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...scorn. The high number of dilutions--marked on packages as 12X, 24X and so on--ensures that not enough active ingredient is left to do any harm. But it also ensures that not enough is left to do any good. Consumer Reports in July examined homeopathic treatments for vaginal yeast infections, noting that the 28X dilution means that "the mixture had 10 trillion quadrillion times as much of the inert ingredients as active ingredients." To stimulate the body's defenses with little--or none--of the original medication, scientists contend, would require a miracle...
...that the U.S. is heading toward anything-goes, free-market pharmacology. The FDA will not permit narcotics such as codeine to be sold over the counter. And each of the newly unrestricted drugs--from Aleve for arthritis to Monistat 7 for yeast infections--had to undergo many months and occasionally years of government evaluation before it could be let loose on consumers. Even so, of the 15 top-selling drugs in the $13 billion OTC market, 14 were once prescription only. Future candidates for deregulation include nicotine patches, which help people stop smoking, and cholesterol-lowering drugs...
...With most cafes closed, people could no longer engage in the city's favorite pastime, sipping Turkish coffee and arguing. Eating was a dull affair, enlivened only by combining U.N. food packages in inventive ways. (The recipe for one popular preparation, "brains": fry onions in oil, then combine sour yeast and bread crumbs.) Spring had arrived, but children had given up playing volleyball, football and their nameless street games. Many shops were closed, and those that remained open were poorly stocked...
...drug currently used to treat yeast infections may be useful in treating a variety of diseases caused by cell proliferation, including cancer, heart disease and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) reported this month...
...mining" ancient amber from 15 locations around the globe, from Burma to the Baltic Sea. Already, says president and co-founder Robin Steele, Ambergene scientists have identified filamentous fungi similar to those that have produced a distinguished line of antibiotics. They have also brewed batches of ale with ancient yeast. Beer buff Cano was named official taster of the new brew, dubbed Jurassic Amber Ale (a slight misnomer since the yeast used to make it did not come from the Jurassic period, which ended 144 million years ago, but from more recent geological epochs.) Quipped Steele to Cano...