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The People Who Turned Burning Your Face Off Into A Healthcare Fad

Behind the Bastards

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Dr. Fell's Cancer Treatment

Dr. Fell's new ointment was essentially just a root asterisk of blood root which the natives called Pecun and he mixed this traditional remedy with huge amounts of zinc chloride, an escharotic agent that means it burns things off. It sounds like he understands that humans just want to be told what they want to hear yeah i think they all all these fake medical grifters understand that. If you can make them believe that it doesn't really matter what the treatment is  you're ever convincing them is that i can make you better.

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