Archive for the 'Anxiety / Stress' Category


WTC Responders’ PTSD Linked To Respiratory Illness

More than a decade after 9/11, the “FirstView” section online in Psychological Medicine published results of a study in which the association between two signature health problems amongst WTC first responders was examined, namely respiratory illness and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study was led by Benjamin J. Luft, M.D., an Edmund D…


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01/06/2012 | Respiratory & Asthma - Anxiety / Stress | Trackback | Comments Off

New Breathing Therapy Reduces Panic And Anxiety By Reversing Hyperventilation

A new treatment program teaches people who suffer from panic disorder how to reduce the terrorizing symptoms by normalizing their breathing. The method has proved better than traditional cognitive therapy at reducing both symptoms of panic and hyperventilation, according to a new study…


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12/30/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Anxiety / Stress | Trackback | Comments Off

The Herbal Supplements That Are Effective In Treating Anxiety

A systematic review of research into the use of nutritional supplements for the treatment of anxiety disorders has found strong evidence for the use of extracts of passionflower or kava and combinations of L-lysine and L-arginine...
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10/08/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Anxiety / Stress | Trackback | Comments Off

New Study Finds New Connection Between Yoga And Mood

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that yoga may be superior to other forms of exercise in its positive effect on mood and anxiety. The findings, which currently appear on-line at Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, is the first to demonstrate an association between yoga postures, increased GABA levels and decreased anxiety...
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08/21/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Anxiety / Stress | Trackback | Comments Off

Doctor Warns Against St. John’s Wort For Anxiety

In a broad-based review of studies focused on drugs that treat anxiety, a Saint Louis University doctor found no evidence supporting the use of so-called "natural" treatments in combating the effects of anxiety. St. John's wort, kava extract and valerian, herbal remedies touted on the Internet, have not been proven to be effective in treating anxiety wrote Kimberly Zoberi, M.D...
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04/07/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Anxiety / Stress | Trackback | Comments Off

Massage Eases Anxiety, But No Better Than Simple Relaxation Does

A new randomized trial shows that on average, three months after receiving a series of 10 massage sessions, patients had half the symptoms of anxiety. This improvement resembles that previously reported with psychotherapy, medications, or both...
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03/10/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Anxiety / Stress | Trackback | Comments Off

Brain’s Fear Center Is Equipped With A Built-In Suffocation Sensor

The portion of our brains that is responsible for registering fear and even panic has a built-in chemical sensor that is triggered by a primordial terror - suffocation. A report in the November 25th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication, shows in studies of mice that the rise in acid levels in the brain upon breathing carbon dioxide triggers acid-sensing channels that evoke fear behavior.
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11/27/2009 | Respiratory & Asthma - Anxiety / Stress | Trackback | Comments Off

Scents Really Can Soothe Stress

Feeling stressed? Then try savoring the scent of lemon, mango, lavender, or other fragrant plants. Scientists in Japan are reporting the first scientific evidence that inhaling certain fragrances alter gene activity and blood chemistry in ways that can reduce stress levels. Their study appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.
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07/23/2009 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Anxiety / Stress | Trackback | Comments Off

A Training Technique Has Brain, Physiological Linkage: Chinese Data Unraveled At University Of Oregon

Chinese researchers have unlocked the mechanism of an emerging mind-body technique that produces measurable changes in attention and stress reduction in just five days of practice. The practice -- integrative body-mind training (IBMT) -- was adapted from traditional Chinese medicine in the 1990s in China, where it is practiced by thousands of people. It is now being taught to undergraduates involved in research on the method at the University of Oregon.
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05/20/2009 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Anxiety / Stress | Trackback | Comments Off

Researchers Discover Ways Of Integrating Treatment Of Traumatized Tibetan Refugee Monks

The Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights (BCRHHR) at Boston Medical Center recently treated many of the large number of Tibetan refugee monks who fled violent religious persecution. These individuals arrived in Boston suffering from symptoms of traumatic stress, interfering with their meditative practice. The monks were diagnosed by their traditional healers as having srog-rLung, a life-wind imbalance.
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03/14/2009 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Anxiety / Stress | Trackback | Comments Off

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