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 Health & Beauty
Wellness – It Takes a Village
 Marla Hoover
Wellness can be thought of as a process that over time can bring a peaceful balance to the self. Likened to a seed that is planted and eventually grows into something lovely and healthy, wellness grows from within.
Recession Anxiety Seeps Into Everyday Lives
 Pam Belluck
Anxiety, depression and stress are troubling people everywhere, many not suffering significant economic losses, but worrying they will or simply reacting to pervasive uncertainty.
ADHD Drugs Don't Help Children Long Term
 Nancy Shute
Stimulant drugs like Ritalin that are used to treat ADHD don't improve children's symptoms long term, according to new research published online in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
 Harmony and Well-Being at El Eden's Spa Mayahuel
 TravelVideo.tv
Mexico features world-class spa facilities with contemporary treatments and traditional, authentic remedies at an impressive array of resorts which range from the deluxe all-inclusive to the super high-end luxury retreats. In order to represent the spa diversity in Mexico, the Spa Mayahuel is certainly the best example.
Few Friends Combined with Loneliness Linked to Poor Mental and Physical Health for Elderly
 William Harms
Although not having many close friends contributes to poorer health for many older adults, those who also feel lonely face even greater health risks, research at the University of Chicago suggests.
An End to Fear
 Nature Neuroscience
A team of Dutch researchers under the leadership of Vici-winner Merel Kindt has successfully reduced the fear response. They weakened fear memories in human volunteers by administering the beta-blocker propranolol.
UCF Study: Hyperactivity Enables Children with ADHD to Stay Alert
 University of Central Florida
A new University of Central Florida study may explain why children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder move around a lot – it helps them stay alert enough to complete challenging tasks.
Obesity Linked to Hormone Imbalance that Impacts Sexual Quality of Life
 Aaron Lohr
Hormonal changes and diminished sexual quality of life among obese men are related to the degree of obesity, and both are improved after gastric bypass surgery according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Scientists Discover the Jealousy Lobe
 Daily Mail
The area of the brain which controls jealousy has been found. It is the same part which detects real physical pain – perhaps explaining why feeling envious of your lover's philandering ways hurts so much.
More Ridiculous Green Propaganda: Make Love the Green Way
 MSN
OK, so you've reduced the amount of waste you produce, reuse things whenever you can, and recycle them when you can't. You've bought organic cotton sheets. What about going green between the sheets?
Researchers Try To Cure Racism
 Brandon Keim
As the first African-American president in United States history takes office, researchers have shown that it may be possible to scientifically reduce racial bias.
Spirituality May Help Adolescents Cope With Chronic Illness
 UC Health Line
Chronic illness can lead to poorer quality of life - particularly for adolescents. New research shows that spirituality may help teens cope with their conditions.
 Religion May have Evolved Because of its Ability to Help People Exercise Self-Control
 Marie Guma-Diaz
Self-control is critical for success in life, and a new study by University of Miami professor of Psychology Michael McCullough finds that religious people have more self-control than do their less religious counterparts.
Changing the Course of Mental Health
 Peter Harbage, Bren Gorman & Melissa Shannon
One in four adults in America, approximately 60 million people, experiences mental illness in any given year. While mental health problems are surprisingly common in the US, medical coverage of these problems is rare.
Does Old Glory Have a Dark Side?
 Lee Drutman
Research suggests that seeing the flag doesn't make Americans feel more patriotic. But it does make them feel more nationalistic and more superior to non-Americans.
Cry Me a River: The Psychology of Crying
 Barbara Isanski
We’ve all experienced a “good cry” - whether following a breakup or just after a really stressful day, shedding some tears can often make us feel better and help us put things in perspective. But why is crying beneficial? And is there such a thing as a “bad cry”?
More Than Just Being a Sentimental Fool: The Psychology of Nostalgia
 Barbara Isanski
In the 17th and 18th centuries, nostalgia was viewed as a medical disease, complete with symptoms including weeping, irregular heartbeat and anorexia. By the 20th century, nostalgia was regarded as a psychiatric disorder, with symptoms such as insomnia, anxiety and depression and was confined to a few groups.
