alternative medicine
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A Victorian Man Gave Himself Cyanide Poisoning Eating Apricot Kernels To Fight Cancer
Despite what alternative medicine and natural health advocates would have you believe, taking apricot kernel extract as a cancer treatment is a very, very bad idea. This reminder comes off the back of the case of a 67 year old Victorian man, who legit developed cyanide poisoning from ingesting apricot kernel extract.
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Chicago Doctor Busted For Making His Own Vaccines From Cat Saliva And Vodka
Regulators in the state of Illinois have suspended a Chicago doctor who allegedly gave patients vaccinations containing cat saliva and vodka.
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This Ridiculous Victorian-Era Rocking Bath Wasn’t Just For Fun
Hydrotherapy was all the rage in the 19th century. Inventors devised countless contraptions to immerse people in water, hoping to restore them to health using nature’s favourite liquid. But none were quite as awkward as the invention above: the “rocking bath tub” of 1891.