Spirituality and Healing:
Health Articles on Personal Growth, Spirituality and Healing
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Aug 27th, 2009
In the United States over 33,000 people take their own life. Suicide is now listed as the third leading cause of death among those 15-24 years old. There are at least 6 people affected by this tragic loss and their lives are changed forever. Suicide postvention can help grieving families and friends cope with their loss.
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Aug 5th, 2009
According to a recent article in U.S. News & World Report, a researchers have identified key factors that define “Prolonged Grief Disorder,” a disorder thought to exist when a person becomes stuck for months or years in a grief and loss cycle and is unable to move on with their lives.
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May 1st, 2009
Archbishop of Baltimore Edwin O'Brien writes that It is not sinful to miss Mass if you are sick and unable to attend; it is an act of charity. He makes 5 suggestions to his clergy about steps that can be taken this Sunday during Mass as a precaution against swine flu.
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Mar 18th, 2009
A study published in the March 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association looked at how the religious faith of a patient with advanced cancer might affect the end-of-life care they receive.
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Mar 18th, 2009
Religious patients dying from cancer are more accepting of intensive interventions that prolong life, according to the results of a new study. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that highly religious cancer patients receive more aggressive medical treatment at end-of-life than those who do not practice prayer, meditation and engage in religious study.
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Mar 13th, 2009
President Obama has given the ok to destroy human life with embryonic stem cell research in the name of science.
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Jan 8th, 2009
New study suggests spirituality, not religious practices, determine the level of child happiness.
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Dec 17th, 2008
An MU study has data to support a neuropsychological model that proposes spiritual experiences associated with selflessness are related to decreased activity in the right parietal lobe of the brain. The study is one of the first to use individuals with traumatic brain injury to determine this connection.
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Nov 9th, 2008
There is a growing need for reliable information on the interaction of religious beliefs and compliance with prescribed vision treatments. The effectiveness of glaucoma treatment, in particular, often depends on patients' ability and willingness to self-administer eye drop medications on a regular schedule over months or years.
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Nov 5th, 2008