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Breast cancer risk nothing like as bad as most women think

While no one would argue that breast cancer is a significant health threat, a new study has found that most women have an exaggerated view of their risk.

7 Jun 2005

Mental health problems in teens go untreated for decades

Researchers in the U.S. say many mental disorders afflicting millions of Americans are often evident in adolescence but usually go untreated for years.

7 Jun 2005

How consumer behavior is affected by ideas of mortality - called mortality salience

In our post 9/11 world, Americans demand more--more food, more drink, more time with friends and family, and more time for religion.

3 Jun 2005

Depression is more common than post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among UK ex-service personnel

The war in Iraq has heightened recognition that active military service can have an adverse effect on the mental health of some military service personnel. Despite this, little is known about the psychological health or treatment experiences of those who have left the British armed forces.

2 Jun 2005

Stress, anxiety, fatigue and other psychosocial characteristics may influence the food choices women make during pregnancy

Our findings suggest that women who are more fatigued, stressed and anxious eat more food, particularly carbohydrates. While eating more food led to an increase in some important micronutrients, it also led to a decrease in others, like folate and vitamin C

1 Jun 2005

Child's social environment may have only a modest effect on whether very young children become depressed

"Our study found that even dysfunctional family relationships and poor communication styles have a limited impact on the observed mental health of a child," Professor Jake Najman said.

1 Jun 2005

Study of compassionate care

Patients approaching the end of life can significantly reduce their depression symptoms and improve their sense of spiritual well-being according to a study published in the current issue of the Journal of Palliative Medicine.

1 Jun 2005

Diagnostic test for Lou Gehrig's disease

Bowser is director of the ALS Tissue Bank and an Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine who is using a key piece of biomarker discovery equipment known as SELDI to find new ways to identify and eventually treat Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease.

1 Jun 2005

Nearly one out of two visits to a doctor's office for help with a sleep disorder result in the prescription of potentially addictive medications

The drugs, called benzodiazepines, are often a cheaper alternative to some newer types of medicines that don't have the same potentially addictive side effects, said Rajesh Balkrishnan, the study's lead author and the Merrell Dow professor of pharmacy at Ohio State University.

1 Jun 2005

Adolescent depression can be as high as 20 percent

Teenage depression is widespread and can become a life-long illness, but is more often transitory, said UCLA Psychology Professor Constance Hammen, who discussed her research at the American Psychological Society's annual convention in Los Angeles.

29 May 2005

Long-lasting depression more common among blacks and Mexican American

While depression seems much more common among whites than blacks or Mexican Americans, the opposite is true when it comes to a milder mood disorder known as dysthemia.

26 May 2005

Patients disfigured in traumatic incidents may experience significant social and behavioral problems

Patients disfigured in traumatic incidents are much more likely to suffer post traumatic stress disorder, unemployment, marital problems, binge drinking and depression, according to a study by Yale School of Medicine researchers.

25 May 2005

Patients approaching the end of life can significantly reduce their depression symptoms and improve their sense of spiritual well-being

"Patients with serious medical conditions frequently suffer psychological, relational, and spiritual distress that is being inadequately addressed by modern health care," writes first author Douglas Miller, M.D., Indiana University School of Medicine professor of medicine, Regenstrief Institute, Inc. research scientist, and associate director of the IU Center for Aging Research.

25 May 2005

Being married or in a relationship significantly improves quality of life for prostate cancer patients following treatment

Partnered men reported better psychosocial and spiritual well-being, suffered fewer adverse effects from treatment and had less fear and anxiety about their cancer coming back than did their single counterparts, the study found.

23 May 2005

WHO says world must prepare for bird flu pandemic

Reports of disturbing changes to the H5N1 virus circulating in Asia is causing great concern and has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to urge countries to prepare for a influenza pandemic.

22 May 2005

Judges perceive child witnesses as being more honest than adults when testifying in court

The multi-disciplinary research, the first of its kind to examine judges' perceptions of child witnesses, was led by Queen's Child and Family Law scholar Nick Bala. It addresses how judges assess the honesty and reliability of children's court testimony, and how accurate their observations are.

20 May 2005

Digital mammography leads to significant decreases in the number of patients called back to the hospital for further mammograms

The use of digital mammography instead of conventional screen film mammography can lead to significant decreases in the number of patients called back to the hospital for further mammograms, making it easier on the patient and saving money, says a new study.

17 May 2005

Peer group pressure influences ethnic/racial prejudice in children

Children's tendency to show ethnic/racial prejudice is greater when their friends exclude individuals on the basis of race and when their peer groups felt threatened by outsiders, finds a new study published in the May/June issue of the journal Child Development.

17 May 2005

Valium puts humans and amoeba to sleep

Biologists at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have discovered that the popular sedative Valium has similar effects on the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum as it does in humans. Their surprising finding that Valium, as well as a "natural Valium" molecule found in human brains, causes the social amoeba to enter a dormant or "sleep" phase, may provide new insights into how cells in higher organisms, including humans, communicate with each other.

16 May 2005

Identifying high-risk prostate cancer means more prudent treatment decisions

While prostate cancer is a very common diagnosis, it is a deadly disease in relatively few men. One in 6 men will develop prostate cancer during his lifetime. However, of these, only one in 10 cases will be life-threatening.

16 May 2005

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Latest Anxiety News and Research

Breast cancer risk nothing like as bad as most women think

Mental health problems in teens go untreated for decades

How consumer behavior is affected by ideas of mortality - called mortality salience

Depression is more common than post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among UK ex-service personnel

Stress, anxiety, fatigue and other psychosocial characteristics may influence the food choices women make during pregnancy

Child's social environment may have only a modest effect on whether very young children become depressed

Study of compassionate care

Diagnostic test for Lou Gehrig's disease

Nearly one out of two visits to a doctor's office for help with a sleep disorder result in the prescription of potentially addictive medications

Adolescent depression can be as high as 20 percent

Long-lasting depression more common among blacks and Mexican American

Patients disfigured in traumatic incidents may experience significant social and behavioral problems

Patients approaching the end of life can significantly reduce their depression symptoms and improve their sense of spiritual well-being

Being married or in a relationship significantly improves quality of life for prostate cancer patients following treatment

WHO says world must prepare for bird flu pandemic

Judges perceive child witnesses as being more honest than adults when testifying in court

Digital mammography leads to significant decreases in the number of patients called back to the hospital for further mammograms

Peer group pressure influences ethnic/racial prejudice in children

Valium puts humans and amoeba to sleep

Identifying high-risk prostate cancer means more prudent treatment decisions

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Small solutions for big problems in drug discovery and delivery

Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

Utilizing process Raman in optimizing cultivated meat production

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