Copyright 2008 Medical News Today Latest Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/anxiety/ admin@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Admin) editors@medicalnewstoday.com (MNT Editors) en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113885.php How could a single, nonpharmacological intervention help patients deal with disorders ranging from high blood pressure, to pain syndromes, to infertility, to rheumatoid arthritis? That question may have been answered by a study finding that eliciting the relaxation response - a physiologic state of deep rest - influences the activation patterns of genes associated with the body's response to stress. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113735.php Research from the US suggests that mind body techniques like yoga and meditation that put the body in a state of deep rest known as the relaxation response, are capable of changing how genes behave in response to stress. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113457.php The negative effects of stress on cognitive functioning appear to be amplified by a genetic variation associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new federally funded study has found. The genetic variation may, in effect, accelerate the development of age-related cognitive decline by as much as eight years. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113137.php Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE: LLY) and Boehringer Ingelheim announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion supporting the approval of Cymbalta® (duloxetine hydrochloride) for the treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113165.php Eli Lilly and Co (NYSE: LLY) and Boehringer Ingelheim announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has issued a positive opinion supporting the approval of Cymbalta(R) (duloxetine hydrochloride) for the treatment of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112446.php As an everyday emotion, anxiety can be a good thing, prompting us to take extra precautions. But when anxiety persists, it can undermine our physical health. Evidence suggests that people with anxiety disorders are at greater risk for some chronic medical conditions. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/112340.php Small children who grow up in a family where the mother has psychological distress, the family is exposed to stress or is lacking social support, are at higher risk of developing anxious and depressive symptoms in early adolescence. Girls are more vulnerable than boys, and very timid or short-tempered children are more vulnerable than others to develop emotional problems. This is shown in a new doctorate study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111916.php Moving house or the separation of parents can significantly increase the risk of children developing allergies later on. These are the results from a long-term study correlating life-style, immune system development and allergies, led by the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig (UFZ), the Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen and the "Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung" (IUF) in Duesseldorf. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111447.php By doing tests on mice fed on a calorie restricted diet, US researchers have discovered that ghrelin, a hormone that increases when people don't eat, may defend against symptoms of depression or anxiety brought on by stress. The research is the work of scientists led by senior author Dr Jeffrey Zigman, assistant professor of internal medicine and psychiatry at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111364.php For many residents of Lower Manhattan, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, had lasting psychological consequences. New findings, released by the Health Department's World Trade Center Health Registry, show that one in eight Lower Manhattan residents likely had posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) two to three years after the attacks. The findings show that Lower Manhattan residents developed PTSD at three times the usual rate in the years following 9/11. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111394.php Employees who work overtime are at increased risk of anxiety and depression, suggests a study in the June Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). Elisabeth Kleppa and colleagues of the University of Bergen, Norway, analyzed data on work hours from a larger study of Norwegian men and women. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111150.php The increased beating of the heart that one experiences when in a stressful situation is just one part of the body's response to stress, something often known as the "fight-or-flight response". Another component of the fight-or-flight response is the suppression of pain, also known as stress-induced analgesia (SIA). Some of the nerves and nerve-produced peptides that are responsible for SIA have been identified, but much remains to be discovered. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/111011.php An acute session of moderate aerobic exercise, but not heavy aerobic or moderate strength exercises, can reduce the anxiety state and improve the sleep quality of insomnia patients, according to a research abstract presented at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). The study, authored by Giselle S. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/110799.php Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet. But can it substitute for nature? Apparently not, according to a new study that measured individuals' heart recovery rate from minor stress when exposed to a natural scene through a window, the same scene shown on a high-definition plasma screen, or a blank wall. Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/110168.php Department of Defense and HHS officials on Wednesday announced a program under which the departments will send 200 psychiatrists, social workers and other mental health care professionals to military facilities to treat the increased number of soldiers who have post-traumatic stress disorder, the Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109599.php The progression from acute stress disorder to post-traumatic stress disorder may be prevented by exposure-based therapy, in which trauma survivors are guided to relive a troubling event. These reults were published in an article released on June 2, 2008 in the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Acute stress disorder, sometimes called shock, involves the development of a strong stress response after a traumatic event. Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109490.php Almost one in six cases of depression among working Victorians are caused by job stress. This means more than 21,000 cases of preventable depression are caused by job stress each year, a new University of Melbourne study shows. Stressful working conditions in this study were defined as a combination of high job demands and low control over how the job gets done (or 'job strain'). Mon, 02 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109485.php Contrary to popular notions about what is normal or healthy, new research has found that it is okay not to express one's thoughts and feelings after experiencing a collective trauma, such as a school shooting or terrorist attack. In fact, people who choose not to express their feelings after such an event may be better off than those who do talk about their feelings, according to University at Buffalo psychologist Mark Seery, Ph.D. Fri, 30 May 2008 05:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109317.php Anxiety may influence children's metabolic health differently according to weight status, says a study presented in Indianapolis at the 55th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Thu, 29 May 2008 08:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109094.php The number of U.S. service members diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder increased by nearly 50% from 2006 to 2007, according to Pentagon data released on Tuesday, the Washington Post reports. Thu, 29 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109128.php Women from across the country are making their voices heard on the best ways to care for their bodies, their minds and each other. Their tips? Practice safe sex, get those yearly exams and learn to manage stress. Through http://www.EmpowHer. Thu, 29 May 2008 02:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109070.php The Institute for Progressive Medicine (IPM), a revolutionary medical clinic that emphasizes safe, natural and alternative treatments in combination with traditional medical techniques, announced the clinic's IV Therapies, including one of their most popular therapies - the Stress Drip. Thu, 22 May 2008 04:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/108429.php New findings from research supported by NARSAD, the world's leading charity dedicated to mental health research, and conducted by scientists at Washington University's School of Medicine (WUSM) now point to new options for treating preschool-aged children with significant clinical depression as well as those severely depressed adults who don't respond to standard treatments, such as antidepressants and psychotherapy. Presented at NARSAD's 5th annual St. Thu, 22 May 2008 01:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/108324.php This study investigates the relationship between personality constructs and different anxiety types among Chinese and Caucasian college students, and found that socially-prescribed perfectionism appeared to be a more accurate predictor of anxiety for the Chinese group as compared to their Caucasian counterparts. For the individualistic Caucasian culture - which prescribes high expectations to personal achievement, perfectionism has more impact on trait anxiety. Tue, 20 May 2008 03:00:00 PDT http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/108006.php Women who are stressed during pregnancy may pass some of that frazzlement to their fetuses in the form of increased sensitivity to allergen exposure and possibly future asthma risk, according to researchers from Harvard Medical School who presented their findings at the American Thoracic Society's 2008 International Conference in Toronto on Sunday, May 18. "While predisposition to asthma may be, in part, set at birth, the factors that may determine this are not strictly genetic.