As tax deadline approaches Americans say money is number one cause of stress
... money as the number one factor that affects their stress level. A survey commissioned by the American Psyc... adversity, trauma, or even significant sources of stress such as family, health, workplace or financial stressors. Resilience involves behaviors, thoughts, ...Mayo Clinic researchers discover gene mutations that 'ignore' stress, lead to heart failure
...they produce an abnormal protein that can't decode stress messages from the body. Mayo researchers are the ...o realize that these proteins do not recognize the stress alarm. As a result, they can't properly respond to cue adjustments within the heart that normally ma...Researchers: Diet a significant factor in reducing risk of three common cancers
...th the most common genotype for reducing oxidative stress are at a reduced risk of developing breast cancer....t can lead to malignancies. While this oxidative stress is considered to be a major causative factor for breast cancer, prominent research including the Nur...Evidence for shaken baby syndrome is uncertain
...by syndrome. In an accompanying editorial, experts stress the need to reconsider the diagnostic criteria, if not the existence, of shaken baby syndrome. A second editorial argues that no one detail can be diagnostic, as the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome should rest on a careful evaluation of all the fea...Chronic stress researcher to speak at NCCAM's Distinguished Lecture Series
...sity, has done extensive research on the impact of stress on brain structure and neurochemistry. In his lec...the rest of the body and how common, low levels of stress over time, such as stress caused by the events of everyday life, can affect health. Dr. McEwen will...Myosin mutant points to human origins
...aw-closing muscles, some of which exert tremendous stress across and/or cause deposition of additional bone ...e decrease in jaw-muscle size and force eliminated stress on the skull, which 'released' an evolutionary constraint on brain growth," says Minugh-Purvis. Inde...Teen-rated video games loaded with violence
...h T-rated and M-rated (for Mature) video games. We stress the need for greater clarity in the ESRB rating process."...Collagen level can impact risk of incontinence and prolapse in women
... of nonsupport tissue in pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence," appears in a recent issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. According to study author Oz Harmanli, M.D., assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, "We often blame prolapse or incontinence on childbi...Disc replacement in neck relieves pain, restores mobility
...etween the fused vertebrae. It also may put added stress on the vertebrae above and below the fusion." The PRESTIGE TM Artificial Cervical Disc consists of two, stainless-steel components that are attached to the vertebrae with screws. The components are designed to act as a pivot point, which may allow...More evidence that stress makes MS symptoms worse
...nia, San Francisco analysed data from 14 trials of stress and multiple sclerosis and found a modest but sign...r non-traumatic stressful life events, such as job stress or financial problems. However, these data did not allow the linking of specific types of stress to ...New findings on nerve cell proteins show promise for reducing disability
...m cells have for protecting themselves, called the stress protein response," said Michael Tytell, Ph.D., a n... issue of Cell Stress and Chaperones, a journal of stress biology and medicine. "We are on our way to developing a treatment that is effective in preventing...Childhood abuse may predict social phobia, agoraphobia, and PTSD among adult alcoholics
...h as social phobia, agoraphobia, and posttraumatic stress disorder. New research indicates that childhood ab...ding social phobia, agoraphobia, and posttraumatic stress disorder," said Willemien Langeland, a freelance trauma researcher at the University of Amsterdam an...New insights into devastating basketball foot injury
...f season-ending and potentially career-threatening stress fractures of the foot. The solution, they continue...man Performance Laboratory (K Lab) at Duke. "These stress fractures of the fifth metatarsal are a prevalent and potentially devastating injuries suffered by e...The hidden health trauma of child soldiers
...elf-report questionnaire to assess post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); 97% suffered PTSD regardless of t...f children, and show a high rate of post-traumatic stress reactions.' This week's Lancet editorial (p 831) is critical of the United Nations Security Council ...Novel prostate cancer marker may lead to earlier diagnosis and fewer repeat bioposies
...scoverable by biopsy, saving patients the fear and stress of repeat procedures and enabling us to treat the disease sooner." Dr. Getzenberg explained that EPCA is a marker protein that indicates the earliest changes that occur in cells during the development of cancer. In the study, Dr. Getzenberg, also ...Families, media and education crucial in preventing eating disorders
...ugh their own actions how to treat others and also stress healthy practices in daily lives, she says, adding that physical, health and nutrition programs should be implemented to provide children with healthy body image norms. Ballard's research includes several topics related to women's health issues and ...Beta blockers usage low despite insurance
...ffects of these hormones, beta blockers reduce the stress on the heart, and during exertion, they limit the increase in heart rate and so reduce the demand for oxygen. Numerous studies have shown that approximately 90 percent of heart attack patients are receiving prescriptions for beta blockers at discharg...Stress of losing a child increases risk of MS
...lose a child. The results show that psychological stress may play a role in the development of MS. Researchers have believed that stress plays a role in MS, but this is the first study to examine a large group of people beginning before ...Losing consciousness can stop you getting posttraumatic stress disorder
...ad injury are more likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder if they remain conscious during their ord...usness probably protects people from posttraumatic stress disorder by preventing them from forming memories of their experience. Current thinking holds that t....... If they feel good about resolving interpersonal stress and learn to decrease conflict, these skills will spill over into their general lifestyle." Co-authors are Riham Ismail, Wenyaw Chan, JoAnne Grunbaum and Shifan Dai....