Jim Gass was a wealthy man. He suffered a stroke i...  ...wly. Read the story of Jim Gass and his quest for alternative treatment at the New York Times. -via Metafilter

The following is an article from the book Uncle Jo...  ...ople had little faith in “scientific” medicine , due no doubt to treatments that were painful and...  ...0% vegetable extracts and 20% alcohol- and patent medicines laced with cocaine, opium, and caffeine. Morphine...  ...aking a swig (or seve...

Dr. Linda Hazzard ran the Institute of Natural The...  ...rly 20th century. People looked to her clinic for alternative medical care, which mainly consisted of fasting a...