News tagged with positive health
Is YouTube a prescription for vertigo?
Watching videos on YouTube may be a new way to show the treatment for a common cause of vertigo, which often goes untreated by physicians, according to a study published in the July 24, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the me ...
Neuroscience
Jul 23, 2012 |
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Racial discrimination lessens benefits of higher socio-economic status (w/ Video)
(Medical Xpress) -- Racial discrimination could lessen the mental-health benefits usually associated with better socio-economic position for African-American men, finds a new study by Darrell L. Hudson, PhD, assistant professor ...
Health
Jun 14, 2012 |
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Cancer patients share web info with docs for insight, advice
(HealthDay) -- Cancer patients' primary goal in talking with their doctors about information they've found on the Internet is to get more insight and advice on the online information, new research indicates.
Health
May 25, 2012 |
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Poor literacy skills linked to increased mortality risk among older people
One in three older people who have difficulty reading and understanding basic health related information may be at increased risk of death, concludes a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Health
Mar 15, 2012 |
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Comparing yourself to others can have health impacts
(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 ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Men with testicular cancer benefit by writing positively about the experience, study finds
Men who channeled positive thoughts into a five-week writing assignment about their testicular cancer showed signs of improved mental health afterward, in contrast to men who wrote negatively or neutrally about their condition, ...
Cancer
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Can feeling too good be bad? Positive emotions in bipolar disorder
(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. ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 22, 2011 |
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Obesity is a killer in nonsmoking women
Obesity is an important contributor to premature death in women who have never smoked, especially among women in low income groups, finds research published in the British Medical Journal today.
Health
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Demographic factors linked to mental health in black men
Demographic factors significantly affect mental health concerns among black men, according to a study by the University of Michigan and University of Southern California that provides the first-ever national estimates of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Drop in positive emotions -- rather than jump in negative -- linked to poorer health in widowhood
(PhysOrg.com) -- When a spouse or life partner dies, the survivor experiences more illness, mental health issues and earlier death than non-widowed counterparts, research has found. Now, a new Cornell prospective study reports ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 12, 2011 |
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