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Article: STUDY GAUGES BENEFITS OF STRESS MANAGEMENT.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- January 22, 2002
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Byline: DAVID TULLER New York Times
Teaching cardiac patients how to manage stress may be as effective as aerobic exercise in decreasing the long-term risk of further coronary illness, and it may also reduce medical costs, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found.
The idea that lowering stress can improve outcomes for heart patients is not new. But the Duke study, which followed heart patients for five years, is believed to be the first to measure the benefits of stress management over a sustained period and to demonstrate its potential economic benefits.
The study followed 94 men with previous heart problems and evidence of ...