Caution: Long Bouts of Fretful Ruminating May Be Hazardous to Your Health

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Changes in Romantic Partners’ Feelings Over Time May Affect Health – and Even Lifespan

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Loneliness at 70-plus — Some Surprising Links To Lifespan

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When Serious Illness Strikes: Effective Ways To Ease Anxiety

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Mega-Anxiety About Health: A Common—And Now Treatable—Condition

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A Spouse’s Death: The Loss That Can Impair Body and Mind

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Poor Sleep — Higher Blood Pressure: Fitful Nights May Endanger Health

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SSRI Antidepressants May Improve Blood Sugar For People With Diabetes

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Mindfulness May Improve Health By Changing The Brain’s Response To Stress

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When Conscientiousness Backfires: A Racial Difference?

Contact: Katherine Duggan, PhD For Release: Immediately Conscientious people tend to live longer, scientists have found.  And that makes sense. …

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