The Pharmaceutical Industry

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by jinx

What, specifically, are you talking about?

Anything except the few exceptions noted in the article.

I had more herbal/traditional remedies in mind when talking about "alternative"... you know, the stuff "modern medicine" comes from...

When an herbal remedy is tested and works, it becomes part of modern medicine. If it isn't tested, or is tested and doesn't work, it remains "alternative". If the ginger capsules hold up to further testing, they'll become as much part of modern medicine as aspirin. But all of the remedies that failed testing will remain on the herbal remedy aisle at Whole Foods.