Medicine
The Healing ‘Magic’ of Fire Cutters
For centuries, a secret form of healing called fire cutting has been practiced in France as a way to soothe burns and other irritations. After 200 years underground, it is reemerging in a surprising location: hospitals.
Herbal Maladies in Nigeria
Although most of Nigeria’s medicinal plants are not expected to go extinct anytime soon, their characteristics are already showing signs of abnormalities that are changing their medicinal value, according to experts.