wise woman healing (WiseWoman Healing Ways, Wise Woman tradition, wisewoman ways): Variation of Nature Cure. It emphasizes empiricism and intuition and includes herbalism, meditation, ritual, spirit healing, and spirit work with plants. One of its principles is that the moon guides women's bodies.

(See also: Wise woman healing, Body Mind and Soul, Alternative Health, Alternative Health Dictionary)

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Abortion in New Zealand, Abortion in New Zealand - Grounds for an abortion, Abortion in New Zealand - History of abortion in New Zealand

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Shaman: A medicine man/woman or witch doctor.

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Pregnancy is a total experience. It is a time in a woman's life when it is of prime importance that the various dimensions of her being are in harmony. The regular practice of certain yoga exercises, meditation and breathing techniques ensures optimum health of her body and mind, and the unification of her physical, emotional and spiritual growth with that of the developing child.

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Vara Lakshmi Vrata

LORD SHIVA describes the glory of this Vrata in the Skanda Purana. It is performed by a woman whose husband is still living. Maha Lakshmi is the abode of all auspiciousness and prosperity. This worship of Maha Lakshmi is done to obtain good progeny, and for the health and long life of the husband.

From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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Three Problems Ten Solutions

The phone rings and I answer it. Before I could say a word, a woman introduces herself as Vicki and begins firing a series of questions. Is it bad feng shui that her main door faces a stairway? What can she do about it? What happens if there is a low ceiling in her living room? Do exposed beams in the master bedroom affect her feng shui? How can she correct them?

I tell her that in feng shui analysis, there are 60 factors involved. This should also be coordinated with each resident's birth chart and personal energies. Because even if a person has good feng shui - being in a low period of his/her life path, having a personality that is stubborn or weak, having bad habits, being malnourished - all these things play a part in influencing a person's success, relationships and health in life.

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Alcoholism is a dependency on alcoholic beverages characterized by craving (a strong need to drink), loss of control (being unable to stop drinking despite a desire to do so), physical dependence, tolerance (increasing difficulty in becoming drunk), and withdrawal symptoms. It can also be described as an addiction to alcoholic beverages that results in a consumption of alcohol in circumstances that damage one's ability to pursue one's other desires. Alcoholism - Biological mechanism. The consumption of alco ...

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• Alcoholism - Biological mechanism
• Alcoholism - Alcoholism as a disease
• Alcoholism - Effects
• Alcoholism - Screening
• Alcoholism - Blood tests
• Alcoholism - Medical effects
• Alcoholism - Treatments
• Alcoholism - Social impact
• Alcoholism - Social versus physical dependence
• Alcoholism - Politics and public health
• Alcoholism - Alcohol withdrawal

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The term Wrongful Abortion was defined by Perry & Adar as an abortion that a pregnant woman is induced to undergo by negligent conduct (usually a medical misrepresentation). See Ronen Perry & Yehuda Adar, Wrongful Abortion: A Wrong in Search of a Remedy, 5 YALE J. HEALTH POL'Y L. & ETHICS 507 (2005). 1 In their article Perry & Adar contend that the law does not currently provide adequate incentives to avoid wrongful abortions, the consequences of which are often devastating. They suggest that the b ...

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• Wrongful abortion - Wrongful abortion settings
• Wrongful abortion - Abortion undergone from misinformation about pregnancy
• Wrongful abortion - Abortion undergone from misinformation about health of fetus
• Wrongful abortion - Analogous Terms
• Wrongful abortion - Wrongful pregnancy/conception
• Wrongful abortion - Wrongful birth/life

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shamanic herbalism: Group of ancient techniques advanced by Susun S. Weed, author of the Wise Woman Herbal and Menopausal Years. According to its theory, plants repulse spells and act as messengers to unseen worlds.

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The Abortion Act of 1967 sought to clarify the law. Introduced by David Steel and subject to heated debate it allowed for legal abortion on a number of grounds, with the added protection of free provision through the National Health Service. The Act was passed on October 27, 1967 and came into effect on April 27, 1968. The Act allowed a woman to receive an abortion on any of the follow grounds: To save the woman's life To prevent grave permanent injury to the woman's physical or mental health Under 28 we ...

