Stress
Stressed? Try singing
Stressed bankers in London are being offered a new way to unwind—singing lessons.
Professionally trained singer…
Study links stress to eating disorder onset
Stress could help trigger the onset of eating disorders, a new study shows.
The etiology of…
Spirituality, Breathing and Meditation for Relaxation
It has finally reached the medical forefront that overstressing our bodies and minds is not good for us.…
Improving your diet may not help you beat stress
New research shows that some dietary interventions may not prove effective in helping tackle stress and poor health.…
Estrogen Plays Different Role During Stress in Black and White Teens
Estrogen seems to play a different role during stress in black and white girls, a difference that may…
Socioeconomic Stress Shows Up in Hormone Levels
This association is independent of race, age, sex or body mass index, according to a study in the…
Hurricanes linked to long-term mental stress
Survivors of the1992 hurricane Andrew were not only impacted by the immediate consequences of the storm. New study…
Social stress prompts hamsters to overeat
Put a mouse or a rat under stress and what does it do? It stops eating. Humans should…
Probiotics Ease Gut Problems Caused by Long Term Stress
Probiotics prevent bacterial translocation and improve intestinal barrier function in rats following chronic psychological stress Online First Gut…
Juvenile stress fractures may take a while to heal
The resolution of stress fractures in children and adolescents, while rare, can be protracted because of delays in…
How Cells Return to Normal After Responding to Stress
New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine describes how cells recover…
Mental stress induced ischemia more common than thought
Even when heart disease patients can pass stress tests done on a treadmill or with chemical stressors after…
Some Heart Patients Vulnerable to Mental Stress
The fear of public speaking might cause some people to do more than just break out in a…
Stress affects male rats more than female rats
A new study reinforces the growing body of evidence on health disparities between men and women and may…
Early stress linked to longevity in men
Populations of boys born during stressful times enjoy an advantage their whole lives, living longer, on average, than…
Why stress at work raises odds of heart disease
Scientists in Britain said on Friday they had found evidence of why stress at work can raise the…
Bond with parents helps teens cope with stress
Teens who have a secure relationship with their parents show faster development of coping skills than their peers…
Stress, depression and the holidays
Holiday Depression & Stress
Thanksgiving and the Winter holidays can be filled with busy schedules, parties,…
Exercise your brain and body to improve memory
Memory exercises and stress reduction coupled with a healthy diet and regular physical exercise improves memory in older…
Long-term stress can impair short-term memory
Long-term stress, like the kind that occurs when someone cares for a chronically ill parent or spouse, can…
Stress can raise a person’s lipid levels
There is good evidence to show that stress can increase a person’s heart rate, lower the immune system’s…
Mental Stress Raising Cholesterol Levels in Healthy Adults
There is good evidence to show that stress can increase a person’s heart rate, lower the immune system’s…
Problem-solving abilities taxed by stress
Stressful situations interfere with mental agility, according to findings presented this week at the annual meeting of the…
Reflecting on values may counter stress
Simply thinking about something personally meaningful can ease some of the physiological effects of stress, a new study…
Early stress tied to mental decline later
A short period of psychological stress in infancy can lead to impaired learning and memory and…
Chaos, crime add to Katrina’s mental woes -experts
The human violence that emerged after Hurricane Katrina as survivors desperately sought food and water will worsen the…
Stress reduction methods: Discuss Feelings
Discuss Feelings. The concept of communication and “letting your feelings out” has been so excessively promoted and parodied…
Stress reduction methods: Relaxation Techniques
Relaxation Techniques
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Stress reduction methods: Use Humor
Use Humor. Research has shown that humor is a very effective mechanism for coping with acute stress. Keeping…
Stress reduction methods
Stress Reduction and Effects on Health
It should be strongly noted that treating stress cannot cure…
Treatment: Overcoming Obstacles to Treatment
Overcoming Obstacles to Treatment
Often people succeed in relieving stress for the short-term but resort to…
Stress reduction methods: Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques
Cognitive-behavioral methods are the most effective ways to reduce stress. They include identifying sources…
Stress Guidelines: What are the general guidelines for reducing stress?
What are the general guidelines for reducing stress?
Perhaps the best general approach for treating stress…
Stress Risk Factors: Caregivers
Caregivers
Caregivers of Family Members. Studies show that caregivers of physically or mentally disabled family members…
Stress Diagnose: What other conditions have the same symptoms as stress?
What other conditions have the same symptoms as stress?
