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National chronic illness

Researchers find traumatic events can trigger physical illness years afterwards

Psychiatrist and trauma expert Professor Alexander McFarlane of the University of Adelaide, Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies has told the Neuro...
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Dogs and cats help women cope with HIV/AIDS, other chronic illnesses

  • pets and health
  • January 24, 2012
Turns out that having a dog or cat helps the medicine go down in a more delightful way than that sugar of Mary Poppins fame.Having pets is helpful...
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Religion and spirituality support those suffering chronic illness

People that practice religion and spirituality report better physical and mental health than those who do not, and, according to a new study, both...
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When your doctor doesnt seem to "care": how to immediatly create a better bond.

Patients have been lured by ads, media- hype and even AMA bulletins to believe that most , perhaps even almost all , maladies can be healed if the...
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Book Review: How to Be Sick, A Buddhist-inspired guide for the chronically ill and their caregivers

How one particular book ends up on the top of the nightstand stack is anyone’s guess.But this soon-to-be released book, How to be sick, a...
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