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Essays 241 - 270
the effects of carcinogens and toxins (p. 88). Canadian scientists have found that algin, although non-digestible in an of itself...
same basic framework. If specific fees are determined contractually and the HMO remains solvent, then there is little risk associ...
in fact no particular system that is called holism (1999). Rather, holistic medicine is really alternative. At the same time, ther...
reduce discomfort following surgery (NCCAM, 2004). Use of CAM has been controversial in the medical community, especially...
that is part of mine. But when she was born, she sprang from me like a slippery fish, and has been swimming away from me since" (T...
have enacted certain laws on their own which sometimes provide for testing in a much wider arena. Consider Idaho as an example. ...
invest billions annually on alternative approaches to healthcare (Allen, 2005). The National Institutes of Health estimates that ...
own economic self-interests, and unfortunately, this does not necessarily mean that their actions are in the best interest of the ...
a concept created by Andrew Weil, MD (2004). He claims that it refers to the best of both worlds and an integration of alternativ...
a natural and interactive manner, while at the same time working toward prevention. While the Medical Association has typically h...
When we explore Greek medicine we are immediately immersed in the works of such notable ancient Greek philosophers as Homer, Arist...
value the psychological and social factors which can equate with disease or infirmity. Nurses, although also trained primar...
who suffer from cancer, arthritis, AIDS, multiple sclerosis or acute back pain are known to frequently turn to alternative medicin...
of nature and the unveiling of secrets; a theme which is well illustrated in The Use of Force. As Johnson (2004) notes, the narrat...
War I (Kazin, 1998, p. 16). As this suggests, pinning down the cultural meaning of Judeo-Christian tradition and scriptural teachi...
their complex social and cultural mores. Tradition was therefore rooted in the memory of the people as was the physical and moral...
war between France and Austria and Prussia, prices increased dramatically, and food shortages occurred" (Analysis of the French R...
Wiccan traditions and have a long-standing history in centuries of community activity and ritual beliefs. During the Crusades, th...
that the political, social and revolutionary benefits of Hajj have been overtaken by mass production of ritual mismanagement" (Hae...
aspects of the people from whom it is spawned. Barthes views on the evolution and purpose of myth are echoed...
having the "same" culture.4 The slave-trading colonial powers saw this vast territory as a single place, a single country occupied...
sixteenth century when Martin Luther, an Augustinian monk, nailed 95 complaints against the Roman Catholic Church on the church do...
sacrificed consorts who was killed by the Father Zeus after the fertility rite that coupled him with his Mother (Graves 89). Also ...
foresight that brought all of the various Hawaiian Islands together. He was to be the last of the great Hawaiian rulers, for after...
glimpses into an embittered world in transition, in which survivors of the war hoped of finding amid the debris and dead bodies a ...
Okonkwo relished in the traditions which consolidated his power within the village and reinforced his identity. The supreme test ...
significance (Amerika Samoa). These dances are "elegant, vibrant and sometimes erotic" (Amerika Samoa). Author Robert Louis Stev...
fly, thereby saving time and energy they would have to expend to drive for three or four hours (Robinson, 2000). Organizational a...
Chestnutt skilfully exposes the irony of these attitudes through the interaction between the various family members, where the dis...
chapter, and discusses what God has done for the people of Israel. In this Sermon, Moses relates the actions that were taken that...