Tag: stress

WHO warns of ‘long term’ Covid impact on mental health

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — The mental health impact of the pandemic will be “long-term and far-reaching”, the World Health Organization said Thursday, as experts and leaders called for action on Covid-linked anxiety and stress. “Everyone is affected in one way or another,” the WHO said in a statement at the start of a two-day meeting in Athens with health ministers from dozens of countries. It said “anxieties around virus transmission, the psychological impact of lockdowns […]

Lorenzana in hospital due to “stress-related fatigue”

(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is in a hospital due to “stress-related fatigue.” Lorenzana, 70, himself confirmed he was  at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center as he denied reports he had been hospitalized due to cardiac arrest. He called the reports an “exaggeration.” “The doctors are just forcing me to rest. rest,” he said, noting that he was “undergoing executive checkup.” “I will be out in a day or two,” he said. “Thanks for your […]

Stress test: saliva swab detects workplace burnout

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — A simple saliva test can show within hours whether someone on the job is overly stressed and at risk of burnout, researchers said Friday. Measuring levels of the anti-stress hormone cortisol at different times of the day more accurately reveals stress levels than more complicated measures, including blood tests, they reported in the peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports. In experiments, scientists compared healthy workers with burnout patients diagnosed by psychologists. […]

Signs of burnout and how to prevent it

Burnout Feeling physically and emotionally exhausted? Feel like work is invading all aspects of your life? Like a growing number of professionals, you could be in the brink of a burnout. (AFP videographics) https://youtu.be/VtBo0od5B4k

Stress can be your friend too

(PIA) —  A faculty and licensed psychometrician from the University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) said that viewing “stress” as a helpful part of life can lead to better health, sound emotional well-being, and improved work productivity. In a stress management seminar organized by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA)-6 held recently, UPV psychology faculty Helen Grace Fernandez, who spoke to the PIA-6 staff, said that people can also view stress in a ‘positive light’ and […]

Stress, depression may affect how the body processes fat

(Reuters Health) – Stress and depression have long been linked with a heightened risk of weight gain, but a new study sheds light on how those mental states may alter the way the body processes fatty foods. Compared to women without stress in the study, stressed-out women burned both calories and fat more slowly for seven hours after eating the equivalent of an average fast-food burger meal. “Stress can promote weight gain by slowing your […]