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Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Job Stress, Study Finds

Posted 5 days ago by Drugs.com

MONDAY, May 13 – Job stress increases the risk of heart disease, but living a healthy lifestyle can significantly reduce that risk, a new study says. Researchers examined data from more than 102,000 men and women, aged 17 to 70, in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Sweden and Finland. Their lifestyles were rated in one of three categories – healthy, moderately unhealthy or unhealthy – based on smoking, alcohol consumption, exercise/inactivity and obesity. Those with a healthy lifestyle had no lifestyle risk factors, while people with a moderately unhealthy lifestyle had one risk factor. Two or more risk factors qualified as an unhealthy lifestyle. Nearly 16 percent of the participants reported job stress, according to the study, which was published May 13 in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Over 10 years, the rate of coronary artery disease was 18.4 per 1,000 for people ... Read more

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Pregnant Women Under Stress May Be at Higher Risk for Stillbirth

Posted 29 Mar 2013 by Drugs.com

FRIDAY, March 29 – Stressful life events increase women's risk of stillbirth, a new study finds. Stillbirth is the death of the fetus at 20 or more weeks of pregnancy. There was one stillbirth for every 167 live births in the United States in 2006, according to the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. The study included more than 2,000 women who were asked if they experienced an emotional, financial or other type of stressful life event in the year before they gave birth. Examples of such events included losing a job or having a loved one in the hospital. At least one stressful life event was reported by 83 percent of women who had a stillbirth and 75 percent of those who had a live birth. Nearly one in five women with stillbirths and one in 10 women with live births said they had five or more stressful life events in the previous year. The researchers calculated that two ... Read more

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Stress During Pregnancy May Raise Heart Defect Risk for Baby

Posted 25 Mar 2013 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, March 25 – Stress in mothers before and during pregnancy may boost the risk of congenital heart defects in their children, more new evidence suggests. But the findings aren't conclusive, and the effect – if it exists – appears to be small. Still, "there are several studies now that show an association," said Dr. Edward McCabe, senior vice president and medical director of the March of Dimes, who is familiar with the results of the large new study. "It suggests there needs to be continued investigation of this." McCabe said he's not aware of any other research linking stress in mothers to a specific kind of birth defect. Congenital heart defects, among the most common kinds of birth defect, include conditions such as holes in the heart and other kinds of problems. Most cases aren't fatal, McCabe said, and physicians can repair some kinds of problems with surgery. In other ... Read more

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Anxiety May Be More Common Than Depression After Pregnancy

Posted 4 Mar 2013 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, March 4 – Anxiety is far more common in the days after childbirth than depression, with nearly one in five new mothers reporting acute mental stress surrounding delivery and the transition to a larger family, a new study suggests. Researchers also found that anxious new mothers were more likely to cut short breast-feeding efforts and seek out additional medical care for themselves within two weeks of delivery. "Postpartum depression has gotten a lot more attention than anxiety ... but it's anxiety that's an acute concern and affects so many aspects of the hospital stay and postpartum course," said study author Dr. Ian Paul, a professor of pediatrics and public health sciences at the Penn State College of Medicine, in Hershey, Penn. "Childbirth tends not to be a depressing situation for a majority of women, but it is anxiety-provoking, especially for first-time moms." The study ... Read more

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'Worried Well' Often Ignore Negative Test Results: Study

Posted 26 Feb 2013 by Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Feb. 26 – One in six people worries that they're sick even though their symptoms don't signal disease, and often these patients aren't swayed by tests that show they're fine, Scottish researchers report. These patients continue to worry about being ill, and ask for more tests or that the same tests be done again, the researchers said. "I was surprised that a lot of primary care doctors tend to order tests, even if there is not a substantial basis for them, in the hopes they would reassure patients and lessen their worry," said Dr. Bryan Bruno, acting chair of psychiatry at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Many patients suffer from hypochondria, which is the belief that physical symptoms are signs of a serious illness even when there's no medical evidence to support that belief, explained Bruno, who was not involved with the study. "There are a lot of patients with ... Read more

