Happiness in Medical News

Brain Quickly Detects Happiness in Others

Study finds people perceive positive expressions more accurately than sad ones MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to picking up emotional signals from others, the brain responds to happiness faster than sadness, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of B...

In pursuit of a happiness gene

The pursuit of happiness characterizes the human condition. But for those suffering from stress, money trouble or chronic illness, a positive outlook on life can be difficult to find. Now, a Tel Aviv University researcher says we should look to our genes. Prof. Yoram Barak of Tel Aviv Universi...

Brain detects happiness more quickly than sadness

People make value judgements about others based on their facial expressions. A new study, carried out be Spanish and Brazilian researchers, shows that after looking at a face for only 100 milliseconds we can detect expressions of happiness and surprise faster than those of sadness or fear. O...

Money may not buy happiness but neither does poverty

In the past 50 years individual levels of wealth have increased by but so have crime, deprivation, depression and addictions to alcohol and drugs. Most of us believe that more money will make us happier; however, as societies become richer, does that wealth positively impact on our happiness? ...

New PurinaCare(R) Pet Health Library Helps Pet Owners Provide a Lifetime of Health and Happiness for Their Dogs and Cats

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- For many pet owners, there is no value that can be put on their beloved four-legged friends. They understand that caring for their dogs and cats is a lifetime commitment that begins the day they bring their new best friends home. From insuring their pets ...

A Different Way of Thinking for a Fulfilling Life: New Book Offers Practical Guidance for Rethinking Happiness and Nurturing Self-Love

NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Amidst the din of modern society, the most important sound is the voice that resonates within. This is the message that rings loud and clear in "Do You Love Yourself?" (published by AuthorHouse -- http://www.authorhouse.com ), a practical guide to loving one'...

The International Health and Fitness Symposium Releases The People's Guide to Health, Happiness and Longevity

The International Health and Fitness Symposium (IHFS) has assembled a tour de force of world-renowned physicians, best-selling authors and life change experts to create The People's Guide to Health, Happiness and Longevity. The International Health and Fitness Symposium brought together twel...

More marital happiness = less sleep complaints

WESTCHESTER, Ill. Marital happiness may lower the risk of sleep problems in Caucasian women, while marital strife may heighten the risk, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS). ...

Naked Juice Brings Consumers Happiness by the Billions With First 100% Juice Smoothie Containing Probiotics

New Naked Juice Probiotic Tropical Mango helps promote healthy digestion, immune system and happier you AZUSA, Calif., Sept. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Naked Juice, a leader in the super-premium juice category, introduces Naked Juice Probiotic, the first 100% juice smoothie with prob...

Knowing Yourself Can Improve Your Health and Happiness

NEW YORK, July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Anthropedia Foundation, a non-profit organization based in New York and St. Louis, has introduced Know Yourself , an innovative DVD series designed for people interested in learning how to develop happier and healthier lives. The series is a ste...

The Secret of Happiness

LONDON, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- How happy are you? Would you like to be happier? Join TopTips.com's Campaign for Happiness and watch your daily happiness soar! What is it? TopTips.com's Campaign for Happiness is to remind everyone that we're here for a good time, not for a long t...

Stress Expert Explains the Secret to True Happiness

PITTSBURGH, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at the University of Rochester , NY recently made the surprising discovery that money, looks, and fame don't actually make people happier. The researchers tracked 147 college graduates by investigating their goals and happiness a year after they had ...

Looks, Money, Fame Don't Bring Happiness

Study finds reaching more intrinsic goals is what leads to well-being FRIDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Having lots of money, good looks and fame may sound like a sure ticket to happiness, but a new study suggests otherwise. Researchers at the University of Rochester in New York tr...

'Thus I Became Stress Free, Oh Really?': Systematically Manage and Optimize Stress to Improve Productivity, Happiness

GARDEN CITY, Mich., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Consider how these outlooks could free you from stress: Things change if you change the way you look at them. Problems, most of the times, are only are in our head. "Thus I Became Stress Free, Oh Really?," a new...

