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Researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson examined data on patients being treated for lumbar stenosis and the degenerative spine condition spondylolisthesis and found that patients who received epidural steroid injections (ESI) had a higher rate of crossover to surgery and fared worse in physical health and bodily pain versus those who did not receive ESI, dispelling their pre-study hypothesis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-epidural-steroid-benefit-spine-patients.html Other Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:37:11 EST news247855025 (Medical Xpress) -- Comparing yourself to others with the same health problem can influence your physical and emotional health, according to researchers who conducted a qualitative synthesis of over 30 studies focusing on the relationship between social comparisons and health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-health-impacts.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:14:07 EST news247832027 Frequent house moves during childhood seem to increase the risk of poor health in later life, suggests research published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-frequent-house-childhood-ups-subsequent.html Health Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:30:02 EST news247768692 Deakin University psychology researchers have found that body image isn't always a negative experience for women. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-body-image-women-wellbeing.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:45:18 EST news247214709 The personality trait narcissism may have an especially negative effect on the health of men, according to a recent study published in PLoS ONE. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-expensive-egos-narcissism-higher-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:01 EST news246555420 Nurturing mothers have garnered accolades for rescuing skinned knees on the playground and coaxing their children to sleep with lullabies. Now they're gaining merit for their offspring's physical health in middle age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-nurturing-mothers-rear-physically-healthier.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:23:44 EST news246547419 Aging and health issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender baby boomers have been largely ignored by services, policies and research. These seniors face higher rates of disability, physical and mental distress and a lack of access to services, according to the first study on aging and health in these communities. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-lgbt-seniors-harder-age-national.html Health Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:24:43 EST news240668675 For black American adults, perceived racism may cause mental health symptoms similar to trauma and could lead to some physical health disparities between blacks and other populations in the United States, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-racism-impact-black-americans-mental.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:42:26 EST news240662538 With three people on the kidney transplant list dying in the UK every day, should doctors encourage their patients to put themselves at risk for the benefit of others? Two experts debate the issue in the British Medical Journal today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-doctors-people-donate-kidney-stranger.html Other Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:14:16 EST news240642850 Community rehabilitation interventions for stroke patients have not had a great track record of delivering measurable improvements. But new research from New Zealand focused on Maori and Pacific populations shows how a cheap and simple intervention that puts the patient and families in charge can make a difference to their quality of life. The study can be found in the journal Clinical Rehabilitation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-patients-quality-life.html Health Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:55:00 EST news240580492 The issues involving a number of youths who land in residential treatment programs such as Boys Town are familiar: They have histories of juvenile delinquency; they struggle in school; they come from unstable homes; they suffer from abuse. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-youths-residential-treatment-high-health.html Health Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:00:05 EST news238220812 African-American women develop functional health challenges earlier than their fellow seniors, researchers say http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-african-american-women-functional-earlier.html Health Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:07:58 EST news236257672 People who volunteer may live longer than those who don't, as long as their reasons for volunteering are to help others rather than themselves, suggests new research published by the American Psychological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-volunteering-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 06 Sep 2011 14:47:24 EST news234539226 A study by researchers at the Stein Institute for Research on Aging at the University of California, San Diego finds that successful aging and positive quality of life indicators correlate with sexual satisfaction in older women. The report, published online in the August edition of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, also shows that self-rated successful aging, quality of life and sexual satisfaction appear to be stable even in the face of declines in physical health of women between the ages of 60 and 89. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-sexual-satisfaction-tied-successful-aging.html Health Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:27:42 EST news233414850 Constant bitterness can make a person ill, according to Concordia University researchers who have examined the relationship between failure, bitterness and quality of life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-blaming-people-sick.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:50:01 EST news232105067 (Medical Xpress) -- Positive emotions like joy and compassion are good for your mental and physical health, and help foster creativity and friendship. But people with bipolar disorder seem to have too much of a good thing. In a new article to be published in the August issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologist June Gruber of Yale University considers how positive emotion may become negative in bipolar disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-good-bad-positive-emotions-bipolar.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:25:34 EST news230538299 The recurrence of an employee's medical leave of absence from work tends to happen much sooner with a mental health leave than a physical one, a Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-workplace-mental-health-disability-recurs.html Health Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:02:16 EST news228567719 (PhysOrg.com) -- As William and Catherine look forward to their big wedding day they could also be looking forward to a life of improved mental and physical health which will grow over time, according to a University academic and student. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-royal-marriage-boost-couple-long-term.html Health Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:47:02 EST news223278381 A new study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that urban adolescents with asthma may experience worse outcomes when not using spiritual coping and often use complementary and alternative medicine, or integrative medicine, like prayer or relaxation, to manage symptoms. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-medicine-spirituality-outcomes-urban-adolescents.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:02:11 EST news222008519 Research conducted at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital's Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine in Dallas suggests that it's never too late for women to reap the benefits of moderate aerobic exercise. In a 3-month study of 16 women age 60 and older, brisk walking for 30-50 minutes three or four times per week improved blood flow through to the brain as much as 15%. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-moderate-brain-blood-elderly-women.html Medical research Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:10:49 EST news221836234 (PhysOrg.com) -- Freud practically invented it and Oprah has made a career out of it, but not everyone embraces talking their way to mental health. The role that culture plays in determining whether or not treatment will be successful prompted UC Irvine researchers to study a popular psychotherapy tool: expressive writing. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-health-benefits-equally-cultures.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:13:51 EST news221829212