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Stress
How laughing keeps you healthy
8/4/2008
Anticipating a good laugh reduces the release of stress hormones that can weaken your immune system over time, according to a new study.
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Work really can kill you
25/1/2008
Work really can kill you, according to a new study providing evidence of how on-the-job stress raises the risk of heart disease by disrupting the body's internal systems.
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Husbands help beat work stress
2/1/2008
Coming home to a loving spouse and a good marriage helps working women shake off the stress of the day, new research confirms.
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Work stress leads to absenteeism
21/12/2007
High levels of work strain lead to increased employee absenteeism and decreased productivity, according to a new study that looked at data from a 2002 national health survey.
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Stress different for the sexes
20/11/2007
When it comes to performance-related stress, the female brain reacts differently than the male brain.
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Video game lowers stress
12/11/2007
A video game that asks players to find the smile in a sea of frowns may help ease people's stress, researchers have found.
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How stress harms your skin
5/11/2007
A team of researchers have identified the biological mechanism by which stress increases susceptibility to skin infections.
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Why some stress more
19/10/2007
Researchers have identified molecular mechanisms in the brain that may explain why some people are less vulnerable to the stress caused by difficult situations.
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Meditation helps beat stress
9/10/2007
Recent studies have suggested that months to years of intensive meditation can improve attention and lower stress.
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Teach kids to manage stress
3/10/2007
A family intervention that improves behaviour of preschoolers' at risk for antisocial behaviour also favourably alters how their bodies react to stressful social situations.
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