http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/benefits-of-meditation-therapy-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 04:29:41 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/self-control-gets-better-with-belief-in-religion-101436-1.htm Prime purpose of religious belief is to boost the basic cognitive process of self-control, which in turn encourages any number of valuable social behaviours, aver psychologist. There are many theories about why religion exists, but most of them are unproven. However, the new idea proposed by Kevin Rounding of Queen's University, Ontario, has evidence to back it up. Rounding ran four experiments in which he primed volunteers to think about religious matters. Those volunteers showed more ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/self-control-gets-better-with-belief-in-religion-101436-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/art-of-living-to-conduct-meditation-camps-across-india-101195-1.htm In order to educate people about the healthy aspects of meditation the Art of Living has planned to host a meditation initiative across India. "Art of Living will conduct a nationwide 'Meditate India' starting Sunday. The initiative is aimed at raising awareness about the benefits of meditation and providing an opportunity for people to internalize meditation in their lifestyle," an official from Art of Living said here. Being launched Sunday, which also is the birthday of the Art of Living ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/art-of-living-to-conduct-meditation-camps-across-india-101195-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-religion-riskier-than-porn-for-online-viruses-100859-1.htm According to a study released on Tuesday, web wanderers are more likely to get a computer virus from visiting a religious website than by peering at porn. "Drive-by attacks" in which hackers booby-trap legitimate websites with malicious code continue to be a bane, the US-based anti-virus vendor Symantec said in its Internet Security Threat Report. Websites with religious or ideological themes were found to have triple the average number of "threats" that those featuring adult content, according to Symantec....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-religion-riskier-than-porn-for-online-viruses-100859-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/religious-belief-under-threat-of-erosion-by-analytical-thinking-study-100719-1.htm Religious belief can be eroded by analytical thinking, not sparing even in devout believers, posits new study. Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Canada, who assessed participants' belief levels using a variety of self-reported measures, found that religious belief decreased when participants were engaged in analytical tasks, compared to those engaged in tasks that did not involve analytical thinking, according to a university statement. The study, involving more than 650 ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/religious-belief-under-threat-of-erosion-by-analytical-thinking-study-100719-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/filipinos-most-religious-in-the-world-100396-1.htm More number of Filipinos believe in the existence of God compared to citizens of any other country, a new study carried out in the United States reveals. Belief in God tends to be strongest in the United States and Catholic countries and lowest in Scandinavia and former Soviet states, according to the survey carried out by the NORC research group at the University of Chicago. The study was based on data from 30 countries -- nearly all with Christian majorities -- in which surveys about belief in God have been taken since 1991....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/filipinos-most-religious-in-the-world-100396-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/imogen-thomas-shaking-after-bikram-yoga-session-100365-1.htm British socialite Imogen Thomas has admitted on Twitter that she is struggling to cope with the strenuous workout required to follow the Bikram yoga method. The Welsh model, infamous for bedding footballer Ryan Giggs, was seen looking exhausted as she left a Bikram yoga studio in London, and admitted the workout had definitely taken its toll on her. "WOW! I'm knackered. I've worked out for 2.5 hrs! Done the gym then a hardcore bikram session! #shaking," the Daily Mail quoted her as tweeting....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/imogen-thomas-shaking-after-bikram-yoga-session-100365-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/egoistic-men-wary-of-yoga-can-now-go-for-broga-99584-1.htm Men who might previously have opted for a tennis racket or running shoes now have the choice of taking a new form of yoga called Broga. Yoga, which was first relaxing, moved on from being dynamic to then becoming naked and most recently it has been called damaging. Hailed on the website as a yoga class "where it's okay if you can't touch your toes", Broga is designed for the "bro" who wants to keep his heart rate pounding and his ego in tact while standing in tree pose. "Broga is founded ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/egoistic-men-wary-of-yoga-can-now-go-for-broga-99584-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/meditation-makes-teachers-more-calm-and-compassionate-99531-1.htm An intensive meditation program may help schoolteachers to become less stressed and more compassionate towards others. Previous research has linked meditation to positive changes in blood pressure, metabolism and pain, but less is known about the specific emotional changes that result from the practice. The new study by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), was tasked with creating new techniques to minimize destructive emotions while improving social and emotional behavior, the journal Emotion reports....