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Durotomy: A common complication of spinal surgery -- and an important factor i... December 4, 2017 - Incidental durotomy--small tears of the outer membrane of the spinal cord--are a common occurrence in spinal surgery, and may lead to litigation. Most malpractice cases associated with dural tear end in a ruling in favor of the surgeon, reports a study in the journal Spine , published by Wolters Kluwer . But certain types of durotomy cases are more likely to be resolved in favor of the patient--especially when durotomy is detected late o ... EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 4
Serious risk of mental health crisis in Yemen, say experts December 4, 2017 - Yemenis face serious mental health risks, but the issue is being neglected, says a new study released today by Columbia University s Mailman School of Public Health and the Sana a Center for Strategic Studies, Columbia Law School s Human Rights Clinic. The groups announced the start of a groundbreaking new joint project to research and improve mental health in Yemen. Given both the extreme and chronic stressors Yemenis are continuing to ... EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 4
Community Health Center funding cliff could cause more than 100,000 jobs to be... WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY December 4, 2017 -- If the Community Health Center Fund is not restored, millions of patients served by community health centers may lose access to crucial health care and up to 161,000 jobs could be lost in communities across the nation. That s the conclusion of an analysis produced by the Geiger Gibson RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University s Milken Institute School of P ... EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 4
How the UK smoking ban increased wellbeing Married women with children have benefited the most from the UK public smoking ban according to Lancaster University researchers in the UK. According to the World Health Organisation, smoking is directly linked to 6 million deaths every year worldwide leading to diseases like cancer, chest infections, strokes and heart attacks. Smoking has been forbidden in enclosed public spaces like pubs and restaurants following bans in 2006 in Scotland and in 2007 in E ... EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 4
Synthetic cannabis-like drug reduces sleep apnea CHICAGO --- A synthetic cannabis-like drug in a pill was safe and effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea in the first large multi-site study of a drug for apnea funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study was conducted at Northwestern Medicine and the University of Illinois at Chicago UIC . There is currently no drug treatment for sleep apnea, a sleep breathing disorder affecting about 30 million individuals in the United States. In sleep ... EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2
Teens get more sleep when school starts later A later school start time could mean teens are more likely to get adequate amounts of sleep, according to Penn State researchers. In a national study of urban teenagers, researchers found that high school start times after 8 30 a.m. increased the likelihood that teens obtained the minimum recommended amount of sleep, benefiting their overall health and well being. Teens starting school at 8 30 a.m. or later were the only group with an average time in bed p ... EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2
The brain is still 'connected' during non-REM sleep When we sleep, our organism goes through different phases of sleep, however the brain remains interconnected during non-REM sleep, which was thought not to happen. The finding by a European team of researchers has also made it possible to analyse the scientific basis of consciousness, an increasingly important field of neuroscience. Sleep is composed of various cycles in which there are different stages slow and fast-wave, which make up non-REM sleep and R ... EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2
Study shows lower lung cancer rates in communities with strong smoke-free laws A recent study by University of Kentucky BREATHE Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments researchers shows that fewer new cases of lung cancer were found in communities with strong smoke-free workplace laws. The study, Lung Cancer Incidence and the Strength of Municipal Smoke-free Ordinances was published in Cancer , an American Cancer Society journal dedicated to providing clinicians with information on diagnosis, treatment and ... EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2
Range of opioid prescribers play important role in epidemic, study finds A cross-section of opioid prescribers that typically do not prescribe large volumes of opioids, including primary care physicians, surgeons and non-physician health care providers, frequently prescribe opioids to high-risk patients, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The findings suggest that high-volume prescribers, including pill mill doctors, should not be the sole focus of public health effor ... EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2
Program for offenders with mental health or addiction issues produces positive... INDIANAPOLIS -- A review of a state program launched two years ago to improve recovery and reduce recidivism among felony offenders who have mental health or addiction issues shows the program is producing positive results. There are a lot of individuals in the criminal justice system who have a mental health or substance-abuse problem who are now getting the additional services they need, said Brad Ray, co-author of the review. Ray is an assistant profess ... EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2
Mental health disorder therapeutic modalities modified for the GMS Mental health disorders can affect physical and psychological behaviors. The people of the Greater Mekong Subregion GMS have a high risk of mental health disorders, such as depression, stress, and substance abuse because the people in this region are sometimes trafficked for forced sex work and various forms of forced labor. In these situations, the victims often endure violence and abuse from trafficking recruiters, employers, and other individuals. The p ... EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2
Small numbers of churches embrace same-sex marriage Researchers at the Universities of York and Leeds have found that the majority of places of worship that permit same-sex marriage carry out small numbers of ceremonies, with just over half having actually married a couple. Same-sex couples are prohibited from marrying in approximately 40,000 places of worship that permit different-sex couples to marry, and there are only 182 places of worship registered for same-sex marriage. The research, which is based o ... EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2

Durotomy: A common complication of spinal surgery -- and an important factor i...

