July 2012

School-Based Programmes for Preventing Smoking.

School-based programmes for preventing smoking.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013; 4: CD001293
Thomas RE, McLellan J, Perera R

Helping young people to avoid starting smoking is a widely endorsed public health goal, and schools provide a route to communicate… Continue reading

Will the EU Clinical Trials Regulation Support the Innovative Industry in Bringing New Medicines Faster to Patients?

Will the EU Clinical Trials Regulation Support the Innovative Industry in Bringing New Medicines Faster to Patients?

Pharmaceut Med. 2013 Apr; 27(2): 75-82
Atzor S, Gokhale S, Doherty M

A perspective from the innovative industry is provided in this… Continue reading

Body Size and Body Esteem in Women: The Mediating Role of Possible Self Expectancy.

Body size and body esteem in women: The mediating role of possible self expectancy.

Body Image. 2013 Apr 8;
Dalley SE, Pollet TV, Vidal J

We predicted that an expectancy of acquiring a feared fat self and an expectancy… Continue reading

[Mechanism of Action of Disulfiram and Treatment Optimization in Prevention of Recurrent Alcoholism].

[Mechanism of action of disulfiram and treatment optimization in prevention of recurrent alcoholism].

Praxis (Bern 1994). 2013 Jan 30; 102(3): 139-46
Mutschler J, Kiefer F

The current frequent use of disulfiram in alcohol relapse prevention, and the possible extension… Continue reading

[Chronic Somatic Conditions and Mental Health Problems in the General Population in Germany.]

[Chronic Somatic Conditions and Mental Health Problems in the General Population in Germany.]

Psychiatr Prax. 2013 Apr 5;
Maske UE, Busch MA, Jacobi F, Riedel-Heller SG, Scheidt-Nave C, Hapke U

Objective: To assess the association of chronic somatic diseases… Continue reading

Multidisciplinary Care for Stroke Patients Living in the Community: A Systematic Review.

Multidisciplinary care for stroke patients living in the community: A systematic review.

J Rehabil Med. 2013 Mar 28; 45(4): 321-30
Fens M, Vluggen T, van Haastregt JC, Verbunt JA, Beusmans GH, van Heugten CM

Objective: A systematic review of… Continue reading

Livestock-Associated Staphylococcus Aureus CC398: Animal Reservoirs and Human Infections.

Livestock-associated Staphylococcus aureus CC398: animal reservoirs and human infections.

Infect Genet Evol. 2013 Mar 5;
Verkade E, Kluytmans J

Over the past 15 years the epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has changed significantly. Being initially a nosocomial pathogen,… Continue reading

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder: A Review of Its Efficacy.

Cognitive-behavioral therapy for body dysmorphic disorder: a review of its efficacy.

Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. 2013; 9: 307-16
Prazeres AM, Nascimento AL, Fontenelle LF

The aim of this study was to review the efficacy of different methods of cognitive and/or… Continue reading

US Military Crisis: One Suicide Per Day


 

US Military Crisis: One Suicide Per Day – Mark Thompson’s recent article “One a Day” published in Time Magazine July 2012 addresses the alarming suicide rate in the US military. One soldier takes his own life each day. According… Continue reading

Depression and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review.

Depression and systemic lupus erythematosus: a systematic review.

Lupus. 2013 Feb 20;
Palagini L, Mosca M, Tani C, Gemignani A, Mauri M, Bombardieri S

ObjectiveSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, relapsing-remitting autoimmune disorder that involves multiple organ systems… Continue reading