News tagged with irritability

Let crying babes lie: Study supports notion of leaving infants to cry themselves back to sleep

Today, mothers of newborns find themselves confronting a common dilemma: Should they let their babies "cry it out" when they wake up at night? Or should they rush to comfort their crying little one?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (13) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

That anxiety may be in your gut, not in your head

For the first time, researchers at McMaster University have conclusive evidence that bacteria residing in the gut influence brain chemistry and behaviour.

Medical research created May 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (20) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Pediatricians endorse new acne treatment guidelines

(HealthDay)—Pimples have long been the bane of teenage existence, but pediatricians say there is now enough evidence on effective treatments to put out the first guidelines on battling acne in children.

Pediatrics created May 06, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Somatic symptom disorder: New condition could classify millions of people as mentally ill

Millions of people could be mislabeled as mentally ill when psychiatry's bible of diagnoses is updated in May, warns a senior doctor in this week's BMJ.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Anger may play larger role in anxiety disorders, study shows

Anger is a powerful emotion with serious health consequences. A new study from Concordia University shows that for millions of individuals around the world who suffer from Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), anger is more ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tapping citizen-scientists for a novel gut check

The bacterial zoo inside your gut could look very different if you are a vegetarian or an Atkins dieter, a couch potato or an athlete, fat or thin.

Medical research created Dec 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New drug might help treat irritable bowel syndrome

(HealthDay)—A new drug significantly reduces the abdominal pain and constipation characteristic of certain types of irritable bowel syndrome, according to two new studies.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More kids taking antipsychotics for ADHD: study

(HealthDay) -- Use of powerful antipsychotic medications such as Abilify and Risperdal to control youngsters with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other behavior problems has skyrocketed ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Chronic vulvar pain related to irritable bowel syndrome, fibromyalgia and interstitial cystitis

Millions of women suffer from unexplained vulvar pain so severe it can make intercourse, exercise and even sitting unbearable.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Aug 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Psychologists discover links between angry thoughts and displaced aggression in male gang affiliates

(Medical Xpress) -- Research conducted among pupils in three London schools has shown that male street gang affiliates who engage in angry rumination (i.e. think continuously about provoking or negative events and situations) ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Physicians definitively links irritable bowel syndrome and bacteria in gut

An overgrowth of bacteria in the gut has been definitively linked to Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the results of a new Cedars-Sinai study which used cultures from the small intestine. This is the first study to use this "gold ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene discovery points towards non-hormonal male contraceptive

A new type of male contraceptive could be created thanks to the discovery of a key gene essential for sperm development.

Genetics created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researcher develops non-toxic dandruff shampoo

Dandruff sufferers now have a non-toxic product to treat the condition, says a researcher at Georgia Health Sciences University.

Other created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New drug now available for actinic keratosis

A new topical gel now available by prescription significantly decreases the amount of time needed to treat actinic keratosis, a skin condition that is a common precursor to skin cancer, according to a multi-center trial led ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Targeted antibiotic drug safest among recommended treatments for irritable bowel disease

Among the most commonly used treatments for irritable bowel syndrome – which affects as many as 20 percent of the United States population – a targeted antibiotic was shown to be the safest in a new study by Cedars-Sinai ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Irritability

Irritability is an excessive response to stimuli. The term is used for both the physiological reaction to stimuli and for the pathological, abnormal or excessive sensitivity to stimuli; It is usually used to refer to anger or frustration.

Irritability may be demonstrated in behavioral responses to both physiological and behavioral stimuli including environmental, situational, sociological, and emotional stimuli.

For more information about Irritability, read the full article at Wikipedia.
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