Britons turn to retail therapy to reduce stress levels despite mounting debt
Retail staff top league table for personal debt Read More …
Brits are the Most Stressed
Brits are more stressed than most other countries in the West -and are among the worst at coping with it, states a recent scientific report. Read More …
Women are More stressed than Men
Latest research by health plan provider HSA has found that women feel the impact of stress at work more than men. The “Who’s Looking After our Health” research was conducted amongst over 1,000 workers and 697 businesses in the UK during July, and found that 40% of those women surveyed thought that managing stress levels at work would represent the main way in which to improve their health, compared to just 34% of men. Read More …
Anger Makes you Old
Scientists have found a link between anger and lung function, proving that grumpy old men get older, faster.
Read More …Stress Causes Hair Loss in Women
MORE than four million Brits are suffering from such intense stress it is making their hair fall out, according to a new study.
One in ten adults across the UK is enduring hair loss or pre-mature baldness due to stress problems. Read More …
Job stress does not raise blood pressure
Hassles at work do not shoot up blood pressure, say scientists, dismissing notions that job stress lead to high blood pressure and hypertension. Read More …
Scientists seek link between solar flares and strokes
Scientists are seeking a possible link between solar energy surges and the occurrence of strokes in human beings. Read More …
Men de-stress with 'girlie' needle and thread
Tokyo, A group of 40-someting men here have added a different stitch to the stereotypical Japanese man - a needle and a thread. Members of a men's only sewing club meet once a month to beat the stress of their jobs as marketing professionals, computer engineers and film directors/producers. Read More …
New study to shed light on man-woman health disparities
New York, Feb 27 (IANS) Female rodents handle stress better than males, a study says which scientists hope would shed light on health disparities between men and women. Read More …
