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1. Ars Technica (arstechnica@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 05:51:39 JST Ars Technica

   CVS ditches useless cold meds—but not bogus homeopathic products

   Bogus homeopathic products based on pseudoscience will remain on shelves.

   https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/10/cvs-ditches-useless-cold-meds-but-not-bogus-homeopathic-products/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

   • Randall Lee (bltpizza@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 06:11:10 JST Randall Lee

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     @arstechnica I see old school pharmacist stock copper bracelets to treat arthritis or is it to ward off the evil eye? Probably just as effective against both I guess.

   • Ray Hayes (rayhayes@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 06:37:20 JST Ray Hayes

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     @arstechnica Mentioned homeopathic products to my local organic food store. The clerk laughed. No way they'll be removed. The profit margin is so high on those products that they just can't justify their removal.

   • bows4dalow (bows4dalow@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 07:51:53 JST bows4dalow

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     @arstechnica Make tons of profit with our🍃⛽️- https://t.me/bows4daloww

   • Zeebo Effect (zeeboeffect@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 08:51:15 JST Zeebo Effect

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     @arstechnica no active ingredients - less potential for harm.

   • Chill Bonobo (otto_maddox@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 09:46:55 JST Chill Bonobo

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     @arstechnica "But I used a homeopathic remedy for 5-7 days and my cold went away." /s okay? /s

   • sully1503 (sully1503@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 10:35:13 JST sully1503

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     @arstechnica the best retort to alt medicine came from Tim Minchin. “Do you know what they call alternative medicine that works? Medicine.”

   • Mostly Linux (mostly_linux@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 25-Oct-2023 11:36:55 JST Mostly Linux

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     @arstechnica CVS drops some useless cold meds but still stocks up on homeopathic fairy tales? Priorities seem a tad misplaced. How about we champion science over snake oil next time? 🧪🐍 #RealMedsNotMyths