Acupuncture / Does It Work ?
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An 8 page research paper exploring the efficacy of the Chinese use of acupuncture. It is only during the last two decades that Western culture has begun to accept this 5,000 year-old treatment procedure. The fact that the reasons acupuncture works in so many cases cannot be scientifically identified has created barriers to the use of this therapy in Western medicine. Numerous research studies reported in this paper clearly reveal that acupuncture is more effective than traditional Western medicine in a number of conditions. The writer offers evidence of the benefits of this ancient Chinese medical treatment process. Bibliography includd.
Filename: Acupunc.wps

Acupuncture--Its Time Has Come
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A 5 page essay that argues that acupuncture should be used more extensively and preferred over drug therapy. The traditional stance of Western culture and Western medicine is to regard ancient Chinese medicine, with its herbal remedies and needles, as superstition. However, contemporary medical practitioners are beginning to realize that this attitude is not only ethnocentric, it is simply wrong. Western pharmacologically based medicine can do wonderful things, but it can also cause extremely adverse drug reactions. On the other hand, there is a growing body of empirical research that verifies that alternative medicine, with techniques such as acupuncture, offer safe, effective means for bypassing the dangers entailed in extensive pharmacology. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: khacup.rtf

Acupuncture: History and Contemporary Utilization
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A 15 page discussion of the medical technique of the stimulation of pressure points through acupuncture or acupressure. Traces the techniques back through history and prehistory observing that while the techniques themselves have varied little our understanding of why the work has improved tremendously. Defines the term pressure point, notes the importance of diagnostic techniques, and outlines the physiological responses which occur in response to manipulation of these pressure points. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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Alternative Approaches: EDTA Chelation Therapy
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A 5 page paper discussing the use of intravenous ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) for the treatment of atherosclerosis and other conditions. Chelation therapy has been researched and used for more than 40 years, but it continues to be condemned by the medical establishment that cannot profit from it as much as it can from bypass surgery, hypertension prescriptions and cholesterol-lowering drugs. Medicare and private insurers prefer to pay >$40,000 for bypass surgery rather than paying less than $4000 for chelation therapy. The situation is not seen as holding any promise for change in the near future. Individuals will need to continue to seek out chelation therapy on their own and pay for their own treatments. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSchelation.rtf

Alternative Health Care / Argument for Insurance Coverage
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A 5 page argumentative essay in support of insurance coverage for alternative health care. The writer contrasts the current situation with the 1970s introduction of psychotherapy into the company benefits plan, and argues against arguments calling alternative methods quackery. Argument is supported by research, government support, public opinion, and examples of healing. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Cnholins.wps

Alternative Medical Approaches
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A 9 page research paper that addresses the question: How would an osteopath, a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine or a shaman handle the following case? The case scenario is then presented and the writer speculates how each of these healers would handle this particular case, with the writer assuming the persona of each practitioner. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khaltsha.rtf

Alternatives in Psychiatric Nursing
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This 8 page paper discusses alternative therapies that can be used to augment traditional methodologies of psychiatric care. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: HVPsyAlt.rtf

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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5 pages in length. The writer takes the first person approach to discuss various issues surrounding Lou Gehrig's disease. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCGehri.rtf

An Energy Diet Supplement
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A 5 page paper examining a performance-oriented dietary supplement product. Energy FuelŪ is one of three products featured in the "Survival of the FittestŪ" line of GNC, and the company appears to be marketing it as a crossover product. Though it is included in the fitness package, it also is sold separately as an energy-booster. The marketing tag line is "The antidote to the 26-hour day." A literature review speaks only to the weight loss properties of guarana and ma huang, while noting the naturally-occurring caffiene in guarana. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: KSenergy.wps