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People with epilepsy continue to face high rates of stigma and discrimination, particularly in the workplace, according to Flinders University disability expert Dr Michelle Bellon. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-epilepsy-discrimination-rife.html Health Tue, 28 May 2013 07:00:02 EST news288942429 Overweight and obese patients are significantly more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to repeatedly switch primary care doctors, a practice that disrupts continuity of care and leads to more emergency room visits, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-doctor-obese-patients-negatively-affects.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 21 May 2013 13:36:24 EST news288362175 A group of researchers led by San Diego State University communication professor Peter Andersen, have teamed up with 40 resorts nationwide to encourage vacationers to be smart about sun protection through Go Sun Smart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-resorts-nationwide-sun-smart.html Health Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:57:18 EST news285260230 If you think that you can judge by examining someone's facial expressions if he has just hit the jackpot in the lottery or lost everything in the stock market—think again. Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and at New York University and Princeton University have discovered that—despite what leading theoretical models and conventional wisdom might indicate—it just doesn't work that way. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-body-language-facial.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 29 Nov 2012 14:58:38 EST news273423511 Two-thirds of Australian mums-to-be are in the dark when it comes to how much weight they should gain during pregnancy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-weighty-issue.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:50:01 EST news271934835 We humans have a fairly erratic sense of time. We tend to misjudge the duration of events, particularly when they are emotional in nature. Disturbingly negative experiences, for example, seem to last much longer than they actually do. And highly positive experiences seem to pass more quickly than negative ones. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-illusory-emotion-driven-distortions.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 24 Oct 2012 14:00:05 EST news270304400 Previous research has shown that personality traits such as impulsivity or compulsiveness are indicators of an increased risk of addiction. Now, new research from the University of Cambridge suggests that these impulsive and compulsive personality traits are also associated with a traumatic upbringing during childhood. The study was published today, 31 August, in the journal American Journal Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-traumatic-childhood-drug-addiction.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 31 Aug 2012 02:39:17 EST news265599537 "Broken-hearted" isn't just a metaphor -- social pain and physical pain have a lot in common, according to Naomi Eisenberger of the University of Califiornia-Los Angeles, the author of a new paper published in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. In the paper, she surveys recent research on the overlap between physical and social pain. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-broken-hearts.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:54:19 EST news249134050 "Stand by me" is a common refrain when it comes to friendship but new research from Concordia University proves that the concept goes beyond pop music: keeping friends close has real physiological and psychological benefits. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-friends-negating-negativity.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:52:59 EST news246801172 Employers need to be more aware of the capabilities of women affected by breast cancer and provide them with better support, backed by employment directives and occupational health policies, according to a paper in the November issue of the European Journal of Cancer Care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-employers-tackle-culture-breast-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 07 Nov 2011 10:58:16 EST news239885883 Men and women differ in the way they anticipate an unpleasant emotional experience, which influences the effectiveness with which that experience is committed to memory, according to new research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-women-negative-differently-men.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:28:32 EST news233339296 Resistance training, or weight lifting, can do more than just build muscle: it may also help smokers kick the habit, say researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-smokers-regularly-weights.html Addiction Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:39:41 EST news232105165 Ostracism or exclusion may not leave external scars, but it can cause pain that often is deeper and lasts longer than a physical injury, according to a Purdue University expert. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-professor-pain-ostracism-deep-long-lasting.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 10 May 2011 15:24:01 EST news224259808