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Description: In this five-part series, Bill Moyers leads a thought-provoking exploration of the link between mind and body and of the burgeoning field of alternative medicine. Scientists, physicians, and patients describe new ways to think about sickness and health, and their comments make a strong case for the salutary effects of the human touch. "When patients are made to feel better, they often get better," Moyers observes. In the first program, Moyers travels to China to examine the roots of Chinese medical treatments that focus on how the mind affects healing. Produced by Moyers and David Grubin.