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Stress drives you into eating more:Study

Sat, 25/06/2011 - 17:43 by Anupreet Kaur

People have a tendency to consume more of sugar or fatty foods under strenuous situations. A latest study from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre reveals that excessive stress makes people eat such unhealthy foods.

Comfort food reduces loneliness--study

Tue, 22/03/2011 - 21:17 by Jaspreet Virk

Many of us often turn to comfort foods, usually high in carbohydrates and fats, to fight stress or anxiety. Now a new study states that comfort foods even reduce feeling of loneliness.

Optimism helps teens beat depression--study

Wed, 12/01/2011 - 14:15 by Neka Sehgal

Researchers delving into the link between optimism and mental health outcomes found that teenagers who have a more positive approach towards life are less inclined to be depressed than their peers who are grumpy.

Heart risk higher in Type D personalities--study

Wed, 15/09/2010 - 07:25 by Samia Sehgal

Pessimistic, stressed-out people are more prone to heart problems. According to the findings of a new study, “distressed” people, having a personality profile known as Type D, carry thrice the risk of future heart problems, compared to more contented, optimistic people.

‘Magic mushrooms’ alleviate anxiety in cancer patients

Tue, 07/09/2010 - 11:15 by Jamie Anderson

The hallucinogen psilocybin, popularly known as magic mushrooms, may actually cast a magic spell on late-stage cancer patients by alleviating the anxiety that accompanies the condition, results of a new research suggest.

LiLo enters rehab ahead of schedule

Fri, 16/07/2010 - 16:56 by Sophie Anderson

Lindsay Lohan is learning it the hard way. In a desperate bid to stay out of jail, LiLo has checked herself into a rehab facility--the fourth time in her life--a week before her 90-day jail sentence begins.