Ginseng, Bear Bile: N. Koreans Look to Old Cures

Published May 18, 2013

Ginseng, bear bile: N. Koreans look to old cures

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Defectors, foreign aid workers and North Koreans agree that many Western drugs are scarce and say villagers still forage for plants in some areas to make their own herbal concoctions. … By the government's own account, more than 80 percent of village …
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Got Science? ALEC Threatens Food Safety With 'Ag Gag' Laws

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Seven states already have such laws on the books and at least five more — Arkansas, Nebraska, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Vermont — are now considering them. Not only do Americans rightly pride ourselves on our First Amendment rights, but the …
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Misdiagnosis can have huge impact on patients

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Diagnoses that are missed, incorrect or delayed are believed to affect 10 percent to 20 percent of cases, far exceeding drug errors and surgery on the wrong patient or body part, both of which have received considerably more attention. Recent studies …
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