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Article: Letter from the publisher.
- Article from:
- Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients
- Article date:
- May 1, 2002
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 The Townsend Letter Group. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Arthritis has been the bane of humanity throughout history. Perhaps no other condition is so closely identified with the aging process. Undoubtedly the first herbal medicines were discovered while searching for means to relieve arthritis pain. One of the benchmarks of good health is to be able to control low grade joint pain without the use of drugs - to eat right, exercise, and partake in the "physical arts" such as massage. Another bane has been treating arthritis with medication and surgery. Arthritis medications invariably bring on gastritis and threaten the health of the kidneys and liver. Still, the invention of cortisone medication in the 1940's was a wonderful ...
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