Monthly Archives: September 2014

Medicines: From Deadly Drugs to Healthy Foods

You might think there are only two types of medicines – conventional medicines and alternative medicines. There are many different ways to view medicines, and when we take different viewpoints, we can learn more. The differences between conventional and alternative medicines is … Continue reading

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How MERCK views Health and Disease

“The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy is a concise and complete medical reference for doctors, medical students, and healthcare professionals.” according to the MERCK webpage. How does MERCK view health? How does MERCK view disease? We find the answer on … Continue reading

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Why We Can’t Cure

Do you have an illness that can’t be cured? Do you have arthritis, Parkinson’s, or asthma? Diseases for which there is no cure. Do you have a cancer – and you are hoping for a ‘remission’ due to treatments of … Continue reading

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Placebo Paradoxes

When you research medicines, alternative medicines, even medical treatments that do not involve a physical substance, you will see reference to the “placebo effect”. Statements like: X is no better than a placebo. Y is probably just a “placebo effect“. … Continue reading

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10 Reasons to Love your Homeopath

Lots of people swear by homeopathic medicines, but a small group thinks they should be banned. In the book “Think Like a Freak”, authors Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner tell us that the three hardest words in the English language are “I … Continue reading

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