Complementary medicine - does it work?
Many degree courses in aromatherapy and acupuncture are being scrapped. Bad news for those of us who benefit from alternative therapies, says Anna Tyzack.
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Licensed therapist has the right massage for what ails you
Jill Neilson, a licensed massage therapist, says massage trends include aromatherapy, hot stones, bamboo sticks and shells. / Craig Bailey/CRAIG BAILEY/FLORIDA TODAY
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Herbs are food and medicine, too
Herbs and spices do not only make food taste better, they often also have medicinal or therapeutic properties. Many people are increasingly turning to natural remedies not only because of cost, but because many medicinal chemical preparations create new health problems while trying to cure one.
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Lust Listings
at Touch Supper Club, 2710 Lorain Ave., Ohio City. Offered all day Saturday, February 11, and 5 to 11 p.m. Tuesday, February 14. For the cost of $70, a daring couple's dinner includes four courses (soup, salad, entree, and dessert), all containing ingredients rumored to be aphrodisiacs.
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Will you be my Valentine?
ROSES, diamonds (or at least pearls), chocolates and rhymes of love are what any girl dreams of on Valentine’s Day! Too cliché? Nope! There is no such thing as too cliché when it comes to celebrating love. And, if you do it all over a romantic candle lit dinner, it’s all the better!
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Colgate Announces 4th Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
Colgate-Palmolive Company today reported worldwide Net sales of $4,172 million in fourth quarter 2011, an increase of 5.0% versus fourth quarter 2010. Global unit volume grew 4.0%, pricing increased 3.0% and foreign exchange was negative 2.0%.
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Steamboat briefs: Volunteers sought to teach at the 4-H Fiber Arts Camp
The Routt County Extension Office is looking for volunteers to teach fiber skills during the 4-H Fiber Arts Camp on Feb. 21 and 22.
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Complementary medicine courses in universities: how I beat the varsity quacks
The teaching of complementary medicine has no place in British universities, says David Colquhoun.
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Buying locally appears to be making a comeback
They may be the most commonly used and despised three words in the English language: Made in China.Try this game. Go through your house looking at clothing lables. Or go to a department store and look at boxed appliances. Or try looking at your children’s toys. Chances are you won’t be able to do it without finding that many, if not most, of your possessions are not made in America.
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Grant brings new boutique to downtown Skokie
A new retail fashion boutique planned for the east end of downtown Oakton Street has village leaders convinced that aggressive incentive offers to help reshape the area are paying off. Village Trustees Monday unanimously approved a grant of up to $50,000 for the owner of a new store named Nirvana, a boutique and spa, to set up shop at 4843 Oakton St. Not only did the Downtown Interior Rehab ...
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