>>>>Of course some here (on UT, they know who they are :) will say that it is all evil Pharma !!!
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>>>Actually, she may have lived that far even if she was taking the same amount of placebos, who knows? You seem to forget the somatic causes, the overall look on life one has and how it influences their health. Maybe I am not the best example, but I had a few minor ills before we came to the US, like hardening of the skin on my fingertips, hemorrhoids and minor digestion issues - which were all gone without any drugs whatsoever after just a few months with a solid amount of dollars landing on my account. Most of it returned by the end of 2001 when I was jobless and practically unemployable (a (strike)foreigner(/strike) international amid the post 9-11 paranoia and the dot com bust), and gradually went away again when our family finances stabilized.
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>>>Just visiting a doctor is a big placebo - one gets the feeling of being cared of/for, of having some kind of security net around, which can do miracles to remove their fears, and I'd put fear high on the list of things causing diseases.
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>>I think your case (IMHO) is very clear; you have an allergy an aversion to America :) (to put it mildly :))
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>Did you read what I wrote? I got cured with just a few months of good life - in the US. So I'm just offering a different point of view, that replacing existential fear (where your future may depend on a whim of a local politician or bureaucrat - perhaps more in your case than mine) with financial stability and just plain good life may do miracles for your health. Despite the health industry :).

I misunderstood what you wrote about your health problem; sorry.