http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A significant percentage of veterans returning from wars exhibit symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTS). This is now recognized as a serious health problem, but what about the victims of such violence? Refugees live with the constant reminder of what war has done to their lives and those of their families. A randomized/matched study published today in the April 2013 issue of Journal of Traumatic Stress (Volume 26, Issue 2, pp. 295-298.) measured the severity of posttraumatic stress symptoms in refugees in Africa before and after learning the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique. The reductions were dramatic. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-transcendental-meditation-significantly-posttraumatic-stress.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:42:35 EST news284643744 Millions of adults are exposed to traumatic events each year. Shortly after exposure many experience symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) such as flashbacks, emotional numbing and difficulty sleeping. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-effective-evidence-based-interventions-posttraumatic-stress.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 02 Apr 2013 13:46:43 EST news284129175 A group of medical specialists has provided an answer to a dilemma that has faced flyers since the Wright brothers took to the air in 1903—is it okay to fart mid-flight? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-experts-flatulent-flyers-rip.html Other Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:50:02 EST news280125159 About two of every three children will experience at least one traumatic event before they turn 18. Despite this high rate of exposure, little is known about the effectiveness of treatments aimed at preventing and relieving traumatic stress symptoms that children may experience after such events, according to researchers at RTI International, the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, the RTI-UNC Evidence-based Practice Center, and Boston Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-effective-evidence-based-interventions-children-exposed.html Pediatrics Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:01 EST news279716784 Nearly 30% of adult workers suffer from work-related stress, and it is commonly acknowledged that stress has damaging effects on individual's health. Recently published prospective cohort study by Dr. Jenni Kulmala and co-workers from the Gerontology Research Center (GEREC) at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, provides strong evidence that perceived work-related stress in midlife predicts functional limitations and disability later in old age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-stress-symptoms-midlife-old-age-disability.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:10:03 EST news279190205 (Medical Xpress)—After Hurricane Sandy's flood waters have receded and homes demolished by the storm repaired, the unseen aftershocks of the storm may linger for many children who were in the storm's path, particularly those whose families suffered significant losses. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-children-teens-emotional-impact-hurricane.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 07 Nov 2012 07:04:21 EST news271494255 Caring for a wife with breast cancer can have a measurable negative effect on men's health, even years after the cancer diagnosis and completion of treatment, according to recent research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-stress-wife-breast-cancer-health.html Health Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:26:35 EST news253797988 A new study on the prevalence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among firefighters in Israel indicates that approximately 90 percent show some form of full or partial symptoms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-percent-firefighters-symptoms-ptsd.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:41:00 EST news249216044 (Medical Xpress) -- Police academy recruits who showed the greatest rise in the stress hormone cortisol after waking up in the morning were more likely to show acute stress symptoms in response to trauma years later as police officers, according to a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, the University of California, San Francisco and New York University Langone Medical Center. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-stress-response-predictor-police-officers.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:39:54 EST news242624361 Stress-related disorders are often linked to people working in the line of fire. In a study led by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center in collaboration with the San Francisco VA Medical Center and the University of California, San Francisco, police recruits were assessed during academy training before critical incident exposure and provided salivary cortisol at first awakening and after 30 minutes. Police academy recruits who showed the greatest rise in the stress hormone cortisol after waking up were more likely to show acute stress symptoms in response to trauma years later as police officers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-stress-response-predictor-police-officers.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 29 Nov 2011 13:17:35 EST news241795045