THE MIND/BODY CONNECTION AND PSYCHONEUROIMMUNOLOGY
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This 6 page paper discusses the connection betwen the mind and body on the health of a person. Specific examples are given, conclusions drawn. Quotes cited from the text: Mind/Body Connection by Hafen, Karren, Frandsen, and Smith. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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The Relationship Between Diet and Cancer
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This 5 page paper provides an overview in respect to dietary factors as they relate to cancer. Research includes information related to prevention as well as foods that are beneficial in helping cancer patients. Recent research is included. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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The Role of Belief and Ritual in Healing
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A 6 page discussion of the importance of belief and ritual in the healing process. The author points out that both can be either simplistic or complex and uses the example of percussion as a ritual that is common to many cultures. Data is presented that percussion is indeed of medical benefit to some individuals. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Role of the Physician: Differing Views in Accordance with Age, Gender, Ethnicity and Occupation
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A 4 page contention that while medicine is evolving to be more humanistic, physicians seem intent on maintaining a solely empirical approach to healing. The author suggests that traditional cultures and women most often prefer the humanistic approach. Age, however, is a variable factor in determining an individual's perception of the ideal role of medicine and physicians. While the old of traditional cultures prefer the humanistic approach, the young of those cultures prefer the empirical. Just the opposite can be observed for mainstream culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Use Of Acupuncture In Pain Management
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Acupuncture is becoming a popular treatment for pain management. This 5 page paper argues that popularity of acupuncture is based on its effectiveness, however; its continued use by those in the international medical community is based on the research that confirms its effectiveness. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Use of Herbal Medicines
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This 6 page paper addresses the subject of herbal medicines and whether or not they should be used in conjunction with prescription drugs. Echinacea and St. John's wort are specifically mentioned. The paper concludes that using herbal products can be beneficial but caution should prevail. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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The Use of Humor and Laughter as Therapeutic Tools
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This 10 page paper provides an overview of the theoretical perspectives that support the value placed on humor and laughter as therapeutic tools. This paper considers the views of holistic nursing theorists and researchers who maintain that benefits can be derived from humor and laughter for things like pain reduction. Bibliography lists 10 sources
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The Use of the Batista Procedure: The Partial Left Ventriculectomy
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This 16 page paper provides an overview of the Batista Procedure, the use of the partial left ventriculectomy. This paper integrates a view of the procedure as an alternative to heart replacement or transplant surgery. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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The ‘Philosophy’ of Massage Therapy
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In five pages this paper examines the philosophical underpinnings of massage therapy in terms of beliefs concerning health, illness, and the basis for massage therapy, with comparisons made between it and allopathic medicine. Five sources are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: TGmassage.rtf

Therapeutic Touch and its Role in Healing
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A 6 page discussion of the importance of therapeutic touch in healing. Contends that acupuncture/acupressure are two of the most commonly employed approaches to therapeutic touch. The author notes that each works by allowing the therapist to interact with the patient's energy field. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Therapeutic Touch and Nursing Intervention
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This 6 page report discusses concepts related to therapeutic touch of “TT” and its application in nursing. The assumption of the practice is that the healing energy that can be transferred through touch can serve as an important component in the overall healing process of an injury and the ways in which a patient responds to conventional treatments. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWtouch.rtf

Therapy: Alexander Technique
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This 10 page paper discusses the therapy known as the "Alexander Technique." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine
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This 5 page report discusses Traditional Chinese Medicine and the fact that it is finally gaining a certain measure of respect in the Western world. Physicians trained in Western or “modern” medicine dismissed traditional Chinese medicine, sometimes referred to as TCM as nothing but superstitious quackery. However, in the past few decades, even those medical experts who were most opposed to traditional approaches to medical treatment have come to understand that “TCM” offers numerous benefits that are often more effective than what the “modern” approach has to offer. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWtradch.rtf

Treating Depression: Marijuana verses the Anti-Depressant Drug Prozac
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A 6 page discussion of the relative merits of marijuana in treating depression. Notes that while anti-depressant drugs such as Prozac are effective, they have far more potential complications and costs than marijuana. The author contends that, when properly employed, the medical use of marijuana would result in less long-term harm to the user, have the potential to be just as effective in the treatment of depression as the anti-depressant drug Prozac, and be considerably less costly from a societal level. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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USE OF CALCIUM ON INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
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This paper discusses evidence that certain forms of calcium (such as that found in the over-the-counter supplement Prelief) can help reduce symptoms of IC. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Uses of Hypnosis
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This 6 page paper looks at the subject and highlights how it is used by medical professionals as well as in behavior modification industries. Controversial uses are noted such as in the case of past life regression and by police to jog a witness's memory. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA022Hyp.rtf

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