First, Do No Harm

While we're sensitive to the fact that millions of people trust folk cures more than modern remedies, stories like this one make us question whether shamanism deserves to survive in the post-antibiotics age:

A couple in Samoa ,who perform traditional healing, have been found guilty of causing actual bodily harm, but had charges of manslaughter and witchcraft dismissed.

The case relates to the the death of a 37 year old woman they treated in 2008.

Sera and Felaia'i Lavasii were charged by the...