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Childhood Bullying Can Leave Lifelong Scars

Posted 20 Feb 2013 by Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20 – Children who are bullied often carry the scars of their experience into adulthood and suffer from anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts, a new study indicates. Even bullies themselves are at risk for psychological problems when they grow up, the researchers added. And children who have been both perpetrator and victim suffer the worst as adults. "There has been a lot of research into how bullying affects children short-term. We followed kids into their early 20s to see if there was any kind of lasting effects of having been bullied," said study author William Copeland, an assistant clinical professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Duke University in Durham, N.C. "We found kids that had been just bullied in childhood seemed to be at an elevated risk for a number of different anxiety disorders when they were adults," he said. "Kids ... Read more

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Little Known on How to Best Help Kids After Trauma

Posted 11 Feb 2013 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, Feb. 11 – When children go through a trauma – whether it's as rare as a school shooting or as common as a car accident – they may need therapy to help them deal with it. But new research finds that experts know little about which types of therapy actually work. The review, of 22 published studies, found that certain forms of "talk therapy" seemed effective for some kids exposed to traumas like a natural disaster, school violence or an accident. The best evidence was for programs offered at schools that involved cognitive behavioral therapy – where counselors help kids talk about and change unhealthy thoughts and habits they have developed in response to the trauma. But all in all, the published research offers little to go on, according to the review, published online Feb. 11 and in March print issue of Pediatrics. "I was really surprised," said lead researcher Valerie ... Read more

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On-the-Job Stress Won't Raise Your Risk for Cancer, Study Finds

Posted 8 Feb 2013 by Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Feb. 7 – The hassles and deadlines at work may leave you frazzled, but they won't raise your risk for cancer, new research suggests. Despite earlier studies suggesting an association between work stress and cancer, an international team of researchers found that it wasn't linked to colorectal, lung, breast or prostate cancers. "We already know from other studies that work-related stress is associated with many adverse health outcomes, such as heart disease and depression," said lead researcher Katriina Heikkila, from the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health in Helsinki. "Our findings suggest that stress at work is unlikely to be an important cancer risk factor. Though reducing work stress would undoubtedly improve the psychological and physical well-being of the working people, it is unlikely to have a marked impact on cancer," Heikkila said. Commenting on the new report, ... Read more

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Young Adults Are America's Most Stressed Generation: Survey

Posted 7 Feb 2013 by Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Feb. 7 – Young Americans between 18 and 33 years old – the so-called millennials – are more stressed than the rest of the population, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association. What's stressing them out? Jobs and money mostly, said Norman Anderson, CEO of the American Psychological Association, during a Thursday morning press conference. On a scale of 1 to 10, the millennial generation stands at 5.4 stress-wise, significantly higher than the national average of 4.9, the association found after surveying more than 2,000 Americans. "Clearly there are a number of pressures facing young people that might account for this increase in stress," Anderson said. "These individuals are growing up in an era of unprecedented economic upheaval. This coincides with the time they are finishing school and trying to establish themselves in society." Getting a job, ... Read more

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Stress, Depression Linked to Raised Stroke Risk in Seniors

Posted 13 Dec 2012 by Drugs.com

THURSDAY, Dec. 13 – Stressed out? A new study suggests that learning to deal effectively with life's challenges may help you reduce your risk of stroke, especially as you age. Researchers found that people over 65 with the highest levels of psychosocial distress – including depression, a negative outlook and dissatisfaction with life – had triple the risk of death from stroke as compared with those who had lower levels of stress. "Emotions have a significant impact on health, and people know when they're feeling stressed out," said study author Susan Everson-Rose, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis. "It's important that they recognize the physical impact of these psychological factors and practice relaxation techniques proactively." According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stroke is the fourth leading cause of ... Read more

