Relationship Worries Can Make You Sick
By Kathleen DohenyHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) — Feeling insecure and frequently anxious about your romantic relationship can actually harm your health, new research contends....
View Article5 Must-Know Facts About Eating Disorders
Getty This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, dedicated to raising awareness about anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorder, and other conditions that involve preoccupations with food...
View Article‘Worried Well’ Often Just Ignore Negative Test Results
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) — One in six people worries that they’re sick even though their symptoms don’t signal disease, and often these patients aren’t...
View Article3 Powerful Lessons You Can Learn From Centenarians
Getty Images Bring on the water works. Between 109-year-old Holocaust survivor Alice Herz-Sommer reminding us to ‘look for the beauty in life’ and 101 year old Fauja Singh of India just completing his...
View ArticleAnxiety May Be More Common Than Depression After Pregnancy
By Maureen SalamonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) — Anxiety is far more common in the days after childbirth than depression, with nearly one in five new mothers reporting acute...
View Article‘Warm Glow’ From Spending on Others Is Universal, Study Finds
TUESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — Is it better to give to others than to indulge yourself? It appears so, says a new study that suggests people around the world — even in poor nations — feel better...
View ArticleDoes Chewing Gum Give Your Brain an Edge?
FRIDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — That wad of gum you’re chewing may be more than a breath-freshener — it might also boost your powers of concentration, a small new study suggests. According to...
View ArticleFacebook ‘Likes’ Reveal More About You Than You Think
By Barbara Bronson GrayHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) — It’s relatively easy to learn a lot about Facebook users — from their political views and gender to their intelligence,...
View ArticleLife’s Winners May Not Win the Life Span Race
WEDNESDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) — People who gain fame and fortune may garner extra status, but it may not help them live longer, new research says. Researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman...
View ArticleRanting on Websites May Just Make You Angrier
By Barbara Bronson GrayHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) — It’s so tempting. You read something on a website about a button-pushing issue that makes you mad and you’ve got to...
View ArticleFacebook a Boost for Your Self-Worth?
TUESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) — Being on Facebook can bolster people’s self-confidence, a new study suggests. After conducting experiments with 88 undergraduate students, researchers from Cornell...
View ArticleAnother Danger of Depression?
FRIDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) — People with untreated depression may not gain the full benefits of certain healthy lifestyle habits, according to a new study. The anti-inflammatory effects...
View ArticleWhy April Fools’ Day is Good For Your Health
Guess what? You should have a cupcake for breakfast this morning. It’s very nutritious. April Fools’! (Now go ahead and reach for that bowl of oatmeal like you were going to.) The first of April is an...
View ArticleGoogle Search Trends Suggest Mental Woes Vary by Seasons
TUESDAY, April 9 (HealthDay News) — Internet searches for information about mental illnesses follow seasonal patterns, which suggests that there may be a stronger association between mental disorders...
View ArticleThe Personality Trait That Helps Salespeople Succeed
TUESDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) — The most effective salespeople are neither too assertive nor too shy, but instead are “ambiverts,” or those who possess qualities of both introverts and...
View Article5 Tips for Coping With a Tragedy
Getty Images When a senseless tragedy happens, such as the explosions that killed three people and maimed more than 170 at the Boston Marathon on Monday, it can have a psychological impact on people...
View ArticleSeeing Your True Self: Dove’s “Real Beauty” Video
When it comes to “real beauty,” Dove has always been an advocate. You’re probably familiar with their Real Beauty Campaign; it sheds light on the way women are portrayed (and portray themselves) based...
View ArticleGreen Spaces Boost City Dwellers’ Well-Being
> MONDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) — Parks and urban gardens may do more than just get city dwellers back to nature — a new British study suggests there’s also a large benefit to their overall...
View ArticleBrain Wiring May Explain Unhealthy Obsession With Looks
THURSDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) — Abnormal brain wiring may explain why some people become so fixated on their appearance that their obsession makes it hard for them to function, a new study...
View ArticleLatest Edition of Psychiatry’s ‘Bible’ Launched Amid...
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) — As the American Psychiatric Association unveils the latest edition of what is considered the “bible” of modern psychiatry this...
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