A yoga intervention for type 2 diabetes risk reduction: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Background: Type 2 diabetes is a major health problem in many countries including India. Yoga may be an effective type 2 diabetes prevention strategy in India, particularly given its cultural familiarity.

Methods: This was a parallel, randomized controlled pilot study to collect feasibility and preliminary efficacy data on yoga for diabetes risk factors among people at high risk of diabetes.

Participation in mindfulness-based stress reduction is not associated with reductions in emotional eating or uncontrolled eating.

The adverse health effects and increasing prevalence of obesity in the United States make interventions for obesity a priority in health research. Diet-focused interventions generally do not result in lasting reductions in weight. Behavioral interventions that increase awareness of eating cues and satiety have been postulated to result in healthier eating habits.

A review of interventions and system changes to improve time to reperfusion for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Objective: Identify and describe interventions to reduce time to reperfusion for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

Data Source: Key word searches of five research databases: MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Clinical Trials Registry.

Interventions: We included controlled and uncontrolled studies of interventions to reduce time to reperfusion.