Gut-directed hypnotherapy is "highly effective" for children with longstanding functional abdominal pain or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), clinicians from the Netherlands report in the November issue of Gastroenterology. Reuters Health Information
In a population of elderly male veterans in a primary care setting, brief counseling improved participation in home-based walking and strength and flexibility exercise. Medscape Medical News
Soldiers deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan and exposed to combat are at increased risk of developing alcohol-related problems, with the highest risk found among the youngest troops, reservists, and members of the National Guard. Medscape Medical News
