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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Repeated exposure to traumatic images may be harmful to health
ScienceDaily (Sep. 4, 2012) ? Repeated exposure to violent images from the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the Iraq War led to an increase in physical and psychological ailments in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults, according to a new UC Irvine study.
The study sheds light on the lingering effects of "collective traumas" such as natural disasters, mass shootings and terrorist attacks. A steady diet of graphic media images may have long-lasting mental and physical health consequences, says study author Roxane Cohen Silver, UCI professor of psychology & social behavior, medicine and public health.
"I would not advocate restricting nor censoring war images for the psychological well-being of the public," Silver said. "Instead, I think it's important for people to be aware that there is no psychological benefit to repeated exposure to graphic images of horror."
People who watched more than four hours a day of 9/11- and Iraq War-related television coverage (in the weeks after the attacks and at the start of the war) reported both acute and post-traumatic stress symptoms over time. Those who watched more than four hours a day of 9/11-related coverage in the weeks after the attacks reported physician-diagnosed physical health ailments two to three years later.
Seeing two particular kinds of images in the early days of the Iraq War was associated with post-traumatic stress symptoms over time: soldiers engaged in battle and dead U.S. and Allied soldiers.
The study included assessments of participants' mental and physical health before the 9/11 attacks and information about their media exposure and acute stress responses immediately after the attacks and after the initiation of the Iraq War. Researchers conducted follow up assessments in the three years after 9/11.
The acute stress period refers to the first few weeks after the event and post-traumatic stress is any time after one month. Researchers started to measure stress nine to 14 days after 9/11 and within a few days after the start of the Iraq War.
Almost 12 percent of the 1,322 participants reported high levels of acute stress related to 9/11 and about 7 percent reported high levels of acute stress related to the Iraq War. After taking pre-9/11 mental health, demographic characteristics, and lifetime trauma exposure into account, people who watched four or more hours of 9/11- or Iraq War-related television were more likely to experience symptoms of acute stress.
"The results suggest that exposure to graphic media images may be an important mechanism through which the impact of collective trauma is dispersed widely," Silver says. "Our findings are both relevant and timely as vivid images reach larger audiences than ever before through YouTube, social media and smartphones."
Funded by the National Science Foundation, the study appears in a forthcoming issue of Psychological Science, the flagship journal of the Association for Psychological Science. It was co-authored by Alison Holman, assistant professor of nursing at UCI; Judith Pizarro Andersen of the University of Toronto, Mississauga; Michael Poulin of the University at Buffalo; Daniel McIntosh of the University of Denver; and Virginia Gil-Rivas of the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
"When we consider that graphic images of individuals being overcome by the 2011 tsunami in Japan were shown repeatedly, that a vigorous debate occurred last year regarding the release of the gruesome death photos of Osama bin Laden, and that vivid and disturbing images of 9/11 will likely appear on our television screens marking the anniversary of the attacks, we believe that our paper has something important to say regarding the impact of repeated exposure to graphic traumatic images," Silver said.
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Rising Prices Are Driving Out Investors | Chappaqua Real Estate ...
Investor participation in the housing market dropped sharply in July, establishing a two-month trend and showing a clear reversal of long-term growth in investor purchases of residential properties, according to the Campbell/Inside Mortgage Finance HousingPulse Tracking Survey.
Investor participation in the housing market fell to 21.9 percent of all transactions in July, from 23.5 percent in June, based on a three-month moving average. Investor participation back in May of this year hit a two-year peak of 25.3 percent of all transactions.
Real estate agents responding to the HousingPulse survey indicated that recent price increases caused the sharp reversal in investor interest. ?Investors are dropping out due to the increase in prices,? reported an agent in California. ?Prices are too high here for investors,? added an agent in Massachusetts.
?Smart money? is beginning to leave from the market, according to HousingPulse survey respondents. ?Investors are having a hard time finding what they want. Starting to see ?dumb? investors enter the market, the ?smart? ones are exiting the buying,? reported an agent from Arizona. ?Investors need a deal. There are not as many opportunities as there was this time last year. It seems all the rookie investors are buying now and paying too much,? observed an agent in Florida.
The proportion of distressed properties in the housing market fell sharply to 42.2 pe rcent in July, from 45.1 percent? in June and 46.1 percent in May, according to the HousingPulse Distressed Property Index (DPI). While investors often concentrate their purchases on distressed properties, the decline in investor purchases was also apparent in the non-distressed market. Investors bought 14.4 percent of non-distressed properties in May, but only 11.5 percent in July-a precipitous two-month decline.
In contrast to investors, current homeowners showed strong interest in buying homes, accounting for 43.5 percent of home purchases in July, up from 40.3 percent in May and 42.0 percent in June. Participation by first-time homebuyers was mostly flat. Use of cheap mortgage financing by current homeowners increased strongly during the months of June and July.
?Overall homebuyer demand and home price appreciation is being driven by historically low interest rates,? commented Thomas Popik, research director for Campbell Surveys. ?But savvy investors are the canaries in the coal mine-they are warning that if rates rise, the high proportion of distressed properties could once again push home prices down.?
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Beating the stress of business travel | I Social Talk
Program Note: Business Traveller is a monthly show about making the most of doing business on the road.
(CNN) ? Traveling for business presents particular dangers of a stress overload, according to experts, but there are ways to take the strain out of country-hopping.
Missing out on sleep, working non-stop on the plane or train, and eating unhealthy foods are all common habits of the business traveler lifestyle. With some employers looking to cut travel costs, business class tickets can also be bumped down to the less luxurious economy seats.
