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Study investigates how mindfulness meditation reduces emotional reactivity

In a randomized controlled trial of 134 mildly stressed, middle-aged to older adults, participants who were assigned to a six-week mindfulness-meditation training program experienced significantly reduced negative affect variability—which refers to subjective distress and includes a range of mood states such as worry, anxiety, anger, self-criticism, and life dissatisfaction—compared with participants assigned to a waitlist control.

22 Nov 2018

Negative social cues on tobacco packaging could help reduce smoking intentions

New research published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs suggests that tobacco packaging that reminds smokers that broad societal 'others' disapprove of the activity can trigger feelings of self-consciousness, which in turn reduces smoking intentions.

22 Nov 2018

Older adults with CVD more likely to experience rapid functional decline

In a Journal of the American Geriatrics Society study of adults aged 65 and older who were functionally independent, individuals with cardiovascular disease were more likely to experience rapid functional decline than those without.

21 Nov 2018

Interventions to improve sleep may reduce risk of falls

Compared with women in a recent study who slept seven to eight hours each night, women who slept for ≤5 hours or ≥10 hours had about a 25 percent increased odds of experiencing recurrent falls (falling at least twice in a year).

21 Nov 2018

COPD linked to obesity in older women who have never smoked

Researchers have found that COPD is significantly more common among never-smoking, older women (aged 50 years or older) who are morbidly obese.

21 Nov 2018

Attention, marketplace shoppers: Don’t delay on 2019 enrollment

Don't procrastinate. Most consumers who buy their own insurance on the federal health insurance marketplace face a Dec. 15 deadline. Advocates are reminding these customers that if they miss the deadline, they may not have a plan that starts in January 2019.

21 Nov 2018

Smoke-free laws associated with reduced systolic blood pressure

Smoke-free policies have been associated with lower systolic (top number) blood pressure readings among non-smokers, according to new research in Journal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.

21 Nov 2018

Report outlines inequalities in access to healthcare

The European Social Policy Network, which is funded by the European Commission and managed jointly by LISER, Applica and the European Social Observatory, has just published a Synthesis Report describing the main features of health systems in terms of access to healthcare in 35 European countries.

21 Nov 2018

NTU and TTSH join forces to improve doctor-patient communication

A joint study by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and clinicians at Tan Tock Seng Hospital has yielded insights into how doctors can better communicate the value of clinical investigations to patients.

21 Nov 2018

Rare Cancers Asia aims to improve patient care

Rare cancers inherently make it difficult to collect data, build clinical expertise and treat affected patients - challenges which are best addressed through collaboration in international networks.

21 Nov 2018

Check your medical records for dangerous errors

When Liz Tidyman's elderly parents moved across the country to be closer to their children and grandchildren years ago, they carried their medical records with them in a couple of brown cardboard folders tied with string.

21 Nov 2018

Report shows strong but uneven spending in medical and health R&D over five-year period in the U.S.

Total U.S. investment in medical and health research and development in the U.S. grew by 27% over the five-year period from 2013 to 2017, led by industry and the federal government, according to U.S. Investments in Medical and Health Research and Development, a new report from Research!America.

21 Nov 2018