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/meditation-makes-teachers-more-calm-and-compassionate-99531-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/meditation-improves-emotional-behavior-study-99434-1.htm Teachers who practice meditation are more calm and compassionate than those who do not, says study. According to the study, conducted by UCSF Scientists, schoolteachers who underwent a short but intensive program of meditation were less depressed, anxious or stressed - and more compassionate and aware of others' feelings. A core feature of many religions, meditation is practiced by tens of millions around the world as part of their spiritual beliefs as well as to alleviate psychological ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/meditation-improves-emotional-behavior-study-99434-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/meditation-strengths-brain-study-98854-1.htm Meditation strengthens the connections between brain cells, reveals UCLA study. Eileen Luders, an assistant professor at the UCLA Laboratory of Neuro Imaging, and colleagues, have found that long-term meditators have larger amounts of gyrification ("folding" of the cortex, which may allow the brain to process information faster) than people who do not meditate. Further, a direct correlation was found between the amount of gyrification and the number of meditation years, possibly providing ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/meditation-strengths-brain-study-98854-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ethical-judgment-clouded-even-in-the-highly-religious-by-narcissism-98824-1.htm While extreme narcissism can impair ethical judgment immaterial of one's religious orientation or orthodox beliefs, it is riskier in those who might be expected to be more ethical, claims new study. The study identified three groups - skeptics, nominal Christians, and devout Christians. "Devout people who are narcissistic and exercise poor ethical judgment would be committing acts that are, according to their own internalized value system, blatantly hypocritical," Marjorie J. Cooper, study ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ethical-judgment-clouded-even-in-the-highly-religious-by-narcissism-98824-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/yoga-improves-quality-of-life-for-caregivers-98809-1.htm Yoga can improve cognitive function and lower depression levels for caregivers, suggests UCLA study. Dr. Helen Lavretsky, professor of psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, and colleagues report a further benefit as well: a reduction in stress-induced cellular aging. The report appears in the current online edition of the iInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry/i. As the U.S. population continues to age over the next two decades, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/yoga-improves-quality-of-life-for-caregivers-98809-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/healing-power-of-marriage-98517-1.htm Marriage improves heart surgery outcomes, reveals US study. "That's a dramatic difference in survival rates for single people, during the most critical post-operative recovery period," said sociologist Ellen Idler, lead author of the study in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior. "We found that marriage boosted survival whether the patient was a man or a woman," said Idler, from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in a statement issued by the American Sociological Association. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/healing-power-of-marriage-98517-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/yoga-helps-ease-stress-cuts-depression-and-heart-disease-risk-98492-1.htm A research article review reveals yoga may be effective in treating patients with stress-related psychological and medical conditions such as depression, anxiety, high blood pressure and cardiac disease. The article by researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), New York Medical College (NYMC), and the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons (CCPS) reviews evidence of yoga's health impact on stress related psychological and medical conditions. Their theory, which currently ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/yoga-helps-ease-stress-cuts-depression-and-heart-disease-risk-98492-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/novel-method-to-enhance-gum-healing-98380-1.htm A new method developed by scientists makes use of bovine collagen to enhance gum healing. