Carefree people care less about cancer symptoms, endanger health
...he symptoms to hemorrhoids, diet, physical injury, stress or ulcers. Among all the patients, the symptom appraisal time ranged from less than a week to around two years, with a median of seven weeks. Sixteen patients took six months or more to conclude their symptoms might be serious. The longest symptom a...Sleeping less may be related to weight gain
...Medicine , two Northwestern University researchers stress the need to better understand the growing epidemic...et enough sleep and to control weight, the authors stress the need to investigate whether intervention in sleep disorders could help reduce obesity's negative...New system may help babies avoid brain damage
...raise his heart rate," Dr. Devoe says. "But as the stress period becomes more intense, the baby's ability to sustain that heart rate goes down. It's like a runner. Initially, your heart rate goes up because you are trying to deliver more oxygen, but you may reach a point where you hit a wall and you can't d...Workers with carpal tunnel find relief with night-time splinting
...cturnal splinting. Splinting, Werner says, reduces stress on the peripheral nerve in the wrist, allowing it to heal and avoids awkward wrist positions as a person sleeps. It is not recommended for active day-time use when workers are active because it may cause additional strain on the wrist. To determine ...Study finds herpes virus in 98% of healthy participants
...vation of the primary HSV infection. Also, natural stress factors such as sunlight exposure may have been a contributing factor to HSV-1 DNA shedding. UV exposure is a known trigger to activate latent HSV. "The fact that HSV-1 DNA was discovered in such a high percentage of healthy people in the general po...Study of hypoxia and new gene reveals early-stage action of p53 tumor suppressor gene
..., keeping tumor growth at bay. Under conditions of stress to the cell such as radiation or chemotherapy and hypoxia p53 normally eliminates tumors. Hypoxia, however, induces p53 to mutate: The less oxygen, the more mutations in the p53 gene, so cancer cells are not killed; instead, they proliferate. A tea...Stanford study shows hypnosis helps kids undergoing difficult procedure
...ain of cancer and giving birth and help reduce the stress of medical procedures, but reviews of the literatu...rials to look at whether hypnosis reduces pain and stress during medical procedures in children. Four or five patients undergo the stressful VCUG catheterizat...Veterans in better health than other residents of nursing homes, new test for evaluating tinnitus
...lity and structural integrity of monolimbs and the stress distribution at the prosthetic socket-residual lim...cket and the residual limb. The data revealed that stress is reduced at the socket-limb interface when a more flexible shank is used, providing a more comfort...Mice with depression-like behaviors reveal possible source of human depression
...sing a specific protein from their brains react to stress differently. The genetically engineered mice develop an imbalance in a hormone involved in stress responses, and during stressful situations, they behave as if they are depressed. Genetic variations...Sudden death from stress linked to wonky signals in the brain
Sudden cardiac death from emotional stress may be triggered by uneven signals from the brain ...rtery, which leads to a fatal heart attack. Mental stress is thought to be responsible for a further 20 per cent of these deaths, but scientists have been baf...New UCLA study develops links between socioeconomic status and poor health
...in smoking and exercise. Differences in levels of stress in daily life may explain these effects. According to UCLA researchers, there is hope for people in low SES: Improving one's SES was found to be associated with improvement in risk profiles. AUTHORS: Lead author is Arun S. Karlamangla, assistant...Report on health insurance coverage of Iowa children shows gaps
...ajor issue with uninsured children is that it puts stress on the family," Damiano said. "Nearly half of the parents who had uninsured children said they were worried about their children's well-being." In contrast, such worry was expressed by only 16 percent of parents with children covered by Medicaid and ...How platelets help cancer invade other tissues
...tasis of their cancerous cells?" Gutpa and Massagu stress that any effective therapies that modulate platelet activity will need to be specific for the pathological tumor cellplatelet interaction, without effecting normal platelet function. Platelet-specific integrin inhibitors like Integrilin fall into thi...To help your mind, take steps to help your heart, study says
...sts that an under-supply of blood to the brain can stress brain cells and perhaps jump-start the Alzheimer's disease process. Chronically high blood pressure also impacts the brain's auto-regulation system for its own blood supply. "Mixed dementia will continue to grow in importance as ou...Race may affect weight and fitness level
..., ages 52 to 74, who were referred for an exercise stress test for the detection of coronary artery disease (CAD). Exercise capacity was determined using a standard treadmill test, and obesity status was determined by body mass index (BMI). Results showed that within the entire cohort, African-Americans h...Anger, negative emotions may trigger stroke
...roke. "It's possible that brief episodes of mental stress cause transient changes in blood clotting and in the function of cells lining blood vessels. It is important to note that our study does not assess the cumulative risk related to exposures to potential triggers but short-term risks during the two-hou...Increased suicide rate is possibly linked to chemicals released from nearby asphalt plants
...entially affects mood states and the psychological stress response. In animal studies, it has been shown to ...aid. This is the part of the brain involved in the stress response, and we think its also involved in psychological resiliency, how people deal with stressors...Diabetes: A link between oral and overall health?
...f day. Dental procedures should be as short and as stress free as possible. Patients that have a scheduled appointment should eat and take medications as directed. In addition, it is best to follow a normal daily routine and stay relaxed to prevent a hypoglycemic reaction. If blood sugar is not under co...Stressed mice quicker to get skin cancer
Does stress speed up the onset of skin cancer? The answer, in...ohns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say that chronic stress may speed up the process in those at high-risk for the disease. Their new study, published in the D......SHINGTON, December 7, 2004 -- What causes the most stress during the holiday season? Money issues were the t...s listed lack of money as the top cause of holiday stress followed by the pressures of gift giving, lack of time, and credit card debt. Survey results also sh...