Social media users have been sharing a video of a doctor making the primary claim that quinine present in Schweppes tonic water and zinc will "knock out" the COVID-19, the illness caused by the new ...

In tropical climes, an indispensable rejuvenator to hard-working British colonials is gin & tonic. The tonic has always meant Schweppes, a bitter, effervescent quinine water supposed to ward off ...

Save the tonic for gin. As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages the country, myths and junk science continue to flood social media. The latest bunk idea? That tonic water can help fight the coronavirus. Here ...

Deaths from COVID-19 continue to rise across the globe. New York City continues to be in the mist of an unprecedented public health crisis. The prime minister of the United Kingdom, diagnosed weeks ...

The Food and Drug Administration has banned the use of quinine to treat leg cramps. Although this drug has been available for centuries, the FDA has determined that it is far too dangerous to use for ...

If ever there was a polarizing bubbly, tonic water is it — the bitter kick is easy to hate. But those who appreciate bitter flavors know the magic it brings to a splash of gin, a glass of cranberry ...

ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis chiropractor’s Facebook video recommending viewers drink tonic water and take zinc during the coronavirus outbreak is racking up millions of views, but medical doctors caution ...

Q: I read your column on the use of quinine pills for leg cramps in the San Diego Union-Tribune. After OTC quinine products were taken off the market, my doctor suggested I use Schweppes tonic water, ...