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October 27, 2015

'Therapy kangaroo' booted from Wisconsin McDonald's

While she may not have been hopping mad, a Wisconsin woman certainly wasn't happy about being told to leave a McDonald's in Beaver Dam with the animal she says is her support kangaroo.

October 27, 2015

Anxiety disorders: Treatments and tips for coping

Everyone experiences anxiety from time to time – it is a normal human emotion, after all.  For some, however, anxiety goes beyond being just a passing feeling. Here are some tips for how to cope 

October 27, 2015

Support, not two in cockpit, key to reducing pilot suicide risk, experts say

Seven months after a pilot apparently crashed an airliner into a mountainside, killing himself and 149 other people, experts said better support for pilots with mental health disorders would do more to reduce the risk of pilot suicide than requiring that two people be in the cockpit at all times

October 27, 2015

Angry outbursts really do hurt your health, doctors find

Medical researchers increasingly are finding just how toxic outbursts of anger can be.

October 27, 2015

Mental health suffers most in major nuclear accidents, studies find

People caught up in a nuclear disaster are more likely to suffer severe psychological disorders such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder rather than any harm from radiation, scientists said on Friday.

October 27, 2015

9/11 survivor shares how he overcame his fear of flying

For people with  a fear of flying, traveling by plane isn’t just long lines and baggage fees. It’s a debilitating phobia that causes panic and, in some cases, forces people to avoid flying all together. Studies suggest as many as 2 to 10 percent of people have a phobia of flying at some point, and Ben Kaminow is one of those people. The 50-year-old New York City resident told FoxNews.com that his fear of flying took control of his life.

October 27, 2015

Lack of sleep, parents’ anxiety may affect kids’ pain after surgery

Children who didn’t sleep well leading up to a scheduled surgery, or whose parents made a big deal of the pain the child would feel, did turn out to have worse pain after surgery, according to a new U.S. study.

October 27, 2015

Frequent arguments with family and friends linked with greater risk of death

For middle-age adults, frequent arguments with partners, relatives or neighbors may increase the risk of death, according to a new study.

October 27, 2015

Stressed out wives may make men’s blood pressure rise

When older men have stressed-out wives, their own blood pressure may go up, a U.S. study suggests.

October 27, 2015

3 steps to making stress work for you

Throughout my years as a publisher of women’s health magazines, I heard from thousands of women about their quests for well-being and their desires to regain control of their lives.