Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons. A Report to the National Institutes of Health on Alternative Medical Systems and Practices in the United StatesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1994 - 372 pages |
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... reducing costs and increasing access , disease prevention must be the ultimate focus of the primary health care system rather than disease treatment . This change in emphasis can be accom- plished only by restructuring the current ...
... reducing costs and increasing access , disease prevention must be the ultimate focus of the primary health care system rather than disease treatment . This change in emphasis can be accom- plished only by restructuring the current ...
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... reduce barriers that may keep promising alternative therapies from coming to light . Part I of this report examines six fields of alternative medicine : mind - body interventions , bioelectromagnetics applications in medicine , al ...
... reduce barriers that may keep promising alternative therapies from coming to light . Part I of this report examines six fields of alternative medicine : mind - body interventions , bioelectromagnetics applications in medicine , al ...
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... reducing high blood pressure . Some studies have found that regular medita- tion reduces health care use ; increases longevity and quality of life ; reduces chronic pain ; reduces anxiety ; reduces high blood pressure ; reduces serum ...
... reducing high blood pressure . Some studies have found that regular medita- tion reduces health care use ; increases longevity and quality of life ; reduces chronic pain ; reduces anxiety ; reduces high blood pressure ; reduces serum ...
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... reduction of bleeding in hemophiliacs , stabilization of blood sugar in dia- betics , reduction in severity of attacks ... reduce cholesterol levels ( when used with diet and exercise ) ; help people stop smoking ; and successfully treat ...
... reduction of bleeding in hemophiliacs , stabilization of blood sugar in dia- betics , reduction in severity of attacks ... reduce cholesterol levels ( when used with diet and exercise ) ; help people stop smoking ; and successfully treat ...
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... reducing chronic pain , and enhancing circula- tory and respiratory functions ; reducing suicidal ideas , increasing feelings of well - being , and pro- moting healing ; and increasing verbalization . Music therapy is used in ...
... reducing chronic pain , and enhancing circula- tory and respiratory functions ; reducing suicidal ideas , increasing feelings of well - being , and pro- moting healing ; and increasing verbalization . Music therapy is used in ...
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