Mushrooms prescribed by doctors to treat anxiety
International Business Times
A research team from New York University is utilising hallucinogenic knowledge to relieve patients’ fear of death.
Unemployment common after breast cancer treatment
Health Canal
Nearly one-third of breast cancer survivors who were working when they began treatment were unemployed four years later, according to a new study.
Pressure for independence in old age can be disabling
Health Canal
‘Independence’ may be an aspirational buzzword for the elderly but too much emphasis on independence can be counter-productive if older people feel unable to ask for help when they need it, according to one researcher.
Once taboo, death in America comes out of its cold, hard shell in unexpected ways
CNN
Article about America’s relationship with death and Journalist Kate Sweeney’s new book which explores the country’s customs of mourning.
You’re invited – National Palliative Care Week 2014
ehospice Australia
As part of National Palliative Care Week, Palliative Care Australia is presenting an education forum at Parliament House in Canberra which will discuss the key issues and opportunities currently facing the palliative care sector.
Therapeutic gardening group launches for men with life-threatening conditions
ehospice UK
Men living with advanced prostate cancer and other life-threatening conditions are being given dedicated time and space in the gardens at St Richard’s Hospice in Worcester.
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