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Why Employers Need To Talk About Mental Illness In The Workplace
This is the third part in a series about mental health and illness at the workplace. Here are the first two parts
Huffington Post - Fri. Aug 19
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How Olya Viglione Stays True to Herself
Throughout her life, Olya Viglione, the singer and piano player of the band Scarlet Sails , has had people telling her what to be and what to do.
Psychology Today - Thu. Aug 18
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Repairing the Damage of Abstinence-Based Sex Education
For decades, the majority of sex education provided to adolescents in the US has focused on encouraging young people to refrain from sex . Our country has taken the approach that it is young people s moral obligation to not engage in sex until they are adults. Further, it is the obligation of adults, governments, parents , leaders and teachers, to make sure that teens Just Say No. Even programs th ...
Psychology Today - Thu. Aug 18
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Looking to Impress Someone? Don't Humblebrag
We ve likely all encountered it before the humble-brag, or boasting cloaked in a complaint. Statements like So annoying to be hit on. Men need to get a life. I m tired of people mistaking me for a model. I m having such a stressful day. I got two job offers and I don t know what to do. On a more disturbing note, there is Donald Trump s comment after the Orlando nightclub shooting Appreciate the co ...
Psychology Today - Thu. Aug 18
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5 Phobias You May Not Realize You Experience
By Cassie Shortsleeve
Huffington Post - Thu. Aug 18
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Polyunsaturated fat in adipose tissue linked to lower mortality
In a study from Uppsala University, published in the American journal JAMA Cardiology , the fatty acid linoleic acid Omega 6 in subcutaneous adipose tissue was linked to lower mortality among older men followed over a 15-year period. A high proportion of linoleic acid in adipose tissue largely reflects a high intake of various vegetable oils, as this study also demonstrated. The findings may furth ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Aug 18
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Diabetes drug may also offer vascular protection
Obesity and Type 2 diabetes are associated with vascular stiffening and the development of cardiovascular disease. Obese and diabetic premenopausal women are most at risk - even more than men of the same age who have similar health issues. A study by University of Missouri School of Medicine researchers found that a diabetes medication offered protection against arterial stiffness in overweight fe ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Aug 18
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New report presents bundled payment model for breast cancer screening
Reston, VA - According to a new report by the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute, mammography may present an opportunity for the expanded use of bundled payments in radiology. The study, published online in the Journal of the American College of Radiology JACR , reports that breast cancer screening provides a framework for radiologist-led bundled payment models, and can be implemented with d ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Aug 18
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More evidence that 'healthy obesity' may be a myth
The term healthy obesity has gained traction over the past 15 years, but scientists have recently questioned its very existence. A study published August 18 in Cell Reports provides further evidence against the notion of a healthy obese state, revealing that white fat tissue samples from obese individuals classified as either metabolically healthy or unhealthy actually show nearly identical, abnor ...
EurekAlert - Thu. Aug 18
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Schizophrenia symptoms eased with aerobic exercise
New research further supports the benefits of exercise for mental health, after finding aerobic physical activity could help treat the symptoms of schizophrenia.
Medical News Today - Wed. Aug 17
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Why Do People Buy Guns?
The mass shooting that killed 49 people in an Orlando, Florida, night club this past June has once again sparked ferocious debate about gun control legislation. Without fail, the emphasis in debates on the gun issue after a horrible tragedy like Orlando seems to be on stopping an assortment of perceived dangerous people, like terrorists and people with mental illness, from getting their hands on d ...
Psychology Today - Wed. Aug 17
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The Dark Side to the 2016 Olympics
With the recent mugging at gunpoint of four U.S. swimmers at the site of the 2016 Olympics in Rio, some cracks appear to be fracturing the veneer of the games. In fact, some reports suggest that a handful of incidents have brought Rio s safety into question Patterson, 2016, para 10 . Beyond the issue of safety, however, there has always been a dark side to the Olympics. First, there is the toll th ...
Psychology Today - Wed. Aug 17
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