TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Don’t get too mad at that new puppy who piddled on the rug or chewed up your favorite slippers. In the long run, that scamp is going to help you live a longer and healthier life. A pair of new reports found thatContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2019 (HealthDay News) — If your teenager won’t cooperate, Mom, it might just be your tone of voice. Speaking in a controlling tone unleashes a range of negative emotions in your son or daughter and pushes him or her away, researchers warn. For the study of moreContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Could living near the coast be an inexpensive balm for mental troubles? “Our research suggests, for the first time, that people in poorer households living close to the coast experience fewer symptoms of mental health disorders,” said researcher Dr. Jo Garrett, from theContinue Reading
(HealthDay News) — Applying to college can be a stressful experience for teens, says Hillside Treatment Center. Made worse by other sources of stress — such as homework and extracurricular activities — anxiety during this time is common. To ease college application anxiety, Hillside Treatment Center encourages parents to: CreateContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Feel bad about feeling bad? Don’t. Studies done at the University of California, Berkeley, have found that acknowledging a blue mood — and not berating yourself for it — can help you work through it more easily. It turns out that accepting negativeContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is in the news a lot, and now newer research has prompted a leading pediatricians’ group to update its guidelines for diagnosing and treating the disorder for the first time since 2011. Dr. Mark Wolraich, lead author of the guidelines,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that anxiety and depression can make it hard for some kids to manage their asthma. Young patients with all three conditions ended up in the emergency room nearly twice as often as kids who only struggle with asthma, the studyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) — You’ve signed up for your first fitness event and you’ve mapped out your training schedule for success. Now add mental preparation to the plan. It’s essential because the very physical training that gets your body into shape for competition can dull your mentalContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 26, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Walking speed may indicate whether young stroke survivors are ready to return to work, a new study suggests. And 3 feet per second may be the threshold that predicts whether they can meet a workday’s challenges, the researchers found. One of every fourContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Few families are able to escape squabbles completely, whether between spouses, children or other relatives. But a Danish study that looked at nearly 10,000 men and women, aged 36 to 52, warns that stressful social relations can be more than just unpleasant —Continue Reading