Decoding dengue brew that’s raising a storm
Chennai: A bitter battle between age-old rivals is brewing on social media. The contestants: Sceptical allopaths and combative Siddha practitioners. The referee: A defensive state government. As the fight
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Mystique of metal therapy
Incredible though it may seem, it is being claimed that cancer and multiple sclerosis, the two deadly diseases that have often eluded cure, can be successfully treated with Rasayan Shastra or metal therapy. But to the practitioner of modem medicihe,
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Metal unto dust...
Them am no short cub to ayurvedic Prelparations
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Multiple confusion
Despite its detractors, metal therapy evidently enjoys the confidence of some satisfied users
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Herbs, religion and occult
Indian traditional medicine and practices experimented with immortality
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In South Asia
Disappearing herbs SOME of Sri Lanka's natural wonders could be destroyed in the frantic race for industrialisation, says an article by Wijitha Nakkavita. A case in point is the beautiful
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THE MONEY MAKERS
• Nicolas Hayek, chairperson of SMH AG, is looking for a partner to introduce the automotive equivalent of the Swatch watch he made famous in the 1980s. Hayek's inexpensive, stylish and
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Science reveals the magic in herbal cures
Recent studies have brought to light the science behind traditional herbal medicinal systems.
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Is pregnancy a disease?
The development of birth control methods that use the body's immune system may be more convenient than condoms and pills. But several groups warn against the unknown dangers of such methods.
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Onions for bronchitis, mangoes for scurvy
Onions and mangoes are just two of the common foods used by Indians to cure a wide variety of ailments.
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Herb to the rescue
Scientists at the Jammu laboratory of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have found a Himalayan herb, which can considerably increase the absorption of tuberculosis (TB) drugs