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Arguably the biggest challenge in the life of a couple is fight. As spirits heat, one or the other may drop some words that he or she does not necessarily mean, but that are uttered precisely because the other will undoubtedly be hurt. Many otherwise happy couples split and marriages ended following such arguments, e... |
14 November 2009
04:35 GMT |
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It’s mid-November, but stores have already hung up the Christmas lights and a variety of special offers have been made available for eager-beaver shoppers. Nevertheless, chances of anyone actually starting the Christmas preparations this month are slim to none, which is why countless websites have started poppi... |
12 November 2009
14:21 GMT |
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Stress is a killer, and we all probably know that, especially in those situations when the deadlines are nearing and we find we still haven’t completed the task at hand. Whatever the reason it appears for, stress diminishes productivity, while also taking a toll on our health. This is why experts recommend a fe... |
3 November 2009
13:41 GMT |
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Children who experience verbal and physical abuse may be at significant risk of dying faster than peers who were not subjected to such treatments, a study finds. The paper reveals that beatings and curse words can take years of a child's life, and that those who went through six or more so-called adverse childho... |
6 October 2009
11:03 GMT |
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According to a recent scientific study, it may be that experiencing (and surviving) an earthquake may have a number of side-effects on people, including damage to their brain function, even though they remain physically healthy. The investigation was conducted on survivors of the Wenchuan, China earthquake, which too... |
25 September 2009
21:11 GMT |
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Divorce, they say, has become such a common occurrence these days that one should get over it in due time. Still, a new study comes to show that the effects of a breakup have often been played down in the past, in the sense that they never actually disappear and have an impact on our health that lingers with us for t... |
28 July 2009
13:31 GMT |
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For a long time, proponents of alternative medicine have argued that aromatherapy, in which various medical conditions are addressed by smelling plants, is an efficient way to combat stress and similar afflictions. Now, a study by Japanese researchers offers the first scientific pieces of evidence to back up these cl... |
23 July 2009
06:44 GMT |
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He has often spoken out against the excessive amounts of attention people pay to him, as well as on the kind of exposure every little thing he does is getting, but never before has Robert Pattinson been so affected by his own superstar status. The constant attention from fans and especially the exaggerated manner in ... |
10 July 2009
09:23 GMT |
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Overweight and obese people who are under pressure at work or stress at home, or who have all sorts of problems in their personal life are more likely to gain more pounds than those whose weight ranks as normal. A new study comes to show that there is a direct link between how much a person weighs and how many pounds... |
9 July 2009
14:41 GMT |
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In humans, gray hair is listed among life's certainties, alongside growing old. However, thus far researchers have had no idea as to what is causing it. The only known thing about the growth process was that two types of cells are required for the hair to develop and get colored, and that sometimes these cells f... |
13 June 2009
04:06 GMT |
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Stress is a killer – that much is known by now, having a major impact on our health and overall wellbeing. Avoiding specific situations that are certain to lead to stress, or triggers, would be the ideal solution for a happy, healthy life but that is not always possible, which is why we must struggle to elimina... |
4 June 2009
13:11 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study, it may be that longer, high-pressure aptitude tests do not necessarily imply people will get lower grades than in shorter ones. If any, chances are that the people taking the test will actually score better, as the brain finds its working rhythm, and starts tackling the issues at ... |
1 June 2009
06:57 GMT |
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On Saturday, Susan Boyle lost Britain’s Got Talent big title to dance troupe Diversity, despite all odds pointing to her as the favorite winner. On Sunday, because of the stress and the pressure she’s been under for the past couple of weeks, the Scottish singer suffered a breakdown, was assessed under the... |
1 June 2009
02:27 GMT |
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Undergraduate students at the University of Oregon (UO) are currently being taught an attention-changing and stress-reducing body-mind technique that was adapted in the 1990s in China from ancient medicinal practices. The method, called integrative body-mind training (IBMT), can yield visible results in little more t... |
20 May 2009
06:30 GMT |
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That anger is one of the most powerful derailers when it comes to a weight-loss plan is already common knowledge. Research shows that stress is also among the many culprits that render even our most admirable efforts of dropping a few pounds futile and exasperating, which is why learning a few easy techniques to unwi... |
13 May 2009
13:31 GMT |
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A breakthrough study by psychologists at the University of Haifa has revealed that adversities suffered by mother rats have significant consequences on their offspring's behavior, later on in life. The researchers clarified that the adversity did not affect the pregnancy directly, but possibly through other unde... |
12 May 2009
10:55 GMT |
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Going on vacation is, as we all know by now, the best way to put behind us, albeit just temporarily, the stress of day-to-day life and really recharge our batteries. However, there still are some of us who can’t afford to go to exotic locations, for one reason or another, but that is not to say we can’t b... |
