Archive for September, 2008

Sep 23 2008

Low Potassium Levels Linked With High Blood Pressure; Blacks Have Stronger Association, Study Finds

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Researchers have found that low potassium levels correlate with high blood pressure, regardless of salt intake or cardiovascular risk factors, and the association is stronger among blacks, according to a study presented Continue Reading »

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Sep 06 2008

Study Indicates Higher Incidence Of Childbirth-Related PTSD Than Previously Thought

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Nearly one in 10 U.S. women who have given birth recently meet the formal criteria for post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from childbirth, according to a survey released this week by the not-for-profit maternity care group Childbirth Connection, the Wall Street Journal reports. Generic lexapro pills no prescription Some medical experts say that PTSD, most Continue Reading »

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Sep 02 2008

Stopping The Pain Of PTSD Before It Starts

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A faint waft of men’s cologne in a shopping mall. The smell of a neighbor’s barbecue. A flash of a face on TV: small unexpected sensory cues can trigger extreme reactions in people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), about one quarter of all people who have lived through a traumatic event like rape, assault, war or terror attack.
New research by Israeli scientists from Ben Gurion University and Tel Aviv University, suggests Continue Reading »

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