December 4, 2017 - Incidental durotomy--small tears of the outer membrane of the spinal cord--are a common occurrence in spinal surgery, and may lead to litigation. Most malpractice cases associated with dural tear end in a ruling in favor of the surgeon, reports a study in the journal Spine , published by Wolters Kluwer . But certain types of durotomy cases are more likely to be resolved in favor of the patient--especially when durotomy is detected late o ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 4

Serious risk of mental health crisis in Yemen, say experts

December 4, 2017 - Yemenis face serious mental health risks, but the issue is being neglected, says a new study released today by Columbia University s Mailman School of Public Health and the Sana a Center for Strategic Studies, Columbia Law School s Human Rights Clinic. The groups announced the start of a groundbreaking new joint project to research and improve mental health in Yemen. Given both the extreme and chronic stressors Yemenis are continuing to ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 4

Community Health Center funding cliff could cause more than 100,000 jobs to be...

WASHINGTON, DC and NEW YORK, NY December 4, 2017 -- If the Community Health Center Fund is not restored, millions of patients served by community health centers may lose access to crucial health care and up to 161,000 jobs could be lost in communities across the nation. That s the conclusion of an analysis produced by the Geiger Gibson RCHN Community Health Foundation Research Collaborative at the George Washington University s Milken Institute School of P ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 4

How the UK smoking ban increased wellbeing

Married women with children have benefited the most from the UK public smoking ban according to Lancaster University researchers in the UK. According to the World Health Organisation, smoking is directly linked to 6 million deaths every year worldwide leading to diseases like cancer, chest infections, strokes and heart attacks. Smoking has been forbidden in enclosed public spaces like pubs and restaurants following bans in 2006 in Scotland and in 2007 in E ...

EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 4

Synthetic cannabis-like drug reduces sleep apnea

CHICAGO --- A synthetic cannabis-like drug in a pill was safe and effective in treating obstructive sleep apnea in the first large multi-site study of a drug for apnea funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study was conducted at Northwestern Medicine and the University of Illinois at Chicago UIC . There is currently no drug treatment for sleep apnea, a sleep breathing disorder affecting about 30 million individuals in the United States. In sleep ...

EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2

Teens get more sleep when school starts later

A later school start time could mean teens are more likely to get adequate amounts of sleep, according to Penn State researchers. In a national study of urban teenagers, researchers found that high school start times after 8 30 a.m. increased the likelihood that teens obtained the minimum recommended amount of sleep, benefiting their overall health and well being. Teens starting school at 8 30 a.m. or later were the only group with an average time in bed p ...

EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2

The brain is still 'connected' during non-REM sleep

When we sleep, our organism goes through different phases of sleep, however the brain remains interconnected during non-REM sleep, which was thought not to happen. The finding by a European team of researchers has also made it possible to analyse the scientific basis of consciousness, an increasingly important field of neuroscience. Sleep is composed of various cycles in which there are different stages slow and fast-wave, which make up non-REM sleep and R ...

EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2

Study shows lower lung cancer rates in communities with strong smoke-free laws

A recent study by University of Kentucky BREATHE Bridging Research Efforts and Advocacy Toward Healthy Environments researchers shows that fewer new cases of lung cancer were found in communities with strong smoke-free workplace laws. The study, Lung Cancer Incidence and the Strength of Municipal Smoke-free Ordinances was published in Cancer , an American Cancer Society journal dedicated to providing clinicians with information on diagnosis, treatment and ...

EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2

Range of opioid prescribers play important role in epidemic, study finds

A cross-section of opioid prescribers that typically do not prescribe large volumes of opioids, including primary care physicians, surgeons and non-physician health care providers, frequently prescribe opioids to high-risk patients, according to a new study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The findings suggest that high-volume prescribers, including pill mill doctors, should not be the sole focus of public health effor ...

EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2

Program for offenders with mental health or addiction issues produces positive...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A review of a state program launched two years ago to improve recovery and reduce recidivism among felony offenders who have mental health or addiction issues shows the program is producing positive results. There are a lot of individuals in the criminal justice system who have a mental health or substance-abuse problem who are now getting the additional services they need, said Brad Ray, co-author of the review. Ray is an assistant profess ...

EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2

Mental health disorder therapeutic modalities modified for the GMS

Mental health disorders can affect physical and psychological behaviors. The people of the Greater Mekong Subregion GMS have a high risk of mental health disorders, such as depression, stress, and substance abuse because the people in this region are sometimes trafficked for forced sex work and various forms of forced labor. In these situations, the victims often endure violence and abuse from trafficking recruiters, employers, and other individuals. The p ...

EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2

Small numbers of churches embrace same-sex marriage

Researchers at the Universities of York and Leeds have found that the majority of places of worship that permit same-sex marriage carry out small numbers of ceremonies, with just over half having actually married a couple. Same-sex couples are prohibited from marrying in approximately 40,000 places of worship that permit different-sex couples to marry, and there are only 182 places of worship registered for same-sex marriage. The research, which is based o ...

EurekAlert - Sat. Dec 2