http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A multi-site pilot project developed by University of Alberta researchers is providing a breath of fresh air for children with asthma and severe allergies by helping them interact with peers online and boosting their self-confidence. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-online-fresh-air.html Health Mon, 13 May 2013 07:19:55 EST news287648389 A group of medical specialists has provided an answer to a dilemma that has faced flyers since the Wright brothers took to the air in 1903—is it okay to fart mid-flight? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-experts-flatulent-flyers-rip.html Other Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:50:02 EST news280125159 Most people are faced with embarrassment or humiliation at some point in their lives. Maybe they get nervous before a big presentation to the bosses at work. Maybe they get a bit anxious thinking about approaching an attractive stranger at a party. But where is the line between normal shyness and social anxiety disorder? http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-nervous-social-anxiety-disorder-simply.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:40:55 EST news272551225 Almost one in three (32 per cent) people in the UK say that, if they had an unusual or persistent change to their body, thinking it would go away in its own time would stop them from visiting their GP according to a new survey from Cancer Research UK. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-people-health-doctor.html Health Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:05:29 EST news267174319 (Medical Xpress) -- Students are often expected to speak knowledgably in front of groups of unfamiliar people as part of their education. The assessment of student presentations contributes to degree grading, and employers expect good interpersonal skills from graduates. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-social-anxiety-hidden-disability-university.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 06 Jul 2012 08:20:58 EST news260781532 (Medical Xpress) -- Fear, anxiety and embarrassment are some of the main barriers preventing women from going for breast screening, but this alone does not account for the variations in uptake, according to new work presented today at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Cancer Conference in Liverpool today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-anxiety-women-breast-screening.html Cancer Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:28:16 EST news240046075 If tripping in public or mistaking an overweight woman for a mother-to-be leaves you red-faced, don't feel bad. A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that people who are easily embarrassed are also more trustworthy, and more generous. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-easily-people.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:39:41 EST news236446758 A new University of Missouri study finds that boys feel that discussing problems is a waste of time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-males-discussing-problems.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:24:52 EST news233245477 Urinary incontinence is an awkward thing to talk about. It's an even more awkward thing to live with. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-women-urinary-incontinence.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:30:01 EST news230556219 Recording people belting out an old Motown tune and then asking them to listen to their own singing without the accompanying music seems like an unusually cruel form of punishment. But for a team of scientists at the University of California, San Francisco and University of California, Berkeley, this exact Karaoke experiment has revealed what part of the brain is essential for embarrassment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-neurological-basis.html Neuroscience Fri, 15 Apr 2011 06:00:00 EST news222065986 Today, there is increasing exposure of individuals to a public audience. Television shows and the internet provide platforms for this and, at times, allow observing others' flaws and norm transgressions. Regardless of whether the person observed realizes their flaw or not, observers in the audience experience vicarious embarrassment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-flaws-pain.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:48:30 EST news221935679