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My experience living with extreme anxiety

My experience living with extreme anxiety

If I think back to all of the most memorable and joyous moments of my life, my memories are laced with a dark, gripping cloak of anxiety. As a kid, I would second guess everything that I did. Experiences that other people would celebrate, such as graduations, weddings, and promotions, are dreaded milestones for me […]

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Chemo Drug Shortages Have Little Effect on Cancer Care: Study

Chemo Drug Shortages Have Little Effect on Cancer Care: Study

Latest Cancer News THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Cancer drug shortages don’t appear to have a significant impact on chemotherapy treatment in the United States, according to a new study. “These findings are surprising in light of the substantial media and policy attention that the cancer drug shortage problem has garnered,” said study […]

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Health Tip: Pool Safety

Health Tip: Pool Safety

(HealthDay News) — A tragedy can happen in any swimming pool without proper supervision, says Intermountain Healthcare. Following water safety guidelines can prevent children from drowning. Latest Prevention & Wellness News Intermountain Healthcare urges parents to: Always watch children who are in the water. Be alert. Learn infant and child CPR. Have a phone nearby […]

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AHA News: Medical School Project Pushes Healthy Habits ‘Beyond Hospital Walls’

AHA News: Medical School Project Pushes Healthy Habits ‘Beyond Hospital Walls’

Latest Prevention & Wellness News THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — During her third year of medical school, Terry Gao learned how classroom training doesn’t always answer real-world questions — like how to get people to eat better. As part of an internal medicine rotation at a hospital, she treated patients who […]

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Science Says: Smiling Does Bring a Mood Boost

Science Says: Smiling Does Bring a Mood Boost

<img class="healthday_image" src="https://www.medicationjunction.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/science-says-smiling-does-bring-a-mood-boost.jpg" alt="News Picture: Science Says: Smiling Does Bring a Mood Boost”> Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Here’s something to make you smile: Turning that frown upside down does makes folks feel a little happier, researchers conclude. While most of us might know this instinctively, academics have not […]

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Grief, Divorce Can Really Tax the Heart

Grief, Divorce Can Really Tax the Heart

By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) — For some people, the stress of dealing with a particularly rough patch in life or trauma may also strain the heart, a large new study suggests. The research, based on over 1.6 million Swedish adults, found that those diagnosed with […]