For everyone who’s working in retail this holiday season… HealthDay News — Telling yourself that an angry person is just having a bad day and that its not about you can help take the sting out of their ire, a new study suggests.This strategy of finding another way to regard an angry person is an [...]
The apparent discovery of a common cause of all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ALS could give a boost to efforts to find a treatment for the fatal neurodegenerative disease, a new study contends.Scientists have long struggled to identify the underlying disease process of ALS also known as Lou Gehrigs disease and werent even sure [...]
HealthDay News — A commitment to high-intensity exercise may keep more than just your body in good shape. New research reveals that long-term aerobic activity may also boost a person’s brain function.In the study, Benjamin Tseng, a researcher in the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine’s IEEM Cerebrovascular Lab at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital [...]
(HealthDay News) — One in six U.S. children now has a developmental disability such as autism, learning disorders or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That number appears to be on the rise. In 1997-1999, about 12.8 percent of kids were diagnosed with a developmental [...]
(HealthDay News) — Some adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may also experience excessive emotional reactions to everyday situations, a combination that appears to run in families. That’s the finding of a Massachusetts General Hospital study that included 83 participants — 23 with ADHD alone, 27 with ADHD plus deficient emotional self-regulation (DESR), 33 with neither [...]
Are working moms more prone to depression than those who stay at home? One faces long hours away from her family, a lot of juggling and exhaustion. The other faces long hours with needy little humans, a lot of isolation and exhaustion. A new study suggests that it’s less important whether a mother works outside [...]
George got the first plant for me on Valentine’s Day, five years ago. It’s now occupying four pots. Here’s the second pot that’s blooming. I have no idea why they look different, if they’re from the same plant.
I must be missing something. I tried to enter this into my Amazon profile: “After over forty years on the East Coast, I now live in California with my husband and son, and work at University of California, Berkeley. Quite a change, but I love it. I’ve had a website for people with depression called [...]
Summer camp can be a wonderful experience for kids with ADHD, if it’s a successful experience. There are some things you can do to help ensure success. Even if your child is excited about summer camp or has already been through the experience once, you might find some useful suggestions here. Read on
Are you getting a lot of those calls with no name displayed, just a number? It seems like phone scams are more active now than usual. A site I depend on to get the real story on these mystery calls is whocalled.us. Just enter the number and resulting search in most cases will turn up [...]
