News Fresh Today: February 2013

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Exposure Therapy For Phobias

Because confronting fear won't always make it go away, researchers suggest that people with phobias must alter memory-driven negative attitudes about feared objects or events to achieve a more lasting recovery from what scares them the most. Ohio State University psychology researchers determined that people who retained negative attitudes about public speaking after exposure therapy were more likely to experience a return of their fear a month later than were people whose attitudes were less negative... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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Sex After Childbirth - Most Mothers Wait At Least 6 Weeks, Some Considerably Longer

Most first-time mothers wait until after 6 weeks postpartum to resume vaginal sex following childbirth and women who have an operative vaginal birth, caesarean section, perineal tear or episiotomy appear to wait longer, suggests a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The study, conducted by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Australia, used data from the Maternal Health Study, a large prospective pregnancy cohort in which data were collected from self-administered questionnaires in early pregnancy and at 3, 6 and 12 months postpartum... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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The Good Behavior Game Helps Improve Behavior In Elementary School Classrooms, Reduce Substance Abuse

Afterschool programs seem to be most effective when their organization and implementation is supported by both organizational and community resources, according to Penn State human development researchers. Using a tool to help bridge the gap between research and real life, the researchers evaluated an afterschool program called the Good Behavior Game... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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Genetic Variation Behind Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Success Identified

Researchers from the College of Pharmacy and Medical School working within the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, have partnered to identify genetic variations that may help signal which acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients will benefit or not benefit from one of the newest antileukemic agents. Their study is published in Clinical Cancer Research... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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Same-Sex Cohabitors Less Healthy Than Those In Heterosexual Marriages

Same-sex cohabitors report worse health than people of the same socioeconomic status who are in heterosexual marriages, according to a new study, which may provide fuel for gay marriage proponents. "Past research has shown that married people are generally healthier than unmarried people," said Hui Liu, lead author of the study and an assistant professor of sociology at Michigan State University... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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New Report Finds Mental Health-Substance Use Services In Hospitals Up After Parity Law

The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 ("Parity Act") increased access to mental health and substance use services in hospitals, yet consumers continued to pay more out-of-pocket for substance use admissions than for other types of hospital admissions, finds a new Health Care Cost Institute (HCCI) report... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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Animal Memory Discovery May Lead To Research On Memory Impairment Diseases

If you ask a rat whether it knows how it came to acquire a certain coveted piece of chocolate, Indiana University neuroscientists conclude, the answer is a resounding, "Yes." A study newly published in the journal Current Biology offers the first evidence of source memory in a nonhuman animal... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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First Study Ever To Analyze 25 Years Of Data After Radiation Therapy For Prostate Cancer Patients

The March 2013 issue of The Journal of Urology, the official journal of The American Urological Association, includes a study conducted by four physicians from Radiotherapy Clinics of Georgia (RCOG), a Vantage Oncology affiliate. This study, 25 Year Disease Free Survival Rate after Irradiation of Prostate Cancer Calculated with the Prostate Specific Antigen Definition of Recurrence Used for Radical Prostatectomy, is the first-ever to analyze 25 years of follow-up data after radiation therapy treatment for prostate cancer patients. Frank Critz, M.D... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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EEGs Of Autistic Children Show Structural Differences In Brain Connections, May Explain Features Of Autism

A look at how the brain processes information finds a distinct pattern in children with autism spectrum disorders. Using EEGs to track the brain's electrical cross-talk, researchers from Boston Children's Hospital have found a structural difference in brain connections. Compared with neurotypical children, those with autism have multiple redundant connections between neighboring brain areas at the expense of long-distance links. The study, using a "network analysis" like that used to study airlines or electrical grids, may help in understanding some classic behaviors in autism... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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Experiments With Tadpoles Show Ectopic Eyes That 'See'

For the first time, scientists have shown that transplanted eyes located far outside the head in a vertebrate animal model can confer vision without a direct neural connection to the brain. Biologists at Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences used a frog model to shed new light - literally - on one of the major questions in regenerative medicine, bioengineering, and sensory augmentation research. "One of the big challenges is to understand how the brain and body adapt to large changes in organization," says Douglas J. Blackiston, Ph.D... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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Even Organic Foods Not Stored, Prepared Or Cooked In Plastic Containers Can Contain Phthalates And Bisphenol A

While water bottles may tout BPA-free labels and personal care products declare phthalates not among their ingredients, these assurances may not be enough. According to a study published February 27 in the Nature Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, people may be exposed to these chemicals in their diets, even if their meals are organic and foods are prepared, cooked and stored in non-plastic containers. And children may be most vulnerable. "Current information we give families may not be enough to reduce exposures," said Dr... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..

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Hike in India's Health Budget

A hike in India's health budget has been proposed by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. A hike by over 28 percent in 2013-14 to Rs.37,330 crore (Rs.373 million), with special focus on medical education, training and research. Making the announcement Thursday, Chidambaram said the focus of the government was "health for all". He said the new National Health Mission that combines the rural mission and the proposed urban mission would get Rs.21,239 ...

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Mike Huckabee Against Health Insurance Coverage for Cancer Patients

In an appearance on 'Fox and Friends' on Feb. 23, Fox News host and self-proclaimed Christian Mike Huckabee claimed that people with pre-existing conditions, including those with cancer, should not get health insurance coverage because it would financially hurt the health insurance industry According to MediaMatters.org, Huckabee, blamed the rising costs of health care on "a combination of increasing the benefits and forcing [insurance companies] to put people ...

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WHO: Small cancer risk after Fukushima accident

LONDON (AP) — A new report from the World Health Organization says people exposed to the highest doses of radiation during the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in 2011 may have a slightly higher risk of cancer that is so small it probably won't be detectable. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Read More Here..

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Cancer risks higher in worst hit Fukushima area: WHO

GENEVA (Reuters) - People in the area worst contaminated by radioactive material released by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident two years ago have a higher risk of developing certain cancers over their lifetime, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. "This health risk assessment concludes that no discernible increase in health risks from the Fukushima event is expected outside Japan. ...

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Army withholding findings of Madigan PTSD probe

The results of a months-long investigation into the reversal of post-traumatic stress disorder diagnoses at Madigan Army Medical Center are being kept confidential. via NBCNews.com: Mental health Check Here

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Cancer risks higher in worst hit Fukushima area: WHO

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