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2006

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Rowlett, David Ezekiel, 1849-1919 (Sc 1450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives May 2006

Rowlett, David Ezekiel, 1849-1919 (Sc 1450), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid, scan, and typescript (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1450. Letter, 16 March 1884, written by David Rowlett of New Corner, Indiana, to Mrs. M. L. Emens, recalling the excellent female nurse he had while a patient in a Nashville, Tennessee hospital during the Civil War. Rowlett served in Co. B, 11th Indiana Volunteer Cavalry.

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Relief Of Symptoms, Side Effects, And Psychological Distress Through Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine In Women With Breast Cancer, Cecile A. Lengacher, Mary P. Bennett, Kevin E. Kip, Lois Gonzalez, Paul Jacobsen, Charles E. Cox Jan 2006

Relief Of Symptoms, Side Effects, And Psychological Distress Through Use Of Complementary And Alternative Medicine In Women With Breast Cancer, Cecile A. Lengacher, Mary P. Bennett, Kevin E. Kip, Lois Gonzalez, Paul Jacobsen, Charles E. Cox

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Humor And Laughter May Influence Health. [Part] I. History And Background, Mary Payne Bennett, Cecile A. Lengacher Jan 2006

Humor And Laughter May Influence Health. [Part] I. History And Background, Mary Payne Bennett, Cecile A. Lengacher

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Articles in both the lay and professional literature have extolled the virtues of humor, many giving the mpression that the health benefits of humor are well documented by the scientific and medical community.The concept that humor or laughter can be therapeutic goes back to biblical times and this belief has received varying levels of support from the scientific community at different points in its history. urrent research indicates that using humor is well accepted by the public and is frequently used as a oping mechanism. However, the scientific evidence of the benefits of using humor on various health related outcomes …

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Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 2006, Wku Nursing Jan 2006

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 2006, Wku Nursing

WKU Archives Records

Members of the 2006 nursing class: Janice Beard, Pam Beasley, Melinda Burchett, Margaret Crouch, Barry Dority, Shauna Gish, Jessica Hunter, Penny Logan, Sonya McReynolds, Wendy Moore, Deanna Polston, Laura Ross, Teresa Sheffield, Susan Shively, Janice Stilts, Hannah Wimsatt, Lenore Wix, Marilyn Worsham, Ronda Worsham and Janice York.

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Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 2006, Wku Nursing Jan 2006

Ua61/1 Wku Nursing Class 2006, Wku Nursing

WKU Archives Records

Members of the 2006 nursing class: Carolyn Adwell, Karen Agee, Hannah Areephanthu, Rachel Austin, Virginia Barlow, Kelly Barnes, Katherine Barr, Carmen Blanton, Terani Booher, Stephanie Bradley, Tonya Bragg-Underwood, Brian Brown, Russell Brown, Ashley Bryant, Betty Burnett, Lida Burton, Ashleigh Campbell, Brandy Carson, Susan Church-Mateika, Brett Clay, Ronald Coffell, Deborah Colburn, Lisa Cooper, Christa Dowell, Lorraine Edge, Patricia Edwards, Christy Elliott, Karen Ellis, Jennie Farris, Kate Feeley, Amy Fisher, Jason Flora, Jaime French, Karen Frizzell, Jennifer Ginn, Nathan Gish, Rachel Givens, Cari Glutting, Miranda Goldsmith, Heather Goodall, Chelsey Gregory, Kimberlie Griffith, Charissa Hallman, Emily Hanson, Libby Hayden, Carla Haynes, Jennifer Hopewell, …

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Humor And Laughter May Influence Health: [Part] Ii. Complementary Therapies And Humor In A Clinical Population, Mary Payne Bennett, Cecile Lengacher Jan 2006

Humor And Laughter May Influence Health: [Part] Ii. Complementary Therapies And Humor In A Clinical Population, Mary Payne Bennett, Cecile Lengacher

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Our results support a connection between sense of humor and self-reported physical health, however, it is difficult to determine the relationship to any specific disease process. Whereas relationships between sense of humor and self-reported measures of physical well-being appear to be supported, more research is required to determine interrelationships between sense of humor and well-being.

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Improving The Health Literacy Of Rural Elders: An Interdisciplinary Approach, M. Susan Jones, Marilyn M. Gardner, Janelle A. Peeler, Serena Merry Britt, Marilyn Lewis Graves Jan 2006

Improving The Health Literacy Of Rural Elders: An Interdisciplinary Approach, M. Susan Jones, Marilyn M. Gardner, Janelle A. Peeler, Serena Merry Britt, Marilyn Lewis Graves

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