What would happen if you developed a strong opinion on an issue, and later found that the majority of people disagreed with you? You might think that such a revelation would encourage you to rethink your beliefs. But a new study suggests people often react just the opposite: people grow more confident in some [...] Read more »

Incorporating mentoring and group skill-building intervention programs for children in foster care may help improve mental health outcomes in this population, according to a report by two University of Colorado School of Medicine researchers published in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals… Read The Full Article…Mentoring, [...] Read more »

The parents of grown children with autism are more likely to divorce than couples with typically developing children, according to new data from a large longitudinal study of families of adolescents and adults with autism… Read The Full Article…Parents Of Grown Offspring With Autism More Likely To Split Up Read more »

Lack of understanding and apprehension about anesthesia may lead as many as one in four patients to postpone surgery according to the Vital Health Report, a quarterly health survey of Americans released by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)… Read The Full Article…Anxiety About Undergoing Anesthesia May Lead One In Four Patients To Postpone Surgery Read more »

People suffering from diabetes-related foot ulcers show different rates of healing according to the way they cope and their psychological state of mind, according to new research by a health psychologist at The University of Nottingham… Read The Full Article…Healing Linked To How People Cope And Their Psychological State Of Mind Read more »

Studies by a Purdue University-led team have revealed a potential marker for prostate cancer that could be the starting point for less invasive testing and improved diagnosis of the disease… Read The Full Article…Potential Prostate Cancer Marker May Be Starting Point For Less Invasive Testing Read more »

Poor diet and physical inactivity leading to obesity are poised to overtake tobacco use as the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. With over 30% of U.S. adults obese, the significant adverse health effects of obesity (including heart disease and diabetes) are widespread throughout the country… Read The Full Article…Nutritional Labeling And [...] Read more »

A survey of physicians finds that while most support the professional commitment to report other physicians who they feel are incompetent or impaired, such as from alcohol or drug use, when faced with this situation, many did not follow through on making a report, according to a study in the July 14 issue of JAMA… [...] Read more »

Certain personality traits, demographic and work related factors increase the likelihood that doctors will develop mental illness or hazardous alcohol habits according to a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia… Read The Full Article…Personality Traits Linked To Mental Illness And Hazardous Alcohol Usage In Doctors Read more »

The Food Standards Agency has updated its list of product ranges that do not contain the six food colours associated with possible hyperactivity in young children. Another two manufacturers producing product lines free of the colours have been added to the list: Minara Foods Ltd and PoleStar Foods Ltd… Read The Full Article…List Of Foods [...] Read more »