Stress causing men, women problems with sex: survey

The mounting stress in life has caused as high as 70 per cent of male adults in Taiwan to feel that they are not up to a decent performance in bed while around 66 per cent of females expressed dissatisfaction with their sex life, according to a survey released yesterday.

Stress of job demands, fears grow for Dallas-Fort Worth workers left behind after layoffs

MICHAEL HOUGE/DMNUnemployed Americans aren't the only ones struggling this Labor Day. Many employees are working longer hours for less pay. Companies have cut staffs and postponed hiring, and recent declining productivity rates may signify that workers have reached their limit. |

Stress of job demands, fears grows for Dallas-Fort Worth workers left behind after layoffs

Kim, a single mother of two children, has seen her pay cut by 5 percent, her health benefits decrease, her 401(k) match disappear and her workload grow after her company cut workers to ride out the recession.

Freshman anxiety a normal transition

Social anxiety issues are common among freshmen; they are starting over in a brand new place, they might not know anyone and they feel like they have to prove themselves, Kimberly Hays, associate director of training at Student Counseling Services, explained.

Animal Model Strengthens Link Between Everyday Stress And Obesity

Stress can take a daily toll on us that has broad physical and psychological implications. Science has long documented the effect of extreme stress, such as war, injury or traumatic grief on humans. Typically, such situations cause victims to decrease their food intake and body weight. Recent studies, however, tend to suggest that social stress--public speaking, tests, job and relationship ...

Why Does Anxiety Target Women More? FSU Researcher Awarded $1.8M Grant To Find Out

Anxiety disorders afflict women twice as often as men, but estrogen might not be the reason. Testosterone, though, could be. That is one of the preliminary findings in the lab of Florida State University researcher Mohamed Kabbaj, associate professor in the College of Medicine. He recently was awarded a five-year, $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to investigate the ...

Stress, heart risk link may lie in hair: study

TORONTO - Whether you're sporting a cropped cut or long curls, your hair may do more than reflect your personal style — researchers say it may serve as a means to measure stress.