Answers To Diseases

St. John’s wort is one herbal remedy that has been (and continues to be) under a lot of scrutiny by modern science. Also known as hypericum and goat weed, use of St. John’s wort for treating mental and mood disorders dates back to ancient Greece.

Everyone from President Obama to Rush Limbaugh seems to agree on one thing about health reform: the vital importance of containing health costs. Policymakers seem finally to have learned that merely reducing Medicares unit payments to hospitals and doctors backfires. It increases moral hazarddriven volumes and further shifts costs from public programs onto drowning businesses [...]

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I put my favorite pair of sneakers in the trash today. Now I’m sad.
They were New Balance slip-on sneakers — no laces to tie when I was running late, just slip my feet in and keep moving.

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Physical therapy deals with treating problems with the musculoskeletal system. According to the American Physical Therapy Association, physical therapists are “experts in the science of healing and the art of caring”. From infants to seniors, many people can benefit from physical therapy.

The following is part of a series of original guest columns by the American Medical Association.
by J. James Rohack, M.D.

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