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One In Eight WTC Rescue And Recovery Workers Developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Thousands of World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers were still suffering serious mental health effects three years after the disaster, the Health Department reported today. New findings released from the World Trade Center Health Registry show that one in eight rescue and recovery workers (12.4%) likely had post-traumatic stress disorder when they were interviewed in 2003 and 2004.
Epilepsy Foundation Pushes For Laws That Would Require Physician Approval For Generic Prescription Drug Substitutions
A number of Epilepsy Foundation state affiliates nationwide have campaigned for state legislatures to pass legislation under which pharmacists would have to obtain physician approval before they could switch prescriptions for brand-name epilepsy medications to generic treatments -- a "sign of how the industry, long a potent lobbying force in Washington, is increasingly looking to states to achieve its goals," the Wall Street Journal reports.
Migraine Sufferers Report Substantial Health Impairment
Migraine sufferers report worse health-related quality of life than the general population and have similar health status scores as people with debilitating chronic illnesses, such as diabetes and heart disease. A recent study, "Migraine frequency and health utilities: findings from a multi-site survey," published in Value in Health, surveyed 150 migraine patients in the U.S. to study how migraine frequency affects quality of life.