How cautious are you in deciding on a medical treatment? In exploring that question, a team of European researchers found that people underestimate the risks of treatments ranging from minor drugs to major and overestimate the benefits. Published in the journal Risk Analysis, the study of 376 adults was led by Professor Yaniv Hanoch from… Continue reading The Risky Business of Medical Procedures
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Expecting A Stressful Day May Temporarily Lower Cognitive Abilities
Focusing on how stressful your day will be may hurt your mindset for the whole day, according to new research. Investigators from Penn State found that when study participants woke up feeling like the day ahead would be stressful, their working memory, which helps people learn and retain information even when they’re distracted, was lower… Continue reading Expecting A Stressful Day May Temporarily Lower Cognitive Abilities
Facial Cosmetic Procedures: Are They Right for You?
These days, more and more Baby Boomers – and even early Generation Xers just hitting their 50s – stare at the sags and bags in their aging facial skin and seek ways of restoring that youthful look, according to Sonoa Au, M.D., of Advanced Dermatology, P.C. “Search for the ‘fountain of youth’ is ongoing and… Continue reading Facial Cosmetic Procedures: Are They Right for You?
How Fear Can Influence Treatment for Chronic Pain
A leading psychology professor at The University of Texas at Arlington has focused international attention on how a chronic pain patient’s irrational doubts about never getting better can influence both his reactions to pain and even treatment outcomes. Chronic pain costs the U.S. up to $635 billion each year in medical treatment and lost productivity,… Continue reading How Fear Can Influence Treatment for Chronic Pain
Typical Gender Expectations Hurt Men as Well as Women
Gendered expectations in marriage are not just bad for women, they are also bad for men, according to a new study by University of Connecticut (UConn) sociologists. The study, “Relative Income, Psychological Well Being, and Health: Is Breadwinning Hazardous or Protective?” by Christin Munsch, an assistant professor of sociology at UConn, and graduate students Matthew… Continue reading Typical Gender Expectations Hurt Men as Well as Women
5 Ways to Maintain Balanced Emotions While Caregiving
Have your feelings been bruised recently by someone for whom you’re providing care? You may be taking caregiving too personally. If you’re the caring type, you want to be helpful. But what happens when you become too helpful or become too controlling of the life of another person, especially IF this person IS family? Caregivers… Continue reading 5 Ways to Maintain Balanced Emotions While Caregiving
Finding Your Perfect Spring Match
the kinds of people they are attracting, or how of their own habits or ways of thinking led to unsuccessful relationships in the past. Here, Kailen Rosenberg, who has worked as a relationship expert with Oprah Winfrey and hosted an award winning series Lovetown, USA, offers six tips to help you have a romantic season… Continue reading Finding Your Perfect Spring Match
Four Lessons Hospitals Could Learn from Disney World
Recently, I returned from a trip to Disney with my family. It was my third time at the parks, but this trip was different. My wife and I were thrilled to have brought our three children, son in law, and, most importantly, our two grandchildren. Seeing my three and a half year old grandson, Erez,… Continue reading Four Lessons Hospitals Could Learn from Disney World