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NEWS ABOUT: herbal medicine

herbal medicine stories: 4 news summaries

Illegal Workers Must Rely
on Healers, Home Remedies

Farm workers without health care shun doctors, hospitals

May 10, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Faced with high medical costs and fearing deportation, many illegal immigrants avoid doctors and instead seek their cures among traditional healers, the New York Times reports. With an estimated two-thirds of illegal immigrants uninsured, visits to a doctor are often reserved for emergencies. Instead, the immigrants—most of whom toil... More »

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health care • illegal immigrant • public health • alternative treatment • herbal medicine

Cold 'Remedy' Firm Settles
Suit for $23M

Airborne ends class action with promise of consumer refunds

Mar 4, 08 3:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Herbal supplement company Airborne will pay $23.3 million to settle a class-action suit alleging false advertising but won't say it did anything wrong, CNNMoney reports. At issue was the company's claim its pills could cure colds. Airborne denies “any wrongdoing or illegal conduct,” but it will give... More »

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drugs • immune system • lawsuit • common cold • herbal medicine • false advertising • alternative medicine • Airborne • refund

Top 10 Aphrodisiacs—for Real?

Respect works better than Spanish Fly and African tree bark, LiveScience reports

Jan 19, 08 8:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Most aphrodisiacs are pure bunk, but it's fun to read about tonics that have beguiled lovers for centuries—and look at a few that may actually work. LiveScience lists its top 10:
  1. Respect. Dr. Ruth talks about the feeling that sparks all meaningful relationships, and makes for good sex
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list • sexual health • Viagra • exercise • therapy • herbal medicine • aphrodisiacs

Herbal Remedies Won't Compete at Beijing Games

Officials stress that athletes taking traditional medicines aren't doping

Dec 11, 07 2:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Chinese herbal medicines bear no resemblance to banned substances, say Beijing Olympics officials, but just in case, athletes won’t use them. "We know there is no relationship with doping and Chinese traditional medicine,” says one doctor, but because the remedies have not been used in previous Games,... More »

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sports • 2008 Beijing Olympics • athlete • doping • sports doping • herbal medicine • Ma Junren

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