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Child abuse is a dark and depressing reality in American life, but until now, it's never been clear just how widespread a problem it was. A new study, led by Dr. John Leventhal of Yale University, offers the first comprehensive estimate of serious injuries caused by child abuse in the U.S., and the results are pretty horrifying. More »
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We all have those friends who are competitive or are constantly causing drama for one reason or another. It's tempting to just put up with them, but a new study has found that conflicts with those kinds of people could actually be irritating you physically—as in causing your immune system to fire up. This leads to your body to become inflamed, a state which has been associated with things like cancer and diabetes. More »
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It turns out it's hard out there for a narcissist — at least if he's a guy. A new study has found that men who are full of themselves may actually be stressed out by their own narcissism. More »
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A new study has found something that may upset those who do a lot of their catching up with loved ones over the internet: a mom's voice is less reassuring when it comes over IM. More »
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A new study may identify a major source of maternal stress: moms multitask more than dads do, and they also hate it more. More »
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Scientists sure do love their stressed-out baby animals. Yesterday we learned about the dangers of marrying a stressed zebra finch — and today a study reveals that baby monkeys who endure scary separations from their moms can feel the ill effects throughout life. More »
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Did you know that a stressed-out partner can shorten your life? Better pack your Nervous Ned/Nelly off to a psychiatrist ... if, that is, you're a bird. More »
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Got a lot of friends? Thank your amygdala! A new study may shed light on how this brain structure, often associated with fear, may regulate our social lives as well. More »
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Feeling stressed? Maybe it's because you put out raging fires for a living. Or maybe you're just a lady. More »
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Fewer than 10% of Dutch women work full-time, and face one of the highest wage gaps in Europe—"and they like it this way," says Slate writer Jessica Olien. American women, put down those Blackberries and take note. More »
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Today in duh: Women who have stressful jobs are more likely to have heart disease. But there's an interesting revelation in this large-scale federal study—the difference made by having control over your job. More »
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A recent survey from the UK found that one in 20 people over the age of 45 worry about having a heart attack during sex, and 31% of Britons have stopped sexual activity because they were too tired to continue. More »
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Heartbroken? According to stress expert Andrew Bernstein, you're actually "thoughtbroken," and you can fix everything by filling out a simple worksheet. Except this is the most depressing worksheet ever. More »
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According to the Daily Mail, working too much can cause women to get "men's" ailments like heart failure and low libido. We didn't know those were just for men. More »
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According to a new study, just a phone call from Mom is enough to soothe stressed-out kids. And the effect of maternal soothing may persist into adulthood, even influencing how men interact with other women. More »
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• "Runaway mom" Tiffany Tehan sat down for an interview on Inside Edition - her first since she disappeared earlier this month. She recognizes that she acting selfishly when she decided to slip away from her family. She recalls thinking: More »
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Stressed students at Cambridge University will now be able to blow off steam by sliding up and down a pole. The pole dancing classes - which "aren't meant to be sexual" - are only open to the ladies. [NYDN] More »
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• One of the victims of the Fort Hood massacre has been identified as pregnant 21-year-old soldier Francheska Velez of Chicago, who was starting maternity leave in two weeks. "She loved the military, loved to serve," said a friend. • More »
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If you don't have any mental health issues know, you will after watching this PSA. Its message seems to be that stress causes child abuse causes doll abuse, all in an environment of creepy music and misery. [AdFreak] More »
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• Richard Nixon apparently thought interracial pregnancy was grounds for abortion. On a newly released tape, he reportedly says, "There are times when an abortion is necessary. I know that. When you have a black and a white." • More »
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Men in "average" relationships have more job stress than those in good or bad relationships, according to a new study. The study author says, "when it's in-between, you have to put more effort into it," causing stress. [UPI] More »
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A new study conducted at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem indicates that women are better dealing with stress than men, and that this difference may be genetic. More »
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It's just as well no one has any money for holiday shopping this year: apparently it'll kill you. According to a new study, battling holiday crowds sped up heart rates and "increased blood pressure to dangerous levels in 50 per cent of shoppers," which in turn leads to fun stuff like hypertension and heart disease. It should be said that the study asked the 15 men and 15 women "to purchase a variety of gifts within 75 minutes," presumably somewhere crowded, which is like worst possible case scenario. The men's stress levels doubled; the women's - who probably put more thought into their gifts - tripled. No word yet on the dangerous carpal-tunnel effects of online shopping. [Daily Mail] More »
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Are you stressed out about work, relationships, or money? Glamour editors think you are — according to their Department of Specious Statistics, "young women today are actually as frazzled as the average psychiatric patient was in the 1950s." Luckily Glamour offers help — like a handy chart that shows how close you are to exploding. Or a list of health tips that tells you to banish your teddy bear from your bedroom — that fuzzy little guy is nothing but a "dust mite breeding ground." If all this doesn't have you crawling back to bed, check out our take on November Glamour's other offerings, after the jump. More »
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Are you stressed out? (Can any woman remember a time when she was not stressed out?) Well, there's something new to stress about: All that stress can kill you. According to an article in the Association for Psychological Science's magazine, Observer, stress is cumulative, meaning, the more stress you feel, the more susceptible you become to more of it. And it'll kill you. Writes the Observer's Eric Wargo: "Depression and heart disease, for example, are not only the results of stress, but also causes of (more) stress. Consequently, the chronically stressed body can appear less like a thermostat than like a wailing speaker placed too close to a microphone — a feedback loop in which the stress response goes out of control, hastening physical decline with age." And God help you if you get pregnant: More »
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File under "No Shit": A new study shows that happily-married women rebound better from everyday stress than women with trouble at home. UCLA researchers focused on the stress hormone cortisol; elevated cortisol levels are associated with crappy crap like depression, burnout, chronic fatigue syndrome and possibly even cancer. UCLA psychology professor Rena Repetti says, "Past research has found that men appear to get a health and longevity boost from marriage, while for women, being married is only beneficial insofar as the marriage is high-quality." Well, duh. [Science Daily] More »
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• A new study says that women are more stressed than men. We really don't have time to be reading and writing about studies like this because we totally have a big Powerpoint presentation to get and we are, like, about to pull our hair okay? Gawd! [Feminist.org]

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• Our favorite tennis-playing Williams sister, Serena, opened a can of major whupass at Wimbledon earlier today, despite a strained calf muscle. She'll go after Justine Henin in the quarterfinals next. [SportsIllustrated]

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