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Abortion in the United Kingdom, Abortion in the United Kingdom - History, Abortion in the United Kingdom - The 1967 Act, Abortion in the United Kingdom - Ireland, Abortion in the United Kingdom - Later laws, Abortion in the United Kingdom - Statistics, Abortion in the United Kingdom - Approved methods

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Because alcohol abuse affects society as a whole, governments and parliaments have formed alcohol policies in order to reduce the harm of alcoholism. The World Health Organization, the European Union and other regional bodies are working on alcohol action plans and programs. Organisations working with alcohol abusers include: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) IOGT International (IOGT) LifeRing Secular Recovery (LifeRing) Men For Sobriety (MFS) Moderation Management (MM) Rational Recove ...

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Alcoholism, Alcoholism - Biological mechanism, Alcoholism - Alcoholism as a disease, Alcoholism - Effects, Alcoholism - Screening, Alcoholism - Blood tests, Alcoholism - Medical effects, Alcoholism - Treatments, Alcoholism - Social impact, Alcoholism - Social versus physical dependence, Alcoholism - Politics and public health, Alcoholism - Alcohol withdrawal

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Because alcohol abuse affects society as a whole, governments and parliaments have formed alcohol policies in order to reduce the harm of alcoholism. The World Health Organization, the European Union and other regional bodies are working on alcohol action plans and programs. Organisations working with alcohol abusers include: Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) IOGT International (IOGT) LifeRing Secular Recovery (LifeRing) Men For Sobriety (MFS) Moderation Management (MM) Rational Recove ...

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Alcoholism, Alcoholism - Discussion, Alcoholism - Diagnosis, Alcoholism - Biological mechanism, Alcoholism - As a disease, Alcoholism - Effects, Alcoholism - Long-term, Alcoholism - Screening, Alcoholism - Blood tests, Alcoholism - Treatments, Alcoholism - Social impact, Alcoholism - Social versus physical dependence, Alcoholism - Politics and public health, Alcoholism - Alcohol withdrawal

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The American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Medical Association both maintain extensive policy regarding the disease of alcoholism. The American Psychiatric Association recognizes the existence of "alcoholism" as the equivalent of alcohol dependence. With the publication of the DSM-III in 1980, two separate syndromes of alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse replaced the earlier category of alcoholism. The World Health Organization dropped the diagnostic category "alcoholism" in 1979, replacing it with the diagnos ...

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Alcoholism, Alcoholism - Discussion, Alcoholism - Diagnosis, Alcoholism - Biological mechanism, Alcoholism - As a disease, Alcoholism - Effects, Alcoholism - Long-term, Alcoholism - Screening, Alcoholism - Blood tests, Alcoholism - Treatments, Alcoholism - Social impact, Alcoholism - Social versus physical dependence, Alcoholism - Politics and public health, Alcoholism - Alcohol withdrawal

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The American Society of Addiction Medicine and the American Medical Association both maintain extensive policy regarding alcoholism. The American Psychiatric Association recognizes the existence of "alcoholism" as the equivalent of alcohol dependence. With the publication of the DSM-III in 1980, two separate syndromes of alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse replaced the earlier category of alcoholism. The World Health Organization dropped the diagnostic category "alcoholism" in 1979, replacing it with the diagnostic categories ...

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Alcoholism, Alcoholism - Discussion, Alcoholism - Diagnosis, Alcoholism - Biological mechanism, Alcoholism - As a disease, Alcoholism - Effects, Alcoholism - Long-term, Alcoholism - Screening, Alcoholism - Blood tests, Alcoholism - Treatments, Alcoholism - Social impact, Alcoholism - Social versus physical dependence, Alcoholism - Politics and public health, Alcoholism - Alcohol withdrawal

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Several tools may be used to detect the habitual abuse of alcohol. The CAGE questionnaire, developed by Dr. John Ewing and named for its four questions, is one such example that may be used to screen patients quickly in a doctor's office. Two "yes" responses indicate that the respondent should be investigated further. The questionnaire asks the following questions: Have you ever felt you needed to Cut down on your drinking? Have people Annoyed you by criticising your drinking? Have y ...

