Employers did create maternity-leave programs in the 1970's and 1980's, but not as a purely voluntary response in the absence of any government mandate.
Because we don't all respond to stressful events the same way, it is important to know your stress style, your unique response when faced with frustrating or upsetting situations.
Then the researchers subjected them to stressful situations — such as speaking in public and doing verbal arithmetic — and noted their blood pressure response to stress.
Cortisol and adrenaline are essential components of humans' 'fight or flight' mechanism - the neuro-biological response to stressful situations that has evolved through millions of years.
But more importantly, they can be used as a method to train the body's reaction to stressful situations and dampen the production of harmful stress hormones.
Residents of the Western U.S. state of Arizona reacted Thursday to a federal judge's ruling that blocked key parts of a controversial state immigration law.