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Job-Loss from Illness Damages Mental Health

Friday, December 28th, 2007

A new study reveals employees who lose their jobs because of their health suffer more significant depression than people who lose their jobs for non-health reasons. The study also ...

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Therapy More Effective than Medication for Kids with Social Phobia

Friday, December 28th, 2007

A NIMH-funded research study discovers a behavioral therapy program designed to treat children diagnosed with social phobia helped them overcome more of their symptoms than the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac). The study ...

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Separate Weight-Loss Help vs Hype

Friday, December 28th, 2007

The beginning of a new year is a time of resolution to improve physical and mental health. Often, the objective includes a new dedication to lose weight. Unfortunately, adults are bombarded ...

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ER Intervention Aids Problem Drinkers

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

A new national study reveals the Emergency Department is an effective setting for health education on alcohol use. Apparently, the ER fosters a "teachable moment" as brief screening and education ...

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The Influence of Subliminal Messages

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Subliminal messages--messages that are processed by our brains but never reach our consciousness--really do influence attitudes and behavior, according to a new study. However, some subliminal messages may have an opposite effect ...

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Fish Oil Improves Mental Health

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Remember when your mother told you to eat fish because it was good for your brain -- turns out she may have been correct as UCLA scientists have confirmed that ...

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Some Brain Injuries Reduce Risk of PTSD

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

An interesting study of combat-exposed Vietnam War veterans shows that damage to certain parts of the brain appear to reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The discovery suggests that ...

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Thinking Patterns of Addiction

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

New research suggests raising the level of dopamine, a naturally occurring neurotransmitter, may be a new approach for addictive disorders. The finding emerges from an understanding that certain brain sites ...

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Parents May Instinctively Have a Favorite Child

Monday, December 24th, 2007

Most parents would deny favoring one child over another. But new research on beetles suggests they may have little choice in the matter. Biologists studying a unique species of beetle that ...

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Why Do We Root for the Underdog?

Monday, December 24th, 2007

Why do people root for the underdog and find underdogs appealing? Researchers propose that those who are viewed as disadvantaged arouse people's sense of fairness and justice -- important principles to ...

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