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Listen To Our Podcast: 737 Diagnostic Errors
Diagnostic errors have gotten less attention from health care critics than medication mistakes or wrong-site surgeries, but they are just as dangerous. Without the right diagnosis, getting the right treatment is a matter of guesswork or luck. Two renowned patient...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/29/737-diagnostic-errors/
Kids and Grown-Ups Missing Out on Vitamin D
Parents can't win. Dermatologists tell them to keep their kids out of the sun or slather them with sunscreen to prevent skin cancer later in life. But now scientists say that an astonishing number of children are deficient in...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/31/kids-and-grown-ups-missing-out-on-vitamin-d/
Celery for Lower Blood Pressure
Q. You have discussed ways to control blood pressure but not the one I use. I have found eating celery and using celery seeds on my food reduces my blood pressure in minutes. A. Celery and celery seeds have been...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/31/celery-for-lower-blood-pressure/
Pectin for Arthritis Pain
Q. I'm an active 69-year-old man. I ride my bicycle, work out 5 days a week and do my own landscape work. I no longer play softball since my knee operations. I have arthritis, and the left knee is...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/31/pectin-for-arthritis-pain/
How Dangerous Is Floating Poop?
Q. I am totally confused about floating poop. I had always heard that it was due to a high-fiber diet and not a cause for concern. Then I read in your column that it could be an early warning...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/31/how-dangerous-is-floating-poop/
Heartburn Medicine Led to Vitamin Deficiency
Q. A gentleman wrote you that he had been taking a prescription heartburn pill for years. Through his own research he learned that he might have a B12 deficiency due to his use of the drug over an extended...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/31/heartburn-medicine-led-to-vitamin-deficiency/
Sunscreen and Bug Repellent Don't Mix
Q. I have to use insect repellant every time I go outside. When I also need sunscreen, which goes on first? A. This straightforward question has no simple answer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend, "Sunscreens should be...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2009/08/31/sunscreen-and-bug-repellent-dont-mix/
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