Search Results - "alternative medicine"

Making sense of IBS a physician answers your questions about irritable bowel syndrome / by Lacy, Brian E.

Table of Contents: “…Treatment basics -- Diet -- Treatments for constipation -- Treatments for diarrhea -- Medications for pain, bloating, and overall symptoms -- Complementary and alternative medicines -- Psychological, hypnotherapeutic, and psychiatric therapies -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Other issues. …”
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Traditional Chinese medicine in the United States in search of spiritual meaning and ultimate health / by Wu, Emily S., 1978-

Table of Contents: “…Contextualization -- History of local TCM -- Medical training and identity formation -- TCM healers in the Chinese community -- TCM as complementary medicine -- TCM as alternative medicine -- Creating a space for psychic healing -- Going to the culturally authentic -- Environmentalism and lifestyle changes -- The happenings in an acupuncture clinic -- The embodied spirituality of Qi -- Ideal body and the concept of health -- Concluding analysis.…”
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Traditional Chinese medicine in the United States in search of spiritual meaning and ultimate health / by Wu, Emily S., 1978-

Table of Contents: “…Contextualization -- History of local TCM -- Medical training and identity formation -- TCM healers in the Chinese community -- TCM as complementary medicine -- TCM as alternative medicine -- Creating a space for psychic healing -- Going to the culturally authentic -- Environmentalism and lifestyle changes -- The happenings in an acupuncture clinic -- The embodied spirituality of Qi -- Ideal body and the concept of health -- Concluding analysis.…”
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Death and the author how D.H. Lawrence died, and was remembered / by Ellis, David, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Bandol -- Tuberculosis -- Denial -- The sanatorium -- Alternative medicine -- Being ill -- Death and the after-life -- Ending it all -- Death. …”
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Death and the author how D.H. Lawrence died, and was remembered / by Ellis, David, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…Bandol -- Tuberculosis -- Denial -- The sanatorium -- Alternative medicine -- Being ill -- Death and the after-life -- Ending it all -- Death. …”
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Dr. Golem how to think about medicine / by Collins, H. M. (Harry M.), 1943-

Table of Contents: “…Medicine as science and medicine as succor -- The hole in the heart of medicine: the placebo effect -- Faking it for real: bogus doctors -- Tonsils: diagnosing and dealing with uncertainty -- Alternative medicine: the cases of vitamin C and cancer -- Yuppie flu, fibromyalgia, and other contested diseases -- Defying death: cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -- The AIDS activists -- Vaccination and parents' rights: measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), and pertussis -- Conclusion: the themes revisited.…”
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Fast facts for health promotion in nursing promoting wellness in a nutshell / by Miller, Carol A.

Table of Contents: “…Health promotion, wellness, and nursing -- Promotion of wellness in patient care activities -- Strategies for teaching patients to promote wellness -- Health protection -- Stress management -- Spiritual wellness -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Nutritional wellness -- Physical activity and musculoskeletal wellness -- Weight management and digestive wellness -- Cardiovascular wellness -- Respiratory wellness -- Urinary wellness -- Visual wellness -- Hearing wellness -- Sexual wellness -- Sleep wellness.…”
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Fast facts for health promotion in nursing promoting wellness in a nutshell / by Miller, Carol A.

Table of Contents: “…Health promotion, wellness, and nursing -- Promotion of wellness in patient care activities -- Strategies for teaching patients to promote wellness -- Health protection -- Stress management -- Spiritual wellness -- Complementary and alternative medicine -- Nutritional wellness -- Physical activity and musculoskeletal wellness -- Weight management and digestive wellness -- Cardiovascular wellness -- Respiratory wellness -- Urinary wellness -- Visual wellness -- Hearing wellness -- Sexual wellness -- Sleep wellness.…”
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Dr. Golem how to think about medicine / by Collins, H. M. (Harry M.), 1943-

Table of Contents: “…Medicine as science and medicine as succor -- The hole in the heart of medicine: the placebo effect -- Faking it for real: bogus doctors -- Tonsils: diagnosing and dealing with uncertainty -- Alternative medicine: the cases of vitamin C and cancer -- Yuppie flu, fibromyalgia, and other contested diseases -- Defying death: cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) -- The AIDS activists -- Vaccination and parents' rights: measles, mumps, rubella (MMR), and pertussis -- Conclusion: the themes revisited.…”
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Immigration, acculturation, and health the Mexican diaspora / by Reichman, Jill S.

Table of Contents: “…Mexican immigrants, health care, and acculturation -- Modeling and measuring acculturation -- Methodological considerations, data collection, and analysis -- Sociodemographic profile -- Models of health, models of illness -- Change over time in health prescriptions -- Cognitive models of how people should behave when sick -- Therapeutic options: awareness and usage of complementary and alternative medicine -- Crossing boundaries: geographical, political, and religious -- Diagnosis and treatment efficacy -- Antibiotic usage and rate of acculturation -- Nervios, stress, sadness, depression: the evolution of a mind/body discourse -- Conclusion.…”
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Immigration, acculturation, and health the Mexican diaspora / by Reichman, Jill S.

Table of Contents: “…Mexican immigrants, health care, and acculturation -- Modeling and measuring acculturation -- Methodological considerations, data collection, and analysis -- Sociodemographic profile -- Models of health, models of illness -- Change over time in health prescriptions -- Cognitive models of how people should behave when sick -- Therapeutic options: awareness and usage of complementary and alternative medicine -- Crossing boundaries: geographical, political, and religious -- Diagnosis and treatment efficacy -- Antibiotic usage and rate of acculturation -- Nervios, stress, sadness, depression: the evolution of a mind/body discourse -- Conclusion.…”
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The Medical Library Association guide to finding out about diabetes : the best print and electronic resources / by Ladd, Dana L.

