It seems hard to believe that we can deal with more serious diseases yet are powerless against something so common as a cold.

让人难以相信的是，我们能够治疗更严重的疾病，却无力对抗像感冒这样常见的疾病。

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Garlic is both a food and a healing herb and can be used to help treat serious diseases.

大蒜既是一种食物同时也是一种治愈系植物，能够被用来治疗严重的疾病。

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Scientists believe they could prove key in finding a cure for a number of serious diseases, including also diabetes and cancer.

科学家相信他们能找到一系列疾病治疗方法的关键，这些疾病包括了糖尿病和癌症。

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He added that no other outbreak of serious or infectious diseases among pilgrims occurred.

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But, he argues, chickenpox and measles can both still be very serious diseases, particularly if there are complications.

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The leaflet advertised Ainsworths' homeopathic remedies for serious diseases and said there was anecdotal evidence that they were a successful treatment.

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We watched, astonished, at the reactions of patients who had just learned they had serious diseases: They just nodded solemnly and walked out.

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