BE CAREFUL ABOUT THOSE OVER THE COUNTER DRUGS
As I prepare for a May trip to India I've been told that generally doctors are reliable. There are times, though, when you have second thoughts:
From constipation to cancer, diarrhea to diabetes, they offer to cure nearly everything -- with medicines made from cow urine. India's Hindu nationalists, who were ousted from power last May, have a new job: promoting cow products that many Indians believe have great therapeutic value.
A stall at the headquarters of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party showcases more than two dozen tonics, potions, pills and a line of cosmetics. The products are sold under the brand name Goratna, or ``jewels of the cow.''
Packing list:
1) medicine
2) clean underwear
3) socks...
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