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All in the Head
Unorthodox approaches to mental health are increasingly being used to treat an encyclopedic array of psychological and behavioral problems. (Sarah L. Voison - The Washington Post)
 A Walk in The Wild
 You Use That Stuff, Too?
 Hard to Conceive

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The Numbers Game
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The Dealmakers
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C. Thomas McMillen , the former Maryland congressman and peripatetic entrepreneur, is having another go at the homeland security market, and former Homeland Security Department undersecretary Asa Hutchinson and former Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.) are along for the ride.

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Investigating Alternative Treatments (Post, Jan. 4, 2005)

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Study Says Acupuncture Eases Arthritis Pain (Post, Dec. 21, 2004)

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Physician Fereydoon Batmanghelidj; Wrote About Water's Healing (Post, Nov. 20, 2004)

Flu Vaccine Update (Post, Nov. 16, 2004)

No Alternative (Post, Oct. 26, 2004)

CALENDAR (Post, Oct. 19, 2004)

Valuing Video Production Work: World Bank Retiree Learns the Ropes Hosting TV Show (Post, Sept. 23, 2004)

Risky Bet on Hormones (Post, Sept. 14, 2004)

The Art of Healing: Visual and Performing Arts Take on a Bigger Role in Patient Recovery (Post, Aug. 17, 2004)

Try Thai Massage (Post, July 18, 2004)

All in the Head: Three Approaches to Mental Health Treatment That Stretch the Boundaries -- and, Sometimes, Credulity (Post, June 29, 2004)

You Use That Stuff, Too?: You're Not the Only One Sold on Alternative Approaches. Here Are Ten of America's Favorites -- and What the Science Shows (Post, June 29, 2004)

Hard to Conceive: Unable to Get Pregnant, She Turned East in Quest of Fertility (Post, June 29, 2004)

Is There An Organic Advantage? (Post, June 29, 2004)

A Walk in The Wild: Newly Minted Herbalists Call Interest Academic (Post, June 29, 2004)

Mind Your Treatments (Post, June 29, 2004)

Health Books Reviewed By Craig Stoltz (Post, June 29, 2004)

A Weekly Shot of News and Notes (Post, June 29, 2004)

Limited Alternatives: A Weekly Check on Health Care Costs and Coverage (Post, June 29, 2004)

Alternative Remedies Gaining Popularity: Majority in U.S. Try Some Form, Survey Finds (Post, May 28, 2004)

Attacking Their HONor: Some Dispute Value of Logo Used to Verify Accuracy, Integrity Of Health Web Site Contents (Post, April 20, 2004)

Quack Cancer Cures (Post, March 16, 2004)

The Light Stuff: Cold Laser Therapy Is Joining the Injury Treatment Team (Post, Feb. 17, 2004)

Choose Your Poison (Post, Feb. 10, 2004)

Top-Dog Treatment: Despite High Costs, Pet Owners Flock To Specialized Hospital in Gaithersburg (Post, Jan. 22, 2004)

A Weekly Shot of News and Notes (Post, Dec. 2, 2003)

Relief -- at Least to a Degree (Post, Nov. 18, 2003)

A Digest of Recent News on Aging and Health (Post, Oct. 14, 2003)

Plan Could Cost 'Doctors' Their D.C. Credentials (Post, Sept. 29, 2003)

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