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal IHead (and) Face Medicine/I resulted in thicker margins around the tooth and, in over half the cases, complete coverage of exposed roots. Researchers across Germany and Switzerland led by Dr Shahram Ghanaati and the dentist Dr Markus Schlee investigated the possibility of using collagen, extracted from bovine pericardium, to form a support for mending receding gums and exposed roots....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/novel-method-to-enhance-gum-healing-98380-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/recent-videogames-portray-religion-with-violence-98186-1.htm A good many recent video games have begun equating religion with violence in their narratives. Greg Perreault, a doctoral student in the University of Missouri School of Journalism, examined five recent video games that incorporate religion heavily into the storyline. The video games he studied were "Mass Effect 2," "Final Fantasy 13," "Assassin's Creed," "Castlevania: Lords of Shadow" and "Elder Scrolls: Oblivion". Perreault found that all of these video games problematize religion by closely tying it in with violence....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/recent-videogames-portray-religion-with-violence-98186-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/baby-yoga-guru-wants-to-bring-her-technique-to-the-uk-98083-1.htm "Baby yoga" guru Lena Fokina has expressed hope that she can take her technique in the UK even as debate persists whether such a technique is healthy or harmful to the baby. Ms Fokina, 51, is currently in Egypt where she is conducting the "Parenting the Deliberate Way" seminar in which parents from across the country bring their babies to perform the yoga. The technique involves spinning, swinging and flipping a baby, often by holding a single limb. Even though many babies cry and vomit during ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/baby-yoga-guru-wants-to-bring-her-technique-to-the-uk-98083-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/wound-healing-in-vivo-gets-novel-bioactive-peptides-boost-98062-1.htm A combination of bioactive peptides to effectively stimulate wound healing has been carried out by researchers. The in vitro and in vivo study, published today in IPLoS ONE/I, demonstrates that the combination of two peptides stimulates the growth of blood vessels and promotes re-growth of tissue. Further development of these peptides could lead to a new treatment for chronic and acute wounds. The team tested a newly-created peptide, UN3, in pre-clinical models aimed to simulate impaired ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/wound-healing-in-vivo-gets-novel-bioactive-peptides-boost-98062-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/meditation-proved-effective-in-curing-mental-illness-97713-1.htm Brain scans have proved meditation's efficacy in treating mental illness, which was once dismissed as pretentious. The buzzword is mindfulness. Meditation, which is practiced a lot in India and in parts of Islington, is an NHS-approved treatment that combines conventional psychotherapy with meditation techniques, breathing and yoga. It is sitting around trying to think about nothing and letting out the occasional "ommmm". Meditation has been around since the Seventies, but in the past ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/meditation-proved-effective-in-curing-mental-illness-97713-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/ringtones-can-disrupt-focus-and-concentration-97679-1.htm A recent study has shown that ringtones can hamper concentration and focus on tasks , especially the catchy ones which are personal favourites. A research conducted by Washington university, St. Louis, reveals that students scored substantially less in tests after being exposed to ringing mobile phones. The worst results were posted after hearing a song they knew and liked. "Many of us consider a mobile phone ringing in a public place an annoying disruption, but this study confirms that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/ringtones-can-disrupt-focus-and-concentration-97679-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/obamas-new-contraceptive-policy-accommodates-religious-liberty-97560-1.htm A policy accommodating religious liberty while protecting the health of women will be implemented by President Obama's administration. Under the new policy, women, wherever she works, will have free preventive care that includes contraceptive services also. The policy also ensures that if a woman works for religious employers who objects to providing contraceptive services as part of its health plan, it will be the responsibility of her insurance company to offer her contraceptive care coverage ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/obamas-new-contraceptive-policy-accommodates-religious-liberty-97560-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/inexperienced-yoga-teachers-could-be-lethal-97357-1.htm Learning yoga from inexperienced teachers can be deadly as they can put students in life threatening positions, according to an expert. Over-eager "green" teachers are leading beginners to perform certain relatively advanced poses that can trigger lethal strokes if executed incorrectly. According to William J. Broad, a Pulitzer Prize-winning science author, exercises like the plough and shoulder stand require participants to "crank your head around a lot", which could result in the linings ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/inexperienced-yoga-teachers-could-be-lethal-97357-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/toilet-yoga-offers-relief-from-backaches-97031-1.htm Due to prolonged sitting, without any movements, office workers are more prone to back aches. However, trying out toilet yoga could bring in the much-needed relief, according to a yoga expert. According to the Medical Journal of Australia, up to eighty per cent of Australians will experience back pain at some point in their lives and 10 per cent will experience significant disability as a result, Sydney Morning Herald reported. The process involves doing a couple of side to side lunges, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/toilet-yoga-offers-relief-from-backaches-97031-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-religion-helps-us-gain-self-control-96610-1.htm Religion gives people more self control, say researchers. This was the result of a series of recent Queen's University study. "After unscrambling sentences containing religiously oriented words, participants in our studies exercised significantly more self-control," said psychology graduate student and lead researcher on the study, Kevin Rounding. Study participants were given a sentence containing five words to unscramble. Some contained religious themes and others did not. After ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/study-says-religion-helps-us-gain-self-control-96610-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Religious-People-may-Adjust-Well-Only-in-Religious-Societies-96500-1.htm A new study has found that religious people are better adjusted and feel better about themselves than non-believers, but this may be in societies that are deeply religious themselves. Researchers for this study got their data from eDarling, a European dating site affiliated with eHarmony. Like eHarmony, eDarling uses a long questionnaire to match clients with potential dates. It includes a question about how important your personal religious beliefs are and questions that get at social self-esteem ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Religious-People-may-Adjust-Well-Only-in-Religious-Societies-96500-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoga-Can-Provide-Relief-To-Breast-Cancer-Survivors-95537-1.htm Breast cancer survivors can hope to overcome fatigue by practicing yoga, new research shows. It is a small study covering only 31 patients, but the results are encouraging. More than 66% of breast cancer survivors suffer tiredness following recovery, caused directly by the disease, physical deterioration or the treatment received. Some studies have shown that stress-reduction techniques or exercise classes can help reduce fatigue among cancer patients and survivors in general. But none of them has ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoga-Can-Provide-Relief-To-Breast-Cancer-Survivors-95537-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Year-Resolution-Chris-Evans-Determined-to-Do-More-Yoga-95518-1.htm In an early New Year resolution, Chris Evans has vowed to take yoga more seriously in 2012 in a bid to ease his aches and pains. The 30-year-old movie hunk admits that years of working out to maintain a buff physique have taken their toll on his body and he plans to do something to get more limber. "It's been, like, the same New Year's resolution for, like, a decade, but I really think I'm going to do it this year. I always say I should do more yoga. Or do yoga - more would mean I do some....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/New-Year-Resolution-Chris-Evans-Determined-to-Do-More-Yoga-95518-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Indian-Yoga-Guru-Sues-Student-for-Copyright-Infringement-94275-1.htm Kolkata born 65-year old Indian yoga guru, Bikram Choudhury in the US is suing his former student, Greg Gumucio for over a million dollars for copying his unique 'Bikram Yoga' style of exercises that involves a 26-posture sequence done in a room heated up to 105 degree-fahrenheit (41 degree centigrade).Choudhury, the founder of 'Bikram Yoga', claims to have copyrighted this technique. In the lawsuit filed in a California court for copyright infringement, Choudhury has sought damages in excess ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Indian-Yoga-Guru-Sues-Student-for-Copyright-Infringement-94275-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Evangelical-Churches-Claims-of-Healing-HIV-Probed-in-Undercover-Investigation-93949-1.htm Claims by evangelical churches in Britain that they can heal HIV infections have led to deaths of at least six patients who were HIV positive but were told that they had been healed. An undercover investigation carried out by Sky News has found that churches in Manchester, London, Birmingham and in Glasgow are claiming that they can heal HIV infections with the help of God. The "treatment" involves a pastor shouting for the devil residing inside the body of the patient to come out with water being sprayed on the face....