Posted in specific medical conditions on Jul 30th, 2009
from the journal Am J Cardiol. 2005 May 1;95(9):1060-4
Schneider RH, Alexander CN, Staggers F, Rainforth M, Salerno JW, Hartz A, Arndt S, Barnes VA, Nidich SI.
Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention, Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa, USA. rschneider@mum.edu
Psychosocial stress contributes to high blood pressure and subsequent cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Previous controlled studies [...]
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from the journal Int J Mol Med. 2005 Oct;16(4):621-30
Stefano GB, Esch T.
Neuroscience Research Institute, State University of New York, College at Old Westbury, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA. gstefano@sunynri.org
Relaxation techniques are part of the integrative medicine movement that is of growing importance for mainstream medicine. Complementary medical therapies have the potential to affect many physiological [...]
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from the journal Evid Rep Technol Assess (Full Rep). 2007 Jun;(155):1-263
Ospina MB, Bond K, Karkhaneh M, Tjosvold L, Vandermeer B, Liang Y, Bialy L, Hooton N, Buscemi N, Dryden DM, Klassen TP.
OBJECTIVES: To review and synthesize the state of research on a variety of meditation practices, including: the specific meditation practices examined; the research [...]
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Posted in specific medical conditions on Jul 30th, 2009
from the journal Curr Hypertens Rep. 2007 Dec;9(6):520-8
Rainforth MV, Schneider RH, Nidich SI, Gaylord-King C, Salerno JW, Anderson JW.
Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention, Maharishi University of Management, 2100 Mansion Drive, Suite 211, Maharishi Vedic City, IA 52556, USA. rainforth@mum.edu
Substantial evidence indicates that psychosocial stress contributes to hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Previous meta-analyses [...]
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Posted in specific medical conditions on Jul 30th, 2009
from the journal Ethn Dis. 2008 Winter;18(1):1-5
Barnes VA, Pendergrast RA, Harshfield GA, Treiber FA.
Georgia Institute for Prevention of Human Diseases and Accidents, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA. vbarnes@mcg.edu
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the impact of a breathing awareness meditation (BAM) program on ambulatory blood pressure and sodium handling in African American adolescents with [...]
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from the journal J Altern Complement Med. 2008 Dec;14(10):1199-213
Ospina MB, Bond K, Karkhaneh M, Buscemi N, Dryden DM, Barnes V, Carlson LE, Dusek JA, Shannahoff-Khalsa D.
University of Alberta Evidence-Based Practice Center, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. mospina@ualberta.ca
OBJECTIVE: To provide a descriptive overview of the clinical trials assessing meditation practices for health care. DESIGN: Systematic [...]
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from the journal, J Sex Med. 2008 Jul;5(7):1646-59
Brotto LA, Basson R, Luria M.
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Lori.Brotto@vch.ca
INTRODUCTION: Despite their widespread prevalence, there are no existing evidence-based psychological treatments for women with sexual desire and arousal disorder. Mindfulness, the practice of relaxed wakefulness, is an ancient eastern practice with roots in Buddhist [...]
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from the journal, J Health Care Chaplain. 2008;14(2):118-32
Weaver AJ, Vane A, Flannelly KJ.
The HealthCare Chaplaincy, New York, NY 10022, USA.
Electronic searches of social science and biomedical literature identified 44 empirical studies that specifically investigate Buddhism, meditation, and health. The number of studies increased over time, especially in medical and other health-related fields. The studies were [...]
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from the journal, Psychosom Med. 2009 Jan;71(1):106-14
Grant JA, Rainville P.
Département de physiologie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate pain perception and the potential analgesic effects of mindful states in experienced Zen meditators. METHODS: Highly trained Zen meditators (n = 13; >1000 hours of practice) and age/gender-matched control volunteers (n = 13) received individually [...]
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Posted in Medical Ethics on Jul 27th, 2009
from the journal, Bioethics 2009 Apr 21.
Hongladarom S.
Center for Ethics of Science and Technology and Department of Philosophy, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.
Bioinformatics is a new field of study whose ethical implications involve a combination of bioethics, computer ethics and information ethics. This paper is an attempt to view some of these implications from the perspective of [...]
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