http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Ornaments glistening on a pine tree, carols filling the air, shoppers scurrying through stores and the smell of goodies baking in the oven - it's the holidays. For many this truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Still, for those who have lost a loved one, the empty chair at the table or one less present under the tree can be a painful reminder of the one who is missing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-grief-expert-holiday-survival.html Health Wed, 21 Nov 2012 07:53:07 EST news272706778 (Medical Xpress) -- Each month a new jobs report is issued in the United States. Each month the report is also met with criticism even if jobs are added. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-great-positive-negative-psychologist.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:46:36 EST news264757588 Birthdays, graduations, Christmas, baby showers, bridal showers, bar and bat mitzvahs, Mother's Day, Father's Day, first marriages (and second.. and third…), wedding anniversaries, the spontaneous friendship gesture, the occasional sorry-about-that gesture, hostess gifts and presents that don't even fall into a recognizable category. The year is filled with opportunities and obligations to give and receive. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-gifts.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 07 May 2012 11:32:31 EST news255609105 (Medical Xpress) -- Christmas and the New Year is the time of over-indulgence - and long may it continue. But is the season of festive feasting and making merry taking its toll on your body? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-stomach-festivities.html Health Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:00:04 EST news243687432 (Medical Xpress) -- A traditional Christmas Day family walk could help reduce fat levels in the blood, according to scientists at the University of Glasgow. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-christmas-day-stroll-festive-fat.html Health Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:30:03 EST news243687402 (Medical Xpress) -- Chair of Mental Health at the University of South Australia, Professor Nicholas Procter, says Christmas is a special opportunity for family and friends to re-connect with people - some of who have mental health problems and mental illness, as a means of building resilience to self harm in the New Year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-coping-year-blues-christmas.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:56:53 EST news243597403 (AP) -- Chennel King, a nurse from Norwalk, Conn., went Christmas shopping the other day with a new holiday companion: a budget. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-brain-strain-christmas-money-tight.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:26:55 EST news243433582 Doctors in Manchester spotted a rare condition in a football fan after hearing about her unusual symptoms while watching her team Manchester United play. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-manchester-fan-rare-condition.html Other Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:40:01 EST news243230672 With a risk of traumatic death far higher than the national average, rural life may not be so idyllic in Ambridge, the fictitious village in the BBC radio series, The Archers, finds research in the Christmas issue published шт еру British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-dangerous-ambridge.html Health Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:58:48 EST news243230313 (Medical Xpress) -- The music playing in the background as we do our Christmas shopping may tell us it’s "the most wonderful time of the year.” But it’s also prime time for depression, a UC Health psychiatrist says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-winter-holidays-prime-depression.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 09 Dec 2011 07:11:04 EST news242637055