It seems that laughter therapy is no joke. Structured interventions that aim to tickle our funny bone, like laughter yoga or hospital clowns, really do appear to reduce anxiety and improve life ...

Laughter may be as effective as eye drops in improving symptoms of dry eye syndrome, according to a clinical trial recently published in the BMJ. Characterised by chronic eye discomfort, instability ...

Laughter isn't just an emotion or feeling; it acts as a natural medicine for your body, mind, and skin. Whether elders or experts, everyone says that laughing keeps you young. The benefits of laughter ...

A group of Hammond High School students, some of whom are under pressure to make better grades, pass tests, get into a good college or just relieve stress, had an opportunity to do that when ...

About ten years ago, I got a call from someone dear to me. She told me how her second pregnancy had brought her so much sadness because her husband was going through a financial crisis. I encouraged ...

A favorite writer of mine, Geraldine Brooks, lost her husband to a sudden heart attack several years ago. In “Memorial Days,” her reflection on coming to terms with grief, she wrote this: “Of all the ...