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Researchers study whether yoga can calm overactive hearts

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created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Can doing the downward-facing dog keep your heart from racing out of control? Alicia Jones is hoping so.





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New breathing exercises help manage asthma

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created May 28, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A presentation that demonstrates breathing exercises designed to help reduce the use of asthma inhalers is today available to the general public for free from the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Asthma and Airways website.


Papworth breathing technique cuts asthma symptoms by a third

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created Jul 02, 2007 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A sequence of breathing and relaxation exercises known as the Papworth method has been shown to reduce asthma symptoms by a third by the first randomised controlled trial to investigate the technique, which is published online ...


Patients with mild to moderate OSA may benefit from exercise

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created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Practicing certain tongue and pharyngeal exercises may reduce symptoms of mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to new research being published in the second issue for May of the American Journal of Re ...


Study sheds light on brain's fear processing center

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Breathing carbon dioxide can trigger panic attacks, but the biological reason for this effect has not been understood. A new study by University of Iowa researchers shows that carbon dioxide increases brain acidity, which ...


Tai Chi exercises improve type 2 diabetes control

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created Apr 01, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Tai Chi exercises can improve the control of type 2 diabetes, suggests a small study, published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.


Exercise better than shockwave treatment for chronic shoulder pain

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created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Supervised exercises are more effective than shockwave treatment to relieve chronic shoulder pain, finds a study published in British Medical Journal today.


Will giving coffee to babies keep them awake as adults?

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created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

An F1000 evaluation looks at a Canadian study on how giving caffeine to newborn rats has a long-lasting and detrimental effect on sleep and breathing in adulthood.


Severe breathing disorders during sleep are associated with an increased risk of dying

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created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Severe breathing disorders during sleep are associated with an increased risk of dying from any cause according to research published this week in the open access journal PLoS Medicine. The study finds that the increased risk o ...


Study to assess hip exercises as treatment for osteoarthritis in the knee joints

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created Jul 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Researchers at Rush University Medical Center are testing a novel regimen of hip-muscle exercises to decrease the load on the knee joints in patients with osteoarthritis. The goal is not only to relieve pain but also, possibly, ...


Respiratory rhythms can help predict insomnia

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created Oct 20, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The breathing and heart rates and cortisol levels of women with metastatic breast cancer can be used to predict if they'll suffer from chronic insomnia and sleep disruptions, a common complaint from patients who want to maintain ...



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