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The United States Army is investigating ways to
help the returning troops cope with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTDS),
and Transcendental Meditation is one of the alternative healing methods that
could be used to heal the troops.
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A University of Kentucky study, which
appears in the March issue of the American Journal of Hypertension, reports
that Transcendental Meditation can effectively control high blood pressure
without causing the possible negative side effects associated with
anti-hypertension drugs. Since the study first appeared, it has been
reprinted worldwide including in the US, India, and Estonia.
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The ancient Vedic principles of
architectural design have been revived to become the latest healthy trend in
home building.
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Synthetic insecticides are increasingly
useless in fighting disease-spreading mosquitoes, such as the Stegomyia
aegypti that can spread dengue and yellow fever viruses. However, berries of
a common weed found in India may be effective in fighting mosquitoes that
spread dengue fever, a study has found.
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In 2006, Czechs spent Kc 760m on organic
food, while in 2007 organic food consumption grew by 70 per cent to Kc 1.29
billion, according to a survey by the Green marketing agency.
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Australia committed $17 million on Thursday
to train Aboriginal nurses and doctors, and another $13 million to reduce
tobacco smoking among Aborigines, as part of efforts to close a 17-year gap
in the life expectancies of indigenous and other Australians.
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A gluten-free vegan diet full of nuts,
sunflower seeds, fruit, and vegetables appears to offer protection against
heart attacks and strokes for people with rheumatoid arthritis, Swedish
researchers said on Tuesday. 'These findings are compatible with previous
results of vegetarian/vegan dietary regimens in non-rheumatoid arthritis
subjects which have shown lower blood pressure, lower body mass index, and
lower incidence of cardiovascular disease,' the researchers wrote in the
journal Arthritis Research and Therapy.
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Converting the country's eight million
acres of produce farms to organic would reduce dietary pesticide risk by 97
per cent, the non-profit Organic Centre organization concluded recently.
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Auvergne has an ambitious plan to become
the first organic region in France, including investing in development,
distribution, and promotion of organic products.
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A recent poll finds that Russians consider
themselves happy, a statistic that has changed over the past 10 years from a
60 per cent happy population to 77 per cent happy.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc said on Thursday that
its private-label Great Value milk is now being sourced only from cows that
have not been treated with artificial growth hormones, such as recombinant
bovine somatotropin (rbST). Wal-Mart said it made the change in response to
customer demand. Wal-Mart is the world's largest retailer.
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Growers, beekeepers, and others around the
state of Oregon are holding a meeting next week in the city of Corvallis to
make the case for increased research into honeybee health and pollinators in
Oregon. Bees are critical for the pollination of signature Oregon crops,
from pears to coastal cranberries. In the past, Oregon State University has
been able to expand its research positions through endowments created with
the help of private donors and supportive industries.
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Romania's environment ministry wants to
impose a national cultivation ban on Monsanto MON 810 genetically modified
maize this year, minister Attila Korodi said on Thursday.
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There has been a huge increase in garden
travel according to Elizabeth Scholtz, director emeritus of the Brooklyn
Botanic Garden in the United States. Travel and Leisure magazine lists their
top 10 botanical gardens in the world.
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India's spices exports during the
April-February period rose 16 per cent in volume terms the Spices Board said
late on Monday. In value terms, it exceeded the full year target of 36
billion rupees, according to a statement from the Board. India produces over
4 million tonnes of spices and exports around 180 spice products to over 150
countries.
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The Qatar Department of Agriculture and
Water Resources is looking to introduce organic farming -- rejecting modern
agrichemical techniques.
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In Ohio bees are plentiful this year. The
numbers of honey bees surviving the winter across Ohio are up from last year
by 85 per cent. The higher numbers so far this year are good news for Ohio
farmers who rely on bees to pollinate more than 70 crops, including apples,
strawberries, and pumpkins.
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Worldwide demand for organic produce is
growing and the Pacific's farmers are interested in marketing their organic
produce internationally.
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A ban on smoking in most Beijing public
places, similar to efforts in major North American, European, and Asian
cities, is expected to take effect in May, aimed at meeting China's pledge
of a smoke-free Olympics. City Hall is expected to unveil the new rules
soon.
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Britain's government is considering a
string of measures to discourage young people from taking up smoking,
including banning displays, removing cigarette machines from restaurants,
and making nicotine patches and gums more readily available. The proposals
are the subject of a public consultation to be launched in May.
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