Stress: It's Not Just All In Your Head; Scientists Map The Wear And Tear Of Daily Life
...." Stressful life events - whether the loss of a loved one, divorce orjob loss - as well as the daily wear and tear of living, such as trafficjams and family disagreements, set off the release of stress hormones thathelp our bodies charge up to meet the challenge. "During episodes of acute stress, stre...JAMA Study Shows Jefferson Medical College Program Brings Family Physicians To Small Town America
...ce medicine and strove to return me to the place I loved growing up," saysDr. Devlin. "I am able to care for patients who are also my friends, practicingfamily medicine in its purest form, in a time when the emphasis in medicine ison primary care." # Thane Turner, M.D. 1993 PSAP Graduate Jefferson Medica...You Don't Need To Make Sperm Or Even Be Alive To Be A Father
...han a dozen times."Retrieving something from their loved one gives families in grief some hope,"he says. The Vernoffs were the first to use the sperm for fertilisation,however. Single thawed sperm were injected into Gaby Vernoff's eggs. After oneunsuccessful attempt, she become pregnant last year (This Wee...Oregon's Terminally Ill Patients More Likely to Have End-Of-Life Choices Respected, Study Finds
...ilies remain satisfied with theamount of are their loved ones received at the end of life. Only 2 percent offamilies reported "too little" care was given. Tolle and Tilden point out that Oregon's low in-hospital death rate andhigh degree of respect for patients' wishes would not be possible without...New Procedure Makes A Successful Transplant Possible
... new anti-rejection drugs. "These six patients had loved ones who were willing to give them a kidney, butbecause of their high PRA, their body would have rejected the new kidneyimmediately," says Dr. Schweitzer, a transplant surgeon at the University ofMaryland Medical Center and associate professor of sur...Well-adjusted moms have healthy births
...guage barriers, financial problems, separationfrom loved ones, racial discrimination, and possibly a cultural tendency towardsfatalistic explanations for events." The research was supported by the National Institute of Child Health and HumanDevelopment and the National Institute of Mental Health. Health Ps...Hope protects bereaved, HIV-positive men
...powerfully in men who witness the diseasedestroy a loved one. "It is particularly important to identify factors that may prolong the health ofthe infected since medical science does not yet offer a cure for HIV," saidReed. "Therapeutic efforts that focus on the maintenance of hopefulexpectations, therefore...Study analyzes home births as a religious experience
... felt birth necessitated having families and other loved ones nearby and even those women who eventually had to be transported to hospital because of medical complications wanted to try home birth again because of what it meant to them spiritually and emotionally....Stress common in AIDS victims who respond well to drug therapy
...nd feeling guilt for livinglonger than friends and loved ones); and changes in quality of life (having tocope with impediments to a normal life, whichderive from side effects of medications, unforeseen illnesses, living with achronic disease and the financial drain of takingexpensive medications). The comm...Breaking the worst possible news in the best possible manner
Hearing that a loved one has died after trauma could be the most emotio...y members aboutsix months following the death of a loved one who was treated in the EmergencyRoom or the TICU. The findings were presented Sept. 17 at the Am......gnificant impact on the lives of patients andtheir loved ones. Anti-psychotic medications often have unpleasant side effectsand do not help all patients. There is no established treatment for some corefeatures of the illness. "This partnership highlights the world-class expertise of scientists at theUni...University Of Wisconsin to launch center to study how emotions affect health
...ings and arrows, includinghealth problems, loss of loved ones and lessening engagement with the world.This project will look at the health and well-being of 150 older women who haverecently gone through the difficult experience of community relocation. Prior UW research has shown that some members of this ...For early detection of Alzheimer's, loved ones know best
... tests, says aleading expert in the field, because loved ones know a patient best. Alzheimer'sdisease, which affects more than 4 million Americans, creates problems withmemory, speech and perception. Among adult Americans, it is the fourth leadingcause of death. John C. Morris, M.D., recently presented a p...Racial disparity in lung cancer treatment must be overcome, UCSF specialists assert
... "disheartening because we all believe that if our loved ones get cancer, theywill receive the best care possible." They also add that they don't know ifthis bias exists, but "we must strive to remove any barrier" against blacks. The co-authors note that some of the disparity in lung cancer survival a...Personal story aims to improve 'connections' between hard of hearing and the hearing world
...o speak slowly and more distinctly to a partner or loved one who is hard of hearing," she says. "If one person has hearing loss and the partner knows it and raises his or her voice with anger, the relationship might feel like it's frustrating and anger-filled. If the loudness is not understood, it can crea...ALBUQUERQUE, N.M -- You can't give them to your loved one on Valentine's Day, and they're a bit too small to be a girl's best friend, but Sandia National Laboratories has created what are believed to be the world's first diamond micromachines. The machines at the Department of Energy's national security...Hypnosis reduces surgical pain and time, improves safety
...arp, and even floating in the clouds with deceased loved ones all viewing the countryside below." The imagery technique includes 11 components, including avoiding negatively loaded suggestions. Instead of saying, "You will feel a sting and burn now," Lang and her colleagues suggest emotionally neutral des...... dose of hope - to patients and their families and loved ones." Since its inception, the LAF has approved more than $2.5 million in grants. Living Well After Cancer will focus initially on programs for survivors of breast cancer and testicular cancer, two types of cancer that have high rates of survival. ...Science, engineering and technology news tips -- August 2001
...ity toward outsiders can be reduced if people feel loved and secure, say UC Davis and Israeli psychologists who have been researching Israeli Jewish student attitudes toward other groups. The psychologists believe they have located the part of the mind where feelings of security and love can affect positiv...Study shows caregiver and patient costs rise as symptom severity increases in Alzheimer's disease
...d days of work and hours per week spent caring for loved ones. Researchers sent a survey to 1,700 non-institutionalized patients and their caregivers in households throughout the country. Patients represented all stages of the disease. Disease severity was measured using a scale of symptom frequency such...