MetaFilter posts tagged with remedies

A People's Guide to Better Living

netbros — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:42:54 -0800

How to Get Rid of Things — a do-it-yourself guide dedicated to helping you prevent, eliminate or remove common annoyances from your life. For example: How to Get Rid of Voles. "Once you have the vole in hand, simply squeeze until you hear the pop." How to Get Rid of Love Bites — Kayan neck rings; the best defense against love bites. How to Get Rid of Goth Kids — Unlike an itchy nose when you're unable to scratch it, Goths tend to go away when ignored. How to Get Rid of Cat Urine — Sorry hippies, all the Nag Champa in India won't cover up that smell. And many more...

Ouch, that stings

password — Sat, 01 Jan 2005 09:35:49 -0800

What's a good hangover remedy? With all of the drinking many of us did last night, I think it's appropriate to dish out our favorite hangover cures. Mine is the time tested water & asprin before bed.

On ipecac: No! Capice?

soyjoy — Mon, 03 Nov 2003 13:10:52 -0800

Got ipecac? Toss it out. The American Academy of Pediatrics reverses its long-standing position on the vomiting-inducer that has served many parents as a talisman of safety against poisoning.

gloege — Thu, 24 Jan 2002 07:39:04 -0800

Do you suffer from sleeplessness? Don't bother counting "the same dirty old sheep"!! Seems the old tried and true method does not actually work but do any of them? People are obviously obsessed with sleep in our sleep-deprived culture. What do you do to get to sleep and stay asleep at night???

bjgeiger — Sun, 30 Sep 2001 12:20:33 -0800

Headache and hiccup remedies form Health 911. Do you have a remedy? Got a new one at work last night..

dfowler — Mon, 26 Mar 2001 21:31:06 -0800

Herbal remedies can work wonders. But against AIDS? Hard to believe. (from Feed)