Mother's Depression a Risk Factor in Childhood Asthma Symptoms, Study Suggests Nov 21, 2009
D., a behavioral medicine fellow at Johns Hopkins at the time of the study, now at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Investigators say their findings should prompt pediatricians who treat children with asthma to pay close attention to the child's primary caregiver -- whether or not it is the mother -- and screen and refer them for treatment if needed. (Science Daily)
Saint Fido? Do your pets get angry? Tell us. Nov 20, 2009
She writes: "Anger is a normal, natural, emotional experience that is characteristic not only of people but of animals," says Charles Spielberger, director of the Center for Research in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology at the University of South Florida-Tampa. The is here. (USA Today -- Life)
Americans seem angry a lot, but it's all in the management Nov 19, 2009
"Anger is a normal, natural, emotional experience that is characteristic not only of people but of animals," says Charles Spielberger, director of the Center for Research in Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology at the University of South Florida-Tampa. Spielberger, a psychologist known for developing a widely used system to measure people's anger, says anger is "built into us" and has helped humans survive. (USA Today)
Thoughtful Words Help Ease Impact of Marital Strife on Immune System Nov 17, 2009
Using data collected by Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser, distinguished university professor, S. Robert Davis Chair of Medicine and professor of psychiatry and psychology, Ohio State University College of Medicine; and Ronald Glaser, director, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, Kathryn & Gilbert Mitchell Chair in Medicine and professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics, the researchers looked at levels of Il-6 and TNF-alpha in 42 married heterosexual couples both before and... (Science Daily)
Thoughtful words help couples stay fighting fit Nov 14, 2009
Using data collected by Janice K. Kiecolt-Glaser, distinguished university professor, S. Robert Davis Chair of Medicine and professor of psychiatry and psychology, Ohio State University College of Medicine; and Ronald Glaser, director, Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, Kathryn rt Mitchell Chair in Medicine and professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics, the researchers looked at levels of Il-6 and TNF-alpha in 42 married heterosexual couples both before and after... (EurekAlert!)
Living With Less TV, More Sweat Boosts Weight Loss Nov 4, 2009
The researchers investigated what set the weight-losers apart from the others, and published their findings in the October issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Those who lost weight and kept it off were about three to four times more likely to exercise than those who were obese or overweight. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Biofield Therapies: Helpful Or Full Of Hype? Review Looks At Reiki, Therapeutic Touch And Healing Touch Oct 30, 2009
Dr. Shamini Jain, from the UCLA Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, and Dr. Paul Mills, from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, and the Moores Comprehensive Cancer Center in San Diego, US, publish their review1 of the science behind biofield therapies online this week in Springer's International Journal of Behavioral Medicine ... They add: "In order to better inform patients of the potential benefits or non-benefits of these biofield-based... (Science Daily)
Fewer Televisions Help Dieters Succeed Oct 30, 2009
The study findings appear in the October issue of the Annals of Behavioral Medicine. The researchers found that the weight-losers were 3. (Newsmax)
Healthy Home May Help Keep the Weight off Oct 29, 2009
"The home environment of the weight-loss maintainers contained fewer high-fat foods and televisions and, thus, may have demanded fewer self-control resources than the more 'toxic' home environments of the treatment-seeking obese," they note in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine ... SOURCE: Annals of Behavioral Medicine, October 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Depressed Pregnant Women Could Be At Higher Risk For Severe Response To Flu Infection Oct 29, 2009
"Our basic starting question was, do those same relationships between depression and immune function hold during pregnancy?" said Christian, also an investigator in Ohio State's Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research ... Co-authors of both studies were Albert Franco of Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C.; Jay Iams of Ohio State's Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine; and Ronald Glaser of Ohio State's Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research (IBMR), Department of Molecular Virology,... (Science Daily)
A public option isn't the only hot healthcare issue Oct 29, 2009
Indeed, the practice of what is called "behavioral medicine" has become a big field, with more than 2,800 researchers and clinicians ... And the Society of Behavioral Medicine, started in 1978, is studying health-related matters such as "self-control deficit" and "negative emotions" as possible indicators of illness. (Christian Science Monitor)
Humana, Health Alliance reach agreement Oct 22, 2009
The Health Alliance has more than 70 primary-care physicians and offers services in behavioral medicine, cancer care, solid organ transplantation, neuroscience and other areas. Louisville-based Humana (NYSE: HUM) has nearly 400,000 members in the region. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
Mother's spirit behind yoga practice Oct 16, 2009
She is a certified neurolinguistic and behavioral medicine practitioner, a mind/body therapist and a Buddhist scholar. Her clinic, which started after she made a recording of relaxation exercises for a friend suffering the ill effects of chemotherapy, is a fusion of all of her practices in which students learn yoga, relaxation exercises, breathing techniques, guided imagery and meditation to soothe and restore health. (Reading Advocate, MA)
