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Uneven Sleep Patterns Significantly Decrease Productivity |
| Monday, October 23, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
While we've long understood the negative effects of many nights without sufficient periods of rest, research only further confirms the many ways in which a cumulative lack of sleep handicaps our... more
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Schools Need to Leverage Media Literacy to Cut Teen Smoking |
| Friday, October 20, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Adolesence
The old quip about "things not being like they used to be" actually goes a long way in describing the mind-bogglingly dense media environment these days. We're bombarded on all sides by media content ... more
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Late Bloomers Find Success at College |
| Friday, October 20, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: College Life
For many American students, the path directly from high school to college is a given. Family pressure and the stresses of striving to compete in the contemporary job market play a large role in ... more
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Schools Need to Leverage Media Literacy to Cut Teen Smoking |
| Friday, October 20, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
The old quip about "things not being like they used to be" actually goes a long way in describing the mind-bogglingly dense media environment these days. We're bombarded on all sides by media content ... more
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More Parents Delaying Kindergarten for Kids |
| Friday, October 20, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
American parents, faced with the option of determining whether their four-and five-year-old children are ready to begin kindergarten, increasingly decide on another year in nursery school in... more
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The NFL's Punitive Substance Abuse Policy |
| Thursday, October 19, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
Brett Favre, the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, spoke out yesterday to criticize the National Football League's treatment of recently suspended Packer's wide receiver Koren Robinson. After plea... more
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Drug Interaction Risk Studied |
| Wednesday, October 18, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Medication Info
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention published the first batch of results from its national study of outpatient drug safety. The results can be found in the most recent edition of the Journal... more
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Portland VA Finds Success with Telemedicine |
| Wednesday, October 18, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: Military Psychologists/Psychiatrists
Updating a story from last week on some of the recent successes of telemedicine, The Portland Business Journal ran a story recently detailing the success of a study run at the Portland Veteran's Admin... more
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Internet Addiction: A Very Real Problem |
| Wednesday, October 18, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Behavior/Conduct Disorders
In a phenomenon reaching far beyond the ranks of online gamers, gamblers and chat room devotees, a new surveyconducted by the Stanford University School of Medicine estimates thatas many as on... more
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Portland VA Finds Success with Telemedicine |
| Wednesday, October 18, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Our Psychology
Updating a story from last week on some of the recent successes of telemedicine, The Portland Business Journal ran a story recently detailing the success of a study run at the Portland Veteran's Admin... more
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Internet Addiction: A Very Real Problem |
| Wednesday, October 18, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Addiction
In a phenomenon reaching far beyond the ranks of online gamers, gamblers and chat room devotees, a new survey conducted by the Stanford University School of Medicine estimates that as many a... more
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Hair Test Can Identify Eating Disorders, But How Useful Is It? |
| Tuesday, October 17, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Reuters has reported this week on a new study from researchers at BYU that claims to be able to identify, with 80% accuracy, if someone suffers from an eating disorder. The technique works by examinin... more
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Disney Makes Strong Statement on Healthy Eating |
| Monday, October 16, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Eating Healthy/ Eating Disorders
The AP reports today that Disney has taken a bold stand against foods containing trans fat and other unhealthy options. By the end of 2007, there will be no trans fat served in Disney's parks, and tha... more
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Disney Makes Strong Statement on Healthy Eating |
| Monday, October 16, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
The AP reports today that Disney has taken a bold stand against foods containing trans fat and other unhealthy options. By the end of 2007, there will be no trans fat served in Disney's parks, and tha... more
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Human Connections Are Deeper Than We Think |
| Monday, October 16, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
In an excerpt from his latest book, social neuroscience specialist Daniel Goleman reveals what may seem to be a no brainer: the daily interactions we have with others, particularly those whom we car... more
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Study Suggests Connection Between Television and Autism |
| Monday, October 16, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Parenting
In a study contradicting the widespread belief that the presence ofmercury and other heavy metals in childhood vaccines contributes toautism, Cornell University researchers demonstrate what appears to... more
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Study Suggests Connection Between Television and Autism |
| Monday, October 16, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Autism, Asperger's, PDD
In a study contradicting the widespread belief that the presence of mercury and other heavy metals in childhood vaccines contributes to autism, Cornell University researchers demonstrate what appe... more
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Florida Mayor Merges Business, Education |
| Friday, October 13, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Special Needs
In a bold move that may influence other districts around the country, St. Petersburg, Florida mayor Rick Baker has, since his 2001 election, encouraged large businesses to sponsor local schools. Whi... more
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Soldiers Troubled by Migraines in High Numbers |
| Friday, October 13, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Stress
As much as 40% of soldiers returning from Iraq deal with migraines or probable migraines according to research reported in Clinical Psychiatry News. While only 5% of those who were surveyed reported p... more
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Racing, and Exercising, to Recovery |
| Thursday, October 12, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Addiction
A story in today's New York Times profiles former crack addict Todd Crandell, whose recently released memoirs detail his conversion from a drug dealer and user to 12 time Iron Man. Mr. Crandell credit... more
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Military Disability Cases Rising Steadily |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2006 By Blog Master |
Category: Injury Recovery
In what will almost certainly prove to be a significant financial burden in coming years, military officials report a growing number of personnel filing disability claims upon returning from dut... more
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Small Changes Can Have a Big Impact on your Beltline |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2006 By TheEditorInChief |
Category: Diet , Aging and Eating Disorders
Dr. Brian Wansink, the director of Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab, spends a lot of time in his kitchen. Only this lavish kitchen isn't the one in his home, it is the intricately constructed r... more
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Military Disability Cases Rising Steadily |
| Wednesday, October 11, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Stress
In what will almost certainly prove to be a significant financial burden in coming years, military officials report a growing number of personnel filing disability claims upon returning from dut... more
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More Patients Using Video Therapy |
| Tuesday, October 10, 2006 By BlogMeister |
Category: Our Psychology
In order to offer underserviced patients expanded access to medical and therapuetic options, an increasing number of doctors and institutions have begun to offer long-distance video therapy ... more
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APA Recommends More Playtime for Kids |
| Monday, October 09, 2006 By Blog Meister |
Category: Parenting
It might seem like a contradictory sentiment in a culture of competitive, overstimulated children, but on Monday the American Academy of Pediatrics released a report aimed at stressing the impor... more
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