Stress Levels Rise Among UK Workers, Some Turning to Drink to Deal With Their Anxieties

LONDON, February 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Nearly half (48%) of the adult workers surveyed by Croner are more or much more stressed than 12 months ago.The survey of over 1,200 adult workers carried out by ...

Stress causes brain shrinkage

A new Yale study shows that stress can reduce brain volume and function, even in otherwise healthy individuals. Researchers from the Yale Stress Center analyzed the effect of experiencing stressful life events. The study, published Jan. 5 in the journal Biological Psychiatry, concluded that stress can decrease the amount of gray matter in the brain and make it more difficult for people to manage ...

Questions over stress tests

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) on Jan. 18 judged "appropriate" the results of the stress tests of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. On Jan. 31, an International Atomic Energy Agency team determined that Japan's stress tests of reactors are "generally consistent" with IAEA safety standards. We beg to disagree ...

Mark C. Russell, Ph.D., ABPP: Underestimating the True Prevalence of War Stress Injury in the Military

Media and official reports on prevalence rates of military war stress injury have focused almost exclusively on escalating rates of well-known war stress injuries such as PTSD, depression, generalized anxiety, substance abuse, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, the true impact from war trauma cannot be reduced to a handful of psychiatric diagnoses, as some may want.

Study Shows How Stress Triggers Immune System

MONDAY, Jan. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Shedding some light on why stress might be bad for you, a new study finds that parts of your immune system ramp up when you get into personal conflicts with others.

To handle stress, focus on what you can control

Managing stress is about taking charge of your thoughts, your emotions, your schedule, your environment and the way you deal with problems. The ultimate goal is a balanced life around personal and pro

Financial Stress: Tips to Lessen Your Load and Rebuild Your Bank Account

Financial Stress: Tips to Lessen Your Load and Rebuild Your Bank Account