Research into the utility of virtual reality (VR) technology is rapidly evolving, including in the treatment of mental disorders. Already, studies have shown that exposure therapy (exposing people to ...

More than ever, people are losing faith in conventional medicine and looking for alternatives, thanks to the prevalence of misinformation, discrimination, distrust in big pharma, and the lack of ...

When you think of hypnosis, you might picture those stage shows where a hypnotist somehow encourages volunteers to do crazy things such as cluck like a chicken. However, a growing body of evidence ...

Controversial in many circles, hypnosis can put patients in control of battle over anxieties. It's easy to misunderstood what hypnosis is all about when the knowledge of hypnotism comes from movies ...

Rachel Moore, a Health and Safety Lead in Canada’s nuclear industry, shares how the training has helped her advance her ...

Bob Dick recently toughed his way through a 90-minute total knee replacement without the aid of anesthesia, choosing to stay awake through the chisel and the buzz of the electric saw. When he reached ...

NEW YORK - A few brief self-hypnosis classes may not persuade women to skip epidural painkillers while giving birth, according to a new Danish study. Researchers found that a group of women who had ...