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Alcoholism, Alcoholism - Discussion, Alcoholism - Diagnosis, Alcoholism - Biological mechanism, Alcoholism - As a disease, Alcoholism - Effects, Alcoholism - Long-term, Alcoholism - Screening, Alcoholism - Blood tests, Alcoholism - Treatments, Alcoholism - Social impact, Alcoholism - Social versus physical dependence, Alcoholism - Politics and public health, Alcoholism - Alcohol withdrawal

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Although there is no blood test specific for alcohol abuse or alcohol dependence (alcoholism), prolonged heavy alcohol consumption may lead to several abnormalities, including: Macrocytosis (enlarged MCV)1 Elevated GGT2 Moderate elevation of AST and ALT and an AST:ALT ratio of 2:1. High carbohydrate-deficient transferrin2 ...

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Alcoholism, Alcoholism - Discussion, Alcoholism - Diagnosis, Alcoholism - Biological mechanism, Alcoholism - As a disease, Alcoholism - Effects, Alcoholism - Long-term, Alcoholism - Screening, Alcoholism - Blood tests, Alcoholism - Treatments, Alcoholism - Social impact, Alcoholism - Social versus physical dependence, Alcoholism - Politics and public health, Alcoholism - Alcohol withdrawal

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The American Psychiatric Association no longer recognizes the existence of "alcoholism" as a diagnostic category per se. With the publication of the DSM-III in 1980, two separate syndromes of alcohol dependence and alcohol abuse replace the earlier category. Although the word "alcoholism" survives in popular usage and in the literature of certain groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous, the medical community recognizes the term through those two syndromes. [1] The World Health Organization also dropped the diagnostic category "alco ...

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Alcoholism, Alcoholism - Biological mechanism, Alcoholism - Alcoholism as a disease, Alcoholism - Effects, Alcoholism - Screening, Alcoholism - Blood tests, Alcoholism - Medical effects, Alcoholism - Treatments, Alcoholism - Social impact, Alcoholism - Social versus physical dependence, Alcoholism - Politics and public health, Alcoholism - Alcohol withdrawal

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The consumption of alcohol causes a release of endorphins into our system. Endorphins are one of our body's learning mechanisms - they act as a reward system to encourage the behaviors and sensations that were just performed and experienced, encouraging us to do them again. They function by increasing the strength of neural pathways that have recently been used. Over time this builds up a craving that results in uncontrolled drinking. People with a more active endorphin release system get a heavier dose of this encouragement and are t ...

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Alcoholism, Alcoholism - Biological mechanism, Alcoholism - Alcoholism as a disease, Alcoholism - Effects, Alcoholism - Screening, Alcoholism - Blood tests, Alcoholism - Medical effects, Alcoholism - Treatments, Alcoholism - Social impact, Alcoholism - Social versus physical dependence, Alcoholism - Politics and public health, Alcoholism - Alcohol withdrawal

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The social problems arising from alcohol abuse can include loss of employment, financial problems, marital conflict and divorce, convictions for crimes such as drunk driving or public disorder, loss of accommodation, and loss of respect from others who may see the problem as self-inflicted and easily avoided. Alcohol dependence affects not only the addicted but can profoundly impact the family members around them. Children of alcohol dependents can be affected even after they are grown; the behaviors commonly exhibited by such children are c ...

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Alcoholism, Alcoholism - Biological mechanism, Alcoholism - Alcoholism as a disease, Alcoholism - Effects, Alcoholism - Screening, Alcoholism - Blood tests, Alcoholism - Medical effects, Alcoholism - Treatments, Alcoholism - Social impact, Alcoholism - Social versus physical dependence, Alcoholism - Politics and public health, Alcoholism - Alcohol withdrawal

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There are several distinct but not mutually exclusive clinical alcohol withdrawal syndromes caused by alcohol withdrawal: Tremulousness - "the shakes" Activation syndrome - characterized by tremulousness, agitation, rapid heart beat and high blood pressure. Seizures - acute grand mal seizures can occur in alcohol withdrawal in patients who have no history of seizure or any structural brain disease. Hallucinations - usually visual or tactile in alcoholics Delirium tr ...

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Alcoholism, Alcoholism - Biological mechanism, Alcoholism - Alcoholism as a disease, Alcoholism - Effects, Alcoholism - Screening, Alcoholism - Blood tests, Alcoholism - Medical effects, Alcoholism - Treatments, Alcoholism - Social impact, Alcoholism - Social versus physical dependence, Alcoholism - Politics and public health, Alcoholism - Alcohol withdrawal

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