Report of the Special Commission on the Necessaries of Life

Mode of access: Internet.

The Problem of life

Mode of access: Internet.

The ways of life;

"First edition."

The story of evolution; facts and theories on the development of life,

Mode of access: Internet.

Soul science; the proof of life after death,

Mode of access: Internet.

Happiness; essays on the meaning of life,

Tr. of: Gluck.

The wisdom of life, and other essays

Title within colored ornamental borders.

The science of life and the larger hope.

Mode of access: Internet.

The conduct of life, and other addresses,

1. The conduct of life.--2. The meaning of truth in history.--3. The civic university.--4. Higher nationality: a study in law and ethics.

The use of life.

Originally published 1894.

The trail of the hawk; a comedy of the seriousness of life,

Mode of access: Internet.

Annual report of the Division of Life Sciences /

Mode of access: Internet.

The pageantry of life,

Mode of access: Internet.

Use of complementary and alternative medicine and quality of life: changes at the end of life

The purpose of this study was to compare the physical, psychological and social dimensions associated with quality-of-life outcomes over the last year of life, between advanced cancer users and nonusers of complementary and alternative medicine. One hundred and eleven patients were identified through Queensland Cancer Registry records, and followed up every four to six weeks until close to death using standardized protocols. Outcome measures were symptom burden, psychological distress, subjective wellbeing, satisfaction with conventional medicine and need for control over treatment decisions. At the initial interview, 36 (32%) participants had used complementary/ alternative medicine the previous week; mainly vitamins, minerals and tonics and herbal remedies. Among all participants, 53 (48%) used at least one form of complementary/ alternative medicine over the study period. Only six (11%) visited alternative practitioners on a regular basis. Overall, complementary/ alternative medicine users reported higher levels of anxiety and pain, less satisfaction with conventional medicine and lower need for control over treatment decisions compared with nonusers. These differences tend to change as death approaches. A more rigorous assessment of complementary/ alternative medicine use, psychological distress, pain and subjective wellbeing among patients with advanced cancer is needed in the clinical setting.