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09/11/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

Music found to improve surgery outcomes: Patients offered music during surgeries experienced reduced pain and anxiety

Urological surgeon consultant Bhaskar Somani says that offering music to patients during minor surgeries can significantly reduce pain and anxiety. Mr. Somani, a leading surgeon at the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, came to this conclusion after reviewing data on 1,900 patients across 15 international studies. These patients had had various outpatient procedures. In […]

01/29/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

The mental and physical benefits of singing

One way to improve your overall health is by just simply singing — and you don’t even have to be a good singer to reap its benefits. Research suggests that singing in a choir not only benefits your physical well-being, but also your mental health. Singing is a physical activity because when you sing, you […]

08/17/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Study finds that “teen depression” increases risk of violence … so they should all be treated with more drugs that cause violence instead?

A recent study, led by Professor Seena Fazel of the University of Oxford’s Forensic Psychiatry Group in the U.K., and published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), has found that adolescents battling depression are more likely to commit violent acts. While the actual increase in risk is relatively modest […]

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