Tag: treatments
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Some treatments are based on limited evidence
Many widely used medical treatments rest on weaker evidence than patients assume. Here’s how to ask better questions about what’s been proven and what hasn’t.
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Glass-filled rubies and lead treatments: the most common gem show bait-and-switch
Heavily treated stones are routinely sold as natural rubies at gem shows and online. Here’s how the treatments work and which lab tests expose them.