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HUERTAS- FRANCO, Verny E. La lógica del poder de observación popular en la medicina. Acta méd. costarric [online]. 2005, vol.47, n.2, pp.76-77. ISSN 0001-6002.

Modern medicine is the product of years of careful observation and investigation. We can safely say that intelligent popular observation is the precursor of modern scientific investigation. In this article I review some of the explanations I have found to certain popular observations throughout my medical career. Over the years some popular observations can be explained scientifically, some of these traditions deserve to be closely watched because they can be useful in the daily practice of Medicine