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Everywhere one looks these days, there are therapeutic magnets, on sale in Kmart and Target, on the Shopping Channel, and featured on many Web sites. Magnet sales are on the rise. Is there really anything to the magnets? Are magnets just another form of hype to alternative medicine? This report will answer these questions and help make an informative decision about whether using magnetic therapy could be a useful avenue for society to explore.
Magnetic therapy is a rapidly growing area of medical research, which is fueled by a growth in public interest. Everyday more and more people are choosing to use magnets to relieve chronic aches and pains. Magnets give humans and animals relief from pain without the side effects of prescription drugs.
There is also evidence that magnets may have other exciting therapeutic possibilities. Magnet therapy is used as a treatment for the symptoms of several diseases...