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...cool this April. That goes for all the girls who lopped off locks for a cool, girlie look this season. And for those kids whose trip to Miami Beach ended with body art and/or disease transmission, keep the stress on the down low by drinking herbal tea, checking in with UHS and never, ever telling Mom. With everyone blubbering about Spring Break mishaps, keep your attitude cool because a snowflake but tattoo is nothing to brag about--that shit don't melt...
...REST If you use a dietary supplement called Sleeping Buddha, you should stop right away, says the FDA. Marketed as an herbal sleep aid, it actually contains estazolam, a prescription-strength drug that can cause fetal damage if used by pregnant women...
...Square, the Bookcellar ("The Most Fun You Can Have Under Mass Ave.") features an eclectic assortment of bookshelves leaning precariously against its walls. Here, piles upon piles of used books and magazines (Vogue from three months ago, anyone?), a much-used community bulletin board, and a large selection of herbal teas keep company. Yes, the Bookcellar is also a cafe, but never fear: virtually buried among books, the cafe section manages to avoid any comparison to the yuppiefest at the Coop...
...Rover's conjunctivitis acting up? Try a little acupuncture. Fluffy spitting up hair balls again? There's an herbal tonic just for her. Horses can lap up the "vibrational wisdom" of dandelion and other floral essences. There are even homeopathic remedies tailored to the strange and, it must be assumed, esoteric needs of iguanas...
Except for acupuncture, which has been studied for pain relief in lab animals, and some herbal remedies, most alternative treatments for pets are not well tested. "There is not a controlled study for everything," admits David Jaggar, former executive director of the International Veterinary Acupuncture Society in Longmont, Colo. "We use the science whenever we can, but as practitioners we have to resort to artful applications...