Stress

Generally, environmental events of a challenging sort as well as the body’s response to such events. Of particular interest has been the relationship between stress and the body’s adaptation to it on the one hand and the body’s susceptibility to disease on the other. Both outcomes involve behavioral and brain changes as well as psychosomatic events, that is, changes in body function arising from the ability of the brain to control such function through neural output as well as hormones.

Obesity counseling should focus on neurobehavioral processes

Obesity counseling should focus on neurobehavioral processes, not personal choice, researchers say – Current approaches to dietary counseling for obesity are heavily rooted in the notion of personal choice and will power ? the ability to choose healthy foods and portion sizes consistent with weight loss while foregoing sweets and comfort foods. According to preventive medicine and behavioral experts at Rush University Medical Center, research supports a new counseling approach that views obesity as a result of neurobehavioral processes – ways in which the brain controls eating behavior in response to cues in the environment.

Immigrant and refugee health guidelines for physicians

Comprehensive immigrant and refugee health guidelines new resource for physicians – The largest, most comprehensive evidence-based guidelines to immigrant health – designed to help Canadian physicians meet the unique needs of this group – are being published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Obese children vomit to lose weight

Children as young as 10 vomit to lose weight, with highest rates in boys — Study of nearly 16,000 schoolchildren showed that 10 percent of girls and 16 percent of boys made themselves vomit – Children as young as ten are making themselves vomit in order to lose weight and the problem is more common in boys than girls, according to a study of nearly 16,000 school pupils published by the Journal of Clinical Nursing. Self-induced vomiting is an early sign that children could develop eating disorders and serious psychological problems, such as binge eating and anorexia.

Blast related injuries detected in brains of US military personnel

Blast-related injuries detected in the brains of US military personnel – An advanced imaging technique has revealed that some U.S. military personnel with mild blast-related traumatic brain injuries have abnormalities in the brain that have not been seen with other types of imaging. The abnormalities were found in the brain’s white matter, the wiring system that nerve cells in the brain use to communicate with each other.

Stress may not increase multiple sclerosis risk

Can stress increase the risk of multiple sclerosis? – Contrary to earlier reports, a new study finds that stress does not appear to increase a person’s risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). The research is published in the May_31, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Increasing daily calcium will not reduce fracture risk in later life

Increasing daily calcium will not reduce the risk of fractures in later life — Dietary calcium intake and risk of fracture and osteoporosis: prospective longitudinal cohort study – While moderate amounts of calcium (around 700 mg a day) are vital for maintaining healthy bones, there is no need to start increasing calcium intake in order to reduce the risk of fractures or osteoporosis in later life, finds a paper published in bmj.

Stress levels decrease for women when husbands help with housework

USC study found that it isn’t enough for couples to relax together for their stress levels to fall at the end of the day — Stress levels decrease for women when husbands help with housework – Men find it easier to chill if their wives are still busy and women prefer hands-on help: Their stress levels improve if their husbands chip in with housework, revealed by researchers.

How breast cancer cells adapt to environmental stress

Cancer scientists discover new way breast cancer cells adapt to environmental stress – An international research team led by Dr. Tak Mak, Director, The Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH), has discovered a new aspect of “metabolic transformation”, the process whereby tumour cells adapt and survive under conditions that would kill normal cells.

Getting along with co workers may prolong life

Getting along with co-workers may prolong life, researchers find — But support from the boss has no effect on mortality – People who have a good peer support system at work may live longer than people who don’t have such a support system, according research published by the American Psychological Association.

Can Osama news relieve PTSD people ?

Can Osama Bin Laden’s news relieve PTSD people ? – Dr. Anil Singhal says “I feel the news about the end of Osama Bin Laden is just a relieving moment to Americans or affected people worldwide and people suffering from PTSD or Posttraumatic stress disorder”.

Medical complicity in torture at Guant?namo Bay

Evidence of medical complicity in torture at Guant?namo Bay – Inspection of medical records, case files, and legal affidavits provides compelling evidence that medical personnel who treated detainees at Guant?namo Bay (GTMO) failed to inquire and/or document causes of physical injuries and psychological symptoms they observed in the detainees, according to a paper published this week in PLoS Medicine.

Changes in medical students’ views about internal medicine careers

Study Examines Changes in Medical Students’ Views About Internal Medicine Careers – Compared with 1990, more medical students in 2007 viewed internal medicine as a potentially meaningful career; however, the majority of students are choosing other specialties.