5 May 2009
15:31 GMT |
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On Monday, researchers in the UK announced the results of their latest study on bullying, and the conclusions are worrying. According to the statistic data, children who have been bullied from a very young age do not get tougher as some twisted parents think, but rather become twice as likely to develop symptoms asso... |
5 May 2009
10:56 GMT |
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The Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) is a relatively new medical condition, with effects that have not yet been fully assessed. There is currently a complex debate going on in the international scientific community, on whether this is a new disease, or if it's just an alternate version to the more common post-trau... |
28 April 2009
09:37 GMT |
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Because everything tends to move faster in today’s world, we’re constantly stressed and, it seems, no matter what we do to alleviate it, it always comes back to take a toll on our life. The solution out of this predicament would be, obviously, to try to take things slower, one step at a time, but, since i... |
21 April 2009
16:01 GMT |
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The concept of lifestyle medicine is a relatively new one, unwillingly created by Norman Cousins, who was a writer and a news magazine editor in the 1970s. Having been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease, the then-layman prescribed himself a diet consisting mainly of good mood, lots of laughter, and funny videos. Af... |
18 April 2009
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Coronary heart diseases are very nasty medical conditions, and very hard to treat at that. Patients who have them are going through enormous amounts of stress and anxiety because of their conditions, which can be detrimental to their health. Stress is known to make certain diseases worse, and this is no exception. On... |
15 April 2009
16:41 GMT |
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New scientific conclusions, which experts at the University of Denver (DU) and Texas A&M have drawn from an 8-year-long study of 218 couples, show that marital satisfaction decreases by various percentages after the first child is born in the family. This is not a small trend, researchers warn, as 90 percent of all t... |
9 April 2009
16:51 GMT |
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There's not a doubt in anyone's mind that children living in poverty are subjected to many deprivations, which can severely affect them in the long run in a number of ways. Health problems are the most often, as parents don't have the means to ensure that their kids live a healthy life. In addition, th... |
7 April 2009
16:31 GMT |
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Spending too much time online chatting with virtual friends is bad for our health, experts have told us countless times, because it encourages isolation and leads to a lack of communication with our “real” friends. In this sense, Facebook has often been tagged as the biggest culprit, given its soaring pop... |
7 April 2009
13:41 GMT |
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Stress Awareness Month proved an excellent occasion for Microsoft to go live with the Fit Zone on MSN Health. The Redmond company explained the initiative as a way of helping users cut down stress levels, whether at home or work.The free fitness tools are aimed at the U.S. market, but fact is that all users affected ... |
6 April 2009
11:45 GMT |
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According to a new scientific study conducted by investigators at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, people react differently to stress, mostly on account of their genetic differences. Another important factor that generates varying responses to stressors (factors associated with stress) is the gender of a person. T... |
6 April 2009
11:01 GMT |
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University of Bath researchers conclude in a new scientific study that some of the symptoms associated with autistic conditions such as the Asperger Syndrome (AS) may be associated with lower levels of the cortisol stress hormone in the human brain. UB Department of Psychology experts Dr. Mark Brosnan and Dr. Julie T... |
2 April 2009
04:36 GMT |
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Brain injuries are among the most severe kind, especially those that leave people scarred for life. Some may experience ringing sensations in their ears for years on end, while others may simply have a two- or three decade-long headache. These types of afflictions can only be cured with cutting-edge surgery, which is... |
19 March 2009
12:08 GMT |
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We live such hectic, stressful lives that the only moments we get entirely to ourselves are while we sleep – or so we might think. As it happens, we often take most of our worries and problems to bed, which prevents us from getting a restful night slumber. This, in turn, means that our health is suffering from ... |
18 March 2009
13:31 GMT |
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After a divorce, one of the most pressing issues is the parenting of the couple's children, which has to be performed, ideally, by both parents. However, some marriages do not end amiably, because one spouse has been abusing the other. Now, the issue here is what kind of abuse are we talking about. Behavior expe... |
18 March 2009
06:40 GMT |
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Research on animal models has evidenced the fact that average, work-related stress, as well as posttraumatic stress disorders (PTSD) have the potential to cause depression and force the brain to function at much lower parameters than it would normally do. In other words, stress is capable of inducing modifications in... |
17 March 2009
11:15 GMT |
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According to new scientific data, the stress of being a teenager, when fights with parents happen almost each day, can stretch far into adulthood, causing health problems later on in life. This effect is somewhat “silenced” by the fond memories of the time, and, of course, some have less arguments with th... |
11 March 2009
07:01 GMT |
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According to Arizona State University (ASU) doctoral student in clinical psychology Danielle Roubinov, people who prove to be more flexible while handling conflicts of interests are often more likely to become more frustrated and angry with the argument than the individuals they are speaking to. The conclusion has be... |
