Women's Secrets: Clues to a Female Brain?
I was sitting on the train yesterday and couldn't help eavesdropping on the two women sitting in front of me. They looked about 40-something, casually dressed, and from outward appearance rather healthy. Then they started talking about how they're cope with their ailments. One woman has epilepsy and talked about raising a toddler when she worries she may drop her if she seizes, and how she can no longer drive and has to rely on other people to chauffer them around. She also said that because her husband is working crazy hours and she needs a solid night's sleep, they sleep in separate beds during the week. The other woma...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 11, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Your NEJM Group Today: ABIM Exam Results, Stroke After Peripheral Vertigo, Cleveland Hospitalist Opportunities (FREE)
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NEJM Group offers so many valuable resources for practicing clinicians. Here's what we chose for you today:NEJM Knowledge+ Blog: If you were one of … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 5, 2016 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
No, You Are Not an Hysterical Female, and This Is Not Just Anxiety
"He's working with a med student shadowing him today. Do you mind being seen by her first?" In the spirit of education, I said, "No, of course not." She had long strawberry blond hair and big glasses. We talked. "What brought you here today?" she asked. "Well, I was seen in the ER three weeks ago for a blood clot in my leg and they told me I needed to follow up." I watched her write down "Deep Vein Thrombosis." "It wasn't a deep vein thrombosis, but they did find a blood clot, and told me to follow up with you." She marked out "Deep Vein Thrombosis" and led me through my recent history since the Bad Fall Onto My Head o...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Missed Stroke in Patients With Vertigo: A Rare Event? Missed Stroke in Patients With Vertigo: A Rare Event?
Although patients discharged from the emergency department with peripheral vestibular disorder are at a low risk, should more be done to identify patients who are having a stroke? Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - January 27, 2016 Category: Pathology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Calls for research into health effects of ultrasound exposure
This report does not provide any new evidence about possible harms from ultrasound, either. It only shows some public places have volumes of ultrasound comparable to volumes covered in industrial guidelines.
We do know high-frequency ultrasound may damage people's hearing. The industrial guidelines were intended to avoid hearing damage at the lower frequencies we use for hearing speech.
These were based on the average hearing of a small group of men in their 40s. The effects on other groups – such as women, children or older people – may be different.
The study says: "Lack of research means that it is not possib...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 20, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Lifestyle/exercise QA articles Source Type: news
Effect of Developmental Binocular Vision Abnormalities on Visual Vertigo Symptoms and Treatment Outcome - Pavlou M, Acheson J, Nicolaou D, Fraser CL, Bronstein AM, Davies RA.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Customized vestibular rehabilitation incorporating optokinetic (OK) stimulation improves visual vertigo (VV) symptoms; however, the degree of improvement varies among individuals. Binocular vision abnormalities (misalignment of ocul... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 8, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Vertigo: Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute
It's a disease that can set your world spinning. In this Mayo Clinic Radio Health Minute, Dr. Neil Shepard has more on vertigo. To listen, click the link below. Vertigo (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - December 3, 2015 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Space Missions Have Major Effects On Astronauts' Brains
NASA announced last week that it plans to hire new astronauts for its Mars and International Space Station missions. But before you fill out your application, bear in mind that space travel has some serious downsides, especially when it comes to your health. Being stuck in a tiny, microgravity spacecraft for months (or in Scott Kelly's case, a full year) can seriously mess with an astronaut's body and brain. Scientists have found that the physiological stresses of space travel can lead to significant brain changes. While more research is needed to fully determine how the brain adapts to a microgravity...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 10, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Make the Diagnosis: Vertigo and Wide Pulse Pressure
(MedPage Today) -- Case Findings: A 24-year-old man with minimal medical history presents with a few notable findings on exam:
Ten days of episodic vertigo, which is provoked by extending his head and turning it to the right. It lasts for a few minutes, but resolves without lightheadedness, imbalance, or pre-syncope. He has not had any trauma to the head or neck and is otherwise feeling well. He did, however, respond positively to a Dix-Hallpike test.
Widened pulse pressures with an initial blood pressure of 170/58 mmHg. A second measurement resulted in pressures of 142/64 mmHg in the right arm and 138/54 mmHg in the le...
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - November 9, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Utility of an abbreviated dizziness questionnaire to differentiate between causes of vertigo and guide appropriate referral: a multicenter prospective blinded study - Roland LT, Kallogjeri D, Sinks BC, Rauch SD, Shepard NT, White JA, Goebel JA.
OBJECTIVE: Test performance of a focused dizziness questionnaire's ability to discriminate between peripheral and nonperipheral causes of vertigo. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective multicenter. SETTING: Four academic centers with experienced balance specialists. P... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 25, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo among motocross racers: a case-control study - Hanci D, Altun H.
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) among motocross racers after cross-country up and downhill activities. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This case-control study included 40 motocross race... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
Fatal diphenidol poisoning: a case report and a retrospective study of 16 cases - Zhang L, Ma J, Li S, Xue R, Jin M, Zhou Y.
Diphenidol hydrochloride (DPN), a nonphenothiazinic antiemetic agent used primarily in patients with Meniere disease and labyrinthopathies to treat vomiting and vertigo, is considered to be a relatively safe drug. Since it was first approved in the United ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
"The Walk" giving some moviegoers vertigo
The 3D high-wire film is so realistic some viewers say it's making them dizzy and in some cases even sick (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - October 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Movie "The Walk" so realistic it's making people sick
The 3D high-wire film starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt is giving some viewers vertigo (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - October 1, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vertigo pushed golfer to dizzying heights
After being overcome with vertigo while the sporting world watched, golfer Jason Day has learned to cope with life at the top of the game. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - September 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
