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Stress triggers a hormonal fight-or-flight reaction that speeds up the heart and quickens breathing. In small amounts, stress is natural and may even be beneficial. But learning to manage stress is key to preventing health problems such as depression or insomnia.
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‘Email Vacations’ Boost Job Productivity, Lower Stress: Study
FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) — Email vacations while on the job could benefit people’s health, reducing stress levels and contributing to better focus, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, and the U.S. Army found that a group of workers who were cut off from office email use for five days [...]
Stress May Be Tougher on Women’s Hearts Than Men’s: Study
TUESDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) — Heart blood flow increases in men when they experience mental stress, but does not change in women, a small new study suggests. The finding may explain why women are more likely than men to have heart trouble when they suffer emotional distress, the Penn State College of Medicine researchers said. The [...]
Wartime Killing May Raise Veterans’ Thoughts of Suicide
MONDAY, April 23 (HealthDay News) — The experience of killing in war is strongly linked with suicidal thoughts, according to a study of U.S. veterans of the Vietnam War. Researchers analyzed data from a survey of a nationally representative sample of Vietnam War veterans and found that those with more killing experiences were twice as likely [...]
Why Stress Makes Colds More Likely
MONDAY, April 2, 2012 (Health.com) — Most of us know from experience that stress weakens our immune system. Colds always seem to strike when we’re overworked or emotionally exhausted, as do eczema flare-ups, headaches, and myriad other health problems. Doctors long ago confirmed that the connection between stress and health is real, but they haven’t been [...]
Why Stress Might Make You Sick
By Randy DotingaHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) — A new study involving the common cold may help explain why stress, which dampens the immune system, seems to trigger inflammation in many people. That would appear contradictory, because the immune system creates inflammation (for example, the redness around a wound) to help the body heal. [...]
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