Despite lack of evidence, some try homeopathy to prevent flu

Courtesy washingtonpost.com - Health  Mon, 10/26/2009 - 22:00

After her son Devin was born last October, Grainne Ostrowski of Arlington was determined to do whatever she could to protect him from the flu.

When he was a few weeks old, Ostrowski let her newborn suck on the same little pellets she had taken during her pregnancy: an over-the-counter drug called...

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