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...that we can alter the course of disease by manipulating psychological factors," contends Dr. Robert Ader, a professor at the University of Rochester medical school and a pioneer in mind-body research. "But to make this knowledge useful to physicians, we need to understand the mechanisms." Dr. N. Herbert Spector, a neurophysiologist at the National Institutes of Health, is convinced that when researchers can pin down the appropriate clinical uses for mind-body therapies, the result will be "a revolution in medical practice...
Sure enough, the movie presents a star-studded cast. Glenn Close and James Woods give endearing performances as Linda and Michael Spector, an infertile couple hoping to adopt a baby. Mary Stuart Masterson and Kevin Dillon play un-wed teens hoping to give their child an advantaged life through adoption...
...Spector allegedly tried to sell a human head, ears. and arms which he had purchased from morgue workers, according to the Daily Pennsylvanian. Spector had been in business for 15 years before he was discovered by investigators. A suit was filed against Sepctor after a man discovered that his mother's body parts had been sold...
...People donate their bodies to science for specific purposes and feel they are making an informed decision," Common Pleas Court Judge Mark Bernstein said at Spector's sentencing. "Dr. Spector has trampled on the rights of people who were doing a humane service for the good of science...
...Spector has denied that the cadaver parts were sold for profit. He said his actions had been unfairly portrayed as a disservice to the medical profession...