Duke study links forgiveness to less back pain, depression
...on of forgiveness. Anger and resentment - about an offender perceived as causing or aggravating their condition, or related to the chronicity of their condition - are emotions that are salient features of many persons' chronic pain experience. Anger can be a major complicating factor in the treatment of persi......child sexual abuse found that reconciling with the offender might not be a healthy choice, especially when the mother and child are not close. Going beyond certain steps in the forgiveness process was shown to be detrimental in cases of child sexual abuse. Forgiveness is linked to less back pain and depres...University of Iowa examines role of faith-based groups in helping ex-offenders
...he faith-based agencies. If, on being released, an offender says he wants to go to a church, a correctional staff member's best resource currently is to provide a phone book. A good resource to develop, Arndt said, would be a directory that lists congregations and describes the services and atmosphere they pr...Study confirms air pollution linked to slowed lung function growth in children
... effect on children's lungs." Acid vapor was a key offender in both the current and previous studies, Gauderman notes. Acid vapors encompass nitric, formic and acetic acids and, like other pollutants, come directly or indirectly from vehicles burning fossil fuels, emissions from industrial plants and other so...