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symptomatic relief

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symptomatic relief (sim·t·maˑ·tik r·lēfˑ),
n control of symptoms rather than cure by a single or multiple therapies.


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David Colquhoun, a professor at University College London, argues in a letter published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) that the MHRA "has made a mockery of its own aims" by allowing Arnica 30C pills to be labelled "a homoeopathic medicinal product used with the homoeopathic tradition for the symptomatic relief of sprains, muscular aches, and bruising or swelling after contusions.
More recently, the use of autologous stem cell therapy (stem cells harvested from the patient himself) has shown great promise, not only for symptomatic relief but for actual reversal of cartilage wear and tear with possible re-growth of cartilage.
11/17/08--A step in the right direction, but, absent an overall plan for health care reform, more than just some symptomatic relief is not likely.
 
 
 
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