Car accidents can take a massive toll on your physical and mental health. If you have always been a fit and healthy person, it may be frustrating to realize you can’t jump back into your usual routine as soon as you would like. However, as long as the recovery journey can be, there may be… Read More »
Prevalence of Depression or Anxiety During Antepartum Hospitalizations for Obstetric Complications. Toscano M, et al. Obstet Gynecol, May 2021; 137: 881-891 One in three women hospitalized during pregnancy for obstetric complications report clinical levels of depression or anxiety symptoms. Maternal psychological stress during pregnancy and risk of congenital heart disease in offspring: A systematic review… Read More »
The effect of antenatal depression and antidepressant treatment on placental tissue: a protein-validated gene expression study. Edvinsson Å, Hellgren C, Kunovac Kallak T, Åkerud H, Skalkidou A, Stener-Victorin E, Fornes R, Spigset O, Lager S, Olivier J, Sundström-Poromaa I. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2019 Dec 5;19(1):479. Free article. This study compared placental gene and protein expression… Read More »
There are ethnic inequalities in mental health and socioeconomic status amongst older women living with HIV in the UK, Dr Danielle Solomon reports in Sexually Transmitted Infections. The findings show that women of Black African and Black Caribbean origin are the most likely to experience poverty, psychological distress and social isolation, but are the least… Read More »
Since the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, many African Americans have reported feeling overwhelmed at times by the trauma, anguish, and outrage stirred up by Floyd’s death, as well as other incidents of police violence against Black victims. The disturbing frequency of these events, and the relentless news coverage of… Read More »
A special type of yoga that stimulates the acupressure points in your earlobes & sends electrical signals to the brain, thus stimulating it and boosting cognitive clarity. The result is a sharper and calmer mind, reduced ADHD, better performance in school and anything else that involves learning, retention, and recall. Steps to Perform Super Brain… Read More »