Mountain Medicine

Tracy L. Barnett: Stars Come Out for Wirikuta

9 Feb 2012

Some 800 Wixarika people -- 18 busloads -- are gathering in the desert below are expected to descend on this tiny town within an hour and will begin the trek up the sacred mountain of Cerro Quemado, the place where they believe the sun was born.

AHPA-ERB Foundation seeks proposals for sustainability on wild populations of osha

9 Feb 2012

Found in the Southwest and Rocky Mountain states, osha root is claimed to have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and anti-microbial effects.

Students at Pa. university can get 'morning-after' pill from vending machine for $25

8 Feb 2012

Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the "morning-after" pill by sliding $25 into a vending machine, an idea that has drawn the attention of federal regulators and raised questions about how accessible emergency contraception should be.