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Opinion: Alternative healing or quackery?

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alternatives to pain meds :: Article Creator The Therapeutic Evolution Of THC: From Recreational Use To Pharmaceutical Ingredient As the field of THC-based medicine continues to evolve, the possibilities for improving patient outcomes and quality of life are endless. In recent years, the perception of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis, has undergone an impactful shift. Once synonymous with recreational cannabis use and the "high" it produces, THC is now emerging as a promising pharmaceutical ingredient with potential therapeutic benefits across a range of medical conditions. This transformation is driven by groundbreaking research and development efforts aimed at harnessing the therapeutic potential of THC, paving the way for its integration into mainstream medicine as a pharmaceutical ingredient. The pharmaceutical industry's interest in THC stems from a growing body of scientific eviden...

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nuclear medicine :: Article Creator Israel's Military Campaign Has Left Gaza's Medical System Near Collapse Before Israel's invasion of Gaza last year, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Reqeb worked in one of the Palestinian territory's largest hospitals and had a private clinic, caring for women throughout their pregnancies. Now, he lives in a plastic tent in Rafah, a Palestinian border town where roughly half of Gaza's population has sought refuge, and treats patients for no charge in another tent. Living under Israeli bombardment, with shortages of food and clean water, the pregnant women he serves struggle to find basic safety and nourishment, let alone prenatal care. Since the Israeli military began bombarding Gaza six months ago following the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, its forces have wrecked entire hospitals, struck ambulances and killed or detained hundreds of health care workers. Israeli...

Gout Remedies: Natural Treatments You Can Try at Home

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holistic primary care doctor near me :: Article Creator Morning Notes Clouds over Penrose Square (Flickr pool photo by Jason Gooljar) HQ2 Workforce Shrinks — "Amazon has fallen so far behind schedule in creating new jobs at its Northern Virginia headquarters that its workforce at those offices shrank last year, the company confirmed… Sullivan said Amazon has not abandoned its target of 25,000 jobs, though a company spokesperson later clarified that it would look to meet that goal by 2038. She called HQ2 'a long-term investment' and noted that there are 1,000 open positions for the campus." [Washington Post] Fire Union Seeking Wage Hike — "47 firefighters were unable to go home to their families this past weekend. #ACFD is at critical staffing levels, and the challenges posed by attrition and vacancies have reached historic proportions. It's time for the County Board to take decisive action." [Twitter] Legion Baseba...

Is Functional Medicine Here to Stay? | Corporate Wellness | Employee Well-Being

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wholistic family medicine :: Article Creator Curanderismo And Healing The Fractured Soul GRACE ALVAREZ SESMA HAS always been a dreamer. But this night was different. "We were a very humble family," she says of her upbringing in the Mexicali barrio of Colonia Pro-Hogar. She didn't have a real bed, and, every night with her sister, would have to roll out a little cot across their home's earthen floor. It was on that cot that she was visited by a spirit who would give her life purpose. Grace was seven years old, asleep next to her sister. She remembers the arrival of a beautiful woman draped in a resplendent rebozo shawl woven with pinpricks of starlight that moved in luminous constellations. The woman reached down to the wide-eyed child and asked: Will you come with me?  Orion's Spring issue, Rites of Nature, focuses itself onthe soil and scenery of spiritual traditions Grace could only nod. The woman lifted her from ...