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Alternative Medicine - Natural ways to improve your health and well-being.
   Easing Depression Without A Prescription
   General Information About Pancreatic Cancer
   Shingles: Hope Through Research
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   Using Your Mind To Cure The Body
How A Positive Outlook Can Extend Your Life

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Is your glass of water half empty or half full? How you answer that question can say a lot about your frame of mind.

It’s a well-known fact that your emotional wellness can have a direct effect on your physical wellness, but to what degree? Research has found that an upbeat attitude or happiness can help lessen the burden of chronic pain, say from arthritis, or even reduce your chances of developing cardiovascular disease. And, there are some experts out

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Holistic, Alternative Treatments For Fibromyalgia

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Fibromyalgia is a common and complex chronic pain disorder that affects people physically, mentally and socially. Fibromyalgia is a syndrome rather than a disease. Unlike a disease, which is a medical condition with a specific cause or causes and recognizable signs and symptoms, a syndrome is a collection of signs, symptoms and ailments that tend to occur together but are not related to a specific, identifiable cause.

Although experts say there is no magic bullet to

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Alternative Medicine Is Now Used By 1 In 9 U.S. Kids

(BlackDoctor.org) -- More than one in nine children and teens are taking herbal supplemnets from fish oil to ginseng just like their parents. One of the study's authors, Richard Nahin of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, thinks that it is "pretty amazing." The study suggest that 2.6 million youths use herbal supplements and nontraditional options.

Their parents' practices played a big role. Kids were five times more likely to use alternative

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Naturopathic Medicine Helps Women With Jaw Pains

(BlackDoctor.org) -- Naturopathic medicine, a holistic approach to care, help women with painful jaw disorder to improve their health.

The researchers behind this investigation will discuss their findings at the American Association of Naturopathic Physicians 19th Annual Convention & Exposition, being held September 8-11, 2004, at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA.

Naturopathic medicine is based upon a holistic philosophy, an approach to medical

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