september 11 2001 Archives

Test could track down, help prosecute terrorists who use nerve gas and other agents

War just one more source of stress for those in therapy

Contrary to what you might expect, people in therapy reported no difference in their stress levels once the war with Iraq started – but that may be only because war was seen as just one more stressor in chronically stressful times, according to a new survey of psychologists by the American Psychological Association Practice Directorate.

Terrorist attacks increased dangerous irregular heartbeats

The rate of life-threatening heart rhythms more than doubled among New York heart patients the month after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, researchers have reported. The study evaluated patients with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). An ICD is an electrical generator the size of a pocket watch that is inserted into the heart to monitor heart rhythm. It detects life-threatening abnormal rhythms, called arrhythmias, and delivers an electrical shock to restore normal rhythm.