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Is Alexa Ray Joel's "homeopathic overdose" possible?

terrasig | December 7, 2009

Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, was hospitalized Saturday with what I originally thought was an overdose of some type of sedative. However, today's Newsday and MTV are reporting that the family is calling this an overdose of a homeopathic medication called Traumeel. Traumeel is manufacturer by an Albuquerque-based company called Heel USA, a company founded by a German physician in the 1920s. If Traumeel is truly homeopathic, there is absolutely no way this product could have caused Joel's hospitalization. If you are new to our blog, you may not know the…

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