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by crooked-v 627 days ago
> Have you heard of someone getting "better" after taking anti-depressants and being able to come off them? No. They have to take them for life. That's not a cure.

There is no medicine in the world that you can take for a limited time to fix problems forever. That's not how medicine works. That's not how the world works.

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Antibiotics (Most of the time) Everything surgery, I would include gene replacement therapy and auto transplants in its viccinity.
Yes there are? Antibiotics for one.
And those that change gene expression, like Accutane for acne.