New PurinaCare(TM) Pet Health Insurance Helps Offer Dogs and Cats a Lifetime of Health and Happiness

First Pet Health Insurance Under Purina(R) Brand Is Comprehensive, Simple and Easy-to-Use ST. LOUIS, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of pet owners consider their dogs and cats to be their best friends and they want to provide them with the best care possible for a he...

Seniors No Strangers to Happiness

Older Americans are quite satisfied, while Baby Boomers are the least content, survey shows MONDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- With age comes wisdom, and now new research suggests happiness tags along for the ride. Surveys of Americans taken since 1972 suggest that plenty of older...

Leading neuroscientist seeks beauty, love and happiness

One of the world's leading neuroscientists is to search for the neural and biological basis for creativity, beauty and love after receiving over 1 million from the Wellcome Trust, the UK's largest medical research charity. The research will bring together science, the arts and philosophy to answer...

The Happiness Mantra: “ Crib Less: Earn More

Results of a recent study states that rich people could be happier than the poor taking into consideration factors like physical health, income, education and marital status // . The study was conducted on a group of people ranging in age from 20 to 64 years. The subjects were questioned regardi...

The Happiness Formula....

One of the greatest mysteries that has been plaguing mankind is the secret of happiness. Scientists claim that they have finally been able to unravel the mystery with a simple equation. The equation was worked out by scientists after a study of more than 1000 people. It is based on a series// of qu...

Experts in Istanbul Seek Nature and Measure of Happiness

More than 1,000 statisticians and economists were Saturday winding up four days of talks in Istanbul devoted to two of mankind's most intractable questions: what is happiness and how do you measure it? Experts attending a forum of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development a...

Exposure to a Soil Bacterium can Boost Happiness

Exposure to a type of bacteria found in soil boosts happiness levels and could help restore healthy immune functions in people //who are depressed and prone to infection, says a study. British scientists led by Chris Lowry at Bristol University treated lung cancer patients with the bacteria, ...

Exposure to a Soil Bacterium can Boost Happiness

Exposure to a type of bacteria found in soil boosts happiness levels and could help restore healthy immune functions// in people who are depressed and prone to infection, says a study. British scientists led by Chris Lowry at Bristol University treated lung cancer patients with the bacteria, ...

The Science of Happiness

Happiness is a pleasure that can aptly be described as a state of content, aided by the absence of gross desire. // For generations, man has indulged in a conscious pursuit to quench his yen for happiness. For most people it has proven to be as evading as their q...

Straightening the Teeth Won't Guarantee Happiness

Straighter teeth in children may improve their smile but there is no guarantee of happiness and improved self-esteem – says a new study//. The study results were published in the British Journal of Health Psychology. Scientists in Britain in their 20-year long study looked at the impact of b...

Money Cannot Buy Happiness

Princeton researcher Daniel Kahneman, PhD, and colleagues have come to the conclusion that it is only an illusion that wealth brings happiness//. Kahneman shared the 2002 Nobel Prize for applying the principles of psychology to economics. As Kahneman and colleagues have observed in their exte...

Self-Employment Key To Happiness

Those who are self-employed have been found to be happier compared to those who work under an employer, reports a new study // conducted by Researchers at the University of Durham. This could perhaps be due to the increased flexibility, independence and superior job satisfaction. Self-employe...

Savoring Happy Moments Helps Build Emotional Strength

...sychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said in a news release. "This study shows that if happiness is something you want out of life, then focusing daily on the small moments and cultivating positive emotions is the way to go," she said. "Those smal...

Confectionery Industry Forecast Is Sweet: Globally Inspired Flavors, Eco-Friendly and Health Minded Trends Lead New Product Innovations

...umers can count on to be affordable luxuries. Our industry provides people with new choices, new experiences and old favorites that provide moments of happiness to be enjoyed any time." With in-depth insight from 40 industry experts, including top manufacturers, market researchers, award-winning chocol...

