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December 14, 2001

Strange But True

Q. Can dreams serve as early warning signs of illness?

A. The notion is ancient, embraced by Aristotle and Hippocrates, father of Greek medicine, says Robert L. Van de Castle, Ph.D., in "Our Dreaming Mind." Second-century Greek physician Galen told of a man who dreamed his leg turned to stone, then days later suffered paralysis.


 
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