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    Understanding Concussion Assessment, Treatment, and Rehabilitation

    October 25, 2016

    This infographic of the clinical trajectories of concussions can be used as a model for understanding concussion assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation. Watch Now

    Medically Reviewed by Sports Medicine

    Categorized as: Concussion, Health Topics A-Z, Sports Medicine

    Tagged with: anxiety, cervical, Coach Category 1, cognitive, concussion, fatigue, migraine, mood, ocular, trajectory, vestibular ocular motor screening

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    How Mindfulness Meditation Can Improve Your Health

    October 15, 2016

    Meditation offers many health benefits and helps train your mind and body to relax in stressful situations. Learn more. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by UPMC Center for Integrative Medicine

    Categorized as: Family Health

    Tagged with: anxiety, anxiety management, integrative medicine, meditation, mental health, mindfulness, stress

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    Chronic Stress Leads to Memory Loss as You Age

    June 8, 2016

    Stress is bad for your brain: Prolonged stress causes short-term memory loss in older adults. Discover ways to boost your mood today. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by UPMC Western Behavioral Health

    Categorized as: Family Health, Mental Health, Neurosurgery and Brain Health

    Tagged with: anxiety, cognition, cortisol, depression, elderly, memory, memory loss, stress

    Stress and memory loss
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    Mindfulness Meditation: A Guided Practice (Video)

    September 10, 2015

    Meditation can relieve stress, anxiety, and pain associated with cancer and chronic illnesses. Try a quick guided practice, even at the office. Learn More

    Categorized as: Living and Wellness

    Tagged with: alternative medicine, anxiety, meditation, stress management

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    Benefits of Omega-3 for Brain Health

    May 10, 2015

    A mental illness is a condition that affects a person's thinking, feeling or mood. Learn about the five types of mental illness and how each is treated. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Neurosurgery

    Categorized as: Neurosurgery and Brain Health

    Tagged with: Alzheimer's disease, anorexia, anorexia nervosa, anxiety, Binge Eating Disorder, bipolar disorder, bulimia, bulimia nervosa, dementia, depression, eating disorder, mental illness, mood disorder, overeating, psychotic disorders, schizophrenia

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    4 Signs Your Teen Has an Eating Disorder

    February 11, 2015

    Eating disorders are very common and can be serious. Discover four signs that suggest your child may have an eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by UPMC

    Categorized as: Family Health

    Tagged with: anorexia, anxiety, Center for Overcoming Problem Eating, COPE, depression, disordered eating, eating disorder, problem eating, teenager

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    Yoga Meditation: Helping Cancer Patients Manage Side Effects

    September 25, 2014

    Discover how yoga and meditation can help ease symptoms experienced by cancer patients, including anxiety and chronic pain. Discover the benefits of yoga. Learn More

    Categorized as: Cancer Care

    Tagged with: American Cancer Society, anxiety, blood cortisol levels, cancer, conventional cancer treatment, Healthy Body Peaceful Soul, high blood pressure, integrative oncology, Joni Sturgill, meditation, PTSD, UPMC CancerCenter, yoga

    Learn how meditation can help you cope with cancer treatment
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    Can Stress Cause Digestive Disorders?

    September 5, 2014

    Learn whether or not stress can cause digestive disorders, and discover some causes for common digestive disorders, especially irritable bowl diseases. Read More

    Medically Reviewed by Digestive Disorders

    Categorized as: Living and Wellness

    Tagged with: anxiety, Crohn's disease, depression, digestive diseases, digestive disorders, disease, fatigue, inflammatory bowel disease, pain, pancreatitis, therapy, ulcerative colitis, UPMC Digestive Health Care, Visceral Inflammation and Pain Center

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    Understanding Depression: Causes, Symptoms, and Helpful Resources

    August 15, 2014

    Learn more about how depression can effect you, the assosciated symptoms, and possible causes. Learn More

    Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Mental Health

    Tagged with: anxiety, brain chemicals, depression, National Institute of Mental Health, National Mental Health Association, neurotransmitters, sleep disturbances, Suicide

    Understand depression symptoms, risk factors, and treatment options.
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