Growing numbers of doctors prescribe relaxation techniques, says study. May 9, 2011— -- When Danilo Ramirez, 44, was diagnosed with stage 2 lymphoma, his doctor told him chemotherapy and ...

With a name that means “one source” and “principles in nature and human beings,” Yi-Yuan Tang was predestined to become a great teacher and a brilliant researcher. Tang started the art of meditation ...

Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School student Paul Lavadera expected his career would put him on the front lines of dealing with medical emergencies. But he never could have imagined he'd be ...

Quick and simple usually aren't terms used to describe medical treatments. Yet mindfulness meditation is a fast, easy way to reduce stress wherever you are. It's often recommended as part of a ...

SOMERS POINT — Stress is a very real part of a cancer diagnosis, for the patient as well as for their caregiver. Shore Medical Center, along with the office of Cancer Education and Early Detection and ...

Everyone knows that stubbing your toe hurts. What makes it stop hurting is the body's main pain-blocking process - the natural production of opioids. Cognitive-based approaches found to reduce pain, ...

Mental illness alone costs the U.S. billions of dollars each year. Here's how low-cost, underused approaches like meditation could reverse the trend.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., – Oct. 30, 2013 – Doctors commonly tell patients that stress can be harmful to their health. Yet when it comes to reducing their own stress levels, physicians don't always heed ...

Overwork and burnout are affecting many Americans. The American Psychological Association's 2023 Work and Well-being Survey found that 77% of Americans suffered from workplace stress. Over half of the ...

The morning of 9/11, I was on the rooftop of my building in Manhattan when someone ran up yelling that one of the towers had been hit. As we looked over to where the Twin Towers rose out of the sky, ...