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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

What Other Systems Work With The Respiratory System

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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Urinary Tract Infections in Post-Menopause Women with Vaginitis Eased by Estrogen
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert

...systems in the body--the circulatory system, the respiratory system, the reproductive system,... Read more »

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

...stop the serious effects an infection has on your respiratory system. Staying stable and well is... Read more »

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

...Pulmonary. That means it is a disease of the airways or respiratory system. Pulmonary is another... Read more »

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Should I Work Out If I Have a Cold?
By Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...opportunity to start shedding pounds with your new 2009 work out routine could be shattered by a... Read more »

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Do Fall Babies Get More Asthma? Who Knows
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert

...seasons. Also I was not in daycare; my mother took off work for a few years to stay home with... Read more »

Health Guide

How to Improve Your Endurance
...end of the day. Doing less than 10 minutes at a time won’t give you the desired cardiovascular and respiratory system benefits. (The exception to this guideline is when you are just beginning to... Read more »
Pneumonia: Medications
...severe gastrointestinal side effects.Amoxicillin-clavulanate (Augmentin) is an augmented penicillin that works against a wide spectrum of bacteria. An extended release form has been approved for... Read more »
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis
...present for longer than 6 months:Short-term memory loss or a severe inability to concentrate that affects work, school, or other normal activitiesSore throatSwollen lymph nodes in the neck or... Read more »
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Complications
...limited. They have trouble walking up stairs or carrying even small packages. Breathing becomes hard work. More than half of patients with COLD often suffer from insomnia. Such impairment in... Read more »
Colds and the Flu: Medications
...alterations (called antigenic drift) over time, so they are likely to become resistant to a vaccine that worked in the previous year. Vaccines are then redesigned annually to match the current... Read more »

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