All this can create havoc with stress levels at a time when the pressures of preparing for presentations and making meetings mean business travelers are already on edge.
?There is absolutely added stress for business travelers,? says Neil Shah, director of The Stress Management Society. ?Unlike leisure travelers they are more likely to have no down time and will be working constantly, unable to switch off.?
According to Shah what sets business travelers apart is that they often lack opportunities to burn off the stress chemicals built up over a hectic trip.
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?When we are stressed we go into fight or flight mode. Cortisol and adrenaline are produced and the best way to combat this is light exercise and breathing fresh air,? he says.
?However, business travelers are more often stuck indoors with artificial air conditioning and without natural light, both of which affect the body?s ability to deal with stress. On a packed business trip travelers can?t always burn the stress off.?
The problem of jet lag is the result of another chemical imbalance ? a lack of serotonin, which regulates sleep patterns, appetite and your mood.
Sue Firth, author of ?More Life ? Less Stress,? and a psychologist and business stress expert, carries 5-HTP supplements when traveling, available in all large chemists, to counteract serotonin depletion.
?I take two tablets once a day with food, which is 100mg. It?s an enzyme called tryptophan which helps you manufacture enough serotonin so that you can sleep when you need to and it helps keep you alert and able to concentrate.
?If you really have a problem sleeping, melatonin ? a hormone that is part of the human sleep-wake cycle ? in a 2mg dose can be useful.?
Business travelers can also anticipate and combat stress with some pre-trip planning, starting with their wardrobe.
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?Dress to be comfortable,? says Carol Margolis, who runs SmartWomenTravelers.com and is author of ?Business Travel Success: How to Reduce Stress, Be More Productive and Travel With Confidence.?
?Don?t try to have a different outfit or pair of shoes for every day,? she says. ?I stick to one color combination per week. This way it?s so much easier and needs only one pair of business shoes.?
Entering the trip with the right mindset ? and being prepared for the unexpected ? is also key, she says.
?Look at each trip as an adventure and know that you?ll get through anything. If a flight is delayed, make the best of it by reading, napping, going to an airport spa for a massage, or nearby fitness center.?
The Stress Management Society has worked with British Airways to come up with guidance for how travelers can relieve stress during journeys. Top of its tip list is a breathing technique.
?It is very important to take slow deep breaths,? says Shah. ?Imagine a balloon in your belly that you are inflating and deflating. Being in a highly oxygenated state helps combat stress.?
Staying hydrated is also important. ?The stress of traveling makes the body dehydrate very quickly. Avoid drinking alcohol on the plane and skip caffeine and sugar and you?ll feel much better when you arrive at your destination,? says Shah.
Once travelers hit the tarmac the key is to fill up on healthy foods that are easily absorbed by the body, and then to stretch their legs.
?Dodge carbohydrates and eat salads and vegetables instead, as the body can break them down quicker and gain energy. Then go for a walk, even if it is only for 10 minutes around the block. Sitting statically makes the blood pool around your ankles. You need to get it circulating again,? says Shah.
Kathleen Hall of The Stress Institute and Mindful Living Network offers the S.E.L.F care route to blissful travel.
S ? Serenity. Reacting to every obstacle will raise your blood pressure and heart rate. Surrender to your travel and treat it as a classroom (learning experience), not a prison (punishment).
E ? Exercise. Exercising releases endorphins that reduces your stress response. Plan for a quick 15 minutes on the treadmill or a couple quick laps in the pool before breakfast.
L ? Love. Traveling is stressful, so take tools to comfort yourself on the plane and in your travels. It may be your favorite blanket, pillow or music
F ? Food. Eat foods that are high in omega 3 and B6 / B. Try a tuna sandwich or banana. Avoid eating fatty, greasy foods, which can make you feel more anxious.
But for Margolis, the real key is to switch from thinking just about work to incorporating wider interests into your trip. She also recommends common courtesy as a sure-fire way to lower stress levels.
?Be nice! It?s amazing what the power of a ?Good Morning? to a hotel desk clerk can mean as you walk by each morning,? she says. ?These people remember the friendly folks and often go out of their way to enhance our travel experience just by being nice in return.?
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Cellphones AIDS tests studied in S.Africa, S.Korea
South African and South Korean researchers are working on making a smartphone capable of doing AIDS tests in rural parts of Africa that are the worst hit by the disease, a researcher said Friday.
The team have developed a microscope and an application that can photograph and analyse blood samples in areas far from laboratories to diagnose HIV and even measure the health of immune systems.
"Our idea was to obtain images and analyse images on this smartphone using applications," said Jung Kyung Kim, a professor in biomedical engineering at Kookmin University in South Korea.
The gadget, called Smartscope, is a small 1-millimeter (0.04-inch) microscope and light which clips over a smartphone's camera.
A standard chip with a blood sample then slides into the gadget in front of the microscope. Next, a special phone programme photographs the sample and analyses the cells.
The team hopes that trials in clinics may start next year, Kim told AFP.
A different prototype developed in the United States takes tests in the field that need to be sent to a computer for analysis.
But the Smartscope will itself be able to do a CD4 cell count -- a measure of white blood cells, which determines when treatment starts.
"Its basic function is to count those CD4 cells for diagnosis," said Kim.
The new technology is destined for AIDS treatment in remote communities in South Africa and Swaziland, where clinics often don't have the technology to do these tests effectively.
Almost six million South Africans are infected with HIV, while a quarter of Swazi adults carry the virus.
"In community health mobile technology is not a gimmick. It becomes an essential part of access," said Professor Jannie Hugo, who heads the family medicine department at the University of Pretoria, the partner in the study.
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