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November 24, 2011
HealthLife.net  :All Positive Talk Radio
A Holistic Understanding of OCD
with Dr. Howard Weissman, Part 1 & 2

Tara Marie Live!
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November 3, 2011
Medill Reports
Driving Myself Crazy: How a Long Commute Can Lead to Poor Health

Eight-hundred hours.

That’s how long I am on track to spend behind the wheel of my car commuting to and from graduate school in one year. It is equivalent to about 33 days or an entire month.

But if the hours spent cramped in the driver’s seat - frustrated with rubberneckers during accidents and lane shifters who don’t signal - aren’t enough, a new study shows I may really be causing harm to my health by making my Honda my second home. read more

 

September 26, 2011
RedEye
Haul Stars

You haven't liked it, but you've done it. You've bribed friends with pizza and beer, you've lugged boxes up flights of stairs, cursing your decision to take the studio on the fifth floor in a building with no elevator. You've gone in to work the next day with sore, aching muscles and lived for weeks out of cardboard boxes labeled "bedroom" as you mustered up the courage to finish putting everything away. read more

 

September 29, 2008
Crain's
Relaxation Biz Thrives during Financial Stress

With the economy in a flurry, the business of stress-busting is booming.

"I've been inundated with new referrals," says Howard K. Weissman, a licensed clinical psychologist and director of the Chicago Stress Relief Center. "I've never had so many clients come to see me as a result of financial stress."

Mr. Weissman counsels individuals and visits companies for on-site stress-relief programs; he estimates business is up 25% this year. "A lot of individuals are coming to me reeling," he says. "Stress is affecting their bodies and their lives." read more

 

July 7, 2008
RedEye
16 Ways to Beat Stress

It's common for the frazzled to seek comfort in a stiff drink, a cigarette or a pile of junk food. But after the immediate gratification, too much of any of those vices can actually increase stress, studies show. Psychologists Howard Weissman and Nancy Molitor; Stress Institute CEO Kathleen Hall; and life coach Ruth Klein, a.k.a. "The De-Stress Diva," suggest healthier ways to reduce stress. read more

 

July 7, 2008
RedEye
So Long, Stress

After Chris Noble injured his back two years ago helping to unload a freight truck at the electronics store where he worked, the former college track athlete suffered docked wages, chronic back pain—and overwhelming stress.

Earning two-thirds his former salary through workman's compensation checks that didn't always come when they were supposed to, the Arlington Heights man felt the crush of the bleak economy. With a wife and two kids his cut wages were "just enough to buy groceries on sale." His prospects for finding a new job seemed dim. read more