A single point may be pressed to relieve a specific symptom or condition, or a series of points can be worked on to promote overall well-being.
In 1995, the F.T.C. brought a successful action against Alpine for making unsubstantiated claims that its purifiers could relieve a variety of medical conditions, and successfully sued Alpine in 1997 for violating the terms of the earlier judgment.
But that's not all: It is believed it may also act to help keep their blood vessels elastic, which, in turn, relieves high blood pressure (hypertension)—a condition that affects one in three people and is known in medical circles as "the silent killer" because most patients don't even know they have it.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is widely used all around the world for relieving a variety of painful conditions.
Drug A will relieve the condition without completely curing it, while of drugs B and C, one will cure the patient completely, and the other will kill him.
Liberation theology, of which a leading spokesman from Latin America is Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928-), has attempted to reconcile the Christian gospel with a commitment (influenced by Marxist categories) to revolution to relieve the condition of the oppressed.
Baker spoke after United Patients Alliance, which campaigns for the legalisation of cannabis for medical use, held a meeting in Brighton last month which featured a series of sufferers who admitted they broke the law to relieve their condition.
Amid concerns that "credible people" are having to break the law to secure the only substance that can help to relieve their condition, Baker is writing to the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to call for a review of the medicinal properties of cannabis.
Drugs are still the best way for most to relieve their condition.
Sorenstam spent only about an hour at the emergency room, and she received eye drops, which were expected to relieve the condition.
