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- This Week's Radio Show: 778 Improving Patient Safety
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Ten years ago, the Institute of Medicine shocked the medical establishment when it published To Err Is Human. The experts of the IOM estimated that nearly 100,000 Americans died of medical errors in hospitals every year. More studies of the...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/24/778-improving-patient-safety/ - Experience Challenges Glucosamine Study
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Several weeks ago, we reported on a study from Norway demonstrating that the popular dietary supplement glucosamine was no more effective than placebo for an arthritic back. This study reinforced the results from a large U. S. trial (the GAIT...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/22/experience-challenges-glucosamine-study/ - Homeopathic Remedy Helped Poison Ivy Sufferer
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Q. Last year you had information about taking the homeopathic medicine Rhus tox to prevent a reaction to poison ivy. I took two tablets twice a day for a week in March, as suggested, and a month later I repeated...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/22/homeopathic-remedy-helped-poison-ivy-sufferer/ - Trouble Switching between Generic Levothyroxine Brands
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Q. I have taken levothyroxine for several years but my insurance keeps changing the brand (from Synthroid to Levothroid to several generics). I have had progressively deteriorating hypothyroid symptoms (weight gain, fatigue, muddled thinking, high cholesterol, low sex drive, constipation,...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/21/trouble-switching-between-generic-levothyroxine-brands/
Health Headlines:
When Doctors Share their Notes
Patients may eventually be able to read their medical records with the notes their doctors use to guide treatment. Although several health care systems provide patients Web access to make appointments, pay bills and even see their lab results, the...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/22/when-doctors-share-their-notes/
Celiac Sufferers Beware
Celiac disease is common and complicated. People with this condition cannot tolerate gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley and rye. When exposed, their immune systems attack the lining of the small intestine and cause serious damage to the tissues....
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/22/celiac-sufferers-beware/
Fish against Macular Degeneration
Research keeps accumulating that fish oil is good for the heart, the brain, and the joints. Now there is increasing evidence that people who eat fish once a week or more are less likely to develop age-related macular degeneration....
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/22/fish-against-macular-degeneration/
Fish Fights Hearing Loss
Fish and omega-3 fatty acids may also be good for the ears. A study of nearly 3,000 older people in the Blue Mountains of Australia has found that people who ate two or more servings of fish a week had...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/22/fish-fights-hearing-loss/
Eggs Not Linked to Diabetes
Eggs have gotten a bad rap because of their cholesterol content. They have also been fingered as contributing to the risk of type-2 diabetes. It turns out the cholesterol complication was a red herring. Eating eggs does not increase the...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/22/eggs-not-linked-to-diabetes/
Do Household Cleaners Have a Downside?
A controversial new study suggests a link between household cleaning products and the risk of breast cancer. This study matched breast cancer patients with healthy controls and asked both groups of women about their housecleaning practices. Women with breast cancer...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/07/22/do-household-cleaners-have-a-downside/
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