Year: 2012

Wall St. Journal, pain, chemotherapy, and hypnosis

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Here are highlights from the Wall St. Journal article. – New York psychologist, Dr. Jeanne Safer, has a rare form of leukemia. Hypnosis helped her relax before biopsies, MRIs and surgeries. She calls it an “excellent self-management technique,” and uses it with her patients. – “We can teach people how to manage pain and anxiety, … Read more

CDC’s anti-smoking campaign

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Last month the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) launched a new anti-smoking campaign. Warning: the videos are graphic and not for children. I’ve included two links. The first is to CNN’s article, and the second is to the CDC’s section of videos. http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/15/health/feds-tobacco-ads/index.html http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/stories I have mixed feelings about the CDC’s approach. On … Read more

SF Giants’ Bochy kicked tobacco habit after hypnosis

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A few months ago, the San Francisco Chronicle did an article on how hypnosis helped some people with the SF Giants baseball team. Here’s a quick follow up article they just published. Their link is below. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/12/SPR81NJIS8.DTL