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Promoting exercise causes guilt

One quarter of the population feel guilt when reminded that exercise is a good thing, according to a new analysis by SOM, a Quebec survey firm. "More than 22 percent of respondents – 18 per

Pregnant women falling short on nutrition

Pregnant women are skimping on fruit and vegetables and gaining too much weight, according to a new Australian study. The research, in the journal Nutrition & Dietetics

Long-time cannabis use associated with psychosis
Young adults who have used cannabis or marijuana for a longer period of time appear more likely to have hallucinations or delusions or to meet criteria for psychosis, according to a report posted onli

Good parenting triumphs over prenatal stress
A mother's nurture may provide powerful protection against risks her baby faces in the womb, according to a new article published online in the journal Biological Psychiatry. The re

Outpatient care for individuals with severe mental illnesses reduces crime
Researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health have determined that mandatory outpatient treatment for New Yorkers with severe mental illness leads to a drop in violent criminal behaviour. Th

Total fat, trans fat linked to higher incidence of ischaemic stroke
Post-menopausal women who reported consuming the most daily dietary fat had a 40 percent higher incidence of clot-caused strokes compared to women who ate the least amount, according to research prese

Exploiting the body's own ability to fight a heart attack
Scientists trying to find a way to better help patients protect themselves against harm from a heart attack are taking their cues from cardiac patients.

Physical symptoms could be sign of depression
Depression and chronic mood disorders can manifest themselves through physical symptoms, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine.

Teens who spend less time glued to screens may relate better to peers
A new study at the University of Otago has some good news for parents worried that restricting TV viewing might make it more difficult for their children to relate to their friends.

High-fat ketogenic diet to control seizures is safe over long term
Current and former patients treated with the high-fat ketogenic diet to control multiple, daily and severe seizures can be reassured by the news that not only is the diet effective, but it also appear

Bleeding risk associated with image-guided biopsies is low

Even among patients who have taken aspirin in proximity to an image-guided percutaneous biopsy, risk of major bleeding associated with the procedure is low, according to a study in the March issue

Socioeconomic stresses could lower life expectancy
Socioeconomic status can affect life expectancy, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher said in a study.

Happy or positive people have fewer heart attacks
Columbia University Medical Center researchers studying the link between emotions and heart disease believe that their recent study, published in the latest issue of the European Society of Cardiology

Untreated poor vision in elderly linked to dementia
Elderly people with visual disorders that are left untreated are significantly more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, according to a University of Michigan

Migraine may double risk of heart attack
Migraine sufferers are twice as likely to have heart attacks as people without migraine, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The study