CURE Quote
As the structure of the vessels is totally destroyed by a violent bruise, there often * ensues a great loss of substance, which produces an ulcerous sore very difficult to cure. If the bone be affected, the sore will not heal before an exfoliation takes place; that is, before the diseased part of the bone separates, and comes out through the wound. This is often a very slow operation and may even require several years to be completed.
— Buchan, William, Domestic medicine. Or, a treatise on the cure and prevention of diseases by regimen and simple medicines. Containing a dispensatory for the use of private practitionersr-
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A Scientific Theory of Healthicine – and A Scientific Theory of Illness
Is there a scientific theory of medicine? If there is, I can’t find it. The field of medicine is very fragmented – naturally so, because medicine is about diagnosing and treating illness. There are many different types of illness, many … Continue reading
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Hierarchy of Healthicine
What is health? What is healthiness? There are a few definitions of health. Search anywhere for healthiness – and you will find yourself re-directed to ‘health’. What about Healthicine? Medicine is well defined, but no dictionary defines healthicine. A PhD of Health … Continue reading
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Healthicine: The Arts and Sciences of Health and Healthiness
Healthicine is the art and science of healthing. The study and practice of health and healthiness. Healthing, optimizing your health, is personal first, and then extends to your communities – your family, friends and any other community of which you are … Continue reading
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