Post-Traumatic Stress in Soldiers 'Increases Risk of Heart Attacks' Link Confirmed By Study of US Veterans of Vietnam War
MILITARY veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder are more than twice as likely to die prematurely from heart attacks than soldiers who have not been exposed to psychological damage as a result of military service, according to a major new US study. The evidence linking PTSD with car... more »
Study: Asthma Linked to Child Abuse
Researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston say they have found a potential cause-and-effect link between asthma sufferers and child abuse. By studying the health and life histories of children in Puerto Rico, the researchers said they found children who suffered some form of physica... more »
Study Finds Roommates Can Help Each Other
A University of Michigan study finds you really can work things out with your college dorm roommates if you try. Research by psychologists Jennifer Crocker and Amy Canevello at the U-M Institute for Social Research and published in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of Personality and Social ... more »
Controversial Autism Guru Offers Scots a GBP 7,000 'Cure'
AN AMERICAN medical guru who charges thousands of pounds to "cure" autistic children is heading to Scotland amid a storm of controversy. A number of specialists - including one of Scotland's most senior consultants - have urged families to think long and hard before signing up for the Son-Rise pr... more »
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