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Dads make mom grumpy by snoozing while baby cries
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 09 04
Half of British fathers either continue to doze or pretend to be asleep when their babies cry during the night, making many mothers resentful,…
Chernobyl children have normal mental function
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 08 04
The low level of radiation that occurred after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in 1986 did not appear to affect the…
Drinking in middle age tied to impaired thinking
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 03 04
People who drink alcohol frequently in middle age are twice as likely as less regular drinkers to develop mild mental impairments later in life,…
Suicide of friend often very traumatic for teens
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Sep 02 04
Teens with a friend who commits suicide are at risk of an intense reaction called traumatic grief, which in turn renders them prone to…
Exercise may preserve immune response in older men
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 30 04
Older men who exercise regularly may not only keep themselves in good shape, they may also give their immune systems a boost, new study…
Older boys really are a bad influence, study finds
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 19 04
Parents who forbid their daughters to date older boys may be on the right track. A study published on Thursday finds that teenage girls…
Overweight girls may have more behavior problems
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 12 04
Overweight girls, but not boys, may be more likely to have behavioral problems when they start kindergarten, according to the results of a nationwide…
Parents can help kids prepare for school
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 06 04
The first day of school can be a lot of fun for many children, giving them a chance to meet up with friends they…
Flu exposure in womb may raise schizophrenia risk
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Aug 02 04
Infants who have been exposed to influenza in the womb during the first half of pregnancy appear to have an increased risk of schizophrenia,…
Americans are sad three days a month
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 29 04
Down in the dumps? Americans reported spending an average of three days a month feeling “sad, blue or depressed,” according to a government survey…
Abnormal movements may identify autism early
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 26 04
Abnormal movement patterns are seen in children who develop Asperger’s syndrome, or autism, a research team reports.
Identifying these anomalies in infancy may…
Doctors often disregard patients’ last wishes
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 26 04
Doctors’ responses to a series of hypothetical scenarios reveal that many make treatment decisions that are contrary to patients’ dying wishes, researchers reported…
Johnson & Johnson unit minimized risks of drug - report
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 26 04
Janssen Pharmaceutica Products, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, notified doctors that it minimized the risks of a popular drug for schizophrenia in promotional…
Senator’s tearful plea helps pass suicide bill
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 09 04
For a few moments on Thursday, the only sounds in the U.S. Senate chamber were the sobs of a grieving father.
Oregon Republican Gordon…
Stress boosts immunity, but only in the short term
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 09 04
A short burst of stress appears to help the body fight off infections, but chronic stress may produce the opposite effect, according to a…
Specialized foster care curbs teen violence
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 08 04
An expert panel is recommending that a specialized form of foster care be an option for teens who are particularly likely to engage in…
Celexa safely curbs depression in the young
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jul 06 04
Treatment with the antidepressant Celexa significantly reduces symptoms of major depression in children and adolescents, researchers report.
Dr. Karen Dineen Wagner of the University…
Relapse common after anorexia treatment
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 30 04
Many women who are successfully treated for anorexia are in danger of relapsing for at least two years afterward, new research suggests.
In a…
Girls, more than boys, seek vengeance
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 17 04
Among children aged 8 through 14 injured in fights, girls are more likely than boys to get into a brawl in retaliation for previous…
British veterans launch ‘Gulf War syndrome’ inquiry
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 14 04
British war veterans said on Monday they had commissioned an inquiry into “Gulf War syndrome” that would be independent and headed by a retired…
Two languages better than one to keep mind young
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 14 04
Two languages are better than one when it comes to keeping the brain young, Canadian researchers reported on Monday.
Older adults who grew up…
Study links vaccine ingredient to autism in mice
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 10 04
A study of specially bred mice suggests that a mercury preservative in vaccines could potentially cause some of the brain changes in autism, U.S.…
Vaccine critics attack mercury report
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 03 04
Several members of Congress who believe that vaccines can cause autism in children criticized an official report meant to lay such fears to rest,…
Schizophrenia families not shielded from cancer
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 03 04
A number of previous studies have documented a low rate of cancer in patients with schizophrenia. However, the results of a large study conducted…
Full moon doesn’t trigger epileptic seizures
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 03 04
Contrary to what many people believe, a full moon does not cause seizures in patients with epilepsy, new research indicates. However, non-epileptic type seizures…