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Police Work Undermines Cardiovascular Health, Comparison To General Population Shows
It is well documented that
police officers have a
higher risk of developing
heart disease: The question
is why. In the most recent
... > full story
Stress Puts Double Whammy On Reproductive System, Fertility
Stress is known to decrease
fertility and sexual
behavior, but researchers
thought this was because
stress hormones lower levels
of a brain hormone called
... > full story
Got Ear Plugs? You May Want To Sport Them On The Subway And Other Mass Transit, Researchers Say
Recent public health studies
on the US mass transit
system have identified
several sources of
environmental hazards
... > full story
Advance In Solving Mysterious Machine-workers' Disease
Scientists are reporting a
long-awaited advance toward
making the workplace safer
for more than one million
machinists in the United
... > full story
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Health Clinic Conditions May Be To Blame For Decrease In Primary Care Physicians
July 9, 2009 — Adverse work conditions may be to blame for the decline in the number of primary care physicians nationwide, according to a new ... > full story -
Mothers Of Children With Autism Have Higher Parental Stress, Psychological Distress
July 9, 2009 — Mothers of children with autism had higher levels of parenting-related stress and psychological distress than mothers of children with developmental delay. Children's problem behavior was associated ... > full story -
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Cardiac CT Is More Cost Effective When Managing Low-risk Patients With Chest Pain
July 9, 2009 — The use of cardiac CT for low-risk chest pain patients in the emergency department, instead of the traditional standard of care workup, reduces a patient's length of stay and hospital charges, ... > full story -
Different Clues To The Health Of Women And Men
July 8, 2009 — Meaning and balance in everyday life are predictors of health among women. However, the most important predictor of health among men is their ability to manage the demands of their working ... > full story -
Rush Of Blood To The Head: Anger Increases Blood Flow
July 4, 2009 — Mental stress causes carotid artery dilation and increases brain blood flow. A series of ultrasound experiments also found that this dilatory reflex was absent in people with high blood ... > full story -
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Tiny Levels Of Carbon Monoxide Damage Fetal Brain
June 26, 2009 — A new study has discovered that chronic exposure during pregnancy to minuscule levels of carbon monoxide damages the cells of the fetal brain, resulting in permanent ... > full story -
How Adolescent Girls Manage Stress
June 25, 2009 — Greater influence over everyday life, emotional support, and cultural and recreational activities help to enable teenage girls to withstand ... > full story -
Dad's Overworked And Tired While Mom's Potentially Fired
June 17, 2009 — If dad looks exhausted this Father's Day it could be due to his job, suggests new research that found many male employees are now pressured to work up to 40 hours of overtime -- often unpaid -- per ... > full story -
Tai Chi Benefits For Arthritis Shown
June 17, 2009 — Tai chi has been found to have positive health benefits for musculoskeletal pain. The results of the first comprehensive analysis of tai chi suggest that it produces positive effects for improving ... > full story -
Symptoms Of Depression In Obese Children Linked To Elevated Cortisol
June 15, 2009 — A new study connects abnormalities of the "stress" hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often occur together, even in ... > full story
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