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...competing sensation to block pain or by generating endorphin-like chemicals in the body, which reduce pain and promote a sense of well-being. He also notes the crucial - and often forgotten - role of touch in medicine: Human touch can help alleviate anxiety and ease pain. "Patients crave contact," says Hinshaw. "They want some kind of comforting presence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Post-Op Rx: Get a Massage | 12/18/2007 | See Source »

...seem to improve. "On the advice of known medical specialists, professionals from the adoption organization Mother's Choice and the social services of Hong Kong, it was decided that in her interest she should be placed in a separate house and we would not be allowed to have any contact with her," he wrote. Hong Kong-based Mother's Choice and the Social Welfare Department both declined to answer specific questions about the case, but Fernando Cheung, a Hong Kong lawmaker who has been in contact with the Welfare Department, says he does not believe social workers advised the family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can an Adopted Child Be Returned? | 12/18/2007 | See Source »

Percentage of those teens who said the contact made them feel frightened or uncomfortable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...Scholarship II: Research Universities and Civic Engagement - Opportunities and Challenges” details areas that are crucial for encouraging civic engagement at research universities. Written and edited by Timothy K. Stanton and published at the University of California, Los Angeles, the report comes out of a partnership between Campus Contact, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting civic engagement on college campuses, and a network of interested academics. Harvard provides outlets for civic engagement through organizations like the community service-focused Phillips Brooks House Association and the Institute of Politics, but some question whether the University should have a more active...

Author: By Esther I. Yi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Civic Service Lacking on Campuses | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

...many siblings, going to the same school and playing on the same team would be enough contact. But for Mike and Nick, being teammates is only the beginning of the relationship. The two share the same group of friends and are roommates in Cabot House...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Coskren Siblings Deliver Hat Trick for Harvard Hockey | 12/12/2007 | See Source »

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