A time-tested antidepressant sertraline (SSRI) with three month course of psychotherapy significantly minimize children’s anxiety disorders, one of the most common psychiatric illnesses in kids, the largest research of its kind reported.

Anxiety in Kids

The research also provides relief to parents worried about, putting their kids on high potency drugs. Therapy alone is quite effective.

Combination of drug sertraline with psychotherapy worked best. But each method alone also had some benefits, said Dr. John Walkup, lead author of the research. It’s estimated that anxiety disorders affect up to 20 percent of U.S. children and teens.

“In many cases, symptoms almost disappeared in children previously so anxious that they wouldn’t leave home, sleep alone, or hang out with friends”, said Walkup, a psychiatrist. “What we’re saying is we’ve got three good treatments,” he said. …Click here to read more

Breast cancer patients, going through endocrine treatment may show hot flashes, night sweats and joint symptoms which indicate toward gradual success of the treatment and reduction in estrogen level, that is a key risk factor of breast cancer, British researchers report.

They make comparison of women who reported these symptoms and those who didn’t, at their first visit during a trial evaluating tamoxifen or anastrozole for adjuvant therapy of postmenopausal breast cancer.

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You must have heard countless times how exercise is “good for you.” But did you know that it can actually make you feel good, confident and healthy. Getting the adequate amount of exercise can hoist your energy levels and even help improve your mood.

There are three main components to a well-balanced exercise routine those are, aerobic exercise, strength training, and flexibility training. Two types of fitness machines are available in market, Bowflex and Soloflex, famous for complete fitness and time tested effects. Let’s compare these two machines.

Soloflex

First in this Soloflex vs Bowflex comparison we will discuss the Soloflex. This is a fitness machine that was released onto the market a few years ago. Soloflex machines use an elastic element to provide resistance which means, any spring or elastomer is stretched the force required to keep it moving increases exponentially. The barbell arm is a variable geometry lever that increases in leverage exponentially to match the force required, which results in a predictable and constant load to the user.

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Another potential benefit to breast-feeding has come forward as fewer behavioral problems in children.

A new study finds that parents of youngsters who were breast-fed as infants have been reporting less regarding behavioral problems in their children during the first five years of life.

Similarly, the possibilities of mental health issues reduce in proportion to the duration of breast-feeding, i.e. if a child has been breast-fed for a year is less likely to develop behavioral problems than a child who has been breast-fed for just two months.

Dr. Katherine Hobbs Knutson (a resident in the department of psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston) presented the study at the American Public Health Association’s annual meeting, in San Diego. She said: “Though it’s an early finding, it indicates that breast-feeding during infancy could have an effect on behavior during childhood.”

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NEW YORK – Shock wave therapy is useless for the treatment of tennis elbow, researchers informed. “There is currently no place for shock wave therapy in the management of tennis elbow,” Dr. Rachelle Buchbinder from Monash University, Australia.

Tennis elbow, common injury caused due to the overuse of tendons around the outer side of the elbow. As the name explains, it often arises in racquet-sport devotees, but can also occur with repetitive arm motions such as, constant use of screwdriver, hammering or painting.

Though tennis elbow usually improves on its own but may persist in some people. So-called extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has been tested to treat tennis elbow, in which shock waves are focused on the problem area. ESWT is believed to work by causing microscopic injuries to the affected tissue that stimulate the healing process.

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