By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Sept. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Exercise is often recommended to combat stress and anxiety. But it might not be the solution to your pandemic-related worries, new research indicates. For the study, researchers analyzed data gathered from more than 900 pairs of identical and same-sex fraternal twins in Washington … Read more
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If you suffer from heart failure, try to stay calm. Stress and anger may make your condition worse, a new study suggests. Mental stress is common in heart failure patients due to the complexities of managing the disease, progressively worsening function, and frequent … Read more
THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Americans are faring much worse mentally and financially during the COVID-19 pandemic than citizens of other high-income countries around the world, according to an international analysis. One-third of U.S. adults say they’ve experienced unbearable stress, anxiety and sadness during the pandemic and more than 30% have faced … Read more
NEW DELHI: The helpline set up by the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) has received about 300,000 distress calls in the past three months as Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on people’s mental health. Most of the calls related to helplessness and anxiety of being separated from families, NIMHANS director BN Gangadhar told … Read more