News: Bolivia embraces traditional healers

"EL ALTO, Bolivia -- When Sabino Quento was involved in a serious car accident, the hospital was the last place he thought to seek treatment for his broken bones and nerve damage.

"Instead, he went to Emiliano Cusi, a traditional healer and Bolivia's new vice minister of traditional medicine. Cusi was appointed by President Evo Morales as part of a plan to expand public health to include indigenous healing."

Full story: Miami Herald, 26th September 2008

News: Lavender 'calms dental patients'

"It soothes headaches and aids sleep - now lavender has been shown to help cope with a trip to the dentist.

"A study of 340 people by King's College London researchers found those exposed to lavender oil scent were less anxious about the treatment ahead."

Full story: BBC News, 12th September 2008

News: Natural Breath Fresheners

"Fresh mints, cloves and anise from the garden cure bad oral odors.

When our ancestors found themselves with offensive breath, they couldn't (of course) pop candied deodorizers into their mouths. In fact, back in those days, folks used a number of natural breath fresheners that could be found in kitchens and herb gardens... and many of them are just as available today!"

Full article: Mother Earth News, originally from March/April 1983 issue

News: Book 'reveals' secret of long life

"For years Elizabeth Harfleet wondered how her great aunt Lillie had managed to live to the grand old age of 103.

"She believes she has found the answer in a battered book unearthed in a relative's attic.

"Covered in faded brown paper, How to Live 100 Years is a compact manual of herbal remedies and treatments that was compiled by one James Robinson, of Bradford, and sold early in the last century for a shilling."

Full story: Daily Telegraph, 30th April 2008

News: 'Spring Tonic' Explores Remedies Of The Past

"Learn about historical medicines and cures, including why some 18th century folks tied cowpies around their necks for sore throats, at the Schiele Museum "Spring Tonic" program from 1-5 p.m. Sunday at the museum's 18th-Century Backcountry Farm."

Full story: Gaston Gazette, 26th March 2008 (Gastonia, North Carolina, USA)

News: Home Remedies

"At a time when federal advisories on drug risks and side effects are common and health-care costs often high, you might be tempted to turn to home remedies to treat your children.

Sometimes parents can soothe children's symptoms just by using something from the pantry -- perhaps learned from their mother or grandma.

"Each culture has its own little set of remedies that they use; it's just part of the upbringing," said Dr. Lynn Smitherman, a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics."

Full story: The Courier-Journal, March 6th 2008

News: Folk Remedy To Suppress Hunger Makes A Comeback

"AN OLD Scots folk remedy for hunger could be making a comeback as a slimming aid, it was revealed yesterday.

Heath pea, or bitter vetch, was used in medieval times to suppress hunger when crops failed."

Full story: Daily Record, March 6th 2008

News: Old remedy breaks new ground

"WHILE most old wives' tales are shrugged off with modern day scepticism, one proved true this week for Nina Tarei -- castor oil can induce labour.

Only a couple of hours after mixing castor oil with her Coca-Cola, Mrs Tarei had made history and was holding her new baby boy."

Full story: Gisborne Herald, 23rd February 2008

News: How to make an all natural home headlice remedy

"As anyone who's ever been a child will know, headlice (or 'nits') are a fact of life that will never go away, probably.

You'll also remember just how vile and pungent that ointment used to treat the problem was. I know I hated it -- which is why I've decided to share with you a remedy you can make yourself for treating headlice."

Full story: Hippyshopper, 21st February 2008

News: 'Let Me Take Your Pain Away' in Iran

"What Are the Traditional and Modern Remedies for Pain Relief in Iran?

"Dardat be joonem," the saying goes in Iran — let me take away your pain.

It's more often said between family and friends, but the phrase isn't far from the work of Dr. Mohammad Sharify, head of the Iranian Pain Society."

Full story: ABC News, 20th February 2008

News: Home Remedies Stand Up To Test Of Time - And Science

"If there's one thing that people get excited about, it's their favorite home remedies.

So 7News took a close look at a few, and we even did our own experiment with one."

Full story: WTRF-TV, 18th February 2008

News: Remember days of home remedies?

"Modern medicine could be spelled m-i-r-a-c-l-e, and I wouldn't object. It seems that even as more and more unbelievable strides are made, the gains come even faster and faster.

I still marvel at the progress of medicine even in my lifetime. When I was a kid, medicine had not stumbled much beyond home remedies, some of which worked, and some didn't."

Full story: Beaumont Journal, 13th February 2008

News: Home remedies passed down through generations

"Home remedies: We asked, and you answered.

It seems every family has one or two favorites. Many of them incorporate vinegar, salt, whiskey, Vicks VapoRub or honey. Some have been passed down for generations."

Full story: Utica Observer-Dispatch, 7th February 2008

News: 'Suspicious powder' was herbal remedy

"A suspicious package which caused alarm at a Post Office depot in Preston turned out to be a herbal remedy, police have said.

Staff alerted police after they found a sealed plastic bag with pink powder in it at the Royal Mail Delivery Office in Christian Road."

Full story: Fleetwood Today, 8h February 2008

News: Crazy or Brilliant? Home Remedies for Pain

"Right now — in bathrooms, bedrooms or at the kitchen sink — people across the world are trying rather unusual home remedies to cure their pain.

In Mexico, some people rub potato halves on their foreheads for headaches. In Central America, blowing cigar smoke on a sufferer's back is believed to bring them pain relief. And in the United States, rubbing cobwebs into cuts is believed to stop bleeding and pain."

Full story: ABC News, 29th January 2008

News: Culinary curatives for chills, sniffles

"Feeling achy and feverish? Have a bowl of Mom's tom yum soup. Or maybe some warm milk with melted lamb fat.

Chicken soup may be the all-American cold and flu panacea, but around the world people turn to all manner of culinary curatives for the chills and sniffles."

Full story: London Free Press (Canada), 23rd January 2008

News: Forbidden fruit adds both health benefits and culinary delight

"Pomegranates have been signs of fertility, rebirth and health since they were first cultivated around 2000 B.C.

Ancient Egyptian mythology and the Old Testament both mention these small red fruits. And some scholars believe that Eve actually ate a pomegranate in the Garden of Eden, not an apple. Originally from the Himalayan Mountains, the fruits have been used in traditional medicine for centuries."

Full story: The Monitor, 16th January 2008

News: Honey Used As Remedy For Coughs And Colds

"Mary Poppins may have said it first -- a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down. But now with the FDA advising against over-the-counter cold and cough remedies for kids under two, the sugar may one of the best options parents have left."

Full story: WFMZ-69 News, 21st January 2008