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Antidepressants, Sleeping Pills and Anxiety Drugs May Increase Driving Risk
September 12, 2012 Drugs prescribed to treat anxiety, depression and insomnia may increase patients’ risk of being involved in motor vehicle accidents, according to a recent study. Based on the findings, the ... > full story -
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Record 4.02 Billion Prescriptions in United States in 2011
September 12, 2012 People in the United States took more prescription drugs than ever last year, with the number of prescriptions increasing from 3.99 billion (with a cost of $308.6 billion) in 2010 to 4.02 billion ... > full story -
Stress Hormones: Good or Bad for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Risk?
September 12, 2012 Using an animal model of PTSD, researchers demonstrate that elevated levels of glucocorticoids at the time of acute stress confers protection against anxiety-like behavior and the delayed enhancing ... > full story -
Math Anxiety Causes Trouble for Students as Early as First Grade
September 12, 2012 Many high-achieving students experience math anxiety at a young age — a problem that can follow them throughout their lives. In a study of first- and second-graders, researchers found that ... > full story -
Concussion Awareness Helps Reduce Long-Term Complications
September 12, 2012 Soccer, football, cheerleading, gymnastics and other sports run an increased risk of concussion because of the rigorous demands of today's play and practice. Any type of traumatic brain injury, ... > full story -
LifeSkills Training Helps Teens Manage Anger, Lower Blood Pressure
September 10, 2012 A 10-week program that fits easily into the high school curriculum could give students a lifetime of less anger and lower blood pressure, according to new ... > full story -
Suicide Prevention Expert Outlines New Steps to Tackle Military Suicide
September 10, 2012 The suicide rate in the US Army now exceeds the rate in the general population, and psychiatric admission is now the most common reason for hospitalization in the Army. These concerning trends are ... > full story -
Coping Skills, Marital Satisfaction Help Pregnant Moms Manage Stress When Fetus Has Heart Defect
September 7, 2012 Expectant mothers who learn from prenatal diagnosis that they are carrying a fetus with a congenital heart defect (CHD) commonly suffer post-traumatic stress, depression and anxiety. However, a ... > full story -
Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) Early in Life Results in High Levels of Anxiety; Soy Mitigates Effects, Study Shows
September 7, 2012 New research led by researchers at North Carolina State University shows that exposure to the chemical bisphenol A early in life results in high levels of anxiety by causing significant gene ... > full story -
Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease Increases Maternal Stress, Depression, and Anxiety
September 7, 2012 Infants who were prenatally diagnosed with congenital heart disease (CHD) are more stable and have better outcomes than infants who were diagnosed after birth. Diagnosing CHD in a fetus also allows ... > full story
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