Psycho-Immunology: Patient Heal Thyself.
Relatively new programs of medical research--since the 1970's---have shown that the immune system may be mediated by psychological factors. Can how and what you think influence your health? That's one of the intriguing questions this research generates. The other is, "Can you train your mind to willfully influence your health and possibly prevent or lessen disease?" The prognosis is excellent as you shall see when you read further. psychology• psychoimmunology• psycho-immunology immunology• immune response• immune system
Introduction to Immunology-Part I
Treatment of cancer by activating an immune response in the body holds intriguing possibilities.This article (and a following one next week) provides a brief discussion of immunology that will serve as a background to descriptions of recent progress in the field. immunity• immunology• antigen• cancer• phagocyte