Anxiety

Obama seeks to allay healthcare law concerns

2013-04-30 19:31:00

WASHINGTON — President Obama sought to tamp down fears Tuesday that his landmark healthcare law would raise insurance costs and cause other disruptions, saying most Americans were already benefiting from it and others soon would. "Any time you'...

Yoga might help boost mental health

2013-04-13 00:00:00

As you stretch into warrior pose and inhale and exhale, you're not just stretching those hamstrings and lungs; you're also doing good for your brain with a practice that can stave off or relieve problems such as stress, depression and anxiety. Yoga...

Mammogram anxiety could have a good side

2013-03-19 14:21:00

Mammograms might be helpful. Even for women in their 40s. But maybe not every year. Even for those in their 50s. Got it now? No. Women are entirely confused, though researchers raise legitimate issues about the value of annual mammograms, especially...

Zack Greinke gets through anxious moments

2013-02-15 19:09:00

PHOENIX — His face is shadowed under an oversized baseball cap. His gaze is often averted to the ceiling or floor. His handshake is distant, his voice is small, his sentences trail off into awkward silence. The first impression of Dodgers...

"Pharmed" fish? Anti-anxiety drugs may alter wild fish behavior

2013-02-14 14:56:00

A common psychiatric drug may be affecting the feeding behavior of wild fish as it filters out of our bodies, through our toilets and into treated wastewater that is released into natural water sources, according to a new study in the journal Science....

Straight men more stressed, depressed than gay men, study says

2013-01-29 06:00:00

A Canadian study on anxiety and sexual orientation suggests that heterosexual men suffer more depression and higher levels of stress than gay and bisexual men. The study, published Monday in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, involved 87 men and...

Pro golfer goes from fearing for his life to winner's circle

2013-01-04 00:00:00

Incredible things happened in the world of pro golf in 2012. --Bubba Watson won the Masters with a shot on the second playoff hole that only a magician or a contortionist could pull off. --Brendt Snedeker won $11.13 million in one day by taking the...

Steve Nash could return for Lakers on Saturday or Tuesday

2012-12-18 19:00:00

Mike D'Antoni said Tuesday that Steve Nash is nearing a return to the court, although the Lakers coach wasn't willing to lock down a specific date. "It's close," D'Antoni said. "A lot of it will be determined Thursday and Friday when he actually goes...

Fight club reawakens and channels veterans' warrior spirit

2012-09-10 19:30:00

SAN DIEGO — Todd Vance — Iraq combat veteran, bar bouncer, and social-work major at a local university — is lecturing two dozen of his fellow veterans on the techniques and joys of the chokehold. "You want the blade of your forearm on...

Legal drugs, deadly outcomes

2012-11-11 00:00:00

Terry Smith collapsed face-down in a pool of his own vomit. Lynn Blunt snored loudly as her lungs slowly filled with fluid. Summer Ann Burdette was midway through a pear when she stopped breathing. Larry Carmichael knocked over a lamp as he fell...

Drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in U.S., data show

2011-09-17 00:00:00

Propelled by an increase in prescription narcotic overdoses, drug deaths now outnumber traffic fatalities in the United States, a Times analysis of government data has found. Drugs exceeded motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death in 2009, killing...

Supplements for depression: What the research reveals

2011-12-05 00:00:00

Struggling with the black dog of depression? The supplement aisle abounds with options for people seeking a non-medicinal remedy — but figuring out what works and what doesn't can be a challenge for consumers and experts alike. That's because...

Dr. Mark H. Pollack has been appointed chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at Rush Medical College. Pollack's primary clinical and research interests are in the area of anxiety and traumatic stress disorders, including their neurobiology, psychopathology and treatment.

2011-08-08 22:00:00

and is used to treat anxiety disorders, alcohol withdrawal symptoms, or muscle spasms. It may also be used to reduce anxiety prior to surgery. The pill should be swallowed whole. It is specially made to release medicine slowly in the body.

2009-08-25 17:30:18

disorders. The drug should not be taken for a period longer than four months. Withdrawal symptoms may occur when you stop using lorazepam, including tremor, sweating, muscle cramps, stomach pain, vomiting, unusual thoughts or behavior, and seizure (convulsions).

2009-08-25 16:30:33