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Viewpoints: GOP's 'political sideshow;' Boehner says House must defend the constitution; Jonathan Gruber on center stage about subsidies

This week, before the House leaves for its August recess, the GOP majority is expected to approve a lawsuit against Obama.

29 Jul 2014

Parallel brain circuits associated with opposing emotional reactions

People choosing between two or more equally positive outcomes experience paradoxical feelings of pleasure and anxiety, feelings associated with activity in different regions of the brain, according to research led by Amitai Shenhav, an associate research scholar at the Princeton Neuroscience Institute at Princeton University.

27 Jul 2014

Anxiety regarding inconclusive cancer screening test results is far less than claimed

Anxiety regarding inconclusive cancer screening test results among some patients is real and is only natural.

27 Jul 2014

Massage therapy can alleviate symptoms of multiple sclerosis

An estimated 2.3 million people worldwide live with multiple sclerosis (MS) each day, a debilitating disease that can often cause severe pain, muscle spasms, poor circulation, anxiety, stress and clinical depression.

26 Jul 2014

Viewpoints: Looking to the supremes for answer on subsidies; 'personhood' laws

Liberals are telling themselves that the latest ObamaCare legal challenge won't amount to much, although more nervously after the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that the White House is defying the law's plain text by allotting insurance subsidies through the federal exchanges. Allow us to increase their anxiety by speeding things along to the Supreme Court (7/23).

25 Jul 2014

Longer looks: the economics of infertility; placebos as treatment raises ethical dilemmas

About a decade ago, Medicaid programs were struggling to keep up with skyrocketing prescription drug costs. Between 1997 and 2002, drug spending in the program for low-income Americans grew by about 20 percent annually. ... Medicaid directors began looking for ways to tamp down on those costs. One of the most popular policies was something called "prior authorization" for a new wave of more expensive, anti-psychotic drugs ,... These policies, in a sense, worked: they helped rein in how much Medicaid spent filling prescriptions. But in another sense, they may not have worked at all: a growing body of research has begun questioning whether restricting drug spending may have just shifted costs elsewhere - particularly, into the prison system (Sarah Kliff, 7/22).

25 Jul 2014

Children who experience stress early in life have emotional, physical health problems

Children who have been abused or neglected early in life are at risk for developing both emotional and physical health problems.

25 Jul 2014

Study: Lack of trust in one's physician affects physical, mental well-being of cancer patients

The physical and mental well-being of people with cancer may be affected by how they feel about their relationship with their physician and by differences in attachment styles (how they rely and depend on others), finds a new study from General Hospital Psychiatry.

23 Jul 2014

Parents expect information about circumcision, not recommendation from health-care providers

Most parents expect healthcare providers to answer their questions about circumcision, but they don't want a specific recommendation on the procedure, according to a new University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health.

22 Jul 2014

Peer-led interventions can reduce depression and anxiety in mothers of kids with autism

Peer-led interventions that target parental well-being can significantly reduce stress, depression and anxiety in mothers of children with disabilities, according to new findings released today in the journal Pediatrics.

22 Jul 2014

Black women who strongly identified with race more likely to feel anxious in healthcare setting

A first-of-its-kind study by researchers at USC and Loyola Marymount University (LMU) has found evidence that the persistent health disparities across race may, in part, be related to anxiety about being confronted by negative racial stereotypes while receiving healthcare.

22 Jul 2014

For Medicare, good news for future, changes in hospice rules

And a new report by a conservative group identifies Medicare Advantage cuts by congressional district.

22 Jul 2014

Correlation between sensitivity to light or noise and increased emotional symptoms in concussed teens

Two researchers from the University of Kentucky have demonstrated a connection between sensitivity to light or noise and increased emotional symptoms in teens who have suffered a concussion.

21 Jul 2014

Scientists make seminal breakthrough in understanding molecular basis of fibroadenoma

A multi-disciplinary team of scientists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore, Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, and Singapore General Hospital have made a seminal breakthrough in understanding the molecular basis of fibroadenoma, one of the most common breast tumours diagnosed in women.

21 Jul 2014

Use ADHD questionnaire ‘with caution’ in bipolar patients

A questionnaire used to determine whether or not someone has attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder should be used with caution in patients with bipolar disorder, Swiss researchers suggest.

16 Jul 2014

4 key takeaways for faster, cheaper, more responsive research in healthcare settings

Thousands of studies take place every year in healthcare settings. A report published recently in the American Journal of Preventative Medicine describes how to do many of these studies more rapidly.

16 Jul 2014

Personal rejection sensitivity linked with more severe BDD and depressive symptoms

In a recent study, researchers at Rhode Island Hospital found that fear of being rejected because of one's appearance, as well as rejection sensitivity to general interpersonal situations, were significantly elevated in individuals with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD).

16 Jul 2014

Anxiety News and Research

Latest Anxiety News and Research

Viewpoints: GOP's 'political sideshow;' Boehner says House must defend the constitution; Jonathan Gruber on center stage about subsidies

Parallel brain circuits associated with opposing emotional reactions

Anxiety regarding inconclusive cancer screening test results is far less than claimed

Massage therapy can alleviate symptoms of multiple sclerosis

Viewpoints: Looking to the supremes for answer on subsidies; 'personhood' laws

Longer looks: the economics of infertility; placebos as treatment raises ethical dilemmas

Children who experience stress early in life have emotional, physical health problems

Study: Lack of trust in one's physician affects physical, mental well-being of cancer patients

Parents expect information about circumcision, not recommendation from health-care providers

Peer-led interventions can reduce depression and anxiety in mothers of kids with autism

Black women who strongly identified with race more likely to feel anxious in healthcare setting

For Medicare, good news for future, changes in hospice rules

Correlation between sensitivity to light or noise and increased emotional symptoms in concussed teens

Scientists make seminal breakthrough in understanding molecular basis of fibroadenoma

Use ADHD questionnaire ‘with caution’ in bipolar patients

4 key takeaways for faster, cheaper, more responsive research in healthcare settings

Personal rejection sensitivity linked with more severe BDD and depressive symptoms

Fatty acid transport proteins genetically linked to schizophrenia and ASD

Smoking may increase suicide risk

Motivational impairment could be early target for psychosis risk

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