News tagged with terrorist attacks
Repeated exposure to traumatic images may be harmful to health
(Medical Xpress)—Repeated exposure to violent images from the terrorist attacks of Sept ember 11 and the Iraq War led to an increase in physical and psychological ailments in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 04, 2012 |
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Socioeconomic status as child dictates response to stress as adult
When faced with threat, people who grew up poor are more likely to make risky financial choices in search of a quick windfall, according to new research from the University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Assessing disease surveillance and notification systems after a pandemic
Significant investments over the past decade into disease surveillance and notification systems appear to have "paid off" and the systems "work remarkably well," says a Georgetown University Medical Center researcher who ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Antibiotics resistance a 'catastrophic' global threat, UK warns
Resistance to antibiotics is a 'catastrophic' global threat and should be ranked alongside terrorism as one of the biggest risks Britain faces, the government's chief medical officer said Monday.
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Mar 11, 2013 |
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One in three post-partum women suffers PTSD symptoms after giving birth
(Medical Xpress) -- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) develops in individuals who experience highly traumatizing situations such as terrorist attacks and car accidents, but symptoms can also come about ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 08, 2012 |
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No anthrax vaccine testing on children -- for now
Should the anthrax vaccine be tested in children? It will be a while longer before the government decides.
Medications
Oct 29, 2011 |
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Efforts to develop new drugs that hopefully will never be used
Concerns about terrorist attacks, the prospect of a rogue nation using nuclear weapons and the Fukushima power plant accident in Japan are fostering efforts to develop a new family of drugs that everyone hopes will never ...
Other
Jun 27, 2012 |
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Violent radicalisation better tackled with public health measures, say researchers
(Medical Xpress) -- With a growing number of terrorist attacks being committed by ‘home-grown’ radicals, researchers at Queen Mary, University of London are proposing a totally new approach to preventing ...
Health
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Mumbai hospital review highlights challenges posed by a major terrorist attack
Meticulous forward planning, effective casualty assessment by a senior surgeon and efficient teamwork by medical and administrative staff are essential when handling injuries sustained in major terrorist incidents.
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Feb 01, 2012 |
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3 Questions: John Gabrielli on studying traumatic memories
Starting just days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, MIT neuroscientist John Gabrieli (who was then at Stanford University) and colleagues around the country undertook a large-scale survey of how ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 09, 2011 |
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More illness, doctor visits reported in years after Sept. 11
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the way Americans travel and view the world. They may also have made us sicker and more likely to access healthcare services, according to a new UC Irvine study
Health
Jul 29, 2011 |
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Junior doctors clueless about what to do during major incidents
Junior doctors have no idea what they should be doing when a major incident, such as a terrorist attack or transport disaster, occurs, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Health
Jun 30, 2011 |
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