmares that put them at increased risk for mental health and sleep disorders, but few let doctors know, a new study shows.
The study included 493 active duty personnel who... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 21, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
What Happens When the Patient Becomes the Boss?
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—Patients today have access to tools that allow them to know much more about their personal health than ever before—for better or for worse. Whether it’s the ability to look up clinical trials and new research or use wearable devices that track everything from steps to sleep quality, men and women can gather more information and bring more informed questions to their doctor. But is the medical community ready for it?
At Fortune magazine’s Brainstorm Health conference, medical leaders talked about how patients can become more empowered, and the obstacles they still face. “I...
Source: TIME: Health - March 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alexandra Sifferlin Tags: Uncategorized Christi Shaw data-driven health care Dr. Eric Topol Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice Fortune Brainstorm Health patient-centered care Source Type: news
Washington baby enters the world after nightmare four-day labor
Angel Taylor, 33, of Bremerton, Washington, gave birth to a baby boy after being in labor for four days. She gave birth a week early because her blood pressure was dangerously high. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How MDMA May Help with the Pain of PTSD
PTSD affects everyone from soldiers, children, to someone recovering from a natural disaster or sexual assault. The memories of the tortured experience torments their mind, sometimes replaying over and over again as they relive the experience. But what if there was a drug that could help them feel in touch with the world again? A drug that, if used in a controlled environment, could bring them back to reality with a fresh set of eyes? MDMA might be the answer for PTSD.
What is PTSD?
PTSD is a psychological condition that is triggered by a traumatic event. The person may suffer from nightmares or flashbacks, causing severe ...
Source: Psych Central - March 17, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Ayanna McClintic Tags: Medications Miscellaneous Drugs Neuroscience Psychology PTSD Trauma Treatment ecstasy MDMD Posttraumatic Stress Disorder psychoactive drug Serotonin Source Type: news
Nightmares are common but underreported in US military personnel
(American Academy of Sleep Medicine) A new study shows that a high percentage of military personnel with sleep disturbances met criteria for nightmare disorder, but few of them reported nightmares as a reason for sleep evaluation. Those with nightmare disorder had an increased risk of other sleep and mental health disorders. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 14, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Roles of guilt cognitions in trauma-related sleep disturbance in military veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder - Dedert EA, Dennis PA, Cunningham KC, Ulmer CS, Calhoun PS, Kimbrel N, Hicks TA, Neal JM, Beckham JC.
This study investigated the ways in... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news
‘I Was Almost a School Shooter.’ Man Pens Heartfelt Letter About Mental Health and Guns
“I was almost a school shooter,” Aaron Stark wrote in a letter to Denver’s local station 9 News. “I am not a school shooter because I didn’t have access to guns.”
The letter, which was printed in full by the station’s show Next with Kyle Clark, goes on to discuss Stark’s violent childhood, his struggles with mental health, access to guns, love and why he eventually did not end up committing violence in 1996.
Last Wednesday, a 19-year-old man allegedly shot and killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Stark says he wrote the letter because...
Source: TIME: Health - February 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sarah Gray Tags: Uncategorized Crime Florida Guns mental health onetime school shooting Source Type: news
Syria: Life'living nightmare' for children in East Ghouta, UNICEF chief warns
Following reports that dozens of children have been killed in violence this week alone in Syria, a senior United Nations official on Friday stressed the need for unconditional evacuations of sick and wounded children from East Ghouta and other sieged areas. (Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population)
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - February 9, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Night terrors, nightmares and sleep paralysis - what are they and how can you stop them?
DREAMS can be very vivid and emotional, and everyone dreams every single night when they ’re sleeping. But, what are nightmares, night terrors and sleep paralysis, and how can you prevent them? (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Common drug for PTSD doesn ’t stem nightmares, sleep problems in veterans
(Reuters Health) - The blood pressure drug prazosin, widely prescribed to relieve symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), has failed to show it can reduce distressing dreams or improve sleep quality in a trial of 304 military veterans at 13 Veterans Affairs medical centers. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
‘My Worst Nightmare.’ 8-Year-Old Boy Dies of Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Falling From Bike
An 8-year-old boy died after a fall off his bicycle led him to contract a flesh eating disease.
Doctors said they believe Liam contracted the case of necrotizing fasciitis, from his wound touching dirt when he fell, People Magazine reported. They attempted to control the infection, which ended up stretching from his ankle to his armpit, by removing patches of the infection from his tissue, according to the report.
“The pain was so bad that he was screaming. It’s horrific. It is a horrific torture, that’s what it is. The last things I got to hear from my son was him screaming because it hurt so bad,”...
Source: TIME: Health - January 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Marie Segarra Tags: Uncategorized health healthytime onetime Source Type: news
‘My Worst Nightmare.’ 8-Year-Old Boy Dies From Flesh-Eating Bacteria After Falling From Bike
An 8-year-old boy died after a fall off his bicycle led him to contract a flesh eating disease.
Doctors said they believe Liam contracted the case of necrotizing fasciitis, from his wound touching dirt when he fell, People Magazine reported. They attempted to control the infection, which ended up stretching from his ankle to his armpit, by removing patches of the infection from his tissue, according to the report.
“The pain was so bad that he was screaming. It’s horrific. It is a horrific torture, that’s what it is. The last things I got to hear from my son was him screaming because it hurt so bad,”...
Source: TIME: Health - January 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lisa Marie Segarra Tags: Uncategorized health healthytime onetime Source Type: news
Boston Doctors Try To Save Girl ’ s Vision Using New Cancer Treatment
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s a parent’s worst nightmare, hearing not only that your child has cancer but that she might also lose her eye. That’s exactly what happened to an Andover family and their 3-year-old daughter. But as Dr. Mallika Marshall reports, doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital are using a revolutionary technique to try to save her vision and her life.
A little over a year ago Dania Snyder was a typical toddler until her parents noticed something unusual about her right eye.
“You could see a little flash of a fleshy piece sort of through her pupil,” explains PJ, Dania’s father.
That ...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Local News Syndicated Local Boston Children's Hospital Cancer Dr. Mallika Marshall Source Type: news
Hysterectomy, complications and my biggest ever challenge – Lauraine ’ s Story
Three years ago today I had a hysterectomy which has completely changed my life. I had an automated email from a hysterectomy support group today congratulating me on three year anniversary and hoping I was having the time of my life embracing the new found health my hysterectomy had given me………….not quite my experience I’m afraid as I developed an enterocutaneous fistula. Here is my story as to why it was such a negative experience.
Firstly some background – I had a stoma aged 26 for bowel disease. This restored my health and I adapted very easily to life with a ‘bag’. I then however developed severe endo...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - January 22, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fistula hysterectomy stories perforated bowel post op complications Source Type: news
Hysterectomy, complications and my biggest ever challenge – Lauraine ’ s Story
Three years ago today I had a hysterectomy which has completely changed my life. I had an automated email from a hysterectomy support group today congratulating me on three year anniversary and hoping I was having the time of my life embracing the new found health my hysterectomy had given me………….not quite my experience I’m afraid as I developed an enterocutaneous fistula. Here is my story as to why it was such a negative experience.
Firstly some background – I had a stoma aged 26 for bowel disease. This restored my health and I adapted very easily to life with a ‘bag’. I then however developed severe endo...
Source: The Hysterectomy Association - January 22, 2018 Category: OBGYN Authors: Linda Parkinson-Hardman Tags: Health fistula hysterectomy stories perforated bowel post op complications Source Type: news