Emotional toll make patients out of doctors (Health Feature)
July 20th, 2012 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The white coat, those knowing eyes, that reassuring voice when in pain, a mere glimpse of a doctor puts us at ease. Little does one ... Read more...
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‘Broken heart syndrome’ actually protects organ
June 29th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 29 (IANS) A condition that temporarily causes heart failure among those who experience severe stress might actually protect the organ from very high adrenaline levels, says a research.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Dreams help grapple inner turmoil
November 24th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 24 (IANS) Dreams are a gateway to grapple the inner turmoil human beings face in their lives, reveals a new study.Scientists have found that dreaming is essential to ... Read more...
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Beat stress with transcendental meditation
November 17th, 2011 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) New research shows that transcendental meditation significantly reduces levels of psychological distress among students.
The survey, based on students from 106 secondary schools comprising 87 percent ... Read more...
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Indian-origin man teaches yoga to Mexican migrants
October 1st, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by IANS
Monterrey (Mexico), Oct 1 (IANS/EFE) A shelter for migrants in the northern state of Coahuila is offering yoga classes, run by an Indian-origin man, to help undocumented Central Americans cope ... Read more...
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Scalp cooling cap may help patients undergoing chemotherapy keep hair
February 25th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will conduct a feasibility study to test the use of a scalp cooling device that breast cancer patients will wear while undergoing ... Read more...
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Prosecution hails death penalty for Kasab
February 21st, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb.21 (ANI): The prosecutionin the Ajmal Kasb related terror case today described the Bombay High court's decision to uphold the former's death sentence as a triumph of justice and truth.Ujjwal ... Read more...
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Super Bowl loss ‘ups cardiac death rates’
January 31st, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 31 (ANI): A new study has revealed that Super Bowl loss for a home team is likely to increase death rates in older men and women.Led by Robert A. Kloner ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Emotional stress can change brain function
January 13th, 2011 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Researchers have found that a single exposure to acute stress affected information processing in the cerebellum - the area of the brain responsible for motor control and movement ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Taiwan man sues neighbors over his rude bird
January 11th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Taipei, Jan 11 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A man in Taiwan has sued his neighbors because their bird made noises.The man in question is Wang Han-chin and he is alleging that the parrot-like bird ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Oz Govt. agrees to give Indian origin doctor substantial payout for wrong terror allegation
December 21st, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by ANI
Brisbane, Dec.21 (ANI): An Indian doctor wrongly held in custody over terrorism allegations will receive a "substantial" and confidential payout from the Australian Government.Dr Mohamed Haneef returned to Australia last week ... Read more...
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Haneef to get ’substantial’ compensation from Australia
December 21st, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 21 (IANS) Indian-origin doctor Mohamed Haneef, wrongly accused of being involved in terrorism, will receive a "substantial" and confidential payout from the Australian government, a media report said Tuesday.Haneef returned ... Read more...
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Australia is good place to live, says Haneef
December 18th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, Dec 18 (IANS) Mohamed Haneef, an Indian doctor who was falsely accused by Australian police of aiding terrorists, has said he still thinks Australia is a good place to live and ... Read more...
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Indian-origin Dr. Mohamed Haneef eyeing huge payout from Oz govt. over 2007 ordeal
December 18th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 18(ANI): Mohamed Haneef, the Indian-origin doctor who was arrested over suspicion of involvement in the 2007 Glasgow International Airport terrorist attack, is seeking "significant" compensation from the Australian government.According to ... Read more...
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What Is The Reason Behind Demi Lovato Visiting Rehab?
November 6th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 6, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Demi Lovato has cancelled her tour to serve a stint at rehab. But what exactly led the singer to take such a decision is a question ... Read more...
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Love at first sight happens in fifth of a second
October 26th, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) It takes a mere fifth of a second for the brain to fill with sheer rapture and fall in love with a total stranger, say scientists.Love's lightning ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Falling in love ‘only takes about a fifth of a second’
October 26th, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 26 (ANI): Remember the expression 'losing your heart to someone'? Well you might have lost your brain instead, according to a new study that claims it's your brain and not ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Death toll rises to 41 in Thailand’s flood-stricken areas
October 25th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by BNO News
BANGKOK, THAILAND (BNO NEWS) -- The death toll has risen to 41 in Thailand's flood-stricken provinces, the National Institute of Emergency Management said Monday."Water is flowing into the Chao Phraya at Ayutthaya's ... Read more...
