Women Say Overwhelming Yes To Ultrasound In New Study
...ve an ultrasound. "Pregnancy is a very emotional, psychologically stressful state and there's a great deal of peace of mind to be gotten from seeing a baby that is moving, where you can see its fingers and toes and limbs," says Ella Kazerooni, M.D., assistant professor of radiology at the U-M Medical Center. ...University Of Florida Researchers Hope To Ease Asthma Pains And Provide A Sigh Of Relief
...he said, "it [asthma] does affect me to somedegree psychologically as well as physically." Writer : Kristen Vecellio, vecellio@ufl.edu Source : Nigel Richards, (352) 392-3601, richards@qtp.ufl.edu Photo Available : Color or black & white photo available with this story. For information,please call New...Study Confirms Girls' Belief: More Fat Means Fewer Dates
... "On the one hand, you can argue that it's psychologically healthy forblack girls to be comfortable with their bodies and with the normal physicalchanges that are taking place in their bodies," Halpern said. "The flip side isthat acceptance of real obesity can result in significant health problems laterin l...Breast reconstruction during mastectomy boosts well-being most, study finds
...reconstruction helps women recover emotionally and psychologically from their illness. But they note that the timing of that reconstruction does make a difference, especially in the size of the psychological improvement. "Patients who were surveyed before their simultaneous mastectomy-reconstruction operation had mu...New PTSD study examines treatment methods
... the past. PTSD results when a person cannot cope psychologically with a painful, frightful or alarming experience. This new study will focus on the treatment method known as prolonged exposure where the therapist leads the patient through a vivid memory of a traumatic event until the patient no longer experiences ...Depressed teens receptive to tobacco advertising more likely to experiment with smoking
... tobacco companies may be exploiting those who are psychologically vulnerable to smoke. ...Asian immigrants likely to see blood pressure rise
...e survey. The study also showed that overweight or psychologically distressed immigrants had about double the risk of hypertension compared to their peers. These factors, as well as age, sex, education status, smoking and drinking status, physical activity, health status and access to health care, were controlled fo...Childhood cancer survivors: Good health for some, long-term complications for others
... study revealed that the majority of survivors are psychologically healthy. However, when compared to sibling controls, survivors were found to have a significantly increased risk for reporting depressive symptoms and symptoms indicating somatic distress. Increasing intensity of cancer chemotherapy was found to add...Alcoholics have 'blunted' responses to psychological stressors such as public speaking
...nections are disturbed, then we may either fail to psychologically comprehend a potential threat when we encounter it, or we may fail to respond even if we recognize the threat. Our results suggest that some aspect of this frontal-limbic connection has been altered in patients recovering from severe alcohol depende...Poor health of Gulf veterans not related to post-traumatic stress disorder
...exposure to events conventionally understood to be psychologically traumatic, the authors conclude....Gender preferences in 'comfort' foods stem from childhood
..."Comfort foods are foods whose consumption evoke a psychologically pleasurable state for a person," reported Brian Wansink, an Illinois marketing professor who heads the lab. Drawing from national survey questionnaires, the lab has concluded that a person's comfort-food preferences are formed at an early age and ar...Children with bowel disease prone to emotional problems
... "Now we want to know what happens psychologically from the very beginning," she continued. "Research on adults with IBD has shown that patients with better coping skills and less psychological distress have fewer hospitalizations and vis...Phone support group helps older people with HIV/AIDS develop coping skills, new study finds
... well," he said. "The telephone is financially and psychologically easier." The study is funded by a two-year, $435,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging to evaluate the ability of the telephone-delivered mental health intervention to improve the quality of life of older persons living with HIV/AIDS who hav...Screening for depression at primary level could be next trend in healthcare
...c disorder for those that screen negative. Because psychologically distressed patients do not typically report their psychological problems, Meagher says it is necessary for a physician to take the initiative in discussions of psychological symptoms, and a screening instrument like the MHI-5 can facilitate the discu...Dating, delinquent friends key reasons why early puberty linked to delinquency in girls
...young age that they may not yet be emotionally and psychologically prepared. "Unfortunately, dating and involvement in minor delinquency have been shown to be especially detrimental to adolescents engaging in the behaviors at very young ages," she said....Class on psychological skills helps college athletes perform better, study finds
...s Sports Medicine Center. "Learning how to prepare psychologically for competition plays an important role in achievement, just as does preparing physically."Maniar conducted the study with Lewis Curry of the University of Montana. The results were published in a recent issue of the Journal of Applied Sport Psycholo...Gardens have the potential to improve health, research shows
.... What's more, research has linked poor design or psychologically inappropriate physical surroundings to detrimental health effects such as higher anxiety, delirium, increased need for pain medication, elevated blood pressure and sleeplessness, Ulrich notes. Probable advantages associated with healing gardens incl...Bullying in schools pervasive, UCLA study finds
.... Bullies, seven percent of the students, are psychologically strong. "Bullies are popular and respected: they are considered the 'cool' kids," said Jaana Juvonen, UCLA professor of psychology, and lead author of "Bullying Among Young Adolescents: The Strong, the Weak and the Troubled," published in the Dece...July/August 2004 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
..., patients were more likely to report being harmed psychologically and emotionally (70 percent) than physically (23 percent), suggesting that the current preoccupation of the patient safety movement could overlook other patient priorities. The authors posit that although systems changes might ameliorate some of the...Plastic surgeons honor 'Patients of Courage' overcoming difficult obstacles, inspiring others
... about healing someone physically but socially and psychologically as well." At seven years old, Ann Chesson of Saraland, Ala., was struck and dragged by a school bus. She sustained life-threatening injuries, losing 45 percent of her skin from her chest to her knees. Trauma center physicians saved her life and pe...