Stress (human)

Corticosteroids can induce side effects that may be as serious as the ailments they are intended to treat.

In a faltering economy, dentists see an upturn in teeth grinding.

Is the economy making you nervous? Or is it terrorism? Or could it be the way you’re hard-wired?

Can stress and anxiety make allergy symptoms worse?

Chronic stress changes the brain, but relaxation can change it back.

Even remarriage can’t relieve all the stress of a marital loss.

Even when a preemie survives, parents may fall prey to mental anguish.

Swimmers use different kinds of mental preparations to try to offset their prerace anxieties.

New research suggests that sensitivity to stress may increase after a child is badly treated.

Desperation, hopelessness, depression, anger — these are not useful feelings to bring to a job search. Yet after a layoff, it is normal to experience some or all of them.

Up to three-fourths of Americans have one or more signs of a temporomandibular problem, most of which finally disappear on their own.

The economic downturn has been especially hard on small businesses, and owners seek ways to ease the tension.

Laid-off workers are more likely than the employed to develop health problems, according to a large study.

Sales of over-the-counter sleep aids have risen sharply in recent months, but one expert cautions against relying on them too frequently.

It would be a relief to move on from the financial crisis, but we can’t conclude that the nation’s big banks are out of the woods.