News tagged with control behavior

Addicts' cravings have different roots in men and women

When it comes to addiction, sex matters.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Discrimination may harm your health

Racial discrimination may be harmful to your health, according to new research from Rice University sociologists Jenifer Bratter and Bridget Gorman.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Poor sleep linked to increased health and behavior problems in young diabetics

A new study suggests that young diabetics may be struggling to get a good night's sleep, resulting in worse control of their blood sugar, poorer school performance and misbehavior.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Discovering Autism: An unsettling boom

Amber Dias couldn't be sure what was wrong with her little boy.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Youth with behavior problems are more likely to have thought of suicide

Children who show early signs of problem behavior are more likely to have thought of killing or harming themselves, suggests new research in the latest issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Repetitive behaviors in adults with Autism Spectrum disorders significantly lessen with antidepressant treatment

(Medical Xpress) -- Restricted, repetitive behavior, such as compulsive arranging and rigid adherence to routines, is a defining symptom of autism spectrum disorders.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tracking dragonflies on the wing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University electrical engineers have developed a wirelessly powered telemetry system that is light and powerful enough to allow scientists to study the intricate neurological activity ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Population-specific community-based cancer screening may discourage smoking

Large, population specific community-based screening may increase awareness of the dangers of smoking and reduce at-risk behaviors, according to a new study in the November 2011 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Web-based intervention appears ineffective for preventing weight gain in adolescents

A web-based computer-tailored intervention aiming to increase physical activity, decrease sedentary behavior, and promote healthy eating among adolescents was not associated with positive long-term outcome measures, but may ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA: studies do not tie Chantix to mental problems

(AP) -- Federal health officials said Monday that Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix did not increase psychiatric problems like depression and suicidal thoughts in two studies, though the findings are not definitive.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Oct 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Men with disabilities 4 times more likely to be sexually abused than men without disabilities

Previous studies have documented that women with disabilities are more likely to be sexually assaulted than women without disabilities. A new study published online today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine is the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Adding cognitive behavioral therapy to drug treatment of pediatric OCD appears to improve symptoms

Children and teens with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) who were receiving some benefit from treatment with medication had a significantly greater reduction in OCD symptoms with the addition of cognitive behavior therapy, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Treatment of CV risk factors appears to improve sexual function in men with erectile dysfunction

Lifestyle modifications and pharmaceutical treatment of risk factors for cardiovascular disease are associated with improvement in sexual function among men with erectile dysfunction (ED), according to a meta-analysis posted ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Not tonight deer: A new birth control vaccine helps reduce urban deer damage

A new birth control vaccine for white-tailed deer -- a growing nuisance in urban areas for gardens and landscaping -- eliminates the dangerous reproductive behavior behind the annual autumn surge in automobile-deer collisions. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New insight into impulse control

How the brain controls impulsive behavior may be significantly different than psychologists have thought for the last 40 years.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3 | with audio podcast