Groundwork begins on senior apartment complex Sep 30, 2009
She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at the St. Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute Anxiety Disorder Center in St. Louis, Mo. Karen Mitchell and her daughter, Kristi Mitchell-Stephens, are opening a day care center and preschool in the Foothills with a curriculum that will include a physical education program. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Naturopathic doctors get enabling legislation (538) Sep 22, 2009
The practice of naturopathic medicine includes the prescription, administration, dispensing and use of nutrition and food science, physical modalities, manual manipulation, parenteral therapy, minor office procedures, naturopathic formulary, hygiene and immunization, contraceptive devices, common diagnostic procedures, and behavioral medicine of the type taught in education and training at naturopathic medical colleges, according to the text of the new law. Lingle wrote in her statement of... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
TIPS: Successful dieters distinguish hunger from emotions Sep 16, 2009
It's not surprising that so many people are prone to emotional eating, says psychologist John Foreyt, director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. In this society, many people are stressed out, and they don't have enough outlets for dealing with it, so they go home and sit and watch TV and use food to soothe themselves, he says. (USA Today)
Glass new CEO at Friends Hospital Sep 9, 2009
The graduate of Bartram High School in Philadelphia previously served as senior vice president of behavioral medicine for North Philadelphia Health System. He succeeds Arris Veronie, who left Friends in June amid allegations of inadequate patient oversight. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Women's Exercise Priorities Vary With Life Stages Aug 27, 2009
The study appears in a recent online edition of the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine. "Situations like marriage and children change the amount of expendable time during the day," Amy Eyler, a professor of community health at St. Louis University, said in the news release. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
HEALTHY EATING: Staying slim requires vigilance Aug 27, 2009
Dr. John Foreyt, professor of psychiatry and director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston said, The keys to long-term weight control are problem-solving on a daily basis, predicting challenges and then planning for them. People may say they want a detailed prescribed meal plan, but what they need is nutrition know-how and the problem-solving skills to use any day of their lives. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Letter: My therapist was laid off, now what am I going to do? Aug 26, 2009
I was told that more layoffs will be coming, and even though I need CBT (behavioral medicine), it will no longer be an option. Cambridge Hospital has always had excellent psychiatric care and many services, so what will I do now. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Should Pregnant Women Risk Mood Meds? Aug 22, 2009
"[The report] is an excellent synthesis of what is known in the literature to date about the risks of both mood disorders during pregnancy and the risks of using antidepressants," said Sheryl Kingsberg, chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine at University Hospitals Case Medical Center. "The basic guidelines have been to make the decision on an individual basis and to recognize that non-treatment of depression is not benign. I think it provides the 2009 update that has been needed.". (ABC News)
Kettering breaks ground on $137M hospital Aug 6, 2009
Beavercreek will be the seventh hospital under the Kettering Health Network umbrella, which also includes Kettering Medical Center, Grandview Medical Center, Greene Memorial Hospital, Sycamore Medical Center, Southview Medical Center and Kettering Behavioral Medicine Center. Greene Memorial Hospital, located in Xenia, will continue to operate, officials said. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Friendship Influences Eating Behavior, Particularly When Friends Are Overweight Aug 6, 2009
D., assistant professor in the Division of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. "Overweight children are more likely to find food more reinforcing than non-overweight youth," she continued. (Science Daily)
Execs bet software can make teens happier Jul 27, 2009
The online, interactive programs, developed in collaboration with Stanford's Laboratory for the Study of Behavioral Medicine, address teen concerns such as depression risks, nutrition and fitness, body image and stress. The for-profit Thrive Research plans to sell the software to public and private schools to deliver tailored, interactive wellness curricula on a large scale. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
ProHealth Care closing treatment center Jul 24, 2009
Outpatient services provided at the Waukesha facility will be transitioned to ProHealth Care s Behavioral Medicine Center, located within Waukesha Memorial Hospital s Professional Building. Detoxification services recently transitioned from the center to Waukesha Memorial, will continue to be provided at the hospital. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Antidepressants aid electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression Jul 7, 2009
This finding could alleviate one of the primary concerns about ECT that it causes memory loss, said W. Vaughn McCall, M.D., M.S, professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and the principal investigator for the study's Wake Forest Baptist site. The full study appears in the current issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, published today. (EurekAlert!)