First World Congress on Positive Psychology Kicks Off Today With Talks by Two of the World's Most Renowned Psychologists, Martin Seligman and Philip Zimbardo, in Philadelphia, Birthplace of Positive Psychology

...ing their latest research and ideas for increasing happiness in the contemporary world. Additionally, an i... Happiness? Ed Diener -- New Findings on happiness Shelly Gable -- Let the Good Times Role ...n Prime Time TV Richard Layard ( UK ) -- happiness and Public Policy Yong-Lin Moon ( Korea...

Anthropedia Foundation Charity Gala, Murten, Switzerland, in the Presence of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco

...and stress-related illness increase worldwide, the Anthropedia Foundation advances the Science of Well-Being and offers solutions to foster health and happiness that are adapted to the 21st century. Anthropedia is a non-profit foundation that promotes well-being through health and education initiatives. ...

Stable marriage is linked with better sleep in women

... transition (gaining or losing a partner) over the study follow-up period. Troxel presented related findings at SLEEP 2008, showing that marital happiness may lower the risk of sleep problems in Caucasian women, while marital strife may heighten the risk. "The current findings dovetail with our previous...

First World Congress on Positive Psychology Kicks Off With Talks by Two of the World's Most Renowned Psychologists

...global level. They will present new answers in the age-old quest for the good life, sharing their latest research, insights, and ideas for increasing happiness in the contemporary world. The burgeoning field of positive psychology - founded in 1998 by University of Pennsylvania's Dr. Martin Seligman - ...

Miracle Treatment for Burn Scars as Seen on Today Show Will Also Be Featured on The Insider Tonight

...y discussed how the Lumenis UltraPulse Laser has helped to minimize both the unwanted color and roughness of their scars. Lastly, they expressed their happiness in the results of the treatments thus far and look forward to additional treatments and results in the next 3 months. Dr. Jill Waibel was also i...

Legal loophole exposes Canadians to drug advertising banned in US: UBC research

...a drug cautiously while turning a blind eye to a loophole that allows persuasive advertisements that make the same drug look like an effortless key to happiness and good health," says Mintzes. The UBC study found that of the eight drugs most heavily advertised on television in 2005-06, four had black box warn...

Hummingbird Coaching Partners with Leeza's Place to Help Caregivers “Take Your Oxygen First”

... disease, offering needed resources and coping strategies. Working on concepts in “Take Your Oxygen First: Protecting Your Health and happiness While Caring for a Loved One with Memory Loss,” a new book by entertainment broadcaster and Alzheimer’s advocate Leeza Gibbons, Hummingbir...

Choice Theory Education Conference: Sacramento Saturday, May 30

... their lives and relationships. Glasser's theory states that through understanding one's needs and power to make personal choices, people may increase happiness and improve their relationships. Main tenets teach us that human behavior -- comprised of thoughts, actions, emotions, and physiology -- is chosen, an...

New Wellness(R) WellBars(R) Dog Snack Flavors Receive a Round of 'Paw-pplause'

... corn, soy, artificial preservatives, colors or flavors. Health conscious consumers know that rewarding their dogs with WellBars will ensure health, happiness and well-being to the animals who depend upon them. New WellBars Chicken & Cheddar Cheese and Grain-free Lamb & Apples Dog...

Tourette syndrome misconceptions only one battle for patients

... of ADHD symptoms; anything one can do to minimize the chances of a co-occurring diagnosis of ADHD will allow children a greater chance of success and happiness in their life. Laura Locke is a board member of the Tourette Syndrome Foundation of Canada and became involved with the foundation when her son w...

Economy Got You Down? Use The Principles Of Positive Psychology

...ood opportunity to use positive psychology to find happiness and meaning in life, says a new report from Harvar...ood opportunity to use positive psychology to find happiness and meaning in life, says a new report from Harvar...d participate in the activities you want--predicts happiness better than monetary affluence. Try to eliminate s...

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