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Sunday, April 22, 2007
HeartMath’s emWave Personal Stress Reliever
Our emWave Personal Stress Reliever is on sale until the end of the April for $20.00 off. If you’re interested in realtime stress reduction and peak performance, please take a look at the two-minute demo.
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Wednesday, June 21, 2006
A Legacy of the Storm: Depression and Suicide
New Orleans is experiencing what appears to be a near epidemic of depression and post-traumatic stress disorders, one that mental health experts say is of an intensity rarely seen in this country. It is contributing to a suicide rate that state and local officials describe as close to triple what it was before Hurricane Katrina struck and the levees broke 10 months ago.
Monday, February 20, 2006
New Orleans Locals Think Katrina’s Toll Is Still Rising
There is stress in the air. It’s as tangible here as the gumbo-thick fog that occasionally rolls over the city. People have lost their loved ones, homes, jobs, cars, pets, keepsakes, their general sense of comfort and good health.
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Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Post 9/11 anxiety up among NYC students
Six months after Sept. 11, more than a quarter of New York City’s public school children had at least one anxiety disorder, with almost 15 percent suffering from agoraphobia—a fear of being in public spaces where escape is difficult. About 12 percent suffered from separation anxiety—fear of being away from one’s parents and family—and a little more than 10 percent suffered post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a study of a representative sample of schoolchildren in grades 4 through 12.
Wednesday, June 04, 2003
And Now, SARS’ Emotional Toll
The pace of new SARS infections is ebbing in East Asia, but the disease now appears to be taking a greater emotional toll than initially recognized, both on people infected and on the many more people who face discrimination because of their association with SARS victims.