Opposed to a cure, especially where the condition being cured may be regarded as an acceptable alternative state of being.

A kind of heavily salted, air-dried cod, produced in Nova Scotia and traded especially in the Caribbean.

The act or process of curing disease by calling on the faith and expectations of the patient, without the use of medication or physical forms of therapy.

plural of water-cure

plural of water cure

plural of sun cure

plural of faith-cure

It is better to prevent the creation of a problem than to have to deal with it afterwards.

The medical treatment for an illness produces a worse net result than the illness does (or threatens a non-negligible risk of doing so), especially via adverse effects.

Alternative form of an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure