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How stress can seriously harm your memory - Daily Mail 31st October 2009
"Mislaying your car keys, climbing the stairs and wondering what for, making a cup of tea and forgetting to drink it - all signs that your memory is not quite up to speed.
Then there are all those PINs, passwords and other codes we must memorise. Surely life was less stressful a few years ago?
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Soldier died of brain disorder after being diagnosed with stress - Daily Telegraph 27th October 2009
"A soldier died of a brain disorder after his erratic behaviour was wrongly diagnosed as a psychological fear of the battlefield known as ''Afghan terror'', an inquest heard. "
Relaxation therapies 'can boost IVF success - Daily Telegraph 21st October 2009
"Relaxation exercises and group therapy can up to double the chance that women undergoing fertility treatment will get pregnant, a small study suggests. "
New study reveals how daily life 'can make men infertile - Daily Mail 22nd October 2009
"Modern life is having a devastating impact on men's fertility, research suggests.
Its stresses - and conveniences - could be damaging the health of boys while still in the womb, making it harder for them to one day become parents themselves. "
Stress impact on male fertility - BBC Health News 21st October 2009
"Exposure to a combination of excess stress hormones and chemicals while in the womb could affect a man's fertility in later life, a new study suggests.
Edinburgh University experts looked at the effect of stress hormones combined with a common chemical used in glues, paints and plastics. "
Marcus Trescothick returns home early from Somerset's Champions League bid - The Guardian 15th October 2009
"Marcus Trescothick's attempt to conquer his anxiety disorder and play for Somerset in the Champions League has ended prematurely. Trescothick has flown home early from India after suffering a repeat of the stress-related condition that put paid to his England career when he was at the height of his powers."
Stress problems return to haunt Marcus Trescothick as Somerset star jets home from Twenty20 Champions League - Daily Mail 16th October 2009
"Marcus Trescothick's brave attempt to overcome his psychological aversion to foreign travel came to an end last night when he was forced to fly home from Somerset’s Champions League campaign in India.
Having retired from international cricket, it seems unlikely that the 33-year-old opener will be able to play abroad again after succumbing to stress less than a week after his arrival in the country."
The ultimate credit crunch gadget for anxious traders - a bracelet which tells when you are too stressed - Daily Mail 14th October 2009
"It is arguably one of the craziest gadgets to come out of the credit crunch - a bracelet which tells you when you are too stressed.
If emotions are getting the better of you while you are trading during this recession, then don't worry as help is literally at hand."
Ex-policeman is left with a two-day memory after trauma of attending teenage suicide scene at railway - Daily Mail 6th October 2009
"Andy Wray has a wife he adores and a three-year-old daughter he dotes on. But if he is parted from them for 48 hours or more, he can no longer recognise them.
This is because Mr Wray, a 32-year-old former policeman, has a condition which effectively wipes his memory clean every two days. "
Could a glass of milk help reduce your stress levels? - Daily Mail 28th September 2009
A protein found in milk is the latest treatment for stress. The protein, lactium, appears to have a calming effect on the body by lowering blood pressure and reducing levels of cortisol, a hormone released when the body is stressed.
'Shocking' sickness rates in social work - The Independent 16th September 2009
Social workers are taking "shocking" levels of sick leave – far higher than the national average – prompting protests they are being subjected to intolerable pressure.
Dementia may have been caused by the Second World War claims scientist - Daily Mail 15th September 2009
The dementia affecting hundreds of thousands of Britons may be a legacy of the Second World War, a scientist has claimed.
Research presented at a conference in York yesterday suggested that traumatic stress can trigger Alzheimer's and other conditions.
Melon compound 'reduces stress' - BBC Health News 15th September 2009
Scientists may have uncovered a natural way to combat stress - eat a melon.
The key ingredient is an enzyme called superoxide dismutase, thought to have beneficial antioxidant properties which prevent damage to the body's tissues.
See your GP first if you feel stressed - Daily Mail 12th September 2009
The economy may be on the brink of an upturn, but the effects of recession are still being felt in GP surgeries. We have seen increasing numbers of patients with stress and anxiety as a result of job losses and financial pressure.
While some people cope well with life changes, for others it can cause physical and psychological symptoms.
School nurses overburdened - RCN - BBC Health News 12th September 2009
"Overburdened" school nurses provide care for an average of 2,590 pupils, the Royal College of Nursing says.
An RCN survey of 1,600 school nurses suggests two-thirds feel overstretched and feel they are not given support.
Keeping police fit for the job - Lancashire Telegraph 1st September 2009
COMMON sense suggests that being a police officer is a more stressful occupation than many.
Week by week individuals in uniform have to deal with situations of violence, bereavement and extreme tension which many other members of the public may only come face to face with a handful of times during a working lifetime.
Being bad is good for you: Playing blaring rock music and skipping the housework can actually boost your health - Daily Mail 1st September 2009
We've been told not to get angry - because it raises blood pressure. While fizzy drinks do nothing but rot your teeth and make you fat. But new research has shown that many of our bad habits may also be good for us. Here, VICTORIA LAMBERT presents the Good Health guide to when and why our bad habits can be positively virtuous...
Lancashire police officers suffering stress related illnesses - Lancashire Telegraph 31st August 2009
POLICE officers in Lancashire took over 4,800 days off through stress-related illnesses last year, it has been revealed.
The figures obtained by the Lancashire Telegraph under the Freedom of Information Act equate to every officer taking at least one day off sick between April 2008 and March 2009 because of stress, anxiety or depression.
Stressed parents up asthma risk - BBC Health News 21st July 2009
Stressed parents may play a role in childhood asthma, researchers believe.
They found the children of tense parents who lived in polluted areas were far more likely to have asthma than friends in the same neighbourhood.
Childhood asthma 'caused by stressed parents' - Daily Telegraph 21st July 2009
Childhood asthma could be caused by stressed parents, according to new research.
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