Q&A: Masculinity Doesn't Mean Macho
 Dalia Acosta
The rules for "being a man" that predominate in Latin America include "never saying no" to temptations out on the street, being "macho" - hanging tough - no matter what the risks, and above all, avoiding any characteristics or feelings that might be seen as feminine or cast doubts on one's masculinity.
1 in 5 Young People has Personality Disorder
 Associated Press
Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind.
Ginkgo Biloba Doesn't Prevent Dementia, Study Finds
 Karen Kaplan
Long touted as an elixir of eternal mental acuity, the herbal extract ginkgo biloba in fact does not prevent or delay the progression of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, according to a clinical trial reported today involving thousands of volunteers between the ages of 75 and 96.
Once Just a Sign of Aging, Falls Merit Complex Care
 John Leland
Once considered an inevitable part of aging, falls are now recognized as complex, often preventable events with multiple causes and consequences, calling for a wide range of interventions, both psychological and physiological, that many patients never receive.
US Suicide Rate Increasing
 Tim Parsons
The rate of suicide in the United States is increasing for the first time in a decade, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Injury Research and Policy.
Research Shows a Walk in the Park Improves Attention in Children with ADHD
 Debra Levey Larson
For children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) tasks that require concentration such as doing homework or taking a test can be very difficult. A simple, inexpensive remedy may be a "dose of nature."
'Economic 9/11' Exacting Grim Psychological Toll in US
 Agence France-Presse
The murder-suicide of a Los Angeles financial manager who shot dead five members of his family before killing himself has highlighted the psychological toll of the economic meltdown.
In ‘Sweetie’ and ‘Dear,’ a Hurt for the Elderly
 John Leland
Professionals call it elderspeak, the sweetly belittling form of address that has always rankled older people: the doctor who talks to their child rather than to them about their health; the store clerk who assumes that an older person does not know how to work a computer, or needs to be addressed slowly or in a loud voice.
Research Underway to Give Sleep Apnea Sufferers Relief and Rest
 Megan Chiplock
For some, a full night’s rest can be anything but restful. That’s because they have sleep apnea, which causes them to struggle for breath in bouts throughout the night. Six percent of the population is affected by the condition — but many don’t even know they have it.
Teach 'The Pleasure of Gay Sex' to Children as Young as Five, Say Researchers
 Steve Doughty
Children as young as five should be taught to understand the pleasures of gay sex, according to leaders of a taxpayer-funded education project.
Redefining Depression as Mere Sadness
 Ronald Pies, M.D
To critics, psychiatry has medicalized normal sadness by failing to consider the social and emotional context in which people develop low mood — for example, after losing a job or experiencing the breakup of an important relationship. This diagnostic failure, the argument goes, has created a bogus epidemic of increasing depression.
When Sex Becomes an Addiction
 Elizabeth Landau
"Californication" star David Duchovny made headlines for voluntarily entering rehab last week. But it wasn't for drugs or alcohol. It was for another dependency, one that affects millions of Americans but is seldom discussed: sex addiction.
Penn Study: Americans Show Little Tolerance for Mental Illness Despite Growing Belief in Genetic Cause
 University of Pennsylvania
A new study by University of Pennsylvania sociology professor Jason Schnittker shows that, while more Americans believe that mental illness has genetic causes, the nation is no more tolerant of the mentally ill than it was 10 years ago.
Women End Up Less Happy Than Men
 Suzanne Wu
Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California economist Richard Easterlin.
Hypnosis Shown to Reduce Symptoms of Dementia
 Laura Johnson
A scientist at the University of Liverpool has found that hypnosis can slow down the impacts of dementia and improve quality of life for those living with the condition.
Young Girls Think Self Harming is a Normal Way of Managing Stress
 Joanna Sugden
Cutting is one of the commonest forms of self-harm in young girls. Anxiety is brought on by exams, celebrity culture and pressure to grow up too quickly.
Exercise Could Delay Alzheimer’s Brain Shrinkage
 Anna Boyd
As the number of patients with Alzheimer’s disease is going to quadruple worldwide by 2050 reaching approximately 106 million cases, the researchers try to find answers on how to treat or to ease symptoms of this devastating disease.
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