Yulin Chu, N.P. Racial Disparity in ADPer U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (2013) reports, some populations are unequally burdened by Alzheimer’s disease (AD), including racial and ethnic minorities. According to Alzheimer’s Association (AA) reports, the likelihood of developing AD and other dementias is overall at two times more likely for African Americans […]
Manasa Enja, M.D., Suneela Cherlopalle, M.D., Murali K. Kolikonda, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. IntroductionPeople with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) repeatedly re-experience the agony of past emotionally upsetting circumstances. PTSD is characterized by hypervigilance, intrusive thoughts, sleep disturbance, and avoidance behavior towards reminders of past trauma. These symptoms often lead to social, occupational, and/or interpersonal dysfunction. […]
Gurpreet Singh, M.D., Pramod Kayathi, M.D., Vivek C. Shah, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. IntroductionCaffeine is a naturally occurring psychoactive substance found in many different plants. It is a powerful stimulant, marketed as a dietary supplement, and occurs in beverages such as coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks or pills, and chocolate products, etc. Unlike some other […]
Vivek C. Shah, M.D., Gurpreet Singh, M.D., Pramod Kayathi, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. Obstructive sleep apneaObstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep-related breathing disorder involving a decrease or a temporary halt in airflow despite an effort to breathe. It occurs during sleep with pharyngeal muscle relaxation, resulting in soft tissue collapse, blocking the upper airway. […]
Kiphuth IC, Utz KS, Noble AJ, Köhrmann M, Schenk T. Stroke. 2014 Oct 2. pii: STROKEAHA.113.004459. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: A transient ischemic attack (TIA) involves temporary neurological symptoms but leaves a patient symptom-free. Patients are faced with an increased risk for future stroke, and the manifestation of the TIA itself […]
Janevic T, Kahn LG, Landsbergis P, Cirillo PM, Cohn BA, Liu X, Factor-Litvak P. Fertil Steril. 2014 Aug;102(2):530-8. Abstract. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between work-related stress, stressful life events, and perceived stress and semen quality. DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING: Northern California. PATIENT(S): 193 men from the Child Health and Development Studies evaluated between 2005-2008. INTERVENTION(S): […]
Martines RB, Ng DL, Greer PW, Rollin PE, Zaki SR. J Pathol. 2014 Oct 9. doi: 10.1002/path.4456. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. Ebolaviruses and marburgviruses include some of the most virulent and fatal pathogens known to humans. These viruses cause severe haemorrhagic fevers with case fatality rates ranging from 25% to 90%. The diagnosis of […]
Leo Sher, M.D. The members of the World Federation of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Task Force on Men’s Mental Health met in Madrid, Spain in September 2014 to discuss the research and clinical directions in the field of Men’s Mental Health. Leo Sher, M.D. (USA), Zoltan Rihmer, M.D., Ph.D. D.Sc. (Hungary), Javier Didia-Attas, M.D. (Argentina), Jose […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Forensic psychiatric evaluations fundamentally differ from routine provision of clinical care, despite significant overlap in how they are performed (1-9). The opinion generated by the interview could be helpful, harmful, or neutral to the person being evaluated. These points distinguish a clinical psychiatric interview from a forensic evaluation. A proposal has been […]
Burkle FM. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2014 Oct 7:1-3. [Epub ahead of print] Abstract. Sustainable approaches to crises, especially non-trauma-related public health emergencies, are severely lacking. At present, the Ebola crisis is defining the operational public health skill sets for infectious disease epidemics that are not widely known or appreciated. Indigenous and foreign medical […]
