CURE Quote
In that very year (2016), when that physician told me emphatically that morphine was “entirely safe,” 42,249 Americans died of opioid overdoses. He went on to say with godlike certitude, “We can alleviate all physical distress.” The medical profession had come full circle to where we were at the end of the nineteenth century. Somehow we had again arrived at the belief that opioids were a complete cure for pain.
— Haider Warraich, The Song of Our Scars, 2022-
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Theory of Cure: A History
The cause is proven by a cure. In 2016, I was working to update the book Healthicine, the Arts and Sciences of Health and Healthiness, which had been published several years before when I realized I could not find a useful … Continue reading
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What Means “Cured”?
“In theory, theory and practice are the same, in practice, they are not.” – unknown theorist. Theory of Cure An illness consists of a set of present causes and the negative consequence of those causes. An illness element consists of … Continue reading
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The Supplement Problem is Not What We Think
“Treat symptoms, Improve Healthiness, Cure Illness” The suggestion that the government bureaucracies should regulate supplements like they regulate drugs. This concept can be caused by simplified view that often leads to misunderstanding:
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How to CURE any (curable) problem, and Know it is Cured
Usually, we think of curing an illness or a disease, but we often use the word cure for other problems. We might wish to find a ‘Cure’ for Turkey’s Ills, or claim that Rube Goldberg found the cure for self-isolation boredom or cure the quarantine … Continue reading
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Do Communities have “Spirits?”
To have, or to be, that is the question. Do communities have spirits? Or are they spirits? Image from the book by Zygmunt Bauman. What is a community? What is “not” a community? Is there a “black community” in the … Continue reading
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