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A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry finds acute Swedish massage therapy provides significant improvement in symptoms of individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The article, written by Emory researchers, suggests that a time-limited course of massage may be an...

108 shares By: Ty Duffy | 8 hours ago Follow @tyduffy Charlotte Hornets guard Courtney Lee hit the game-winning shot in a crucial Game 5 against Miami. He credited a message about faith he received during a bible study and massage session. Not how most massages go, but whatever works, dude...

But therapy is preferable to medication, one expert says WebMD News from HealthDay By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 14, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may also help treat binge-eating disorder, preliminary research...

Odds are highest for younger women and those doing shift work for many years WebMD News from HealthDay By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) Night shift work significantly increases the risk of diabetes in black women, according to a new study. "In view of...

Potentially cancer-causing infection appears to linger in males over 45 WebMD News from HealthDay By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- One type of oral HPV (human papillomavirus) infection, HPV16, seems to last a year or longer in men over the age of 45 than...

Small review found hits to head occurred less often than for older players; one doctor has some concerns WebMD News from HealthDay By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Children who play football in middle school don't appear to have any noticeable...

Health or financial reasons disqualify more than 75 percent, researchers report WebMD News from HealthDay By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Even if they were willing, most people in the United States aren't qualified to be kidney donors because of...

But, it's not clear whether flying is to blame WebMD News from HealthDay By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Airline pilots and flight crews may face as much as twice the risk of the type of skin cancer known as melanoma compared with the general...

Largest increase reported among wealthier families WebMD News from HealthDay By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of developmental and mental disabilities -- ranging from speech problems to attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder -- have jumped...

Research documents numerous missed opportunities with each patient WebMD News from HealthDay By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Anesthesiologists may need to improve their hand hygiene habits during surgery, because they might be putting patients at...

Other fertility treatments less likely to result in pregnancy, birth for women over 38, researchers say WebMD News from HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, May 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged couples who want to have a baby but are having trouble conceiving should...

By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay ReporterLatest Chronic Pain News ERs Dispensing More Narcotic Painkillers: Study Timing Is Key to Massage's Benefits for Neck Pain Knee Ligament Tears Don't Permanently Sideline Health Tip: Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Knee Pain May Not Be Helped by...

Those who have had vaccine are far less likely to need intensive-care unit WebMD News from HealthDay By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- If you want to avoid the very worst of the flu, get a flu shot. That simple message is hammered home in a new study...

Breast tissue that developed cancer tended to undergo more varied density changes over time, research shows WebMD News from HealthDay By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer risk in women may be tied to the rate at which their breast-tissue...

Researchers say period from infection to disease takes about 5 years WebMD News from HealthDay By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 3, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- A recently discovered, aggressive strain of HIV leads to faster development of AIDS than other HIV strains, according to...

Siblings who smoked had more wrinkles, creases, droops and jowls WebMD News from HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- A study comparing the faces of identical twins confirms what many smokers fear -- the habit does prematurely age a person's...

Researchers still baffled by tripling of cases over 30 years WebMD News from HealthDay By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Better detection alone doesn't explain the dramatic increase in thyroid cancer cases seen in the United States over the past three...

But experts may still avoid prescribing fluconazole for pregnant women since it's still linked to a rare heart defect WebMD News from HealthDay By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug 28 (HealthDay News) -- Although some reports have shown that high doses of the anti-fungal drug...

Age-related forgetfulness is caused by protein deficiency, scientists studying humans and mice say WebMD News from HealthDay By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A protein in the brain could hold the key to reversing the age-related memory loss that...

Although inexpensive and noninvasive, treatment is ineffective, review concludes WebMD News from HealthDay By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Lateral wedge shoe inserts don't appear to relieve pain in patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee, a...