Exploring purpose-designed audio-visual falls prevention messages on older people's capability and motivation to prevent falls - de Jong LD, Lavender AP, Wortham C, Skelton DA, Haines TP, Hill AM.
The number of falls and fall-associated injury rates among older people continues to rise worldwide. Increased efforts to influence older people's falls prevention behaviour are needed. A two-phase exploratory community-based participatory study was conduc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Best supplements for anxiety: Lavender oil has same effect as prescription drugs in trials
BEST SUPPLEMENTS: Clinical trials of lavender oil have shown it may be as effective as common prescription drugs in treating patients with anxiety. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 13, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cities could play a key role in pollinator conservation
Given the pressures that pollinators face in agricultural land, cities could play an important role in conserving pollinators, according to a new study. The research, carried out by scientists at the Universities of Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds and Reading in collaboration with Cardiff University and the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC), has revealed that gardens and allotments are good for pollinators, and lavender and borage are important garden plants that pollinators use as food sources. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - January 14, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: International, Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Cabot; Press Release Source Type: news
The PM edit: Nargis Khan in her own words
Management in Practice is speaking to a series of PMs on the front-line about what being a practice manager means to them. Reporter Valeria Fiore talks toNargis Khan, practice manager Lavender Hill Group Practice in Battersea, London about the challenges practice management poses and the future of the profession. Q. How has being a practice manager changed since you first started out in the profession? Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - November 16, 2018 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Practice management Latest News Personal Practice Source Type: news
ASK DR ELLIE CANNON: Athlete's foot? You can give it the boot
DR ELLIE CANNON: Athlete's foot is a common fungal foot infection affecting more than 70 per cent of the population. Lavender and teatree are not known to be effective treatments. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lavender's Antianxiety Effects Nothing to Sniff At Lavender's Antianxiety Effects Nothing to Sniff At
The scent of lavender has long been touted to have calming, antianxiety effects, but the biological mechanism behind this phenomenon has been something of a mystery -- until now.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 25, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Minocin Flops in Schizophrenia; Lavender Soothes Anxiety
(MedPage Today) -- News and commentary from the psychiatry world (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 24, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Lavender: How it can ease anxiety
THE smell of lavender has been scientifically proven to relax people and could be an effective way to treat anxiety, says research. Numerous studies have confirmed the potent relaxing effects of linalool, a fragrant alcohol found in lavender extracts, but none have looked at how it works. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 24, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Does lavender really help with anxiety?
A study of mice reveals that the scent of linalool, a natural alcohol found in lavender, relieves anxiety through its effect on olfactory nerve cells. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anxiety / Stress Source Type: news
Study: Lavender's smell, not absorption in lunges, relaxes mice
Lavender compound linalool must be smelled and not absorbed in the lungs for its calming effects, according to a study of mice. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Lavender really is relaxing: The fragrant flower may be a safer alternative to anti-anxiety drugs
Researchers from Kagoshima University, Japan, found that mice show less signs of anxiety when they smell the fragrant flower, which could be used instead of Xanax and Valium. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Trilobites: Lavender ’ s Soothing Scent Could Be More Than Just Folk Medicine
In mice, researchers found that some components of lavender odor had effects on anxiety similar to taking Valium. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: JOANNA KLEIN Tags: Lavender Smells and Odors Anxiety and Stress Mice Research Brain Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience Kashiwadani, Hideki Herbs Source Type: news
The smell of lavender is relaxing, science confirms
(Frontiers) A new review reveals how lavender mellows us out -- and why some day psychiatrists and surgeons might be prescribing patients a whiff of the purple stuff. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 23, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
A calmer horse is just a sniff away
(University of Arizona) Research from the University of Arizona shows the calming benefits of lavender aromatherapy for horses. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - July 26, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Medical News Today: Are essential oils safe for babies?
Some people use essential oils, such as lavender or chamomile, to massage their baby or in a diffuser. In this article, we look at the potential benefits of essential oils for babies, as well as which ones to use and how to use them safely. People should never use essential oils on babies less than 3 months old. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 20, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine Source Type: news