Tewksbury students graduate from Boston University Jun 23, 2009
Receiving degrees were Sonia S. Shah, Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering; Pamela S. Yundt, Master of Arts in Mental Health Counseling and Behavioral Medicine; Sarah J. Russell, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Business Administration and Management. Boston University is the fourth largest independent university in the United States, with an enrollment of more than 29,000 students in its 17 schools and colleges. (Tewksbury Advocate, MA)
Benefit To Women Not Enough To Sway Men To Get HPV Vaccine Jun 6, 2009
Gerend presented the findings recently at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in Montreal. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which estimates that approximately 20 million Americans are currently infected with HPV and that another 6. (Science Daily)
Celexa May Not Help Kids with Autism Jun 3, 2009
But it's easier to prescribe to autistic children because it comes in a liquid form, meaning that parents don't have to force their children to take pills, said King, a researcher and director of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at Seattle Children's Hospital and the University of Washington ... SOURCES: Andrew Zimmerman, M.D., pediatric neurologist and director, medical research, Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore; Bryan King, M.D., director,... (MEDLINEplus)
Online cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in treating chronic insomnia Jun 1, 2009
The study involved118 adults with chronic insomnia who were referred to a teaching hospital behavioral medicine sleep clinic or who had responded to a newspaper advertisement. Those included in the study were required to have high-speed Internet access and a home computer, as well as an insomnia complaint with daytime impairment occurring more than four nights a week for six months or longer. (EurekAlert!)
Prostate cancer worries wives even more May 28, 2009
The wives and partners of men with prostate cancer actually worry more about the cancers recurrence than the men themselves, according to a study presented at a recent meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine in Montreal. The study, which focused on 96 men and their long-term spouses or girlfriends, found that at the time of prostate cancer diagnosis, male patients described themselves as moderately worried about the chance of their disease recurring, while female spouses and... (MSNBC -- Health)
Holts Summit vet shares love, understanding of animals May 22, 2009
The episodes focus on different topics and often focus on behavioral medicine that addresses problem habits that can strain a living environment for both the pet and owner ... Sadly it happens, so thats a huge concern of mine and too few veterinarians have the time to focus on the behavioral medicine aspect. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Swine Flu And Other New Infectious Diseases -- What's The Risk? May 22, 2009
This editorial is published in the latest issue of the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, dedicated to lessons learned from both the SARS and avian flu outbreaks ... The International Journal of Behavioral Medicine is the official journal of the International Society of Behavioral Medicine ... International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2009; 16 (1): 3 DOI. (Science Daily)
Econo-cide? DC Lawyer Suicide on Layoff DayRecent suicides and murders are linked to job losses and evictions. May 2, 2009
For the most part, humans are resilient and most have the ability to deal with life's stresses no matter how insurmountable they may seem, said Kim Lebowitz, an assistant professor of surgery and psychiatry at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and also the hospital's director of cardiac behavioral medicine. "But in a severe situation when a person is so unable to cope they do something extraordinarily drastic," she said. (ABC News)
Research suggests vegetable juice may help people with metabolic syndrome lose weight Apr 20, 2009
"Diet and body weight are key modifiable factors in changing the course of metabolic syndrome," said John Foreyt, PhD, study author and Director, Behavioral Medicine Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine. "What this study shows is that by taking simple, proactive steps such as drinking low sodium vegetable juice while watching calorie intake, people can begin to control their weight, which helps reduce the risk of long-term health implications.". (EurekAlert!)
