Astounding Number of Medical Procedures Have No Benefit, Even Harm - JAMA Study
"A concerning new review published in the Journal of the American Medical Association online ahead of print on the topic of overuse of medical care, i.e., health care for which "risk of harm exceeds its potential for benefit," finds that many commonly employed medical procedures, to which millions are subjected to each year, are based on questionable if not also, in some cases, non-existent evidence." Read the full article at Green Med Info.
Harvard study finds yoga and meditation reduces healthcare cost by 43% (The News Minute)
"Practices like yoga, meditation and prayer can help curb the need for general healthcare services by almost 50 percent according to researchers. A study done by Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)’s Institute for Technology Assessment and the Benson-Henry Institute (BHI) reveals that evoking the relaxation response or a physiologic state of deep rest, helps alleviate stress and anxiety, while also affecting heart rate and blood pressure." Read the full ar