This Week in The People's Pharmacy

Research in rodents and test tubes has turned up many compounds that are active against cancer cells. But relatively few of these have been developed into cancer treatments. The established ways of treating cancer, such as chemotherapy and radiation, are...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/08/21/781-unorthodox-cancer-treatments/

I was on Prozac for two years for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), but it decimated my libido. My doctor prescribed citalopram instead. If I missed a dose or two of Prozac nothing bad happened, but if I miss a few...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/08/23/brain-zaps-from-skipped-dose/

Q. Six months ago my doctor diagnosed me with psoriasis and prescribed creams and lotions. I searched the Internet and found that some people use the spice turmeric to treat this skin problem. After one day taking turmeric I quit...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/08/23/yellow-spice-eases-skin-problem/

The driver was weaving her car across lanes. She eventually veered off the side of the road and hit a child on a bicycle. When the police arrived, they suspected she had been drinking. Not only had her driving been...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/08/22/is-your-drug-a-prescription-for-an-accident/

Q. Early this summer, I got poison oak and couldn't find the anti-itch cream. I was desperate so I used my rosacea medicine, MetroGel (metronidazole gel 0.75%), hoping for any relief. Not only did the itch stop within minutes, but...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/08/21/rosacea-medicine-worked-for-poison-oak-rash/

Q. My husband and I live aboard a sailboat and have been at sea for three weeks off the coast of Venezuela. We listen to podcasts of the People's Pharmacy radio show, and I have a question about DGL licorice...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2010/08/20/licorice-fights-reflux/