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Evangelical-Churches-Claims-of-Healing-HIV-Probed-in-Undercover-Investigation-93949-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Clues-to-Immunity-Wound-Healing-and-Tumor-Biology-may-Lie-in-Hydrogen-Peroxide-93854-1.htm Hydrogen peroxide is a familiar bottle in our first aid kits that is used occasionally for cleaning scraped knees and cut fingers. But there is more to this humble chemical than just this function. It's also a natural chemical in the body that rallies at wound sites, jump-starting immune cells into a series of events. A burst of hydrogen peroxide causes neutrophils, the immune system's first responders, to rush to the wound to fight microorganisms, remove damaged tissue and then start the inflammation process....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Clues-to-Immunity-Wound-Healing-and-Tumor-Biology-may-Lie-in-Hydrogen-Peroxide-93854-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Brains-Benefit-from-Meditation-93737-1.htm Mediators are able to switch off areas of the brain associated with psychiatric disorders such as autism and schizophrenia, reveals study by Yale researchers. Meditation's ability to help people stay focused on the moment has been associated with increased happiness levels, said Judson A. Brewer, assistant professor of psychiatry and lead author of the study published the week of Nov. 21 in the iProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. /iUnderstanding how meditation works will ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Brains-Benefit-from-Meditation-93737-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Secrets-of-Human-Wound-Healing-may-be-Found-in-Roundworms-93673-1.htm Roundworms may be the ideal laboratory model to learn more about the complex processes involved in repairing wounds, scientists have said. They also say that these worms could eventually allow them to improve the body's response to healing skin wounds. Andrew Chisholm and his team from the University of California, San Diego have discovered genes in the laboratory roundworm C. elegans that signal the presence of surface wounds and trigger another series of chemical reactions that allow the worms ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Secrets-of-Human-Wound-Healing-may-be-Found-in-Roundworms-93673-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Meditation-May-Help-Students-To-Beat-Stress-93556-1.htm Practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique can significantly help school students to lower psychological distress, according to a new study. The finding suggests a simple stress-reducing meditation technique could be a viable solution to increasing stress among students. The study, conducted with at-risk minority secondary school students, showed a 36 percent reduction in overall psychological distress. Significant decreases were also found in trait anxiety and depressive symptoms....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Meditation-May-Help-Students-To-Beat-Stress-93556-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Meditation-Makes-Love-Making-More-Pleasurable-For-Women-93553-1.htm A new study has revealed that meditation helps women to train their thoughts while love-making which makes them to experience more pleasure between the sheets. Researchers from the Brown University in Rhode Island monitored the behaviour of 44 students, 30 of whom were female, and half of whom had taken a 12-week meditation course. According to MyHealthNewsDaily.com, the participants were shown a slideshow of "erotic" images and were then asked to describe their reaction as either "calm", "excited" or "aroused"....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Meditation-Makes-Love-Making-More-Pleasurable-For-Women-93553-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Sexploitation-of-Yoga-Irks-Hindus-93384-1.htm It is being reported that Hindus are upset at what they call as "sexploitation" of yoga. Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that yoga was a serious mental and physical discipline by means of which the human-soul (jivatman) united with universal-soul (parmatman). But for mercantile greed, market seemed to be flooded with books, magazines, DVDs, and other media showing yoga as some kind of potion to enhance sex life. Zed, who is President of ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Sexploitation-of-Yoga-Irks-Hindus-93384-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Religious-People-More-Optimistic-and-Less-Depressed-93257-1.htm According to a US study, regular attendance at religious services is associated with a more optimistic outlook, a lesser inclination to be depressed and less cynical outlook on life compared to those who do not attend services at all. People who attended services more than once a week were 56% more likely to range above the median score of optimism and 22% less likely to be depressed.Religious participation