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Favorite Music May Ease Anxiety in ICU Patients

Favorite Music May Ease Anxiety in ICU Patients

Posted 12:00 PM 5/20/2013 by By Dennis Thompson
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Music can help soothe the fear and anxiety of critically ill patients who have been placed on ventilators, reducing both their stress and their need for sedatives, according to a new study.

Intensive care unit (ICU) patients allowed to listen to music of (More)

5/15/2013

Yoga May Help Ease High Blood Pressure, Study Finds

Yoga May Help Ease High Blood Pressure, Study Finds

Posted 10:00 AM 5/15/2013 by Robert Preidt

WEDNESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- People who follow the ancient practice of yoga may be getting an added health boost, with a new study suggesting it can fight high blood pressure -- also known as hypertension.

"This study confirms many people's feelings that exercise may be useful in (More)

5/2/2013

Lipsticks, Glosses Contain Toxic Metals: Report

Lipsticks, Glosses Contain Toxic Metals: Report

Posted 7:00 AM 5/2/2013 by By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter

THURSDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Lipsticks and lip glosses apparently give you more than colorful kissers, according to a new study by California scientists that contends the products contain lead, cadmium, chromium, aluminum and five other toxic metals.

The research team tested 32 (More)

4/22/2013

Exercise, Alternative Therapies May Help Lower Blood Pressure

Exercise, Alternative Therapies May Help Lower Blood Pressure

Posted 2:00 PM 4/22/2013 by By Randy Dotinga
HealthDay Reporter

MONDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Alternative treatments like transcendental meditation, biofeedback and guided breathing appear to reduce high blood pressure in some people, a new report suggests.

But only one method that does not involve medication -- aerobic exercise -- is both (More)

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