 |  |  |  Stress Reduction Headlines | | | (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) -- Emory University graduate student Meredith Philyaw plans to put up a clothesline in the middle of campus. (Associated Press) -- Quickly giving morphine to wounded troops cuts in half the chance they will develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a provocative study that suggests a new strategy for preventing the psychological fallout of war. (McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- When Amiyah Martinson's father left Thursday on the guided-missile frigate Nicholas, it was the third deployment the 6-year-old Virginia Beach girl had experienced. (McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Luis Gutierrez is sounding like a human kazoo, demonstrating what he calls the "evilbuster breath." As the speaker's hands tent his nose and he exhales in a loud hum, few of the two dozen freshmen at Overfelt High in San Jose are smirking or rolling their eyes. (McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Whether you are making Thanksgiving dinner for the first time or the 40th, it's easy to be overwhelmed by all the shopping, chopping and roasting. WASHINGTON (USA Today) -- Many people say they eat more when they are under stress. Others eat less. GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) -- Running a marathon, grab a carbohydrate bar. Lifting weights, gulp a protein shake. But climbing into a fighter jet? Try butter-soaked lobster. (NewsRx.com) -- Young people with asthma have nearly twice the incidence of depression compared to their peers without asthma, and studies have shown that depression is associated with increased asthma symptoms and, in some cases, death (see also University at Buffalo). (McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- You can reduce stress by exercising and do it on a budget too. "You don't have to spend money to be active," said Jeremy Spencer, fitness coordinator for the Illinois Wesleyan University Wellness Program. (USA TODAY) -- Veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a significantly higher risk of developing dementia compared with veterans who don't have the disorder, a study reports today. NEW YORK (Canadian Press) -- Leslie Fuller tried to stick to her shopping list on a recent grocery run. Instead, she found herself venturing down the candy aisle, throwing bags of Hershey's Miniatures and M&M's into her cart. (AAP) -- Young people with a sibling who has cancer are more prone to depression and psychological distress, a new Australian study has found. BALTIMORE (AP) -- At one of the nation's top trauma hospitals, a nurse circles a patient's bed, humming and waving her arms as if shooing evil spirits. Another woman rubs a quartz bowl with a wand, making tunes that mix with the beeping monitors and hissing respirator keeping the man alive. (McClatchy-Tribune Information Services) -- Nothing like having the whole world watching to increase stress levels. And more stress means more troubles: mental breakdowns, physical illness, relationship woes. | News brought to you by: | | | | | | |
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