Cures by the clock
Article Abstract:
Chronotherapy is the practice of studying a patient's daily physiological rhythms and arranging for a medication to be taken at a specific time. The time might be chosen to achieve more drug effectiveness or to reduce side effects. The application of chronotherapy to various diseases is discussed.
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1996
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Short like me
Article Abstract:
A short person describes the childhood problems caused by his height. The use of a human growth hormone drug is being considered for 'severely short' children, and that news brought with it thoughts about whether such a treatment would have been chosen if it had been available years ago.
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1996
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Cheating fate
Article Abstract:
Reports of miraculous cures date back hundreds of years. Patients with apparently incurable diseases have inexplicably recovered. The Institute of Noetic Sciences has compiled more than a thousand instances of these spontaneous remissions. Specific cases are discussed.
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 1992
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