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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

Medicine Meditation

Meditation may help RA patients

October 03, 2008
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients whose condition causes them to have problems with depression may find relief by using the age-old practice of meditation, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that exposure to meditation techniques helped RA patients reduce their psychological distress by as much as one-third. Read more »

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Stress, Aging and the Brain
By Dharma S Khalsa, MD , Health Expert

...in short term memory loss.       Conventional medicine has little to offer us to help with... Read more »

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Handling stress so it doesn’t handle you
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...It's considered a type of mind-body complementary medicine and it basically helps you to focus... Read more »

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My Story- Meditation is my Rock
By beth irvine , Health Expert

...Life] I reach past my reflection in the mirror of my medicine cabinet to what lies behind the... Read more »

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It’s Time to Talk About CAM
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert

...ask?  CAM stands for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.  The National Center for... Read more »

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Ayurvedic Medicine to Treat RA
By Christine Miller , Health Expert

...effectiveness of combining Ayurveda with traditional Western medicine for the treatment of RA. ... Read more »

Health Guide

Complementary and Alternative Medicine
...cognitive and psychological therapy, meditation, yoga and other exercises and complementary and alternative medicines. Complementary and alternative medicine is actually a big group of... Read more »
Asthma and Stress Management
...not sure that anyone fully understands why,” says Dr. Marjorie L. Slankard, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.  “Usually there would be... Read more »
Fibromyalgia: Lifestyle Changes
...relieve pain. Several small studies suggest it offers some benefit, especially to those who can not take medicines because of their side effects. However, a large controlled study published in the... Read more »
Acupuncture
...some 3000 years surviving the test of time with its ability to heal.  It is only one tool of Chinese medicine, but it is now the most widely used integrative therapy in the U.S. Acupuncture... Read more »
Premenstrual Syndrome: Other Treatments
...any more effective than placebo for relieving PMS symptoms. It is certainly possible that some herbal medicines may be helpful, but patients should always be wary of unproven claims for quick... Read more »

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