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Friday, October, 23, 2009

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Zen meditation may reduce pain

February 01, 2009
Canadian researchers say Zen meditation may reduce sensitivity to moderate pain when practiced by a skilled practitioner. Previous studies have found that teaching chronic pain patients to meditate may relieve their pain, but it was not understood how meditation worked. But in a new study, scientists working with skilled meditation practitioners found that these patients seemed to breath much more slowly than non-meditators, which may provide some of the first hard proof that the cardio-respirat... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Dr. Eisner Answers Your Questions Part 3
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...awake and vomiting. Afterwards, I had difficulty breathing, couldn't catch my breath, and after... Read more »

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Do Your Symptoms (or Your Child's) Suggest Asthma?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...causes your airways to narrow, mucus to increase, and breathing to be more difficult. The result... Read more »

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Young with COPD Part II: What To Do After Diagnosis
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert

...should be stable and you'll have many days of easy breathing. But, you must understand it's not... Read more »

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Just Diagnosed with COPD: What to Expect Physically
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...means your airways are partially blocked, making breathing difficult. Pulmonary. That means it... Read more »

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Children Have Sleep Problems Too
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...brain never reach the nerves and muscles that control breathing. The respiratory center in a... Read more »

Health Guide

How to Improve Your Endurance
...exercises are any activity — walking, jogging, swimming, raking — that increases your heart rate and breathing for an extended period of time.How Much, How OftenBuild up your endurance... Read more »
Caterpillars
... Redness Itching Hives Blisters Eyes: Pain Redness Tearing Respiratory System: Rhinitis Cough Wheezing Shortness of breath ... Read more »
Scleroderma: Symptoms
...uncommon but life-threatening complication of systemic scleroderma. Click the icon to see an image of the respiratory system. Read more »
Diagnosing Asthma in Children and Adolescents
The doctor will seriously consider a diagnosis of asthma if the child has a history of periodic attacks of shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing, perhaps accompanied by tightness in... Read more »
Asthma Asthma Diagnosis and Tests
When asthma is suspected, the patient should describe for the doctor any pattern related to the symptoms and possible precipitating factors, including:Whether symptoms are more frequent... Read more »

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