Just when I thought the gin and raisins cure-all had been forgotten, up pops Paul Plagenz. He is development director for the Quad-City Symphony Orchestra, and at the last concert, he grabbed my hand, ...

that having gin in the house could be an issue. I’ve been buying prepared GSRs (gin-soaked raisins) on the internet for years from a company called DrunkenRaisins. They’re fantastic – both the product ...

I have been accused of always writing about home remedies such as warm goose grease for chest colds and Sloan's Liniment and sugar for sore throat. In my wanderings, I have encountered any number of ...

Q: A friend shared her happiness with your arthritis remedy of marinating golden raisins in gin. I am an alcoholic. Does the alcohol evaporate out, or is this a prescription to resume my illness? A: ...

BILOXI, Miss. — What do gin-soaked raisins and copper have in common? Answer: Both are touted as natural or folk remedies for arthritis. Forty-six million Americans have arthritis in some form or ...

Joe and Teresa Graedon, authors of the popular The People's Pharmacy column, are the first to admit that many of the home remedies they hear about from readers aren't scientifically tested and may not ...

It was one of the craziest home remedies Joe Graedon ever heard of. Back in 1994, a man wanted to know if eating nine gin-soaked raisins a day would help arthritis.