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STAMP System Can Help Professionals To Identify Potentially Violent Individuals
A health researcher has developed a violence assessment framework after observing patients for 290 hours in an accident and emergency department and interviewing nurses after violent incidents. The STAMP system will also prove invaluable to professionals in a wide range of other situations, including law enforcement and social services. (Read More)

Identifying Warning Signs Of Pregnancy Danger
Warning signs such as increased stress could indicate that pregnancy-induced hypertension is reaching life-threatening levels, found Temple University researcher Kathleen Black, DNSc, RNC, the author of a study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing."The condition is variable and can change quickly. We need to be aware of symptoms changing from mild to worse. [click link for full article] (Read More)

New Research Shows How Chronic Stress Worsens Neurodegenerative Disease Course
The evidence is accumulating on how bad stress is for health. Chronic stress can intensify inflammation and increase a person's risk for developing central nervous system infections, neurodegenerative diseases, like multiple sclerosis (MS), and other inflammatory diseases, say researchers presenting at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA). [click link for full article] (Read More)

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