Mindfulness meditation may reduce drug user relapse Many people who undergo treatment for addiction will relapse and begin using drugs again soon after their therapy ends, but a new study suggests that meditation techniques may help prevent such relapses
Eat your daily dose of happy: Diet rules to stave off seasonal depression Q&A with Dr. Manny: I suffer from seasonal depression in the winter and heard that eating certain foods might help. Can some foods really prevent depression?
Surprising ways stress affects your whole body You’ve heard the old adage before: “Manage your stress or your stress will manage you.” As it turns out, there is more truth behind this saying than you might realize. Perhaps the most shocking fact about stress is that it can affect all parts of your body, not just in one area
Oregon woman’s tattoo goes viral, gets Web talking about depression Tattoos are known conversation starters, and a 20-year-old Oregon woman’s new ink is doing just that.
Stress may sabotage diets by short-circuiting self-control People are less likely to resist tasty, unhealthy foods when they’re under stress because the promise of immediate reward trumps longer-term goals to eat well, a Swiss study suggests.
Cannabis drug shows promise in treating schizophrenia An experimental cannabis drug for treating schizophrenia, developed by UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals Plc, was found to be superior to a placebo in a mid-stage trial.
You really can die from a broken heart, study finds Referring to a broken heart usually doesn’t signal mortal peril, but a new study has identified a condition associated with heartbreak and comparable to acute coronary artery syndrome.
Therapy dogs help returning troops deal with postwar stress After three deployments to Iraq and three to Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Dennis Swols is agitated, prone to bouts of anger and unable to really talk about his time on the battlefield.
For older adults, morning is a better time to think, study says Older adults who want to take a crack at the Sunday Times crossword or try a Food Network recipe may want to do it first thing in the morning.
‘Love hormone’ oxytocin may help treat patients with anorexia A nasal spray of oxytocin – often referred to as the “love hormone” – may help anorexic patients to stop fixating on negative images of body shapes and foods.