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Study Supports Link Between Stress, Epileptic Seizures

Posted 4 Dec 2012 by Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Dec. 4 – Scientists have long thought that stress plays a role in epileptic seizures, and new evidence suggests that epilepsy patients who believe this is the case experience a different brain response when faced with a nerve-wracking situation. Researchers from the University of Cincinnati performed functional MRI brain scans during a stressful math exercise on 16 epilepsy patients who pegged stress as a factor in their seizure control and seven patients who did not. While both groups performed similarly on the test, those who perceived stress to have an impact on their epilepsy showed greater brain activation than the others during intimidating parts of the test. "One of the things we often hear is that a lot of epilepsy patients feel their seizures are affected by stress . . . but no one had really looked at their [brain response] or other elements of their physiological ... Read more

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Parents' Social Anxiety May Raise Kids' Risk for Anxiety Disorder

Posted 7 Nov 2012 by Drugs.com

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 – Parental social anxiety should be considered a risk factor for childhood anxiety, according to researchers. In a new study, researchers from Johns Hopkins Children's Center found that kids with parents who have social anxiety disorder – the most common form of anxiety – are at greater risk for developing an anxiety disorder than kids whose parents have other forms of anxiety. The study revealed that the parental behaviors that contributed to children's anxiety included a lack of warmth and affection as well as high levels of criticism and doubt. "There is a broad range of anxiety disorders, so what we did was home in on social anxiety, and we found that anxiety-promoting parental behaviors may be unique to the parent's diagnosis and not necessarily common to all those with anxiety," the study's senior investigator, Golda Ginsburg, professor of child and adolescent ... Read more

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Kids With Stressed-Out Parents Eat More Fast Food: Study

Posted 22 Oct 2012 by Drugs.com

MONDAY, Oct. 22 – Stress in parents may contribute to obesity in their kids, and as parental stress rises the kids are more likely to eat fast food, a new study finds. The research has caveats. It doesn't definitively prove that kids put on more pounds when they live with stressed-out adults. And, oddly, the study found that kids of stressed parents didn't eat less produce – although this may have something to do with french fries counting as a vegetable, the authors noted. Still, the findings suggest that stress changes the way parents act in regard to their children, said study author Dr. Elizabeth Prout Parks, a physician nutrition specialist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "Parents need to have support from many levels. There need to be supportive public health programs to help parents problem solve and cope with stress." The study authors reached their conclusions ... Read more

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Stress Linked to Greater Weight Gain in Black Girls, Study Finds

Posted 25 Sep 2012 by Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Sept. 25 – The link between chronic stress and weight gain is much stronger in black girls than white girls, and may help explain why black girls are more likely to be overweight than white girls, according to a new study. In the United States, the obesity rate in blacks is 50 percent higher than in whites, the researchers noted. This difference is apparent even in childhood, particularly among female teens. Researchers looked at obesity rates among nearly 2,400 black and white girls, who were followed for up to 10 years beginning at age 10 as part of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Growth and Health Study. The researchers also looked at the girls' stress levels over that time. The study was published online in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Over the study period, more black girls were overweight or obese than white girls. Even though black girls ... Read more

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Exercise May Prevent Stress and Anxiety, Study Suggests

Posted 18 Sep 2012 by Drugs.com

TUESDAY, Sept. 18 – Feeling anxious? Hit the gym, experts say. A new study from researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health found that moderate exercise can help people manage future stress and anxiety, and the emotional and mental health benefits of exercise may last long after a workout ends. "While it is well known that exercise improves mood, among other benefits, not as much is known about the potency of exercise's impact on emotional state and whether these positive effects endure when we're faced with everyday stressors once we leave the gym," J. Carson Smith, assistant professor in the university's department of kinesiology, said in a university news release. "We found that exercise helps to buffer the effects of emotional exposure. If you exercise, you'll not only reduce your anxiety, but you'll be better able to maintain that reduced anxiety when ... Read more

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