Health
Love thy neighbor: It could lower your risk of stroke
Here's some neighborly advice for adults over age 50: Stay friendly with your neighbors.
Sep 17, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds men are more likely to develop physical illness than women
Men were more likely to develop a physical illness than women during a 10-year period studied by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital.
Sep 9, 2013
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Health
Exercise key to a longer, happier life
(Medical Xpress)—Sustained physical activity can add years to life and substantially improve the quality of those years, according to the latest results of a long-term study into more than 12,000 elderly Western Australian ...
Sep 5, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers find depression in hip fracture patients hinders physical recovery and compromises immunity
Older people who suffer a hip fracture should be routinely tested and treated for depression to aid their recovery and prevent their immune systems from being compromised, according to new research from the University of ...
Aug 5, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Employees less depressed, more anxious in 2013
(HealthDay)—Employees are less depressed but more anxious than last year, with one-third of employees feeling tense or anxious much of the time, according to a report published by the ComPsych Corporation.
Aug 2, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Dexamethasone beats placebo for cancer-related fatigue
(HealthDay)—For patients with advanced cancer, dexamethasone is better than placebo for reducing cancer-related fatigue (CRF), according to a study published online July 29 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Aug 1, 2013
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Health
Exercise up in US, but so is obesity: report
(HealthDay)—Although Americans are exercising more, the obesity epidemic continues to expand, University of Washington researchers report.
Jul 10, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress test, brain scans pinpoint two distinct forms of Gulf War illness
Researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center say their new work suggests that Gulf War illness may have two distinct forms depending on which brain regions have atrophied. Their study of Gulf War veterans, published ...
Jun 14, 2013
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Virtual coach helps Parkinson's patients stick with exercise
New research from Terry Ellis, assistant professor at Sargent College and Director of the Center for Neurorehabilitation, has found that a virtual exercise coach was effective in helping individuals with Parkinson's disease ...
May 31, 2013
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Health
Life expectancy gap widens between those with mental illness and general population
The gap between life expectancy in patients with a mental illness and the general population has widened since 1985 and efforts to reduce this gap should focus on improving physical health, suggest researchers in a paper ...
May 21, 2013
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