Table of Contents: “…Basic resources for getting started -- Essentials -- Type 1 diabetes -- Type 2 diabetes -- Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes prevention -- Gestational diabetes -- Children and diabetes -- Diabetes management resources -- Drug therapy -- Healthy diet and meal planning -- Physical activity -- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) -- Clinical trials -- Life with diabetes -- Collaborating with the health care team -- Support -- Legal, insurance, and financial issues -- Life outside the home -- Travel concerns -- Related health complications and care resources -- Foot, skin, and gum problems -- Diabetic retinopathy -- Cardiovascular complications -- Mental health issues -- Diabetic neuropathy -- Diabetic nephropathy -- Gastroparesis (delayed gastric dumping) -- Ketoacidosis -- Sexual and urological problems.…”
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The Medical Library Association guide to finding out about diabetes : the best print and electronic resources / by Ladd, Dana L.

Table of Contents: “…Basic resources for getting started -- Essentials -- Type 1 diabetes -- Type 2 diabetes -- Prediabetes and type 2 diabetes prevention -- Gestational diabetes -- Children and diabetes -- Diabetes management resources -- Drug therapy -- Healthy diet and meal planning -- Physical activity -- Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) -- Clinical trials -- Life with diabetes -- Collaborating with the health care team -- Support -- Legal, insurance, and financial issues -- Life outside the home -- Travel concerns -- Related health complications and care resources -- Foot, skin, and gum problems -- Diabetic retinopathy -- Cardiovascular complications -- Mental health issues -- Diabetic neuropathy -- Diabetic nephropathy -- Gastroparesis (delayed gastric dumping) -- Ketoacidosis -- Sexual and urological problems.…”
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Pediatric and adolescent gynecology /

Table of Contents: “…Office evaluation of the child and adolescent -- Ambiguous genitalia in the newborn -- Vulvovaginal problems in the prepubertal child -- The physiology of puberty -- Precocious puberty -- Delayed puberty -- Amenorrhea in the adolescent -- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding -- Androgen abnormalities in the adolescent -- Structural abnormalities of the female reproductive tract -- Gynecologic pain : dysmenorrhea, acute and chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, and premenstrual syndrome -- Education of the child and adolescent -- Pediatric urology in the pediatric and adolescent girl -- Vulvovaginal complaints in the adolescent -- Bacterial sexually transmitted infections : gonorrhea, chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease, and syphilis -- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in young women -- Human papillomavirus infection in children and adolescents -- Benign and malignant ovarian masses -- The breast : examination and lesions -- Contraception -- Teen pregnancy -- Adolescent sexuality -- Gynecologic issues in young women with chronic diseases -- Sexual abuse in the child and adolescent -- Complementary and alternative medicine for gynecology patients -- Legal issues in pediatric and adolescent gynecology.…”
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Pediatric and adolescent gynecology /

Table of Contents: “…Office evaluation of the child and adolescent -- Ambiguous genitalia in the newborn -- Vulvovaginal problems in the prepubertal child -- The physiology of puberty -- Precocious puberty -- Delayed puberty -- Amenorrhea in the adolescent -- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding -- Androgen abnormalities in the adolescent -- Structural abnormalities of the female reproductive tract -- Gynecologic pain : dysmenorrhea, acute and chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, and premenstrual syndrome -- Education of the child and adolescent -- Pediatric urology in the pediatric and adolescent girl -- Vulvovaginal complaints in the adolescent -- Bacterial sexually transmitted infections : gonorrhea, chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease, and syphilis -- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in young women -- Human papillomavirus infection in children and adolescents -- Benign and malignant ovarian masses -- The breast : examination and lesions -- Contraception -- Teen pregnancy -- Adolescent sexuality -- Gynecologic issues in young women with chronic diseases -- Sexual abuse in the child and adolescent -- Complementary and alternative medicine for gynecology patients -- Legal issues in pediatric and adolescent gynecology.…”
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Paradoxes of Professional Regulation : In Search of Regulatory Principles / by Trebilcock, M. J.

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Paradoxes of Professional Regulation : In Search of Regulatory Principles / by Trebilcock, M. J.

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Advancements in cancer research

Table of Contents: “…Das -- Role of effectors on hypoxia due to nitric oxide production in human alveolar epithelial cells and oxygen -- Depletion in human hepatocytes / Soonjo Kwon and Rakesh Sharma -- Pathogenesis of Kaposi sarcoma associated with human herpesvirus-8 infection / Masachika Senba and Naoki Mori -- Complementary and alternative medicine approaches in the treatment of cancer / Sanjiv K. …”
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Advancements in cancer research

Table of Contents: “…Das -- Role of effectors on hypoxia due to nitric oxide production in human alveolar epithelial cells and oxygen -- Depletion in human hepatocytes / Soonjo Kwon and Rakesh Sharma -- Pathogenesis of Kaposi sarcoma associated with human herpesvirus-8 infection / Masachika Senba and Naoki Mori -- Complementary and alternative medicine approaches in the treatment of cancer / Sanjiv K. …”
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Health care costs causes, effects and control /

Table of Contents: “…Capehart -- The affects of contemporary and alternative medicine on healthcare and dentistry / Kim L. …”
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