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At-risk college students reduce HBP, anxiety, depression through Transcendental Meditation

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created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Transcendental Meditation® technique may be an effective method to reduce blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and anger among at-risk college students, according to a new study to be published in the American Journal of ...


Transcendental Meditation helped heart disease patients lower cardiac disease risks by 50 percent

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created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 3

Patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation® technique had nearly 50 percent lower rates of heart attack, stroke, and death compared to nonmeditating controls, according ...


Transcendental meditation reduces stress, improves mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 08, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Women with breast cancer reduced stress and improved their mental health and emotional well being through the Transcendental Meditation technique, according to a new study published in the current issue of the peer-reviewed ...


Transcendental Meditation Buffers Students Against College Stress

Transcendental Meditation Buffers Students Against College Stress (Video)

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created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Transcendental Meditation may be an effective non-medicinal tool for students to buffer themselves against the intense stresses of college life, according to a new study to be published in the February 24 ...





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Study: Can meditation sharpen our attention?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (12) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study at the University of Wisconsin-Madison suggests that people can train their minds to stay focused.


Consumption of certain fish during pregnancy associated with poorer cognitive performance

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created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children who eat fish more than 3 times per week show a worse performance in the general cognitive, executive and perceptual-manipulative areas. Those with higher levels of exposure to mercury show a generalised delay in ...


Researchers Study Whether Psychosocial Interventions Ease Psoriasis

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has awarded University of Rochester Medical Center researchers $2.5 million to investigate the impact of psychological interventions on attacks ...


Study shows brief training in meditation may help manage pain

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created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Living with pain is stressful, but a surprisingly short investment of time in mental training can help you cope.


Yoga boosts heart health

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created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heart rate variability, a sign of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher in yoga practitioners than in non-practitioners, according to research to be published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of ...


Researchers find yoga may be effective for chronic low back pain

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center found that yoga may be more effective than standard treatment for reducing chronic low back pain in minority populations. This study appears ...


Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies (AP)

Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies

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created Nov 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. It's another example of how alternative medicine has become ...


Can stress be healthy?

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created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Stress doesn't just motivate us to get things done. Short bouts of it may actually boost the immune system and protect against one type of cancer, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, who ...


Mindful Meditation, Shared Dialogues Reduce Physician Burnout (w/ Video)

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created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Training in mindfulness meditation and communication can alleviate the psychological distress and burnout experienced by many physicians and can improve their well-being, University of Rochester Medical Center ...


Smokers have more options than ever in the fight to kick the habit

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created Aug 23, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nina Ball regularly walks by a row of smokers outside the charter school in North Philadelphia where she helps youths find jobs and get into college. A year ago, she might have bummed a cigarette there.



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