Monday, March 31, 2008
High level of stress rampant in workplace
Poll results released in October by the American Psychological Association found that one-third of Americans are living with extreme stress, and that the most commonly cited source of stress - mentioned by 74 percent of respondents - was work. That was up from 59 percent the previous year.
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
The Anniversary of a Loved One’s Death Can Trigger Sudden Death
If the date of a loved one’s passing is approaching, beware. The anniversary of the death of a close family member, especially a mother or father, is a significant trigger for Sudden Death (SD), especially in men, according to research presented today at the American College of Cardiology’s 57th Annual Scientific Session.
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Saturday, March 29, 2008
Managing Stress Can Lower Heart Death Risk
Emphasizing an old adage, new medical research confirms that keeping stress levels under control can significantly reduce the risk of a heart attack or death in patients with coronary artery disease. Although a correlation between stress and various heart ailments has been established in the past, this is the first observational study to examine the effect of anxiety or depression treatment on a heart patient’s risk factors.
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Monday, March 24, 2008
A National Model of Peace: An Interview With Rev. Rita Marie Johnson
Rev. Rita Marie Johnson speaks about her involvement in developing a national model of peace in Costa Rica. The Unity minister was one of three prominent, modern-day peacemakers invited to address participants of Unity’s World Day of Prayer last September.
Happily Marrieds Have Lower Blood Pressure Than Social Singles
Happily married adults have lower blood pressure than singles with supportive social networks. Both men and women in happy marriages scored four points lower on 24-hour blood pressure than single adults. Having supportive friends did not translate into improved blood pressure for singles or unhappily marrieds.
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Treating Wife’s Stress May Be Indirect Care For Men With Prostate Cancer
When a couple is dealing with cancer, a partner’s psychological distress might drag down the well-being of either person, according to a new study of 168 married couples.
Stressed Parents Equals Sick Kids
Stressed parents aren’t just damaging their own health - they may also be making their children more vulnerable to illness.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Study: Stress In College Hurts Motivation
Findings from a newly released study say college students are more stressed out than ever and the added stress is leading to serious consequences. Most students in U.S. colleges are just plain stressed out, from everyday worries about grades and relationships to darker thoughts of suicide, according to a poll of undergraduates from coast to coast. The survey was conducted for The Associated Press and mtvU, a television network available at many colleges and universities. Four in 10 students say they endure stress often. Nearly 50 percent say they feel it all or most of the time.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
HeartMath® Introduces the Emotion Visualizer® Pro: a New Software Add-on for emWave® PC Stress Re
Last year HeartMath® introduced their revolutionary real-time feedback program called emWave® PC Stress Relief System. This unique lifestyle tool was designed to help people reduce stress, reset their inner balance and gain greater control of their emotions without making major life changes. More than 10,000 health professionals have adopted emWave PC Stress Relief System as an effective stress-reducing feedback practice for their patients. Today, HeartMath is introducing a new, sophisticated software add-on for emWave PC that significantly enriches the user’s experience—it’s called the Emotion Visualizer® Pro.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Short-term stress can affect learning and memory
Short-term stress lasting as little as a few hours can impair brain-cell communication in areas associated with learning and memory, University of California, Irvine researchers have found. It has been known that severe stress lasting weeks or months can impair cell communication in the brain’s learning and memory region, but this study provides the first evidence that short-term stress has the same effect.
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Monday, March 10, 2008
Queen’s research links stress and breast cancer
Research findings from a Queen’s University study have for the first time uncovered a possible biological link between severe psychological stress and an increased risk of developing breast cancer. The study, led by biochemist Christopher Mueller, found that the stress hormone hydrocortisone may repress the activity of a tumour-suppressing gene known as BRCA1 that is related to breast cancer.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Costly Placebo Works Better Than Cheap One
A 10-cent pill doesn’t kill pain as well as a $2.50 pill, even when they are identical placebos, according to a provocative study by Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist at Duke University.
Friday, March 07, 2008
A fifth of soldiers at PTSD risk
More than five years of recycling soldiers through Iraq and Afghanistan’s battlefields is creating record levels of mental health problems, as about three in 10 GIs on their third tour admit emotional illnesses, according to an Army study released Thursday.
emWave Personal Stress Reliever: A New Standard in Psychotherapy Practices
HeartMath’s innovative emWave Personal Stress Reliever® (PSR) is becoming the stress intervention tool of choice in the field of psychotherapy. The emWave PSR, based on over 17 years of peer-reviewed research, puts the functionality of computer-based feedback devices into the palm of one’s hand. It is a convenient tool to help people reduce stress and increase vitality, mental clarity and emotional balance. HeartMath® will be showcasing their mobile emWave PSR technology at the upcoming Psychotherapy Networker Conference in Washington, DC, March 13 through March 16.
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Thursday, March 06, 2008
Psychological Distress, but Not Major Depression, Linked to Stroke Risk
A new analysis from the UK European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)–Norfolk population-based study has shown a relationship between psychological distress and increased risk for stroke. No such link was seen between episodic major depressive disorder (MDD) and stroke in this analysis.
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