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Study: Despite Hardships, Black Men in Urban Communities Are Resilient
By Staff Reporter | Jul 06, 2012 01:49 PM EDT
Health programs should focus on men’s strengths to help them thrive amid societal stressors
No 'God Spot' in Brain, Says Recent Study
By Staff Reporter | May 14, 2012 11:58 AM EDT
A recent study conducted by the University of Missouri say that there is no "God Spot" in the brain as earlier beliefs suggest.
Death Anxiety Increases Atheists’ Unconscious Belief in God: Otago
By Staff Reporter | Apr 04, 2012 12:25 PM EDT
New University of Otago research suggests that when non-religious people think about their own death they become more consciously skeptical about religion, but unconsciously grow more receptive to religious belief.
Dare You Protest Against God?
By Staff Reporter | Apr 02, 2012 02:45 PM EDT
Is it OK to protest God's actions—or inactions? This was the key question behind recent studies led by Case Western Reserve University psychologist Julie Exline.
Insight: Lifting the Veil on Afghanistan's Female Addicts
By Amie Ferris-Rotman | Apr 02, 2012 01:47 PM EDT
Anita lifted the sky-blue burqa from her face, revealing glazed eyes and cracked lips from years of smoking opium, and touched her saggy belly, still round from giving birth to her seventh child a month ago.
Meditation Helps Emotional Behaviors in Teachers
By Elizabeth Fernandez | Apr 02, 2012 01:39 PM EDT
Schoolteachers who underwent a short but intensive program of meditation were less depressed, anxious or stressed – and more compassionate and aware of others’ feelings, according to a UCSF-led study that blended ancient meditation practices with the most current scientific methods for regulating emotions.
Transcendental Meditation: 5 Things to Know about Oprah's New Spiritual Practice
By Staff Reporter | Mar 26, 2012 08:56 PM EDT
Oprah Winfrey took the "Next Chapter" edition of her show to Fairland, Iowa on Sunday where she explored a new type of spirituality: Transcendental meditation
Even Highly Religious Are Unethical When They Are Narcissists
By Jennifer Lee | Mar 13, 2012 09:33 PM EDT
Although Devout and nominal Christians show better ethical judgment than the skeptics overall, when they have high narcissistic tendency, their ethical judgement is impaired making them hypocritical according to their own internalized value system.
Are Religious People Better Adjusted Psychologically?
By Staff Reporter | Jan 20, 2012 05:33 PM EST
Psychological research has found that religious people feel great about themselves, with a tendency toward higher social self-esteem and better psychological adjustment than non-believers.

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Four Alternative Therapies For Body Pain Conditions

They may not be scientifically based, but the need for a solution outside of pharmaceuticals may encourage you to consider such options. When traditional medicine is not quite doing the trick, thinking outside the box and trying one of these options may bring surprising results.