reduces the risk of mortality. It helps in promoting an individual's psychological and ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Religious-People-More-Optimistic-and-Less-Depressed-93257-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Autoimmune-Diseases-Delay-Wound-Healing-93020-1.htm Underlying autoimmune disease might be the reason for delayed wound healing, according to researchers at Georgetown University Medical Center. Georgetown rheumatologist Dr. Victoria Shanmugam, M.D., noticed that any open wound in autoimmune patients was very slow to heal. The recovery was even more protracted than that of diabetic patients. Researchers hope that this link between autoimmune diseases and wound healing will make its way into the consciousness of the general practitioner. The ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Autoimmune-Diseases-Delay-Wound-Healing-93020-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-Benefits-of-Meditation-92835-1.htm Meditation can boost our immune system, reduce blood pressure and improve our mental health, according to scientists from Harvard University and Justuc Liebig University. They believe that this ancient religious tradition has various health benefits and can be used as an effective clinical treatment.Scientists concluded that there are 4 key components of meditation that could attribute for its beneficial effects including attention regulation, body awareness, emotion regulation and sense of self....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Health-Benefits-of-Meditation-92835-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoga-for-Chronic-Back-Pain-92762-1.htm Yoga eases chronic lower back pain than standard care, finds study. The research in the US journal the Annals of Internal Medicine was led by scientists at the University of York, included more than 300 people and was described as the largest of its kind to date in the United Kingdom. Researchers derived their study samples from a group of people who were already seeing a doctor for chronic or recurrent back pain. They assigned 156 of them to yoga classes and left 157 to the care of their physicians....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoga-for-Chronic-Back-Pain-92762-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Wound-Healing-may-be-Helped-or-Hindered-by-Mechanical-Stress-92669-1.htm Mechanical forces do affect the growth and remodeling of blood vessels during tissue regeneration and wound healing, says a new study. The forces diminish or enhance the vascularization process and tissue regeneration depending on when they are applied during the healing process. The study found that applying mechanical forces to an injury site immediately after healing began disrupted vascular growth into the site and prevented bone healing. However, applying mechanical forces later in ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Wound-Healing-may-be-Helped-or-Hindered-by-Mechanical-Stress-92669-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Religious-Spiritual-Support-Benefits-Men-and-Women-Facing-Chronic-Illness-Study-92537-1.htm Religious and spiritual support improves health outcomes for men and women who face chronic health conditions, say researchers. "Our findings reinforce the idea that religion/spirituality may help buffer the negative consequences of chronic health conditions," said Stephanie Reid-Arndt, associate professor of health psychology in the School of Health Professions. "We know that there are many ways of coping with stressful life situations, such as a chronic illness; involvement in religious/spiritual ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Religious-Spiritual-Support-Benefits-Men-and-Women-Facing-Chronic-Illness-Study-92537-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Explores-How-Cannabis-Disturbs-Concentration-and-Memory-92506-1.htm Disturbances in concentration and memory are common in cannabis use and a new animal study links the process to brain activity seen in schizophrenia. New research by neuroscientists at the University of Bristol, published in the iJournal of Neuroscience/i [Oct. 25], has found that brain activity becomes uncoordinated and inaccurate during these altered states of mind, leading to neurophysiological and behavioural impairments reminiscent of those seen in schizophrenia. The collaborative ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Explores-How-Cannabis-Disturbs-Concentration-and-Memory-92506-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Low-Back-Pain-can-be-Combated-by-Yoga-and-Stretching-92465-1.htm A new study has said that people who suffer chronic lower back pain benefit equally from yoga and stretching classes. The findings, described by authors as the largest US randomized trial on yoga to date, appear in the October 24 issue of the Archives on Internal Medicine, a journal of the American Medical Association. "We found yoga classes more effective than a self-care book -- but no more effective than stretching classes," said lead study author Karen Sherman, a senior investigator at Group Health Research Institute in Seattle....