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a liquid that is rubbed on your skin to relieve pain or stiffness in your muscles
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In 2026, however, formulas are more playful, blurring the lines between lip care and flair—pairing the benefits of traditional ointments with the versatility of makeup.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026 -
Don't add any oils or ointments to a humidifier.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Jan. 2026
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My whole body felt softer and stronger after a Pinda Sweda Kizi massage with warm herbal poultices by Abhi, a sweet-natured practitioner from Kerala, the home of Ayurveda.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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Best lotions for tattoos This body lotion soothes the itchiness and irritation from a new tattoo.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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Images of Essiedu’s Snape already appear to capture the potions professor’s foreboding presence, but this casting has triggered a racist backlash online.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Related Stories Essiedu is set to play potions master Snape — one of Potter’s nemeses — in the upcoming streaming adaptation, a role previously played by Alan Rickman.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2026
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Florida has vigorously fought any effort to force health administrators to pay for additional in-home nursing, or to implement other remedies that might reduce the state’s reliance on institutions.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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This all comes down to the idea that rights aren’t really rights without remedies.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Partly that’s due to recently winning the Lasker Award, considered the most prestigious honor in medical research, but also because there’s just enough distance from the drugs his research helped produce to want to put words to the arc.—
Courtney Crowder,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
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Inside the backpack was an Ibuprofen bottle which contained four Alprazolam pills and one Oxycodone pill — both of which are Schedule II drugs that require a prescription, per the report.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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The sanctions have caused shortages of medicines, equipment, fuel, food and electricity as well as outbreaks of diseases that were previously prevented.—
Mark Weisbrot,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Afreximbank, Africa’s main multilateral trade-finance lender, rolled out a $10 billion emergency program for countries scrambling to pay for fuel, fertilizer, and medicines after the Middle East conflict disrupted shipping and pushed up prices.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The defense has noted that Clancy, a labor and delivery nurse, had been prescribed 15 medications in the months prior for her postpartum depression.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
8 Apr. 2026
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While cholera hasn't yet reached that crisis point, the bacteria’s ability to adapt means current medications could eventually become useless, experts warn.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Liniments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liniments. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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