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a substance or preparation used to treat disease
if you don't take all the doses of your medicine, you might get sick again
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Recent Examples of medicine
Today, medicine is awash in the language of economics.
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
There’s also a range of anti-inflammatory medicines, biologics, janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors and antibiotics that could be prescribed to treat Crohn’s, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Ahluwalia, a physician and professor of medicine, stressed that governments should restrict underage access to such products, particularly unregulated products predominantly made in China.
—David Ovalle and Rachel Roubein The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The history of medicine is also full of examples of informed researchers who experimented with themselves with bad results, including death.
—Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
There’s also a range of anti-inflammatory medicines, biologics, janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors and antibiotics that could be prescribed to treat Crohn’s, according to Mayo Clinic.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Ahluwalia, a physician and professor of medicine, stressed that governments should restrict underage access to such products, particularly unregulated products predominantly made in China.
—David Ovalle and Rachel Roubein The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The history of medicine is also full of examples of informed researchers who experimented with themselves with bad results, including death.
—Paul Hsieh, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for medicine
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If over-the-counter medications aren’t enough, doctors may prescribe corticosteroid medications or a cortisone injection.Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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This occurs because the RDAs include magnesium from all sources—food, beverages, dietary supplements, and medications.Cathy Nelson, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Silicon Valley investor has called for major reform at the FDA in the past and argued that the efficacy of drugs should be measured after they have been allowed on market.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Bar state and local governments from issuing public health guidelines that ban the prescribing of off-label drugs.Haley BeMiller, The Enquirer, 22 Dec. 2024
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The woman filed charges and plans to pursue civil remedy.Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
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Therefore, there is a growing interest in exploring other options and natural remedies to combat the common cold.Trang Tran, PharmD, Verywell Health, 16 Dec. 2024
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While treatments can help with symptoms, there's no cure.Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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There is no cure or specific treatment for hand, foot, and mouth disease, so there is no way to prevent the disease's progression.Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/medicine. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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