5 March 2009
09:04 GMT |
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Many battles throughout history have been waged against all possible odds by armless and unprepared men, who in the end managed to vanquish their opposition and win the confrontation. In several of these cases, people have always wondered how is it that some soldiers or warriors are so cool under pressure that they c... |
16 February 2009
06:38 GMT |
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Over the last few years, teenage girls have been under constant pressure from both the media and their peers to look the very best they can, to have an optimum weight, and to also obtain the best academic results possible. They also have to be athletic, brainy, and to incorporate various extra-curricular activities i... |
11 February 2009
04:12 GMT |
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Society has taught us that we must live to work and be as productive as we can. While there’s no question about our desire to give our best to stand out at the workplace, that does not mean that life is all about work and no play, health experts are advising us. As a matter of fact, we should learn to play more... |
6 February 2009
15:41 GMT |
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The recent economic downturn has not failed to leave a dent in our wellbeing and, as strange as this may initially sound, it seems that women are more stressed by the recession than men, as a recent Forbes report indicates. Since chronic stress is known to be responsible for many of today’s affections, it&rsquo... |
31 January 2009
08:31 GMT |
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Women, it has been argued, have very unique ways of dealing with stressful situations. One of them, and the most popular perhaps, is doing things for themselves that make them feel more beautiful and, thus, bring them into a better mood. Renowned British hairstylist Andrew Barton says that, right now, women have foun... |
30 January 2009
07:04 GMT |
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Stress and overwork are shaping up to become two of the most pregnant issues in modern-day Japan, as literally thousands of workers, mostly in their mid 30s, die in the country yearly. Doctors warn that people working more than 50 to 70 hours per week expose themselves to higher risks of heart attacks, strokes, poor ... |
12 January 2009
02:13 GMT |
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While we’ve seen and heard about this on countless occasions, most likely few were those who ever believed that any doctor in their right mind would ever recommend eating as the best way to fight stress. Yet, it is possible – just not ice-cream, chocolate and cake like we’ve seen women in movies do,... |
28 December 2008
04:41 GMT |
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Being jolly over the winter holidays is desired, but doctors say that we should play the moderation card in terms of our expectations for Christmas to avoid crashing. In other words, recent warnings issued by several groups say that we should not set too high expectations for this holiday season to avoid heartbreak, ... |
23 December 2008
17:51 GMT |
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New research published recently shows that older adults who are very stressed react violently to potentially-hazardous situations, including those that may occur while in traffic. Their teenagers on the other hand proved more “cold-blooded” on the matter, showing less stress while behind the wheel. The fi... |
12 December 2008
15:01 GMT |
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Shopping during the Christmas season can be a very difficult and even deadly task, so before you set out make sure that you are armed with a few basic tips on how to minimize the time you spend in the store, or standing in line. The first time-saving thing you can do is to go out and buy the gifts you want as soon a... |
6 December 2008
04:15 GMT |
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While living inside families offers comfort to both parents and children, it can also be a source of stress, as problems affect all members, not just the adults. Seeing how the current economic crisis places pressure on the working class, in that the number of foreclosures increases, and jobs are jeopardized, it'... |
14 November 2008
05:37 GMT |
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The leader of the UK liberal democrats, Nick Clegg, warned that people suffering from mental distress are very likely to plunge into despair and a deep state of stress if the economy of the country plunges into a recession, especially those who have large loans commissioned from commercial banks. Clegg pointed out th... |
1 November 2008
05:19 GMT |
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Health and fitness experts have emphasized the importance of working out at the office on several occasions before. A few minutes of exercises each day could help drastically reduce the risks of employees developing lifestyle diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, heart conditions and some types of cancer, due to ... |
25 October 2008
03:34 GMT |
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A messy lifestyle can ruin every pleasure you might otherwise have from life. Disorganization "overloads" the brain even if you are not aware of it, making each day hard to live, up to the point of downright unbearable. Lorie Marrero, CPO, professional organizer and creator of a site specialized in helping people get... |
20 October 2008
07:19 GMT |
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English researchers have discovered that employees who take prolonged leaves of absence for more than one time in three years or so are more prone to dying prematurely on account of diseases than others. They analyzed more than 6,400 work records from 1985 to 1988, and then associated them with the subjects' dea... |
4 October 2008
07:14 GMT |
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Apparently, cops tend to suffer a lot at the hand of stress, which, according to researchers at the University of Buffalo, causes several major health risks, including insomnia, high blood pressure, increased level of hormones, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and even suicide. John M. Violanti, Ph.D., res... |
29 September 2008
09:00 GMT |
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