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Our current soft-skills panic, however, is not merely a vintage tactic of oppression from the Seventies, but also a folk remedy for distinctly contemporary social problems.
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Lily Scherlis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Yogurt and Eggs While there is little research to support it, a yogurt and egg mixture has long been a folk remedy for dry scalp remedy in Palestine.
—Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Can Pumpkin Kill Worms? (Credit: Anna List/Shutterstock) For centuries, pumpkin has been touted as a natural antiparasitic — a folk remedy to treat intestinal worms in both humans and animals.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
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Lily Scherlis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
Yogurt and Eggs While there is little research to support it, a yogurt and egg mixture has long been a folk remedy for dry scalp remedy in Palestine.
—Adrienne Dellwo, Verywell Health, 4 Jan. 2025
Can Pumpkin Kill Worms? (Credit: Anna List/Shutterstock) For centuries, pumpkin has been touted as a natural antiparasitic — a folk remedy to treat intestinal worms in both humans and animals.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2023
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“Folk remedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20remedy. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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