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alternative medicine
alternative medicine the treatment and prevention of disease by techniques that are regarded by modern Western medicine as scientifically unproven or unorthodox. The term alternative medicine can encompass a wide range of therapies, including chiropractic , homeopathy , acupuncture , herbal... Read more |
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Color therapy
Chromotherapy Chromotherapy, the practice of healing with color, emerged in the nineteenth century as the object of scientific speculation and research, out of which various practitioners created new forms of alternative healing. Modern color healing combined occult thought about color with... Read more |
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Awareness
Awareness Awareness is a holistic health and New Age networking periodical based in Orange County, California. It primarily serves the greater Los Angeles area, but includes a special section devoted to the San Diego area. Based primarily around health concerns, it has adopted the format pioneered... Read more |
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chalone
chalone In mammalian epithelial tissue (see EPITHELIUM), a tissue-specific protein of moderate size, or a simple polypeptide, that in the presence of adrenalin inhibits mitosis in cells. The loss of chalones from damaged cells stimulates and directs wound healing. Chalones are thought to be... Read more |
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Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapy Definition Radiation therapy, sometimes called radiotherapy, x-ray therapy radiation treatment, cobalt therapy, electron beam therapy, or irradiation uses high energy, penetrating waves or particles such as x rays, gamma rays, proton rays, or neutron rays to destroy cancer ... Read more |
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Goserelin
Goserelin acetate Definition Goserelin acetate is a synthetic (man-made) hormone that acts similarly to the naturally occurring gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). It is available in the United States under the tradename Zoladex. Purpose Goserelin acetate is used... Read more |
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holistic medicine
holistic medicine system of health care based on a concept of the "whole" person as one whose body, mind, spirit, and emotions are in balance with the environment. Stressing personal responsibility for health, a holistic approach may include conventional medicine and various nontraditional... Read more |
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Medroxyprogesterone
Medroxyprogesterone acetate Definition Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) is used during cancer therapy to stop new cell growth in some cancers. It is also used outside of cancer treatment as a contraceptive. MPA is known by many different brand names in the United States... Read more |
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Craniosacral therapy
Craniosacral therapy Definition Craniosacral therapy is a holistic healing practice that uses very light touching to balance the craniosacral system in the body, which includes the bones, nerves, fluids, and connective tissues of the cranium and spinal area. Origins The first written reference... Read more |
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Megestrol
Megestrol acetate Definition Megestrol acetate is used to treat unexplained weight lossduring cancer therapy and to stop new cell growth in some cancers. Megestrol acetate is also known by the brand name Megace. Purpose Megestrol acetate is used to treat some advanced... Read more |
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