Medical memo: Attracted to magnets?
Medical memo
Household remedies and folk medicine have always coexisted with mainstream medicine. In the early days, physicians could do little more than traditional healers, but as scientific medicine has come of age, the gap between alternative and standard medicine has widened. Still, as medicine has grown more complex, the appeal of simple solutions seems to increase. It's entirely understandable, and some of these healing methods may prove useful. The key is to study them, so we can all learn what works and what does not.
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