Toward a more natural medicine.

Full Abstract

Modern science and culture attempt to dominate and control nature. Unfortunately contemporary medicine has followed this lead. Traditionally religion has recognized the order and goodness in the natural order and has encouraged followers to comply with the rules of nature. Medicine, from Hippocratic times, has viewed the physician as an assistant to nature. Contemporary medicine, while employing modern science, would be well advised to also recognize the healing effects of religion's admonition to acknowledge and respect the wisdom of nature.

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Author/s: Guinan, Patrick (P);

Affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Illinois-Chicago College of Medicine, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Historical Article; Journal Article

Journal: Journal of religion and health (J Relig Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-; vol 41 (issue 2) : pp 121-6

Dates: Created 2003/05/02; Completed 2003/07/10; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12728942, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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