Mindfulness Meditation May Help Reduce Anxiety, Depression and Pain

According to a report in JAMA, Mindfulness Meditation programs may help reduce anxiety, depression and pain in some individuals, according to a review of medical literature by Madhav Goyal, M.D., M.P.H., of The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and colleagues. Many people meditate to cope with stress and promote good health....

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Meditation More Effective in Reducing Heart Attacks and Strokes

Transcendental meditation is more effective than health education in reducing heart attacks and strokes among African-Americans with heart disease according to researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. Almost half of the 201 study participants were women with an average age 59. Many members of the study took...

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