Cedar Crest Recognizes Value of 'Healing Touch'
As an increasing number of clinical research studies show the many health benefits of massage, its value as a therapeutic tool in the medical community is growing rapidly. In fact, a recent survey found that 14 of 18 major HMOs and insurance providers offer at least some coverage of alternative therapies, including massage.

Artists Escape From Traditional Careers

Thick, rich, deep colored globs of oil paints dot a palette. Paint brushes rest upright, for now, snug in an old tin can. A few photographs scatter the sunlit workspace. Clipped to an easel, the same image as in the photographs—a bishop dressed in traditional vestments— starts to take shape as a sketch that lays the ground work for a painted portrait.