Thanksgiving gluttony misaligned with 'intuitive eating' approach examined in new study
...e lonely, we eat when we're sad, we eat when we're stressed out," said Hawks. "Being able to recognize all the emotional, environmental and cultural relationships we have with food and finding better ways to manage our emotions is part of the process." The final step is learning how to interpret body signals,...Improving coping skills benefits family caregivers of hospice patients with cancer
...es with cancer. Previous studies have shown highly stressed family caregivers are at higher risk for depression, health problems and increased death rates. "There has been little prior data to describe which caregivers are at greatest risk for distress and which interventions are likely to relieve that distr...State board-disciplined physicians more likely to have shown unprofessional behavior in med school
...ore important than other measures of success." She stressed the importance of early identification and remediation of unprofessional behavior among medical students. "We want to identify people who have trouble in this domain as early as possible," she said. "We all grow up, and most of us become more profess...Stressed-out moms think their children are more difficult
...utcomes in young children. "If mothers are highly stressed as parents, this will affect the ways that they think about and interact with their babies. This can have long term effects on how children develop and how families function," says Sheinkopf. Experts know that prenatal cocaine exposure can lead to de...Hispanic asthma rates highest among Puerto Ricans
... availability of health care," said Dr. Celedn. He stressed that broadening access to health care, improving housing conditions and reducing exposure to environmental tobacco smoke along with a reduction in other indoor allergens would have a significant positive impact on asthma rates in poor Hispanics....Memory problems at menopause: Nothing to forget about
...mplaints of forgetfulness and the way middle-aged, stressed women learn or "encode" new information. "This is not what most people think of traditionally when they think of memory loss," said co-author Mark Mapstone, Ph.D., assistant professor of Neurology. "It feels like a memory problem, but the cause is di...Persistent fatigue may be the best way to predict onset of postpartum depression
...hile these women reported that they also felt more stressed than normal, elevated stress levels, which were based on the women's answers to the stress questionnaire, weren't enough to predict which women would ultimately develop postpartum depression. Most of the women in the study reported higher-than-usual ...Study shows relationship between oral and cardiovascular health
...that one will have an episode." But Dr. Desvarieux stressed that even though the exact relationship has not been discovered, it doesn't mean patients should neglect their oral health. "It is hard for anyone to be against good oral health" he said. "If a causal relationship is found, you'll already be ahead of...Isolated female rats subjected to a 30-minute stressor heal faster than males
...to an immune challenge than similarly isolated and stressed males, according to a new study. The difference in...roups. They placed half the isolated rats into the stressed group and half into the non-stressed group. They divided the non-isolated rats in the same way. The ...Latest research shows how mantrams can even tackle post-traumatic stress disorder
... and North Carolina deliberately chose two highly stressed groups to take part in the study. "Veterans are well known to have many chronic physical and mental health symptoms that interfere with their quality of life and their ability to live normal everyday lives. Similarly, hospital employees have high le...New anti-drug program shows 'phenomenal' success by focusing on positives
...ess may be that the theme resonated with youth and stressed positive reasons to avoid drugs. "Strong fear appeals regarding alcohol and marijuana, we've learned over the years, are typically not effective with teens," she said. When campaigns focus on the negative consequences of drug and alcohol use, it may ...Effect of diabetes on heart may differ by ethnicity, study finds
...icipants with diabetes, but not Hispanics. Bertoni stressed that none of the MESA participants actually had heart failure. "We did not see any significant difference in the function of the heart, the squeeze of the heart." "Other studies have in fact suggested that the incidence of heart failure is similar be...A new metal detector to study human disease
...wise encapsulated so-called free zinc the cell is stressed or may be undergoing programmed cell death. This has been observed in animal models of epilepsy and stroke. In the past, scientists could only measure the relatively high levels of zinc in sick cells. The new sensing technology can measure very low...Panel finds insufficient evidence to recommend for or against maternal-request Caesarean delivery
...additional Caesarean delivery. The panel further stressed that CDMR should not be performed before the 39th week of pregnancy or without verification that the fetus' lungs have matured sufficiently to avoid newborn respiratory complications. In its report, the panel also expressed concern that a woman migh......n had not been studied," Dr. Kalra said. Dr. Kalra stressed the importance of early detection in an effort to prevent morbidity due to untreated obstructive sleep disordered breathing. Children who snore frequently should be evaluated by a sleep specialist to rule out the presence of obstructive sleep disorde...Early diagnosis key to melanoma cure
... sunburning in childhood and adolescence should be stressed at every opportunity, they conclude....Collaborative care decreases some symptoms of dementia for patients with Alzheimer disease
...and the caregiver's personal health. The protocols stressed management without medications. The minimum intervention that all treatment group caregivers and patients received included education on communication skills; caregiver coping skills; legal and financial advice; patient exercise guidelines with a gui...Men and women may need different heart transplant assessment criteria
...p transplanting women too early," he said. Dr. Kao stressed that the results of this initial study need to be confirmed in a larger study. Also, he pointed out that physicians look at many factors other than VO2 test results before deciding whether a patient would benefit from a heart transplant. He cautioned...Study elicits 'child's eye' view of methamphetamine abuse and its effects
...hat many of these children have dealt with, Haight stressed that they are not just passive victims. "Not only have they experienced these horrible situations, but they survived, and you can't help having some respect for that," she said. They responded in a variety of ways, and were often very resourceful in ...Stopping inhaled corticosteroid use causes no problems in cystic fibrosis patient users
...osteroids," said Dr. Balfour-Lynn. The researchers stressed that they were not advocating stopping inhaled corticosteroid use in all CF patients, but urging clinicians to assess the need in each individual. "If there is objective evidence that a patients benefited when inhaled corticosteroids were first start...