Understanding the effects of mindfulness meditation on the body can help improve the design of anti-anxiety therapies. Anxiety can be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
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Study: Mindfulness Meditation May Have Physical And Mental Benefits
Posted on 26 April 2018.
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Night Owls Have Higher Risk Of Dying Sooner
Posted on 21 April 2018.
People who like to stay up late and have trouble dragging themselves out of bed in the morning have a higher risk of dying sooner than people who have a natural preference for going to bed early and rise with the sun.
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Barbara Bush’s End-Of-Life Decision Stirs Debate Over ‘Comfort Care’
Posted on 18 April 2018.
As she was near death at age 92, former first lady Barbara Bush’s announcement that she was seeking “comfort care” is shining a light, and stirring debate, on what it means to stop trying to fight terminal illness.
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Alcohol Problems Tied To Higher Risk Of Early Dementia
Posted on 14 April 2018.
Heavy drinkers may be more likely than other adults to develop dementia, especially in middle age, a French study suggests.
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Medicare Advantage Plans Cleared To Go Beyond Medical Coverage — Even Groceries
Posted on 08 April 2018.
Air conditioners for people with asthma, healthy groceries, rides to medical appointments and home-delivered meals may be among the new benefits added to Medicare Advantage coverage when new federal rules take effect next year.
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We Are Hooked On Vitamins Despite Scarce Evidence They Work
Posted on 07 April 2018.
When she was a young physician, Dr. Martha Gulati noticed that many of her mentors were prescribing vitamin E and folic acid to patients.
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