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...column titled "Something to Sneeze About" [SKEPTICAL EYE, Nov. 13], Leon Jaroff wrote that like other homeopathic products, Oscillococcinum, which is used to treat influenza, is "basically worthless." Where did Jaroff receive his doctorate of homeopathy? Perhaps until he is educated in this area of healing he should take a middle-of-the-road approach and present both sides equally. I have been helped by homeopathy and other alternative health-care approaches when practitioners of traditional medicine told me to live with my problem. Maybe Jaroff should take a close look at how many pharmaceutical drugs and traditional medical approaches...
...find a job among real people. He should take a vow of political silence. He should, for two years, listen to people, and learn to walk like a normal human being. He should school himself in a sort of Japanese self-effacement, learning to describe his achievements as "worthless" or "miserable...
...stores and pharmacies. It's called Oscillococcinum, a tongue-twister of a potion that, according to its label, provides "temporary relief of colds and flulike symptoms." It is the standard homeopathic treatment for influenza and goes for about $10 a box. But like other homeopathic products, it's basically worthless...
...People may come to feel that their vote is worthless," Stad said...
...many ways, of course, making the decision is the easy part. Even the best idea or policy proposal is worthless if the President can't sell it--to the Congress and the public. This is what Bush's supporters believe is their man's greatest strength, an affable, intimate manner that sent even Democrats in Texas into a swoon. And it's where Gore's allies have their deepest qualms, particularly amid a campaign where he has been unable to close what should have been the easiest of deals, persuading contented voters to stick with the team that presided over...