Negative effects: Sexual and Reproductive Dysfunction
Sexual and Reproductive Dysfunction
Sexual Function. Stress can lead to diminished sexual desire and an inability…
Stress Risk Factors: Angry Personalities
Angry Personalities
People who are less emotionally stable or have high anxiety levels tend…
Negative effects: Other Disorders
Other Disorders
Allergies. Research suggests that stress, not indoor pollutants, may actually be a cause of…
Stress Risk Factors: Who is at risk for chronic stress or stress related diseases?
Who is at risk for chronic stress or stress related diseases?
General Factors that Increase…
Stress Risk Factors: Work Risk Factors
Work Risk Factors
According to one survey, 40% of American workers describe their jobs as very…
Negative effects of Stress
What are the Negative effects of Stress?
In prehistoric times, the physical changes in response…
Stress Risk Factors: Effects in Childhood
Effects in Childhood
Animal studies report that rats that have been exposed to maternal grooming (ie,…
Negative effects: Weight Loss, Eating Disorders
Weight Gain. Often stress is related to weight gain and Obesity. Many people develop cravings for…
Acute or Chronic Stress
Acute or Chronic Stress
Stressors can also be defined as short-term (acute) or long-term (chronic).
Effect of Acute Stress?
What is the effect of Acute Stress?
The best way to envision the effect of acute…
Definition: What is Stress?
The stress response of the body is somewhat like an airplane readying for take-off. Virtually all systems (eg,…
Stress Management Can Help Control Glucose in Type 2 Diabetes
Patients with Type 2 diabetes who incorporate stress management techniques into their routine care…
How well you respond to stress?
How well you respond to stress predicts how long you will live, at least if you…
Teen girls have healthier stress response than boys
Adolescent girls may be better protected against the effects of stress than teenage boys, according to…
Having an optimistic outlook on life … Hey, it can’t hurt
Having an optimistic outlook on life may not always guarantee a better reaction to stress, as…
Reactive blood pressure linked to impaired thinking
Middle-age and older individuals who have a greater blood pressure reaction in response to
Stress may be behind unexplained cardiac arrest
Emotional stress may be a trigger of otherwise unexplained cases of cardiac arrest, new research shows.…
Pregnant women may pass stress marker to babies
Pregnant women who were traumatised by witnessing the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center may have…
As stress mounts, self-control goes out the window
During times of stress, we’re less able to hold ourselves back from unhealthy temptations, new study…
Low cholesterol in kids linked to school trouble
Children and teens with low cholesterol levels seem to be more likely to be suspended from school, according…
Violence-related stress may harm kids’ health
The stress some young children suffer after being exposed to violence in their neighborhoods or homes…
Teens’ stress begins before a parent with HIV dies
In a six-year study of New York City families with an HIV-positive parent, researchers found…
Refugees in West suffer from post-traumatic stress
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is common in refugees in Western countries and could be up to 10…
Stress and Depression
There appears to be a complex relationship among stressful situations, our mind and body’s reaction to stress, and…
Doctors fear mental trauma for tsunami survivors
As many as 90 percent of the survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami might have suffered some form…
Stress accelerates experimental skin cancer
Mice exposed to stress and ultraviolet radiation develop skin cancer significantly faster than do animals exposed to radiation…
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 to the heart,…
Adult physical fitness may be affected by race
A person’s race may influence his or her level of physical fitness, according to the findings of a…
Stress may promote aging of cells
A new finding may explain how stress could ultimately lead to premature aging.
Chronic psychological…
Stress and illness rising in UK workplaces
Britons, slaves to some of the longest working hours in the European Union, are suffering growing levels of…
Psychological distress more common with diabetes
Adults with diabetes are considerable more likely to experience depression, anxiety and other disorders that cause serious psychological…
Stress quadruples risk of asthma attacks in children - study
Children with asthma face quadruple the risk of an attack following stressful events in their lives, according to…
The story on stress
Have you ever felt sick to your stomach during a test? Have you had days when you were…
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
What is post-traumatic stress disorder?
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a type of anxiety problem. It…
Caregiver Stress
Who is a caregiver?
You’re a caregiver if you give basic care to a person who…
Post-traumatic Stress After a Traffic Accident
Each year more than 6 million traffic accidents occur in the United States. If you’ve been in an…
Stress: How to Cope Better With Life’s Challenges
What causes stress?
Stress is caused by the body’s instinct to defend itself. This instinct is…
Stress: Who Has Time For It?
What is stress?
Stress is what you feel when you react to pressure, either from the…
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