News tagged with behavioral medicine


Good night's sleep linked to happiness

(Medical Xpress)—Want a good night's sleep? Be positive – consistently. Although happiness is generally good for sleeping, when a person's happiness varies a lot in reaction to daily ups and downs, sleep suffers, reports ...

Health created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Too much sitting is bad for your health

Lack of physical exercise is often implicated in many disease processes. However, sedentary behavior, or too much sitting, as distinct from too little exercise, potentially could be a new risk factor for disease. The August ...

Health created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Childhood abuse leads to poor adult health

The psychological scars of childhood abuse can last well into adulthood. New research from Concordia University shows the harm can have longterm negative physical effects, as well as emotional ones.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Change diet, exercise habits at same time for best results, study says

Most people know that the way to stay healthy is to exercise and eat right, but millions of Americans struggle to meet those goals, or even decide which to change first. Now, researchers at the Stanford University School ...

Health created Apr 21, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

No heart attack risk from attention-deficit drugs: study

A major study of more than one million children and young adults has shown no higher risk of heart attack among those who take drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a US study said Tuesday.

Medications created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Exercise can extend your life by as much as five years, researchers find

Adults who include at least 150 minutes of physical activity in their routines each week live longer than those who don't, finds a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Promoting the ye ...

Health created Dec 11, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Want to keep your exercise resolutions? New research offers pointers

Sticking with an exercise routine means being able to overcome the obstacles that invariably arise. A key to success is having the confidence that you can do it, researchers report. A new study explores how ...

Health created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Benefits of radionuclide therapy for neuroendocrine tumors

According to new Dutch research featured in the September issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, a peptide receptor radiolabeled therapy (PRRT), [177Lu-DOTA0,Tyr3]Octreotate (177Lu-octreotate) , is effective not only i ...

Cancer created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Men with disabilities 4 times more likely to be sexually abused than men without disabilities

Previous studies have documented that women with disabilities are more likely to be sexually assaulted than women without disabilities. A new study published online today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is the ...

Health created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

It pays to be healthier: Targeted financial incentives for patients can lead to health behavior change

Financial incentives work for doctors. Could they work for patients, too? Could they encourage them to change unhealthy behaviors and use preventive health services more? In some cases, yes, according to Dr. Marita Lynagh ...

Health created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Telephone therapy retains more patients than face-to-face sessions and improves depression

Phoning it in is more effective than the therapist's couch when it comes to keeping patients in psychotherapy. New Northwestern Medicine research shows patients who had therapy sessions provided over the phone were more likely ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Teens don't like danger, just don't understand consequences, study shows

(Medical Xpress)—A new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers and their colleagues finds that adolescents commonly take more risks than younger children and adults because they are more willing to ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Children raised with corporal punishment at greater risk of developing cancer and heart disease

(Medical Xpress)—Parents who smack or shout at their children could be placing them at greater risk of developing cancer, heart disease and asthma.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Continued use of ADHD drugs may reduce criminal behavior, study says

(HealthDay)—For teens and adults who don't grow out of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, staying on ADHD medications may help them stay out of trouble.

Attention deficit disorders created Nov 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study: Viral reactivation a likely link between stress and heart disease

A new study could provide the link that scientists have been looking for to confirm that reactivation of a latent herpes virus is a cause of some heart problems.

Cardiology created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast