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Aromatherapy works for some

There's little evidence to suggest that aromatherapy can directly cure illness, but research has found it can help reduce a wide range of symptoms and side effects in some people.

Meditation improves emotional behaviours

Schoolteachers who underwent a short but intensive programme of meditation were less depressed, anxious or stressed – and more compassionate and aware of others’ feelings.

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Can sun help the critically ill?

Scientists have long believed that vitamin D, which is naturally absorbed from sunlight, has an important role in the functioning of the body's autoimmune system.

Loneliness taxes the immune system

New research links loneliness to a number of dysfunctional immune responses, suggesting that being lonely has the potential to harm overall health.

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