My task was to give him some old remedies of which only I know.

So the need for new antituberculous drugs grows, and the older remedies become less valuable.

"That was just a joking reference to an old remedy for insomnia."

The old remedies simply do not appear to be working, and the policymakers' acumen is being questioned.

Because of such concerns, some old remedies persist.

For this troubling new world, Joffe prescribes some old remedies.

The doctors tell you a lot, but the old remedies are always the best.

Adding to the frustrations, the old remedy for lower wages - more education - no longer works.

The old remedy, a good swift kick in the pants, is obsolete, even illegal.

"It's not fancy like American medicine, I know, just an old remedy my mother taught me."