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Our brains, not hearts, make us fall in love: Scientists
October 23rd, 2010 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 23 (ANI): Remember the expression 'losing your heart to someone'? Well you might have lost your brain instead, according to a new study that claims it's your brain and not ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
A tiny dose of Prozac may help relieve women’s monthly misery
September 18th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 18 (ANI): Those five days of the month when women suffer pain and emotional stress of PMS may soon become a thing of the past, as Prozac can be a ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘There’s no one consistent way to treat 15 different blokes,’ says Nielsen
September 12th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Sept.12 (ANI): Australian cricket team coach Tim Nielsen is of the view that there's no one consistent way to treat 15 different blokes who do duty for the national squad at ... Read more...
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Why emotionally disturbed people like to hurt themselves physically
August 31st, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 31 (ANI): A new study has found why it is that people suffering from emotional stress are so prone to cutting or burning themselves.Individuals with borderline personality disorder experience intense ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Voyage to Mars Would Dangerously Weaken Astronauts Muscles
August 20th, 2010 - 8:45 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) New research has shown that a trip to Mars may not be all it is cracked up to be, since the long trip in zero gravity will ... Read more...
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Mental illness more common in college students than it was a decade ago
August 15th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 15 (ANI): Severe mental illness is more common among college students than it used to be a decade ago, with more young people arriving on campus with pre-existing conditions and ... Read more...
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Sports psychologist says Woods going through emotional let down
August 12th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
Haven (Wisconsin, US), Aug.12 (ANI): A sports psychologist has said Tiger Woods is experiencing an "emotional letdown" that may take months of recovery."Tiger has always said when he's inside the ropes ... Read more...
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Gulf spill can affect children emotionally, says expert
July 17th, 2010 - 12:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 17 (ANI): Children may come under emotional stress due to the Gulf oil spill, according to an expert."When parents are stressed, children are stressed," says University of Alabama at ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
‘Modelling not a dark world, it’s all about personal choices’
June 30th, 2010 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) With former supermodel Viveka Babajee committing suicide, the fashion industry is again in the news for all the wrong reasons. Experts and the fashion fraternity, ... Read more...
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Stress, anxiety can make it harder for wounds to heal: Study
June 10th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 10 (ANI): A new research has claimed that stress and anxiety can make it harder for wounds to heal.The more anxious patients are, the longer their wounds take to heal, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Heather Mills warns future employees not to exploit her
June 7th, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 7 (ANI): Charity campaigner Heather Mills has warned future employees not to try and exploit her.The statement came after Mills, 42, won a court case against a former nanny who ... Read more...
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Woman Sues Airlines For Being Trapped Inside For Four Hours
May 29th, 2010 - 7:13 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Philadelphia, May 29, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A woman who was left all alone inside a Trans State Airlines making its way from Washington D.C. to Philadelphia has threatened to sue ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Distress After Sept 11 Possibly Caused Rise in Miscarriages
May 27th, 2010 - 12:54 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 26 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to a new study which has recently been released, the emotional stress, and overall shock which was felt by pregnant women after the horrific attack on the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Spouses of Alzheimer’s patients at higher dementia risk
May 6th, 2010 - 4:03 am ICT by IANS
London, May 6 (IANS) People who nurse a spouse with dementia are at six times increased risk of developing the devastating condition themselves, says a new study.
According to researchers, physical and mental ... Read more...
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PANDAS are not a big fan of stress
April 11th, 2010 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 11 (ANI): Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections, or PANDAS, do not like stress.The diagnosis, PANDAS, was created when clinicians observed that following streptococcal infections, which include strep ... Read more...
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Mechanism underlying ‘broken-heart syndrome’
April 9th, 2010 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 9 (ANI): Scientists have identified the mechanism underlying the so-called 'broken-heart syndrome'.Called Tako-Tsubo syndrome, or stress-induced cardiomyopathy, it is a rare disease, which at first used to be confused with ... Read more...
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When science found out about broken hearts
February 13th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 13 (ANI): If you're nursing a broken heart this Valentine's day, then please take note: "broken heart syndrome" is a recognized medical condition.The Wall Street Journal says the syndrome arises ... Read more...
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