Forced Exercise
People who regularly exercise are less likely to suffer from mental health problems according to research compiled by the University of Colorado Boulder, USA. It also shows that those who are forced to exercise can benefit from the feel good factor of the exertion. According to the study, being forced to exercise can reduce anxiety [...]
Posted By Katy Edlund in Health Issues, Health News, Nursing News | Comment (0)Body Dysmorphia
Scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles have revealed that people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder have abnormal network wiring patterns across their entire brain including abnormal connections between regions of the brain which process visual and emotional stimulation. Those suffering with BDD perceive themselves to be disfigured, ugly or fat, even though they [...]
Posted By Katy Edlund in Health Issues, Health News, Nursing News | Comment (0)Hands Give Memory Boost
If you have trouble with your memory, new research could have the answer. Image courtesy of mnsc / flickr According to a recent study, simply balling up your right hand and squeezing it tightly makes it easier to remember lists. When you want to retrieve this information later, you have to clench your left hand. [...]
Posted By Katy Edlund in Health Issues, Health News, Nursing News | Comment (0)Oily Fish Increases Life Expectancy
A study of 2700 Americans of retirement age has found that eating oily fish could raise your life expectancy by more than two years. The research followed the participants for 16 years and scientists found that those who had higher levels of fatty acids in their blood lived longer. The findings were published in Annals [...]
Posted By Katy Edlund in Health Issues, Health News, Nursing News | Comment (0)Aspirin and Breast Cancer
A study has revealed how a daily dose of aspirin could slow down the spread of breast cancer. Image courtesy of Alex Brown / flickr Laboratory tests on mice found that the painkiller limits the creation of cells which fuel the disease and reduces tumour growth. The researchers at University of Kansas also found that [...]
Posted By Katy Edlund in Health Issues, Health News, Nursing News | Comment (0)Trainee Nurses to be Health Care Assistants
David Cameron has defended his plans to make trainee nurses spend a year as a health care assistants, assisting with patients’ day-to-day needs, rather than giving medical care. Image courtesy of Vlastimil / Wikimedia Commons The plans have been revealed in the aftermath of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust scandal where around 1000 patients died. [...]
Posted By Katy Edlund in Department of Health, Health News, NHS News, NHS Reforms, Nursing Jobs, Nursing News, Nursing Personnel | Comment (0)Skin Cancer on the Rise
Skin cancer is on the rise and the numbers of cases are higher than those predicted by experts previously. Image courtesy of Christiana Care / flickr A new study shows the most common type of skin cancer is approximately double the level indicated by government statistics, with more than 200,000 cases of basal cell carcinomas [...]
Posted By Katy Edlund in Health Issues, Health News, NHS News, Nursing News | Comment (0)Pot Bellies Not All Bad
In a recent study researchers have found that that a pot belly might not be as bad for some as it is for others. Women with pot bellies and muffin tops are less likely to break bones than those with perfectly toned tummies. However, for men the same can’t be said. Researchers studied 1000 men [...]
Posted By Katy Edlund in Health Issues, Health News, Nursing News | Comment (0)Music Good for Premature Babies
Researchers have found that playing live music to prematurely born babies can slow their heartbeat and make them breathe more easily. The sound of their parent singing or an instrument playing can help a newborn sleep better and puts them in a quietly attentive state. The research coordinated by Beth Israel Hospital in New York [...]
Posted By Katy Edlund in Health Issues, Health News, Nursing News | Comment (0)Sense of Purpose is Good for Our Health
New research suggests we all like to feel needed and a sense of purpose is good for our health. Those with a strong sense of purpose were 70 per cent less likely to suffer a stroke according to a study of 7,000 people. Eric Kim, the clinical psychologist who led the study at University of [...]
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