News tagged with hyperventilating

Choking game prevalent among teens in Texas

Nearly one out of seven college students surveyed at a Texas university has participated in the Choking Game, a dangerous behavior where blood flow is deliberately cut off to the brain in order to achieve a high, according ...

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created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New treatment succeeds in reducing panic and anxiety (w/ Video)

A new treatment program teaches people who suffer from panic disorder how to reduce the terrorizing symptoms by normalizing their breathing.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Strike a yoga pose to strike down stress

When hyperventilating sometimes seems the only option to stress, Petri Brill has a healthier suggestion: yoga.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Football could contribute to strokes in adolescents

Young football players may be at higher risk for stroke, according to a new study released in Journal of Child Neurology (JCN).

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created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Greater support is needed to tackle the serious emotional consequences of whistleblowing

Whistleblowing incidents can have a serious, long-term impact on people's emotional well-being and their colleagues and employers have a responsibility to provide them with the support they need, according to a study in the ...

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created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hyperventilation may trigger febrile seizures in children

New research shows that febrile seizures in children may be linked to respiratory alkalosis, indicated by elevated blood pH and low carbon dioxide levels caused by hyperventilation, and independent of the underlying infection ...

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

Out-of-the-blue panic attacks aren't without warning - body sends signals for hour before

Panic attacks that seem to strike sufferers out-of-the-blue are not without warning after all, according to new research.

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created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 11 | with audio podcast

Panic symptoms increase steadily, not acutely, after stressful event

Just like everyone else, people with panic disorder have real stress in their lives. They get laid off and they fight with their spouses. How such stresses affect their panic symptoms hasn't been well understood, but a new ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Breathing is secret weapon in sports performance: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- A ‘secret weapon’ used by a minority of sportsmen and women and which could make the difference between winning and losing at sport has been revealed by a scientist at the University of Portsmouth.

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created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New emergency preparedness information available for dental offices

Best practices for managing medical emergencies in dental clinics have evolved over the past decade to account for advances in knowledge and the development of new medications and medical equipment. Morton Rosenberg, DMD, ...

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created May 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hypnosis can relieve symptoms in children with respiratory diseases

Hypnosis has potential therapeutic value in children with respiratory disorders for alleviating symptoms such as habit cough or unexplained sensations of difficulty breathing and for lessening a child's discomfort during ...

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created Feb 12, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Breathing technique can reduce frequency, severity of asthma attacks

As the health care reform debate turns to cutting costs and improving treatment outcomes, two professors at Southern Methodist University in Dallas are expanding a study that shows promise for reducing both the expense and ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Holding breath for several minutes elevates marker for brain damage

Divers who held their breath for several minutes had elevated levels of a protein that can signal brain damage, according to a new study from the Journal of Applied Physiology. However, the appearance of the protein, S100B, ...

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created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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