News tagged with positive health


How family conflict affects children

(Medical Xpress)—New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant problems.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Bad bosses can be bad for your health, experts say

Mondays can start off poorly, especially if you've got a bad boss. Or a mean boss. Or an incompetent boss.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Link between emotions, physical health universal, researcher says

(Medical Xpress)—Much research has demonstrated a link between individuals' emotional and physical health. For example, depression and stress have been tied to self-reports of increased pain, fatigue and disease, whereas ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers make significant step forward in combating antibiotic resistance

The research led by Durham University, which involved colleagues at the University of Birmingham, is a significant development in combating antibiotic resistance; it will pave the way for the creation of the inhibitors to ...

Medical research created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Social connections drive the 'upward spiral' of positive emotions and health

People who experience warmer, more upbeat emotions may have better physical health because they make more social connections, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 09, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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 created Jun 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Positive mental health boosts lifespan, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—People who are flourishing – both feeling happy and functioning well in their lives – are 60 percent less likely to die prematurely, finds a major study that followed more than 3,000 ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

EHR algorithm can be used to detect, classify diabetes

(HealthDay)—Data from electronic health records (EHRs) can be used to detect more cases of diabetes than claim codes alone and can be used to accurately distinguish between type 1 and type 2 diabetes, according ...

Diabetes created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Depression after heart attack: Threat perception has to be addressed

Patients who feel strongly threatened by their heart disease immediately after their heart attack have a higher risk of developing depressive symptoms. The data derived from this study can lead to better heart patient management.

Cardiology created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

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 created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Canada should remove section of Criminal Code that permits physical punishment of children

To promote good parenting, Canada should remove section 43 of its Criminal Code because it sends the wrong message that using physical punishment to discipline children is acceptable, argues Dr. John Fletcher, Editor-in-Chief, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 04, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3