The term ‘personality’ refers to the enduring characteristics of an individual, as shown in their ways of behaving in a wide variety of circumstances. Personality can be thought of as being made up of more circumscribed characteristics known as traits, such as sociability, impulsivity, and aggressiveness. Personality disorders can be defined as enduring subjective experiences [...]
The medication bupropion, as well as counselling, appears to help adolescents quit cigarette smoking in the short-term, according to a new report from the US. Doctors at the University of Arizona conducted a clinical trial of 312 adolescents aged 14 to 17 years who smoked six or more cigarettes per day and had tried to [...]
Neurosurgery is, perhaps more than any other surgical specialty, a discipline driven by technology and technological development. In this regard, the world of neurosurgery from 50 years ago is unrecognisable to modern day practitioners, and I am sure practitioners from 1957 would be amazed at the facilities for diagnosis and treatment we have today. h4. [...]
Men who consume a higher amount of whole-grain breakfast cereals may have a reduced risk of heart failure, according to a new report. In the study, researchers analysed the association between breakfast cereal intake and new cases of heart failure among 21,376 men whose average age was 53.7 years. Cereal intake was estimated by using [...]
Low back pain (LBP) remains a frequent musculoskeletal complaint. It is the most common musculoskeletal reason for consulting a doctor. Many structures have been incriminated as causing lower back pain, however facet joints have become increasingly accepted as a significant cause. Facet joint pain is likely to be the cause of non-radicular back pain in [...]
High-risk, morbidly obese patients who lose five to 10 per cent of their excess body weight before undergoing gastric bypass surgery appear to have shorter hospital stays and more rapid postoperative weight loss, according to a new report. In the study, doctors assessed 884 patients who underwent open or laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery between 2002 [...]
The combination of the antidepressant medication fluoxetine and cognitive behaviour therapy appears more effective than either strategy alone for the long-term treatment of adolescents with depression, according to a new report from the US. The research team randomly assigned 439 adolescents with depression to one of the following treatments– fluoxetine alone; cognitive behaviour therapy; and [...]
Solid-organ transplantation has a relatively short history of approximately 50 years, with most of the revolutionary progress having been achieved in the last two decades. Transplantation is one of the greatest success stories of the 20th century and enables people to have the ‘gift of life’. Improved surgical management techniques together with advances in immunosuppressant [...]
Women are still at risk of developing invasive cancer of the cervix or vagina 25 years after being treated for pre-cancerous lesions, according to a new study. Researchers in Sweden studied data from the National Swedish Cancer Register, which included information recorded between 1958 and 2002 on 132,493 women who had a diagnosis of severe [...]
Expensive runners are just not worth the money, a UK study has found. In fact, the study found that cheap and moderately priced running shoes are just as good, if not better, in terms of cushioning impact and overall comfort. The research findings are based on a comparison of nine pairs of runners, bought from [...]
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