CURE Quote
“cure of disease does not always eliminate suffering” (Cassell, 1977, p. 18)
— Toombs, S. Kay, The Meaning of Illness : a phenomenological account of the different perspectives of physician and patient, 1993Archives
Author Archives: Tracy Kolenchuk
How Healthy are Our Freedoms?
Are our freedoms healthy? In healthicine, we say “Everyone has a right to life, liberty and the pursuit of healthiness” because healthiness includes all freedoms and more, and is therefore superior to freedoms. We often think of freedoms with the … Continue reading
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Curing Chronic Illness
Modern medicine has no cures, no theory of cure, for chronic illness. Many disease are complex, often described as multi-factorial, leading us to give up on a cure, to resort instead to treating the symptoms, or providing a crutch. Symptoms … Continue reading
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Why Can’t we Cure Scurvy?
We can’t cure scurvy. Why not? We know the cause of scurvy, in theory. Scurvy is defined as a deficiency of Vitamin C. Why is it that we can’t cure scurvy? I know what you’re thinking. Your thinking “That’s crazy, we … Continue reading
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Cure Ignorance
Today’s medical theories suffer from many cure ignorances. We want to believe that medicines cure, that medicines are designed to cure, that clinical studies search for cures, that a cure is just around the corner: the Medicines Myths. In truth, most … Continue reading
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A True Placebo has No Effect
Do clinical studies lie? A true placebo has no effect. Is the Gold Standard of medicine, the double blind placebo controlled trial, scientific nonsense, based on “fools gold“?
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