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Meditation can reduce depression in people with gut disease

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Sydney: Training in meditation and mindfulness practices brings long-term improvements in mental health and quality of life for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), says a study.

Anxiety, depression, and decreased quality of life are common in patients with IBD.

“Our study provides support for the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a tailored mindfulness-based group intervention for patients with IBD,” said David Castle, psychiatrist at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

The researchers evaluated a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programme for patients with IBD.

The study included 60 adults with average age of 36 years. While one group participated in the MBSR programme, the control group did not.

The programme included guided meditations, exercises designed to enhance mindfulness in daily life, and group discussions of challenges and experiences.

The MBSR participants had greater reductions in anxiety and depression scores, as well as improvement in physical and psychological quality of life.

They also had higher scores on a questionnaire measuring various aspects of mindfulness–for example, awareness of inner and outer experiences.

“This work reinforces the interaction between physical and mental aspects of functioning, and underscores the importance of addressing both aspects in all our patients,” Castle explained.

The study was published in the journal Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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