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Over Time, Those Who Find Inner Calm Live Longer, Healthier Lives
Worried sick: We've all heard the phrase, but now there's new evidence that might really knit your brow. New research shows that highly anxious patients with heart disease face nearly double the risk of heart attack or death when compared to those with a more serene outlook on life. (Read More)

Traumas Like Sept. 11 Make Brains More Reactive To Fear
Even people who seemed resilient but were close to the World Trade Center on September 11 have brains that are more reactive to emotional stimuli than those who were more than 200 miles away. The Cornell University study is one of the first to look at the effects of trauma on the brains of healthy people. (Read More)

New Insights Into Autoimmunity And Depression
A new study sheds light on the brain pathways of depression in general and in central nervous system dysfunction in lupus particular. (Read More)

Medicalize Me: Experts Look At How Our Perceptions Of Illness Are Shaped
Do prescription drug ads make people think they're sick when they're not, or create "disease" out of thin air? Does the "empowered patient" movement mean that doctors have lost some of their professional clout when it comes to making diagnoses and prescribing treatment? These questions and more are the focus of a set of probing essays in The Lancet, all addressing the topic of "medicalization" and what it means in modern society. (Read More)

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