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Low-Back-Pain-can-be-Combated-by-Yoga-and-Stretching-92465-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoga-Classes-the-New-Fad-for-Hong-Kongs-Pampered-Pooches-92363-1.htm Yoga instructor Suzette Ackermann and her yoga class for dogs promise to help Hong Kong's pampered canines find inner peace. This is the new fad for the city's pooches who already have their own spas complete with jacuzzis and massage. Each Saturday morning in the city's Sheung Wan district, owners massage their pets before bringing them into postures such as the cobra pose, in which the hind legs are stretched out to the rear, as soothing music plays. "You want to try and calm the dog down, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoga-Classes-the-New-Fad-for-Hong-Kongs-Pampered-Pooches-92363-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Why-Nobel-Peace-Prize-2010-Struck-Norwegian-Salmon-Off-Chinese-Restaurant-Menus-91779-1.htm Furious about last year's Nobel Peace Prize, awarded in Oslo to jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, Beijing has taken aim at Norway's emblematic salmon, plunging exports to the Asian giant into freefall. China a year ago blasted the Nobel committee's decision to honour someone it considered a "criminal" and said the choice would "damage" Norway's relations with Beijing. It has since vented its anger by ordering stricter veterinary controls on Norwegian salmon -- analysis so time-consuming ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Why-Nobel-Peace-Prize-2010-Struck-Norwegian-Salmon-Off-Chinese-Restaurant-Menus-91779-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Laughter-Yoga-is-All-the-Rage-With-Vietnams-Fitness-Fanatics-91190-1.htm Laughter Yoga, also known as laughter therapy, has grown in popularity in Vietnam, creating a new club of fanatics who gather in the mornings everyday to chuckle and chortle their way to fitness. Members of the "Laughter Yoga" group in the capital Hanoi wave their arms, clap and march for around 45 minutes. The combination of unconditional laughter and yogic breathing is said to stretch muscles and trigger endorphins - the chemical in the brain known for its feel-good effect. Participants ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Laughter-Yoga-is-All-the-Rage-With-Vietnams-Fitness-Fanatics-91190-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Thousands-of-Yogis-Head-to-Colorado-Mountains-for-Top-Yoga-Event-90720-1.htm Thousands of yogis in the US are expected to congregate in the mountains of Colorado today to attend the premiere Yoga Journal Conference in Estes Park, which will include some of the most celebrated yoga teachers in the world. Yoga publication Yoga Journal, which has completed its 16th year, is offering more than 100 classes taught by some 35 master teachers, including Baron Baptiste, Seane Corn, Shiva Rea, David Swenson and Bo Forbes, in the Colorado Rockies for eight days, the Independent reported....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Thousands-of-Yogis-Head-to-Colorado-Mountains-for-Top-Yoga-Event-90720-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Meditation-Lowers-Healthcare-Costs-90551-1.htm After 5 years of Transcendental Meditation, people experienced a 28% decrease in physician fees, finds study. Study published this week in the September/October 2011 issue of the IAmerican Journal of Health Promotion /I(Vol. 26, No. 1, pp. 56-60). In most populations, a small fraction of people account for the majority of health care costs. In the U.S., the highest spending 10% in the general population incurred 60% to 70% of total medical expenditures annually. In the Medicare population, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Meditation-Lowers-Healthcare-Costs-90551-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoga-and-Wifi-Replace-Vodka-At-Moscows-Famed-Gorky-Park-90427-1.htm For years, Moscow's historic Gorky Park, the spooky location of US writer Martin Cruz Smith's thriller, was a tacky, neglected space with ancient rollercoasters, vodka and candy floss. Now visitors lounge on beanbags, attend mass yoga classes and access free wifi on their laptops. And the park is set to become one of the city's main venues for contemporary art when Dasha Zhukova, Roman Abramovich's partner, moves her Garage gallery there next year. It's a strange turn of events for the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Yoga-and-Wifi-Replace-Vodka-At-Moscows-Famed-Gorky-Park-90427-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Ageing-Horse-Mimics-Owners-Yoga-Stretches-Gets-Stronger-Joints-90424-1.htm A 17-year-old Egyptian Arabian horse has mastered a string of yoga moves after copying his owner, to help him continue competing in old age and beat stiffness on his joints. Linda Guanti was doing stretching exercises to strengthen her own bad back after a fall, and was stunned to see Lewis mimicking her. She has now taught him complex moves such as the "bow", in which he kneels forward and pushes his head into the ground, and the "neck side stretch" to improve suppleness. Lewis has ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Ageing-Horse-Mimics-Owners-Yoga-Stretches-Gets-Stronger-Joints-90424-1.htm