09/14/17

Thursday, September 14, 2017

In Irma's wake, food safety a growing concern

Florida health officials are urging residents to take precautions to prevent food poisoning

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-irma-power-outages-florida-food-safety/

Mayo Clinic Minute: Emergency room doctor’s storm cleanup reminders

From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzdBeyeW8ak

Harper's hope: How Mayo made breathing easier

From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFXglapbxQg

Infectious Diseases A-Z: Why the HPV vaccine is important

From: Mayo Clinic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh6U1KUD2tU

Can Coffee or Tea Extend Survival With Diabetes?

The answer may depend on whether you're a man or a woman

From: http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20170914/can-coffee-or-tea-extend-survival-with-diabetes?src=RSS_PUBLIC

U.S. Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall

But more cases are expected as baby boomers age, report says

From: http://www.webmd.com/cancer/news/20170914/us-cancer-death-rate-continues-to-fall?src=RSS_PUBLIC

ADA opposes legislation that could undermine state dental boards

The ADA is opposing legislation that purports to restore antitrust immunity for professional boards because it would have an adverse effect on the ability of state professional boards to regulate in the public interest.

From: By Jennifer Garvin http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2017-archive/september/ada-opposes-legislation-that-could-undermine-state-dental-boards

Fibromyalgia: What to know about Lady Gaga’s chronic condition

Fibromyalgia affects about 4 million U.S. adults, or about 2 percent of the adult population

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fibromyalgia-lady-gaga-chronic-pain-condition/

Texas enlists Air Force to spray for mosquitoes

Officials say the rain and flooding from Harvey created large areas where mosquitoes can lay their eggs

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-enlists-u-s-air-force-to-spray-for-mosquitoes-after-harvey/

Selena Gomez reveals kidney transplant

Gomez said she needed a new kidney because of her lupus diagnosis and that her longtime friend Francia Raisa was the donor

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/selena-gomez-reveals-kidney-transplant/

San Diego washing streets with bleach to fight Hep A

An outbreak among the city's homeless population has killed 15 people and hospitalized 300 more

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/san-diego-power-washing-streets-with-bleach-to-fight-hepatitis-a/

Nerve 'Zap' Could Replace CPAP for Sleep Apnea

Device reduces breathing disruptions long-term, study says

From: http://www.webmd.com/sleep-disorders/sleep-apnea/news/20170914/nerve-zap-could-replace-cpap-for-sleep-apnea?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Could Artificial Sweeteners Raise Diabetes Risk?

Small study suggests these products might somehow inhibit blood sugar control

From: http://www.webmd.com/diabetes/news/20170914/could-artificial-sweeteners-raise-diabetes-risk?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Deaths at Florida Nursing Home Under Investigation

From: http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/news/20170914/deaths-at-florida-nursing-home-under-investigation?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Medicare-for-all: Does America really want it?

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, rolled out his Medicare-for-all plan Wednesday

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/medicare-for-all-does-america-really-want-it/

Selena Gomez reveals she had a kidney transplant

Actress and singer Selena Gomez revealed she received a kidney transplant due to lupus. Her friend, Francia Raisa, was the donor. Vladimir Duthiers reports.

From: http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/selena-gomez-reveals-she-had-a-kidney-transplant/

Feeling okay about feeling bad is good for your mental health

When you have a negative emotion, are you upset or disappointed in yourself? Do you feel “bad” or “guilty” about this emotion? If so, you may be at risk for poorer longer-term psychological health.

A study in the July 2017 Journal of Personality and Social Psychology looked at the psychological health of people who accept, rather than negatively judge, their emotional experiences. Researchers found that accepting these experiences led to fewer negative emotions when confronted with daily stressors.

The article reported on three separate, but related, studies that explored how accepting negative emotions, rather than reacting to them, affects a person’s psychological health.

The first study aimed to see whether accepting emotions was associated with greater psychological health, and if this association was moderated by several demographic variables. Undergraduate students at the University of California at Berkley completed evaluations to assess acceptance, stress level, and psychological health. The researchers found that accepting mental health experiences was associated with greater psychological health across a range of demographic variables including gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Further, results indicated that the benefits to psychological health were associated with accepting the emotions associated with a negative event, rather than the situation that triggered those emotions.

In the second study, the authors examined a potential explanation for how the tendency to accept negative emotions is related to psychological health. They explored whether accepting one’s mental experiences helps to decrease negative emotions when experiencing stressors. A consistent reduction in negative emotions should, in time, improve overall psychological health.

Again, a group of undergraduates completed questionnaires related to acceptance and to their emotional responses to a stressful task completed in the lab. Results indicated that by habitually accepting emotions and thoughts, people experienced a lower degree of negative emotion when in stressful situations.

Finally, the authors wanted to see if these results held up for people other than college students. They followed people in a Denver community for a six-month period. These study volunteers completed measures of acceptance, psychological health, and stress, and kept nightly diaries for two weeks identifying the degree of negative emotion felt when experiencing stressors that day.

Results indicated that people who habitually accept their emotional experiences were more likely to report greater psychological health six months later. This was true regardless of gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. Further, people who accepted these emotions were less likely to respond negatively to stressors. That is, people who routinely accept their emotions and thoughts when under stress, experience less daily negative emotion during these times. This in turn is associated with increased psychological health six months later.

Taken together, these three studies highlight the benefits of accepting emotions and thoughts, rather than judging them, on psychological health. It seems like common sense. When a stressful situation causes negative emotions, accepting feelings of frustration or upset — rather than trying to pretend you’re not upset, or beating yourself up for feeling this way — reduces guilt and negative self-image. Over time, this will in turn lead to increased psychological health.

The post Feeling okay about feeling bad is good for your mental health appeared first on Harvard Health Blog.

From: David R. Topor, PhD, MS-HPEd https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/feeling-okay-about-feeling-bad-is-good-for-your-mental-health-2017091412398

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