Study Links Stress from Using EHRs to Physician Burnout
Required by the Cures Act, the strategy lays out core issues and challenges related to health IT burden, while offering several recommendations
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Study bolsters findings that marathons increase heart stress. But what that means is unclear
A new “Research Letter” published Dec. 3 in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation raises the old fear that running long distances – particularly the 42.2-kilometre marathon – could be bad for amateur runners. But according to several experts, including the paper’s author, would-be marathoners should not worry that they are on the road to… Read More »
Middle Aged Stress Associated With Smaller Brain Size And Poor Memory
Research has found that middle-aged individuals in their forties and fifties with elevated cortisol levels, a hormone associated with stress, perform worse on cognitive and memory tasks compared to individuals of the same age who have average levels of cortisol. Elevated blood cortisol levels were also linked to smaller brain volumes. One factor that’s getting… Read More »
Hair Loss in Women, Could Stress Be The Culprit?
Free Website Content » Health » Hair Loss Articles Have you ever noticed that when a person feels stressed-out, their hair often looks frazzled and fried? Or that a depressed persons’ hair often looks dull and lifeless, as if to match the way they feel. This is no coincidence. Our hair reflects our emotional state.… Read More »
Rates of post-trauma stress rise in British military veterans
LONDON Oct 8 (Reuters) – Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan may have led to an increase in rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to new research looking at the mental health of Britain’s soldiers. The study, published in the British Journal of Psychiatry on Monday, found the overall rate of PTSD among current and… Read More »
How to Combat Stress and Anxiety as You Start University
Starting uni is a super exciting time in every young person’s life. You’re moving out and about to live on your own for the first time, and on top of it, you know there will be a lot of studying, assignments and homework! The chances are that you’re feeling an interesting mixture of excitement and… Read More »