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• urbanspaceman commented on Make your own Alka Seltzer for a fraction of the cost
  Modern medicine has given us hip replacements, antibiotics and oral contraceptives. Nutritional medicine (via the appropriate supplements) has proven effective in mitigating the effects of things like osteoarthritis and Tourette syndrome. Herbal medicine is apparently effective in at least some cases where modern medicine doesn't quite make it. About 15 years ago, New Age magazine ran an article about a schizophrenic who after being in and out of psych wards several times finally found relief through alternative treatments. One point I remember from the article - which I wish I could find online - is that they drew his blood...
• TJ S commented on Make your own Alka Seltzer for a fraction of the cost
  @24: Jeffbill I thought you were kidding about the uses of Gutta Percha, but then I looked it up, and found it all to be true. That stuff is rediculously useful! In fact, I'm sure I've got some inside one of my teeth right now....
• Ito Kagehisa commented on Make your own Alka Seltzer for a fraction of the cost
  MFGG, I would say that while the willow tree knows me better than an aspirin-bottling machine, neither knows me well enough for me to suspend my own judgment about my health. Momus, the wikipedia entry for aspirin lists some of the problems associated with standardized dosages used in accordance with doctors' orders. Reyes Syndrome is only one of the many issues. Essentially, medical science proceeds by thesis and trial, and you can choose to be one of the experimentors or one of the experiments. (I usually insist on both, personally; I am something of a curmudgeon I suppose.) Drinking willow...
• Takuan commented on Make your own Alka Seltzer for a fraction of the cost
  Ow!...
• Ito Kagehisa commented on Make your own Alka Seltzer for a fraction of the cost
  Sorry!...