Indian believers swallow live fish as asthma cure – Houston Chronicle


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Indian believers swallow live fish as asthma cure
Houston Chronicle
A member of the Goud family, Harinath Goud administers “fish medicine” to an asthma patient in Hyderabad, India, Friday, June 8, 2012. Started by the Bathini Goud family, the therapy is a secret formula of herbs, handed down by generations only to
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Fish asthma medicine stampede: One dead, 25 injured – India.Com Health


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Fish asthma medicine stampede: One dead, 25 injured
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At least 20 people were injured in a stampede here Friday during the distribution of the famous 'fish prasadam' medicine that some believe provides miraculous relief to asthma patients. The stampede took place at Katedan on the outskirts of the city
Stampede during 'fish prasadam' in Hyderabad, 20 injuredIndia Today
One dead, 12 injured in stampede at 'Fish Prasadam'The Hindu
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Red tide kills fish, causes respiratory problems at South Padre Island – Houston Chronicle (blog)


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Red tide kills fish, causes respiratory problems at South Padre Island
Houston Chronicle (blog)
“People on a beach with red tide may experience irritation of the eyes, nose and throat, as well as coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath,” the advisory says. People with existing respiratory illness, such as asthma, may experience these symptoms

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Asthma sufferers line up to swallow live fish – msnbc.com (blog)


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Asthma sufferers line up to swallow live fish
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Thousands of people seeking relief from asthma gathered in southern India on Wednesday to swallow live sardines smeared with secret herbs that they believe will cure them. People travel every June from across India to Hyderabad for the treatment
Rain tests patience of asthma patientsTimes of India
AP: Thousands take 'fish prasadam'Express Buzz
Indians Eat Live Sardines to Cure AsthmaThe Random Forest
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AP: Thousands take ‘fish prasadam’ – Express Buzz


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AP: Thousands take 'fish prasadam'
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HYDERABAD: Thousands of asthma patients from different parts of the country, hoping to be cured, took 'fish prasadam' which has been distributed by a family here for more than 160 years. Despite the controversies which hit the popularity of the
Rain tests patience of asthma patientsTimes of India
Indians Eat Live Sardines to Cure AsthmaThe Random Forest
Indians eat live sardines to cure asthmaTelegraph.co.uk
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Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish – Deseret News


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Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish
Deseret News
HYDERABAD, India — Thousands of people seeking relief from asthma gathered in southern India on Wednesday to swallow live sardines smeared with secret herbs that they believe will cure them. People travel every June from across India
Weird asthma 'cure' in IndiaNews24
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Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish – Boston Globe


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Indians with asthma line up to swallow live fish
Boston Globe
Every June, hundreds of thousands of asthma sufferers gather in Hyderabad to swallow live sardines smeared with secret herbs, convinced the ritual will cure them. The two day free treatment by the Goud family, which claims to have received the formula
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No ‘fish medicine’ for kids, says Andhra rights panel – iNewsOne


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No 'fish medicine' for kids, says Andhra rights panel
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Hyderabad, May 31 (IANS) A fresh controversy hit the famous 'fish medicine' therapy for asthma patients as Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Commission Tuesday ordered that children below the age of 14 should not be administered it.
Indian kids eat live fish to cure asthmaStraits Times
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