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Self-Medication: Risks and Trends by shethal is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The passage discusses the issue of self-medication. It notes that while occasional self-medication has been a normal part of life historically, only in the last 100 years have scientific techniques enabled proper medical diagnosis and treatment of underlying causes of illnesses. However, for many illnesses of unknown cause doctors can still only treat symptoms. The passage then highlights two modern trends that have contributed to increased self-medication - the rise of sedentary lifestyles and high pressur
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- shethal
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