Buddhist inspired resources for physicians and other health care professionals.
Posted in Mindfulness in Medicine, Research/Evidence-Based Medicine, specific medical conditions on Apr 5th, 2010
from BMC Psychiatry. 2010 Mar 19;10(1):23
Williams JM, Russell IT, Crane C, Russell D, Whitaker CJ, Duggan DS, Barnhofer T, Fennell MJ, Crane R, Silverton S.
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Depression is often a chronic relapsing condition, with relapse rates of 50-80% in those who have been [...]
Posted in Neuroscience, Tibetan Tradition, specific medical conditions on Sep 19th, 2009
from Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Aug;1172:163-71
Olivo EL.
Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, New York, USA. elo4@columbia.edu
The Indo-Tibetan tradition claims that proficiency in the suggested longevity practices of meditation, diet, and physical exercise (yoga), will result in profound anti-aging, stress-mediating and health enhancing effects. Western biomedical research has begun to demonstrate [...]
Posted in specific medical conditions on Sep 17th, 2009
from Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Aug;1172:172-80
Oke SL, Tracey KJ.
Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, North Shore-LIJ Health System, Manhasset, New York, USA.
The body’s first defense against invading pathogens or tissue injury is the innate immune system. Since excessive immune responses can be damaging, anti-inflammatory mechanisms function to control the pro-inflammatory response and prevent injury. [...]
Posted in Mindfulness in Medicine, Neuroscience, specific medical conditions on Sep 9th, 2009
from Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Aug;1172(1Longevity, Regeneration, and Optimal Health Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives):5-19
Bushell WC, Theise ND.
Anthropology Program, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
The orientation of this volume and the Longevity and Optimal Health: Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives conference is that there is abundant evidence in the scientific and medical [...]
Posted in Mindfulness in Medicine, specific medical conditions on Sep 9th, 2009
from Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2009 Aug;1172(1Longevity, Regeneration, and Optimal Health Integrating Eastern and Western Perspectives):34-53
Epel E, Daubenmier J, Moskowitz JT, Folkman S, Blackburn E.
University of California San Francisco, Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco, California, USA.
Understanding the malleable determinants of cellular aging is critical to understanding human longevity. Telomeres may provide a pathway for [...]
Posted in Zen Tradition, specific medical conditions on Sep 4th, 2009
from 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 adjusted thermal [...]
Posted in Pediatric Patients & Their Families, specific medical conditions on Sep 3rd, 2009
from Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2009 Aug 24
Cotton S, Humenay Roberts Y, Tsevat J, Britto MT, Succop P, McGrady ME, Yi MS.
Department of Family Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
BACKGROUND:: Mind-body complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) modalities (e.g., relaxation or meditation) for symptom management have not been well studied in adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease [...]
Posted in Death & Dying, Mindfulness in Medicine, Palliative Care, specific medical conditions on Sep 3rd, 2009
from J Palliat Med. 2009 Aug 28
Ando M, Morita T, Akechi T, Ito S, Tanaka M, Ifuku Y, Nakayama T.
1 Faculty of Nursing, St. Mary’s College , Fukuoka, Japan .
Abstract Objective: The primary goal of the study was to assess the efficacy of mindfulness-based meditation therapy on anxiety, depression, and spiritual well-being of Japanese patients [...]
Posted in Laughter, Neuroscience, Uncategorized, specific medical conditions on Aug 12th, 2009
from Med Hypotheses. 2006;67(3):566-71.
Jerath R, Edry JW, Barnes VA, Jerath V.
Augusta Women’s Center, 2100 Central Avenue, Suite 6 & 7, Augusta, GA 30904, USA. RJ605R@aol.com
Pranayamic breathing, defined as a manipulation of breath movement, has been shown to contribute to a physiologic response characterized by the presence of decreased oxygen consumption, decreased heart rate, and decreased [...]
Posted in Mindfulness in Medicine, specific medical conditions on Aug 12th, 2009
from BMC Complement Altern Med. 2007 Jan 25;7:2
Davis JM, Fleming MF, Bonus KA, Baker TB.
Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53711-2027, USA. jd4@medicine.wisc.edu
BACKGROUND: Mindfulness means paying attention in the present moment, non-judgmentally, without commentary or decision-making. We report results of a pilot study designed [...]