Leo Sher, M.D. A research report, “Updated reported distribution of Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the United States, 1995–2016” has been published in the Journal of Medical Entomology (1). The paper was written by a research group from the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort […]
Yulin Chu, D.N.P., P.M.H.N.P.‐B.C., R.N. Gaps: A concurrence of depression and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is evidenced, but their association is incompletely understood and probably complex. Late life depression (LLD) in AD is currently under-detected and undertreated. Problems: Patients with LLD are much more likely to develop AD and have more disability and mortality. The elderly […]
Leo Sher, M.D. A group of researchers from Brazil examined whether serum uric acid levels are associated with cognitive performance in apparently healthy middle-aged participants in the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ElSA-Brasil) (1). The researchers reported the results of their study in a paper, “Serum uric acid is associated with better executive function […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Mental Health America declared June Men’s Health Month (1). The Mental Health America website states that “Mental Health America (MHA) – founded in 1909 – is the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of those living with mental illness and to promoting the overall mental health of all Americans. […]
Sándor Kalmár, M.D., Ph.D. According to the different assessments, the prevalence of the child and youths depression (below 19 year) are about 18-20%, namely about 385 928 children in Hungary. (2015) It is to be regretted that we do not have exact epidemiological data about the children depression. Number of registered patients by mood disorders at […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Three days ago, The New England Journal of Medicine published a research report, “Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years” (1). The researchers examined data from 68.5 million individuals to measure the changes in the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adults between 1980 and […]
Hema Madhuri Mekala, M.D., Priyanga Jayakumar, M.D., Rajashekar Reddy Yeruva, M.D., Steven Lippmann, M.D. INTRODUCTION Zika is an alarming viral infection that is spreading around our planet. The World Health Organization recently declared Zika to be an international public health crisis (1). The first known article about Zika virus was published in 1952, and its […]
Sándor Kalmár, M.D., Ph.D. Although the psychiatry is an important branch of the medical science, this one contains the most subjectivity. Several reasons prevent us from solving the present accumulated problems in psychiatry. Nowadays the structure and the function get confused and mixed with each other in everyday life in the psychiatry. We can see […]
Leo Sher, M.D. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was classified as an anxiety disorder in the DSM-IV, but has since been reclassified as a “trauma- and stressor-related disorder” in the DSM-5. There have been a lot of debates related to medical and psychosocial aspects of PTSD. An interesting and though-stimulating discussion of the pathophysiology, clinical features […]
