IELTS Cambridge 17 Essay: Health Problems

Vocabulary Answers

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in recent years in the last few decades

growing increasing

unwell sick

begun started to

adopt start using

medicines pills, drugs, etc.

treatments ways to deal with illnesses

though despite

effective works well

trend pattern

negative overall bad in general

due to because of

the superiority of modern medicine how much better new medicine and doctors are

support alternative remedies favor less traditional doctors

argue point out

historical evidence examples from the past

in favor of supporting

effectiveness works well

A pertinent example of this would be a good instance of this is

popularity how common it is

traditional Chinese medicine older treatments from China

date back from a long time ago

Over that time as time passes

tested verified

verified proven true

in some cases sometimes

Contemporary health researchers are doctors today can

later identify after that figure out

scientific rationale good reasons

remedies in use today treatments now

ignorance not knowing about

serve as are the basis for

justification reason for

question doubt

overall importance how valuable they are in general

vast majority most of

viable medical useful treatment

rigorously intensively

underlying structures basic parts

cells fundamental component of life

viruses dangerous spreading diseases

bacteria cause disease

cancers a serious illness

various other maladies different diseases

allowed for made it possible

creation making of

undeniably effective procedures definitely work

surgery operating on someone

discovery finding of

crucial medicines key treatments

penicillin a drug for treating infections

There is no doubt as to it can’t be denied that

therefore thus

refined made better

safe not dangerous

In contrast however

unknown reasons ignorance of why

applicability how much it can be used in other cases

limited contained

advance move forward

with few exceptions not many other instances

better alternative to better way to

less verifiable treatments medicines that can’t be trusted

pharmaceuticals drugs

attempt try

rely on dependent on

usual doctors normal doctors