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When it comes to dealing with illness, most Americans turn to a higher power for help, a new study suggests. "Outside of belief in God, there may be no more ubiquitous religious expression in the U.S.

I woke up at 3 a.m. with stabbing kidney stone pain. I went through my normal treatment course of a heating pad and increased water, but the pain remained. Hours later, I drove myself to church and ...

At the Fairfax Community Church in Virginia, the faithful regularly pray for ailing strangers. Same goes at the Adas Israel synagogue in Washington and the Islamic Center of Maryland in Gaithersburg.

My July 1, 2004 column reported that an apparently fraudulent study threatens to tarnish the reputation of two respected institutions: New Yorks Columbia University and the Journal of Reproductive ...

May is a month to honor mothers. Mother’s Day falls on May 11 this year in the United States and Canada as the Catholic tradition continues of honoring, throughout the entire month, Mary, the mother ...

When Americans experience health problems, they don’t just rely on doctors and medications. A new study found that most Americans have turned to prayer to heal themselves and others. The study found ...

As a Reiki practitioner, I channel Reiki energy and hold space for my clients to heal, but the actual healing happens within them. Reiki is a healing partnership between the energy, the practitioner, ...