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  Hypnosis Should Be Offered to Patients With IBS, Swedish Research Suggests

  December 18, 2012 — Hypnotherapy helps fight IBS symptoms, according to research from Sweden which proposes implementing this treatment method into the care of severe sufferers of this common ... > full story
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  Put the Kettle On? When Tea Drinkers Were Viewed as Irresponsible as Whiskey Drinkers

  December 5, 2012 — Poor women who drank tea were viewed as irresponsible as whiskey drinkers in early 19th-century Ireland, new research by has ... > full story
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  Meditation Combined With Art Therapy Can Change Your Brain and Lower Anxiety

  November 28, 2012 — Cancer and stress go hand-in-hand, and high stress levels can lead to poorer health outcomes in cancer patients. The combined creative art therapy with a Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) ... > full story
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  New Behavioral Strategies May Help Patients Learn to Better Control Chronic Diseases

  November 27, 2012 — Physicians should take a serious look at tools and strategies used in behavioral economics and social psychology to help motivate their patients to assert better control over chronic diseases. ... > full story
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  New Behavioral Strategies May Help Patients Learn to Better Control Chronic Diseases

  November 27, 2012 — One of the most important health problems in the United States is the failure of patients with chronic diseases to take their medications and do all that is necessary to control their illnesses. In a ... > full story
• Back and Neck Pain
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  Yoga Shown Effective for Treating Chronic Neck Pain

  November 27, 2012 — A German study shows that yoga appears to be an effective treatment for neck pain and provides added benefits of improved psychological well being and quality of ... > full story
• Menopause
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  Menopause: Relaxation Good Therapy for Hot Flushes

  November 22, 2012 — Women who have undergone group therapy and learned to relax have reduced their menopausal troubles by half, according to new ... > full story
• Mental Health Research
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  Stress Management Counseling in the Primary Care Setting Is Rare

  November 19, 2012 — While stress may be a factor in 60 to 80 percent of all visits to primary care physicians, only three percent of patients actually receive stress management counseling, say ... > full story
• Diet and Weight Loss
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  One Week at a Health Spa Improves Your Health, Study Shows

  November 19, 2012 — Take off those Thanksgiving pounds with a week at a spa retreat. A new study shows that not only are they relaxing and nourishing, but are they safe and a week-long spa stay can correspond with ... > full story
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  Evolving Roles of Hospice and Palliative Care

  November 14, 2012 — Many people think hospice and palliative care come at the end of life, and while both often play a key role then, palliative care also can provide pain relief, symptom control, emotional comfort and ... > full story

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