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To do this, hospitals and universities need to conduct larger and broader studies. Secondly, more work is required to demonstrate the triple link between stress-disease-meditation such that the effects are reduced by mediation. What we have demonstrated is that stress deteriorates disease, that if stress is not part of the equation, healing is faster, that a positive attitude can improve overall mental health, and that meditation can improve not only attitude but can reduce stress. Therefore, meditation has a positive effect upon stress and is therefore beneficial in an overall treatment plan. Works Cited

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Anderson, R.A. (2006). Immune responsiveness and meditation. Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine, 143.

Bormann, J.E., Gifford, a.L., Shively, M., Smith, T.L., Redwine, L., Kelly, a., et al. (2006). Effects of spiritual mantram repetition on HIV outcomes: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 359(18).

Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. (n.d.). Meditation. Retrieved May 11, 2008, from Reference.com: http://www.reference.com/browse/columbia/meditatn

Maharishi University of Management. (2008). Transcendental Meditation (TM) Technique. Retrieved May 11, 2008, from Maharishi University of Management: http://www.mum.edu/tm
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