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3 Editorial (full text)

6 CAM in Women's Health: Safely Navigate the Waters
Charlotte Eliopoulos
The use of Complementary Alternative Medicine by women keeps rising. How should nurses address CAM safety and efficacy -- physical and spiritual, with clients?

15 It's Not About Food: Getting to the Heart of Eating Disorders
Marian C. Eberly
One-half to 3% of women will develop anorexia while 1 to 4.5% will develop bulimia. Discover why the most effective eating disorder treatment involved God.

20 Embracing the Aging Process
Mary Koehn
The culture around us values youth and vitality; the Bible offers an dalternative perspective. How should women promote healthy aging?

30 Women Behind Bars: The Challenge to Care
Kathleen Brewer-Smyth
Female inmates typically have suffered serious abuse and are beset by numerous mental, physical and spiritual problems. What can help them?

Parish Nursing
34 From Dream to Reality: How a Parish Nurse Program Is Born
Sarah P. Farrell and Dwan B. Rigney
Thinking about a parish nurse ministry? Eleven parish nurses share the ups and downs of getting started, revelaing five phases of program development.

Missions
38 When God Calls You to a Hard Place
Kimberly Rae
Missionaries in restircted countries must meet physical or academic needs as an avenue toward the spiritual. Can health care ministry make a difference?