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Listen To Our Podcast: 735 Healthy Feet
Each foot has 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 tendons, ligaments and muscles, so the human foot is something of a masterpiece. Our feet carry us thousands of miles in the course of a lifetime, and when they...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/15/735-healthy-feet/
Is Heartburn Medicine Addictive?
Last year over 80 million prescriptions were dispensed for powerful acid-suppressing drugs such as Aciphex, Nexium, omeprazole, Prevacid and Protonix. That doesn't even count the millions of doses of Prilosec OTC that were purchased without a doctor's supervision. This makes...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/17/is-heartburn-medicine-addictive/
Homeopathic Remedy for Poison Ivy
Q. For about 20 years, I suffered with annual bouts of poison ivy, even though I knew how to identify it and never touched the stuff. Finally I found a homeopathic remedy that has made my life much better every...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/17/homeopathic-remedy-for-poison-ivy/
Bizarre Bed-fellow Prevents Cramps
Q. Leg and foot cramps at night wake me from sleep. Sometimes I have to get up and walk them off. The ones in my legs are especially painful. What do you recommend?A. Readers have shared quite a few remedies,...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/17/bizarre-bed-fellow-prevents-cramps/
Listerine Banished Underarm Odor
Q. I have suffered from foul-smelling armpits as far back as I can remember. I have tried every deodorant on the market to no avail--Dove, Lady Speed Stick, Soft & Dri, Degree, Suave, Mitchum, Ban, Crystal, vinegar, baking soda, milk...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/17/listerine-banished-underarm-odor/
Antiperspirant Prevents Bikini Bumps
Q. I found that by applying solid antiperspirant to my bikini area following shaving I have no bumps or irritation.A. Thanks for the tip. Bikini bumps are called pseudofolliculitis barbae and result from emerging hairs curling back under the skin...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/17/antiperspirant-prevents-bikini-bumps/
Sleeping Pills Pose Risk for Seniors
Q. My 88-year-old husband was prescribed Ambien for insomnia. After the first dose, he fell while getting up to go to the bathroom, gashed his head and had to go to the emergency room for stitches.A year later, I gave...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/17/sleeping-pills-pose-risk-for-seniors/
Broken Thermometer Poses Hazard
Q. The other day I had a fever and was taking my temperature. When I was shaking my thermometer, the bottom broke off and it spilled down the sink drain. I was too sick to do anything about it that...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/17/broken-thermometer-poses-hazard/
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