Washington, Nov 17 (IANS) Transcendental Meditation (TM) helped cardiac patients slash heart attack, stroke and death risks by 50 percent, says a study on its potential effects.
The nine-year, randomised control trial followed 201 African-American men and women, of average age 59 years, with narrowing of arteries in their hearts.
They were randomly assigned to either [...]
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): A new study has suggested that healthy, older adults free of heart disease need not fear that bouts of rapid, irregular heartbeats brought on by vigorous exercise might increase short- or long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack.
In the new study, researchers at Johns Hopkins and the U.S. National [...]
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): Transcendental Meditation can have a beneficial effect on heart disease and stress, a new study has shown.
According to the results of a first-ever study presented during the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando, patients with coronary heart disease who practiced the stress-reducing Transcendental Meditation technique had nearly 50 [...]
London, Nov 12 (IANS) A new clinical trial has boosted dark chocolate’s reputation as a stress buster, a study led by an Indian origin scientist reveals.
Eating 40 grams of dark chocolate daily for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in people feeling highly stressed.
Sunil Kochhar of the Nestle Research Centre, Switzerland and colleagues [...]
Washington, November 12 (ANI): An Indian-origin researcher has provided people worldwide the perfect excuse to grab a choco bar: eating dark chocolate every day can reduce stress.
The study published online in ACS’ Journal of Proteome Research claims that an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduces levels of stress [...]
Toronto, Oct 27 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton have found that the nagging pain in the legs while walking is a strong marker for heart disease and stroke.
Hence, they’re urging people over the age of 40 to get a simple test for peripheral artery disease (PAD).
“PAD is a serious heart [...]
London, Oct 1 (ANI): In a study on a group of National Football League (NFL) alumni, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that professional ex-football players with large bodies are less at risk of developing heart disease than their non-athletic counterparts.
Unlike other men in a similar age range, retired NFL players had a [...]
London, Sept 18 (ANI): Middle-aged smokers with high cholesterol and blood pressure face a ten-year cut in their lives, warns a new study.
The warning follows an Oxford University study of 19,000 men over an average of 38 years.
According to researchers, the deadly combo cuts life expectancy by 10 years compared with individuals who do not [...]
