Some applications of mind/body medicine are support groups for patients, guided imagery, meditation, exercise, ect... ... As a follow-up study to one by Dr. ... Some of the most intriguing evidence so far comes from a study by Fawsy I. ... The patients who participated in the above study were followed for six years. ... A study by Dr David Spiegel (1989) looking at women with metastatic breast cancer showed a doubling of survival time from 18.9 months to 36.6 months from the time of entry into the study if women were given group support and taught simple relaxation and self-hypnosis techniques...

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I conducted a study among ten female high school students between 15 and 18 years old. ... I did not participate in this study because I did not want to bias the outcome. ... Everybody in the study felt stressed. ... The results of my study were similar to the Duke study and the articles I read on the internet. ... (Help guide) If you feel things are getting worse, ask your parents to see a counselor or doctor. ...

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An apparently slight occurrence directed her attention to the study of medicine. ... C., she supported herself by giving lessons in music, but continued to study, with regular instruction from Dr. ... Doubtless, also, many, moved by the evident approval of her associates in study, were satisfied at last that her motives were honorable, and her abilities adequate to her work. ... At about the time when Miss Blackwell established herself in New York, her sister Emily commenced the study, under Dr. ... The object was threefold, a charity for the poor, a resort for respectable patients desiring sp...

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Twenty years ago, acupuncture, guided imagery, and therapeutic touch were considered outright quackery. Now, however, in clinics and hospitals around the country, non-traditional therapies are gaining wider acceptance as testimonials and studies report success using them to treat such chronic maladies as back pain and arthritis. ... Up to now, most of the studies have relied on personal observation and anecdotal testimony from satisfied patients. ... Furthermore, recent studies also show acupuncture to be effective in alleviating bronchial asthma, bronchitis, and stroke-induced para...

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Some of these programs cover a vast variety of studies, while other focus on one specific form of alternative medicine. ... As seen in AADE magazine, "Guide to Diabetes," it list foods that are recommended for diabetic patients for the positive attributes they have on the patients health. ... For instance the HIV medication Tivicay is priced at $1, 175 for 30 pills, or $14,105 per year(Sifris,Myhre); however, there has been clinical laboratory studies done on a certain seaweed found on the coast of Japan and China. ...

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When studying the official health data for the local area, I found that children's attainments of GCSE 5 A*-C (including English and Maths) dropped by 8.7% between 2008-2011. ... The treatment plan recommended in such a case may include medication, but could also include suggestions as to "lifestyle modifications to help prevent the headaches from recurring' (http://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/what-is-holistic-medicine). ...

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A primary goal of the gynecologist is to guide women through every change in their life and to ensure that their health will be retained throughout each stage ("Gynecology"). ... "Study hard,get good grades, and make sure you are passionate with this occupation" (Olt)., is an excellent word of advice that was quoted by Dr. ...

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A 2000 study taken by the World Health Organisation ranked Canada's health care system thirtieth in the world, below countries like France, Britain, Sweden and Japan who all have health care systems which fund between seventy-nine and eighty-two percent of attributed costs. The United States was ranked thirty-seventh on the list and pays for forty-five percent of all health care related costs publicly.iv The significance of the study suggests that socialistic systems are not "colossal failures", since the similar variale of many of the top ranked health care systems was heavy pu...

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As Laframboise states in a study of the female athlete triad, "Western society has placed a strong emphasis on ultra-thinness as the ideal body shape and size for females. ... By having somebody on their side to help guide them, they will lead a healthy, nutritional lifestyle. ...

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