Health Topic Contributor A breathing-based meditation practice known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga helped alleviate severe depression in people who did not fully respond to antidepressant treatments, reports a new study. View original article Author: Powered by WPeMatico
Regular electroacupunture treatment can lower hypertension by increasing the release of a kind of opioid in the brainstem region that controls blood pressure, investigators have found. View original article Author: Powered by WPeMatico
Gout is the most common inflammatory arthritis worldwide, caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood. Deposits of uric acid crystals cause episodes of painful attacks in the joints and can accumulate in the skin as nodules. In the U.S. alone, an estimated 8.3 million adults (3.9 percent of the population) are afflicted … Read more
Participating in yoga is relatively safe, according to a new study which was the first large scale analysis of yoga injuries. Yoga-related Injury rates are rising, especially in older participants. View original article Author: Powered by WPeMatico
Millions of people take opioids for chronic back pain, but many of them get limited relief while experiencing side effects and worrying about the stigma associated with taking them, suggests research. View original article Author: Powered by WPeMatico
Early-life stress has been shown to impair learning and memory in later life, but new research suggests that improved nutrition may help offset the negative effects of this stress. Specifically, using mice, scientists focused on essential micronutrients, including methionine, vitamins B6 and B12, and folic acid, none of which are made by the body and … Read more
NBCNews.com Rare Superbug Gene Discovered on US Pig FarmNBCNews.comResearchers have found a rare and frightening superbug gene on a U.S. pig farm and say their discovery suggests raw meat could carry the dangerous germs into the human population. No pigs scheduled for slaughter carried the mutant gene, the …Why It’s A Problem That Gene For Drug-Resistant … Read more
Washington Post A shocking video captured a man’s overdose. He calls it ‘the best thing that happened to me.’Washington PostThe viral video that showed Ronald Hiers bent over a bench, overdosing on a batch of heroin that nearly killed him has turned him into many things: A parable on the horrors of drug abuse, a … Read more
Fox News Mother sues over baby mix-up at Minneapolis hospitalFox NewsA Minnesota woman filed a lawsuit against a health care provider after her newborn was mistakenly given to another mother at a hospital and breastfed. Tammy Van Dyke, of Apple Valley, recently filed the lawsuit in Hennepin County seeking more than …Mom sues Allina after newborn … Read more
New York Daily News A handful of nuts a day keeps the doctor away: studyNew York Daily NewsThat’s the takeaway of a study published Monday in the BMC Medicine journal, which found that munching a handful of nuts on a daily basis cuts the risk of a wide range of diseases — from cancer to … Read more