First Complex Disasters Symposium features dramatically timely topics
Article Abstract:
Mental health programs that deal with the psychological backlash of trauma are needed because of the rise in disasters and terrorism. First it is important to determine what makes people feel healthy and what factors contribute to their coping abilities. Mental health workers will need to seek out victims. Intervention must be timed appropriately. A traumatic event can cause lifelong emotional problems. Children are especially affected because they have not yet developed coping skills. The first Harvard University Symposium on Complex Disasters, held about a week before the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, underscored these points and launched a mission to develop more effective mental health training programs.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Discovery of 50-year-old naval logbook may aid follow-up study of radium-exposed veterans
Article Abstract:
The Department of Defense is considering whether or not to track down veterans who received nasopharyngeal radium as part of an experiment in the 1940s. A submarine logbook confirms that 732 soldiers received this treatment. The government insists that the treatment was widely given to children during that time and was therefore not experimental. However, some physicians disagree. They point to a study which found an increased risk of cancer in those who received nasopharyngeal radium treatment. One physician estimates that 2,000 to 10,000 Americans who received this treatment will develop brain cancer.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1996
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
Old Chinese herbal medicine used for fever yields possible new Alzheimer disease therapy
Article Abstract:
A Chinese herbal medicine may be a promising drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease and several other disorders. The herb Qian Ceng Ta, which is prepared from a moss, contains an alkaloid named huperzine A (HupA). Used for centuries to treat fever, the chemical has been found to block the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. This enzyme breaks down acetylcholine, which is a neurotransmitter. A rapid breakdown of acetylcholine may cause the memory loss seen in Alzheimer patients. HupA may also protect the brain against chemical weapons and reduce brain injury from strokes and epilepsy.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1997
User Contributions:
Comment about this article or add new information about this topic:
- Abstracts: General dentists' patterns of restoring endodontically treated teeth. Public attitudes toward dentists: a U.S. household survey
- Abstracts: Heart transplantation is associated with an increased risk for pancreaticobiliary disease. Antimicrobial prophylaxis in bone marrow transplantation
- Abstracts: A holistic approach to pressure area care. Fungating wounds. Cavity-wound management
- Abstracts: Little increases net big results. Set small, achievable goals. Drug-free & confident
- Abstracts: In vivo model of cartilage degradation - effects of a matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor. Immunohistochemical demonstration of fibronectin in the most superficial layer of normal rabbit articular cartilage