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Got an injury? Rub on some emu oil! Australian aborigines have been using the stuff for centuries to help heal wounds and reduce pain and inflammation: Scientists in Adelaide are now looking for the active ingredients in the oil. (Please, no letters requesting info about local emu oil purveyors.)

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