Archive for Medicine & Psychology

Fort Myers golfer’s second ace in 18 months stirs friendly razzing

Fort Myers golfer’s second ace in 18 months stirs friendly razzing Where: Timbergate Golf Course, Edinburgh, Ind., No. 8, 165 yards, 5-rescue Read more on The…. Click Here to Read More

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Psychological and Medical Aspects of Induced Abortion: A Selective, Annotated Bibliography, 1970-1986

Product Description”Winter has chosen 500 books, articles, and audiovisuals for this highly selective bibliography that emphasizes psychological and social aspects of elective abortion, although clinical technologies are also included. Items are chosen because they are classics in the field or represent specific points of view. . . . Because of its balance and guidance regarding emotional attitudes, and since no substantial annotated bibliographies devoted to abortion have appeared in recent years, the bibliography will be valuable to general readers and undergraduates.” Choice Psychological and Medical Aspects of Induced Abortion: A Selective, Annotated Bibliography, 1970-1986…. Click Here to Read More

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medicine or psychology and job?

To change medicine to psychology or not? I’m basically studying medicine to become a doctor at a Univeristy in UK. They made me repeat the year and redo everyttttttthing becuase I failed one exam last year. I just found out I failed the same exam. But i have a chance to resit in summer as i did last summer (also failing) so the course isnt going well and im gona be 22 soon (scared of missing marriage train). I do really enjoy psychology. My bf (emaraty) (im british but arabic) says if I chane course our life will be much better because doctors have to study all the time, too much stress, night calls, on calls, even after you graduate you still gotta take exams. On top of this I feel im…. Click Here to Read More

Courses in Traditional Chinese Medicine

For the worldly or curious individual, there are courses in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that teach the foundations and principles of TCM. Some of the healing therapeutics that are offered in these Oriental medicine programs includes acupuncture, Tuina, Chinese herbology, Qigong, Tai Chi, and shiatsu.To gain a solid foundation, it is important that prospective students explore the many courses in traditional Chinese medicine available in the United States and in Canada. Depending on which path of study you’d like to pursue, you will need to know what prerequisites may be necessary for enrollment. Furthermore, examining curricula is equally important, as no two schools are…. Click Here to Read More

Why You Get Sick and How You Get Well: The Healing Power of Feelings

Product DescriptionExplores the underlying unconscious forces that wear the human body down and cause illness, revealing the sources of self-destructive behavior and including special chapters on sex, suicide, depression, anxiety, migraines, and immune disease. Why You Get Sick and How You Get Well: The Healing Power of…. Click Here to Read More

Reactions to Motherhood: The Role of Postnatal Care

Product DescriptionUniversity of Leeds, U.K. New edition of a study on the feelings and reactions of 279 women from the last month of pregnancy until six weeks after giving birth. For nurses. Reactions to Motherhood: The Role of Postnatal…. Click Here to Read More

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Dermatology and Person-Threatening Illness: The Patient, the Family, the Staff

Product DescriptionThis informative volume explores the psychological, social, and medical aspects of several dermatologic illnesses and the implications for the persons they affect. By examining both the implications for patients’physical appearance and the effects on patient psyche, Dermatology and Person-Threatening Illness offers health care professionals practical patient-centered assessments and treatment suggestions to help them develop successful approaches to providing patient care. The contributors’analysis of medical personnel, society’s responses to the dermatologic manifestations of disease, and how these responses negatively affect those diagnosed with dermatologic…. Click Here to Read More

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Attention, couch potatoes! Walking boosts brain connectivity, function

Attention, couch potatoes! Walking boosts brain connectivity, function A group of “professional couch potatoes,” as one researcher described them, has proven that even moderate exercise – in this case walking at one’s own pace for 40 minutes three times a week – can enhance the connectivity of important brain circuits, combat declines in brain function associated with aging and increase performance on cognitive tasks. Read more on…. Click Here to Read More

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A Brief Comparison of Homeopathy and Conventional Medicine

All throughout man’s civilization, medicine has played a very vital role in maintaining the health of people. In fact, shamans and medical figures were oftentimes occupying relatively high and significant positions in most ancient societies.  Up to now, people still put so much premium on medical professions. From crude concoctions to intensive medical procedures today, there is no doubt that man has developed his knowledge of medicine and medical treatments. However, the recent decades have seen mainstream regression towards more traditional and less invasive forms of medicine. One of them is homeopathy. To delineate the differences between Homeopathy and Conventional Medicine, we must…. Click Here to Read More

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Spabeautyschools.com Featured School of the Week July 29, 2007: American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine

Got natural healing appeal? The American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) introduces students to a whole new world of combined ancient and innovative medicines in the fields of acupuncture and Oriental medicine. Located in the heart of Texas in Houston, ACAOM extends an in-depth Oriental medicine program that is both practical and flexible in nature. Many of the courses at the American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine are provided during the evenings to meet demanding schedules of working professionals. Hwan Jan, dean of student affairs at the American College of Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine is proud to tout the college’s high academic standards. “And we…. Click Here to Read More