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Study highlights impact of health and safety programs on companies' investment value

A study utilizing investment simulations for 17 publicly held companies with strong health or safety programs for employees suggests that employers that invest significantly in health and safety programming can outperform other companies in the marketplace.

7 Jan 2016

More than half of primary care physicians provide nonessential specialty referrals upon patient request

A study recently published in the American Journal of Managed Care found that more than half of primary care providers reported that they made what they considered unnecessary referrals to a specialist because patients requested it. Many physicians said they yielded to patient requests for brand-name drug prescriptions when cheaper generics were available.

7 Jan 2016

UF researchers reveal link between chronic stress and fat metabolism

In cell and mouse model experiments, University of Florida Health researchers have discovered that chronic stress stimulates production of betatrophin, a protein that then goes on to inhibit an enzyme involved in fat metabolism.

7 Jan 2016

JJHWS, Plug and Play Tech Center partner to support companies developing wellness solutions

Johnson & Johnson Health and Wellness Solutions, Inc. today announced a collaboration with Plug and Play Tech Center, a global investor and technology accelerator, to support innovative, early-stage companies developing direct-to-consumer solutions that enhance wellness.

7 Jan 2016

Study may hold new revelations about how stress during pregnancy affects mothers and offspring

The sequencing of the first genome involving a cockroach species may one day serve as a model system comparable to how research on mice can apply to humans. In this case, the model could hold new revelations about how stress during pregnancy could affect both the mother and her offspring.

6 Jan 2016

New study explores effects of Great Recession on alcohol use among people who remained employed

Periods of economic uncertainty tend to influence drinking problems among people who lose their jobs, as some turn to alcohol due to stress or because they have more free time and fewer responsibilities.

6 Jan 2016

CAMH researchers identify 428 distinct disease conditions that co-occur in people with FASD

Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health have identified 428 distinct disease conditions that co-occur in people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), in the most comprehensive review of its kind.

6 Jan 2016

Using antidepressant drug during first trimester of pregnancy may increase risk of birth defects

Using paroxetine--a medication prescribed to treat conditions including depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder--during the first trimester of pregnancy may increase newborns' risk of congenital malformations and cardiac malformations. That's the conclusion of a recent analysis published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

6 Jan 2016

FDA issues two final orders to strengthen requirements for transvaginal surgical mesh safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two final orders to manufacturers and the public to strengthen the data requirements for surgical mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally, or through the vagina.

5 Jan 2016

Back pain becoming more common in children and adolescents

According to a new literature review in the January issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, it's becoming more common for children and adolescents to seek medical care for back pain. Even with expensive, advanced tests like MRI scans, doctors may not be able to find the exact cause for the pain.

5 Jan 2016

Researchers to undertake long-term clinical trial of artificial pancreas system for type 1 diabetes patients

Researchers will soon undertake one of the largest-ever long-term clinical trials of a system designed to help regulate blood sugar levels of individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus. If the so-called artificial pancreas system performs in patients as hoped, it could lead to commercial trials and eventual regulatory approval in the United States and abroad.

5 Jan 2016

People can use physically active lifestyle to reduce effect of inherited obesity genes

People from around the world can use a physically active lifestyle to blunt the effect of inherited obesity genes, McMaster University researchers have found.

5 Jan 2016

Wounded Warrior Project to move into new Los Angeles office

Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) will move into a new office in Los Angeles today to start 2016, providing the nonprofit veteran's service organization with its most prominent presence in the greater Los Angeles area.

4 Jan 2016

New book reveals that self-criticism can be mentally and physically harmful

A new book by Prof. Golan Shahar of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev reveals that self-criticism can be both mentally and physically harmful, leading to mental disorder, chronic fatigue, chronic pain, and even suicide.

4 Jan 2016

MUSC researchers receive $1.68 million NIH grant to study better treatment for chronic pancreatitis, diabetes

MUSC researchers received a $1.68 million National Institutes of Health grant to explore a better treatment for chronic pancreatitis, with the hopes that it also may shed light on a future cure for patients with type 1 diabetes.

4 Jan 2016

BioTE Medical Combat Trauma Treatment Study shows promising results in veterans with PTSD and TBI

A current BioTE Medical Combat Trauma Treatment Study (in conjunction with the Veterans Advocacy Center (VAC)) is showing promising results in helping veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

31 Dec 2015

ONR-sponsored app reads kids' facial expressions to screen for autism

There's an app for everything these days--from weight loss to working out. Now, thanks in part to support from the Office of Naval Research, there's an app that may screen for autism by reading kids' facial expressions for emotional cues.

31 Dec 2015

VA researchers find that guerilla tactics may trigger more PTSD than conventional warfare

Guerilla tactics such as suicide attacks and roadside bombs may trigger more posttraumatic stress than conventional warfare, suggests a Veterans Affairs study of 738 men and women who served in Iraq.

30 Dec 2015

Study looks at long-term effects of psychological therapies in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

For some time doctors have known that psychological therapies can reduce the symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in the short term.

29 Dec 2015

New study identifies activity of brain proteins linked to memory impairments in Alzheimer's disease

A new study conducted at the University of Haifa and published recently in the Journal of Neuroscience has identified activity of brain proteins associated with memory impairments in Alzheimer's disease, and has also found that "repairing" this activity leads to an improvement in memory.

29 Dec 2015

Stress News and Research

Study highlights impact of health and safety programs on companies' investment value

More than half of primary care physicians provide nonessential specialty referrals upon patient request

UF researchers reveal link between chronic stress and fat metabolism

JJHWS, Plug and Play Tech Center partner to support companies developing wellness solutions

Study may hold new revelations about how stress during pregnancy affects mothers and offspring

New study explores effects of Great Recession on alcohol use among people who remained employed

CAMH researchers identify 428 distinct disease conditions that co-occur in people with FASD

Using antidepressant drug during first trimester of pregnancy may increase risk of birth defects

FDA issues two final orders to strengthen requirements for transvaginal surgical mesh safety

Back pain becoming more common in children and adolescents

Researchers to undertake long-term clinical trial of artificial pancreas system for type 1 diabetes patients

People can use physically active lifestyle to reduce effect of inherited obesity genes

Wounded Warrior Project to move into new Los Angeles office

New book reveals that self-criticism can be mentally and physically harmful

MUSC researchers receive $1.68 million NIH grant to study better treatment for chronic pancreatitis, diabetes

BioTE Medical Combat Trauma Treatment Study shows promising results in veterans with PTSD and TBI

ONR-sponsored app reads kids' facial expressions to screen for autism

VA researchers find that guerilla tactics may trigger more PTSD than conventional warfare

Study looks at long-term effects of psychological therapies in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

New study identifies activity of brain proteins linked to memory impairments in Alzheimer's disease

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