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Acupuncture Helps Ease Fatigue After Breast Cancer

Posted on 10/31/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthPersistent fatigue after breast cancer treatment is a common problem among patients, with one in three women suffering the debilitating tiredness for a year or more after their treatment ends. Older women, in particular, say their post-cancer fatigue severely affects their mood and quality of life. But a new multicenter study by British researchers finds that acupuncture may help reduce fatigue and improve quality of life in women who have had breast cancer. In the study published this week in …

Heart Attacks Can Cause Serious Depression — In Spouses

Posted on 08/27/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthWhile depression is common among heart attack survivors, their spouses can also be hit hard. According to a new study, spouses of heart attack victims are at greater risk of depression, anxiety or suicide, and men are more likely than women to become depressed or commit suicide, American and Danish researchers found. Even if a husband or wife survives a heart attack, the spouse suffers more than do spouses of people who survive or die from other conditions, the study …

The Takeaway: Anxiety Could Make You Age Faster

Posted on 07/13/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsAfraid of crowds? Heights? Spiders? If you suffer from one of these or other “phobic anxieties” — and about 6 to 10 percent of the American population does — it could mean you’ll age more rapidly than your non-phobic counterparts. In fact, a study published this week found that compared to a person with no phobic symptoms, seriously anxious individuals were aging about six years faster.