Chasing Life
Chasing Life
CNN Podcasts
Can Tiger Balm Help With Aches and Pains?
15 minutes Posted Oct 7, 2025 at 8:00 am.
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Does tiger balm, that intense-smelling ointment that we rub into our muscles to relieve aches and pains, actually do anything? We get to the bottom of that on this week’s Paging Doctor Gupta. Plus, can already being on an antibiotic protect you from someone else’s pneumonia?

This episode was produced by Andrea Kane and Jennifer Lai.

Showrunner: Amanda Sealy 

Senior Producer: Dan Bloom

Technical Director: Dan Dzula

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