Mental Health ranks in the top 5 most costly healthcare conditions in the United States. Other making this “most expensive list” included heart disease, trauma-related disorders, cancer, and asthma. Metal health costs rose from $35.2 billion in 1996 to 57.5 billion in 2006, and of these five conditions, out-of-pocket payments were highest for the treatment […]
A recent study published in the June 2009 issue of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeeback (Volume 34, Number 2, by Swanson, Gevirtz, Brown, Spira, Guarneri, & Stoletniy), finds that heart failure patients respond favorably to heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback and breath training.
An all around great update for the Science Daily Research News series with some exiting new research on nicotine dependence rates, high carb diets and heart problems, neuroimaging and dyslexia subtypes, genetic causes of ADHD, potentially dissapointing news with CBT for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, groundbreaking images of synapse formation and its possible implications in […]
This Science Daily Research Update is long overdue so let us jump right into the details. Today’s update highlights new and interesting research, such as the relationship of weight loss and vitamin D, several new studies on pregnancy (low birth weight, flu, and depression), the genetic link among anxiety, depression, and insomnia, REM Sleep and […]
Today’s The Scientist Research News Update brings about a very interesting round of new research. For example, check out these articles that discuss: the control of a prosethetic or robotic arm using an implanted brain electrode may be easier than initially believed, the role of white brain matter in human learning, the injection of growth […]
As a satisfied multivitamin user for the past 20 years, I was startled at the conclusions of “Vitamin Pills: A False Hope?” I do not normally review articles that appear in mainstream newspapers; however, the author does a good job to cite current and ongoing research to substantiate her conclusions. The author states that Americans […]
Today’s update details new research which covers a broad spectrum of health related topics, such as hypnotherapy treatment for ulcerative colitis, yet another reason not to smoke, even more benefits of exercise, IQ and physical attractiveness lead to more money, computerized games can keep the elderly mentally sharp, and the EEG predicts neurological recovery in […]
Researchers* acquired data during March 1, 2003 to December 31, 2004 from the The Organized Program to Initiate Lifesaving Treatment in Hospitalized Patients with Heart Failure (OPTIMIZE-HF) to further explore the connection between depression and heart failure. Data from the medical charts of 48,612 patients (mean age = 73) from 259 hospitals were included. The […]
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