Healing Cultural Wounds
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âA Walk to Beautifulâ is a complex and quietly devastating indictment of chauvinist societies.
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An effort to recalibrate the brain of a child suffering from sensory processing disorder using light, sound and motion therapy is successful.
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Researchers say they could be used to treat burn wounds, skin injuries    HealthDayNews -- Cells in the hair follicles of the skin appear to be stem cells that may offer potential new ways to treat burn wounds and other skin injuries, as well as hair loss.    That's the promising conclusion of a study in the Sept...
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Traditional plant remedies used to treat diabetes, fight cancer, or heal wounds in Asia and Africa have proven scientifically effective, according to new published research.
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People of faith have long contended that the power of prayer can help heal the sick. Now a study conducted in Rome suggests that religious faith may help people recover from a stroke.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- His grandmother's bones went missing two years ago, not long after the rains stopped. "The grave is all rubber trees" now, said Sev Thveal, 23. Part of the Jarai minority, he can barely read and write and has worked the land so long that his toenails are a permanent shade of...
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Decades of war have made mourning an all too familiar ritual. Nowadays, however, the grieving often must be done in secret
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Hands aloft and tears streaming down her   cheeks, Alicia Chipoyi prayed in a high-pitched voice for   spiritual healing for the wounds caused by years of slavery and   colonization of Africa by Europeans.
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NEW YORK  - Culturally specific diabetes management programs work better than a one-size-fits-all approach, going by the results achieved with a program tailored to Latino patients.
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How a hurt feline brought present and past together.
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In this article, we highlight some of the methodological issues that arise when conducting research into the prevalence of deliberate self-harm. We provide an overview of the literature, focusing on gender ...
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By Anonymous  Anyone who has watched an old arthritic horse chew on willow branches-the bark of which has long been used by humans to ease pain- can attest to the instinct for any somewhat intelligent species to find in the natural world a cure for what ails them.
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African doctors educated and trained in Western institutions have been ardently urged to respect and promote African traditional medicine, which are still relevant in the medical world despite the giant strides made by Western medicinal science.
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KWANCOLOSI, South Africa -- A barefoot traditional healer entered her thatched-roof hut in this Zulu village, trailed by Randall L. Tobias, the Bush administration's global AIDS coordinator. Tobias respectfully slipped off his tasseled, British-made loafers as he crossed the threshold.
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Filmmakers using relatively cheap digital technology throw a harsh light on the plight faced by indigenous societies trying to survive the intrusion of a modern world. Jason Silverman reports from New York.
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Dr. Hochang Benjamin Lee takes your questions about the cultural barriers that prevent some immigrant families from seeking treatment for mental health problems.
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Attacks by elephants on villages, people and other animals are on the rise. Some researchers are pointing to a species-wide trauma and the fraying of the fabric of pachyderm society.