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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The authors acknowledge the pranic healing center, Bangalore for training our healer.

Our thanks are due to Dr. Subbu Krishna D K, of NIMHANS, Bangalore, for his help in statistical analysis and Mr. Ravi, Mr. Anand, Dr. Jain and Dr Bharathi for their help during various stages of the study.