Month: June 2015

Can Too Much Sitting Make You Anxious? Review found link between the two, but not cause and effect
WebMD News from HealthDay,By Amy Norton,HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, June 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) — People who spend much of their day sitting may be more likely to feel anxious, a new review suggests.

The findings, researchers said, do not prove that sitting in front of a TV or computer causes anxiety. For one, it’s possible that anxiety-prone people choose to be sedentary. Continue reading “Anxiety Linked to Sedentary Behaviour”

Are you creative? Creativity and psychiatric disorders are linked together; Study shows genetic link – By David Findley

A new study reveals that there is a prospect of an overlap between genetic components which result in an individual’s creativity and some psychiatric disorders.

The study involved examining genetic material from more than 86,000 people in Iceland and identified the genetic variants that had link with a heightened risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Then the researchers dug deeper into variants in a group which consists of more than a 1,000 people who had been members of national societies of artists such as actors, dancers, visual arts, musicians and writers in Iceland. Continue reading “Study Shows Genetic Link Between Creativity and Psychiatric Disorders”

Castle Connolly Top Doctor Award recipients are selected based on peer nominations, medical education, training, hospital appointments, professional achievements and more.    Of the hundreds of thousands of American physicians, fewer than one percent are selected to be Castle Connolly Top Doctors.    Dr. Alan Manevitz has achieved a hard earned recognition.