County Attorney, police: Escaped inmate has violent record and is a tremendous risk’ to public safety Apr 16, 2009
Goodwin arrived at the hospital Monday night and was treated in the locked-down Behavioral Medicine Unit for self-inflicted wounds to his wrists, Sheriff s Investigator Kraig Glover said. Accounts vary on whether Goodwin was guarded at the hospital. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Heart Disease and Depression Up Heart Failure Risk Apr 15, 2009
Though this was not a controlled trial, considered the gold standard of medical research, the failure to find a protective effect of antidepressant drugs against heart failure "is both new and discouraging," said Dr. Redford Williams, director of the Behavioral Medicine Research Center at Duke University. "But the study leaves open the possibility that other interventions, such as behavioral therapy, might have an effect," he said. (MEDLINEplus)
Alaska 'Loser' contestant still fighting weight gain Apr 1, 2009
"Biggest Loser" creates an artificial world where people make a full-time job out of losing weight in an environment created to support them, said Ellen Halverson, a psychiatrist with Providence Behavioral Medicine. The show doesn't address the root behaviors that lead people to overeat, she said. (Juneau Empire)
No final victory Mar 29, 2009
" Rhea hollers. It's Zwierstra's first episode. Contestants have to scale a series of padded walls set up across a highway bridge. The walls, they are told, represent obstacles between them and slimness. Music rolls over the sound of their heavy breathing. The strain on their knees is almost audible as they thud to the first wall. They haul each other over the barrier, providing plenty of unflattering shots of spandex-wrapped thighs. Zwierstra's team crashes through the Styrofoam barrier first... (Anchorage Daily News)
Social Isolation Makes Strokes More Deadly, Study Finds Mar 26, 2009
"We confirmed that that social isolation contributes to the extent of neuronal damage in the brain as early as 24 hours after the stroke," said Courtney DeVries, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at Ohio State, and a member of the university's Institute of Behavioral Medicine Research. The amount of tissue damage in the brain was about four times larger in the mice housed alone compared to those housed with another mouse. (Science Daily)
Exercise Improves Young Men's Heart Regulation Mar 25, 2009
Still, the finding does not mean that exercise is no help to women's hearts, according to lead researcher Dr. Richard P. Sloan, a professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York. "There are many benefits of exercise, and this study looked at only one of those," Sloan told Reuters Health. (MEDLINEplus)
L.A.'s Newest Advanced Imaging Center Houses New GE 64-Slice PET/CT and 3T MRI in Spa-Inspired Environment Mar 10, 2009
Services include The Heart and Vascular Care Center, the Centers for Orthopedic Care, Cecilia Gonzalez De La Hoya Cancer Center, Oscar De La Hoya Labor and Delivery Center, children's services, emergency services, rehabilitation and behavioral medicine. For more information, visit. (PR Newswire)
Helping kids with social difficulties discussed Wednesday Mar 7, 2009
On Wednesday, March 11, Dr. Don Sugai, a gifted speaker from the Lahey Clinic Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Medicine, will share effective strategies parents and teachers can use to help children make and keep friends. His talked is entitled, Bright Kids with Social Difficulties: Helping Your Child at School and in the Neighborhood. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
A path to peace: Buddhist Master Teacher Tony Somlais new book is a spiritual guide for people of all faiths Feb 28, 2009
The author, who is also a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, said he hopes the book will engage readers on all three levels and that it will be something people will come back to again and again, finding something different each time they do. The activities involved are not cost intensive for the reader, he said, but they do involve some effort and time. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Stress May Speed Melanoma Progression Feb 21, 2009
In C8161 cells -- the most aggressive and advanced form of melanoma -- there was "a 2,000 percent increase in IL-6. In untreated samples from this cell line, you normally can't detect any IL-6 at all," Eric V. Yang, a research scientist at the Institute for Behavioral Medicine Research, said in an OSU news release. "What this tells us is that stress might have a worse effect on melanoma that is in a very aggressive or advanced stage, and that one marker for that might be increased levels of... (MEDLINEplus)
The Biology of Belief Feb 20, 2009
"Science doesn't deal in supernatural explanations," says Richard Sloan, professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and author of Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine. "Religion and science address different concerns.". (Time.com)
Hospital plans to build $8 million clinic this year Feb 14, 2009
There are very similar problems with the behavioral medicine clinic and with the family practice clinic, now located in the SBLHC Professional Plaza, he said. Those clinics will relocate to the new building, as will the hospital s occupational health program, which also has space needs, Pluard also said. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Males More Physically Active at All Ages Feb 7, 2009
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Females -- young and old -- are generally less physically active than their male counterparts, according to results of two studies presented earlier this month during the annual meeting of the UK Society for Behavioral Medicine at the University of Exeter. In one study, researchers gauged the level of physical activity and its relationship with play and social behavior in 52 boys and 82 girls, ages 10 to 11 years old in eight elementary schools in the UK.. (MEDLINEplus)
