Iraqi missile attacks on Israel: the association of mortality with a life-threatening stressor

Article Abstract:

The death rate in Israelis increased on the first day of Iraqi missile attacks during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Researchers compared Israeli death statistics in December 1990 through March 1991 with death statistics during the same months of the previous year. The death rate increased from December 1990 through January 1991 and then decreased to mid March. An extreme peak in the death rate occurred on January 18, the first day that Iraq fired missiles into Israel. On this day, 93 deaths were expected and 147 deaths occurred. Nearly 80% more deaths occurred than were expected in Haifa and the Tel Aviv-central costal plain areas, which were targeted by Iraqi missiles. Most deaths occurred outside the hospital and most resulted from heart disease. The death rate on the subsequent 16 days of Iraqi missile attacks was no higher than on the days during which no attacks occurred.

Persian Gulf War, 1991, Military campaigns, Israelis

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Social stress and the Russian mortality crisis

Article Abstract:

Social stress from economic hardship may be partly responsible for the increase in mortality rates in Russia since the mid-1980's. The collapse of the Soviet Union and its social welfare system as well as the elimination of price controls have led to severe stress in urban areas. Life expectancy has declined dramatically since 1987, and men and women between 30 to 49 years old are most affected. Part of the increase in mortality may be due to increased alcohol consumption, probably as a result of stress. Data from 1996 show that the drop in life expectancy may have reversed.

Editorial, Russia, Russians, Life expectancy

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Stress and Peptic Ulcer Disease

Article Abstract:

Stress may still play a role in peptic ulcer formation. Stress was considered a major factor in peptic ulcer until the bacterium Helicobacter pylori was discovered. This bacterium has been found in many people with ulcer and now many doctors believe ulcer is an infectious disease. However, studies of prisoners of war and earthquake survivors have consistently documented the role of stress in peptic ulcer formation. Like many diseases, peptic ulcer probably has several different causes that together predispose a person to develop the disease.

Psychological aspects, Peptic ulcer

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