Aerospace Medicine - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Virtual reality exposure in the treatment of fear of flying.

30 Aug 2008 BACKGROUND: Recently, a growing body of research has appeared on different aspects of virtual reality exposure (VRE) therapy applied to the treatment of anxiety disorders. The purpose of this article was to review with a systematic methodology the ... Read more...

Fexofenadine effects on cognitive performance in aviators at ground level and simulated altitude.

30 Jul 2008 INTRODUCTION: Antihistamines are used for the treatment of allergic rhinitis (AR) symptoms. However, the cognitive effects of some antihistamines can dramatically impair individuals in occupations that require sustained vigilance. METHODS: The ... Read more...

Acceleration tolerance at night with acute fatigue and stimulants.

30 Jul 2008 INTRODUCTION: The impact of pharmacological agents on aviators concerns all flight surgeons. This study tested the related hypotheses that acute fatigue reduces +Gz tolerance and endurance, and that stimulants can partially reverse this impact. ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Aerospace Medicine'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The role of air travel in the spread of mumps. 30 Oct 2008
• Lessons health care can learn from aviation. 21 Sep 2008
• Virtual reality exposure in the treatment of fear of flying. 30 Aug 2008
• Your'e the flight surgeon: malingering. 30 Aug 2008
• [Medicine in space. An organism under exceptional circumstances] 30 Aug 2008
• Fexofenadine effects on cognitive performance in aviators at ground level and simulated altitude. 30 Jul 2008
• Acceleration tolerance at night with acute fatigue and stimulants. 30 Jul 2008
• Cardiovascular training effects in fighter pilots induced by occupational high G exposure. 30 Jul 2008
• You're the flight surgeon. Sinus barotrauma. 30 Jul 2008
• Surgeons and astronauts: so close, yet so far apart. 30 Jul 2008
• Modification of certain medical standards and procedures and duration of certain medical certificates. Final rule. 22 Jul 2008
• Air travel and hypoxaemia in real life. 29 Jun 2008
• Visual fields during acute exposure to a simulated altitude of 7620 m. 29 Jun 2008
• Effects of airsickness in male and female student pilots: adaptation rates and 4-year outcomes. 29 Jun 2008
• Spinal MRI in fighter pilots and controls: a 13-year longitudinal study. 29 Jun 2008
• Injury risk factors in parachuting and acceptability of the parachute ankle brace. 29 Jun 2008
• Spontaneous pneumothorax in flight as first manifestation of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. 29 Jun 2008
• Medullary sponge kidney and urinary calculi: aeromedical concerns. 29 Jun 2008
• This month in aerospace medicine history--July 2008. 29 Jun 2008
• Space medicine at the NASA-JSC, neutral buoyancy laboratory. 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Aerospace Medicine'

Definition: A specialty which is concerned with the health and medical problems of man in AVIATION (aviation medicine) and SPACE FLIGHT.

Descriptor UI: D000337

Alternative terms: Aerospace Medicine; Medicine, Aerospace; Medicine, Space; Space Medicine; Aviation Medicine; Medicine, Aviation;

Related Mesh Headings: Accidents, Aviation; Altitude; Decompression Sickness; Space Flight;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: H02.403.029;

Online Note: search SPACE FLIGHT 1975-79; use AEROSPACE MEDICINE to search AVIATION MEDICINE 1966-74; use AEROSPACE MEDICINE + DENTISTRY to search AVIATION DENTISTRY 1966-79

History Note: 80; was see SPACE FLIGHT 1975-79; AVIATION MEDICINE was heading 1963-79; AVIATION DENTISTRY was heading 1965-79

Technical Notes: specialty; med, physiol or psychol aspects of AVIATION go here but med, physiol or psychol aspects of space flight go under SPACE FLIGHT or other space related terms: Manual 28.8; DF: AEROSPACE MED