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Herbal remedies need real scrutiny

Did you know that there exists an all-natural remedy for memory loss? Weight gain? Macular degeneration? Prostate enlargement? These products are so successful that clinical testing has already begun! Just listen to the following testimonial from an unidentified person ...

Protect your heart with fresh garlic

I think it's safe to say that you'll never need to use garlic to repel an old-school vampire. Plus, 21st-century vamps are so cute that I'm not sure I'd want to repel any of them. (I'm looking at you, True Blood Bill.)

Warning against diet supplements for swine flu

Several associations in the alternative medicine industry have joined forces to warn against non-conventional remedies that claim to cure or prevent swine flu.

Medicine man says he can cure AIDS

The small room captured the smells from the wild assortment of herbs, barks and powders scattered in bags at the feet of the local medicine man.

People.com: Jeremy Piven's Doc: Star Stricken by Toxins from Sushi

The actor was forced to leave Broadway after suffering "shocking levels" of mercury, his doctor tells PEOPLE

Time.com: St. John's Wort No Help for ADHD

The first rigorous test of the herbal remedy shows no effect against the hyperactivity disorder. But it sets up a method of testing such botanicals

CNNMoney: Airborne settles lawsuit for $23.3 million

Airborne - the herbal supplement company that once claimed to help fight off colds - will pay $23.3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against the company for false advertising, according to one of the groups that joined the suit.

Time.com: Can Ancient Herbs Treat Cancer?

A small California drug company hopes to extract the next cancer cure from Chinese herbs

Money Magazine: From Acupuncture to Vitamins: A guide to alternative therapies

With so many alternatives to conventional medicine, how do you know what works and what's just old-fashioned snake oil? Money Magazine takes a close look.

Shoaib to appeal against drugs ban

Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar will appeal against his two-year drugs ban after a tribunal's report showed the paceman took vitamins and herbal medicines without telling team staff.

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