This Week in The People's Pharmacy

We've long been told that we should all be eating less salt, though it is difficult to change everyone's eating habits. A new study from Belgium suggests that maybe it's not such a great idea for everybody to cut down...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/05/21/814-health-news-update/

Q. I excitedly used the turmeric remedy you wrote about for my daughter's warts. She has about 13 of them on her hands. She woke up yellow! The sheets are stained yellow and so are her hands. Please tell readers...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/05/23/turmeric-turns-skin-yellow/

Q. My wife has complained that I have very stinky feet. It's putting her off sex and upsetting the children. What can I do? A. Smelly feet often start out as sweaty feet. Then bacteria that live on skin get...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/05/23/smelly-feet-squelch-sex-life/

Q. Our 5 year old caught a cough that was going around her class. She was miserable with a non-productive cough every half-minute or so. It was torture. Finally, at midnight, after trying chamomile tea and steaming in the shower,...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/05/23/unique-cough-remedy-worked-instantly/

Q. I am interested in trying a remedy you've written about for joint pain, Certo in juice. Must pectin be used only in grape or cherry juice? These drinks tend to be high in sugar, which I try to avoid....

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/05/23/easing-joint-pain-naturally/

Q. My sister has been on the osteoporosis drugs Fosamax, Forteo and Reclast during the last ten years. The first of March her leg just gave way and she had a broken femur. She has also had jaw and teeth...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/05/23/broken-thigh-on-osteoporosis-treatment/

Q. You have written about using cornmeal for toenail fungus. According to Bob Webster, a South Texas gardening expert, the reason ground cornmeal works against fungus (including grass fungus as well as foot fungus) is because a fungus called Trichoderma...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/05/23/why-cornmeal-works-against-nail-fungus/

WHAT'S IN YOUR PANTRY? You would be amazed how many things are available in your kitchen to help with minor medical emergencies or chronic conditions...pickles, olives, black pepper, molasses, onions, vinegar, ice cream, coffee, grape juice and raisins to...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/05/23/peoples-pharmacy-pantry-healing-tips/

Q. A heart doctor put me on Niaspan because my good cholesterol is very low. I am taking 2,000 mg a night. He only told me I would have a little facial flushing. I woke up one night red as...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/05/22/adjusting-to-niacin/

Ask pharmacists about their number one responsibility and you will probably hear that patient safety is primary. The problem is that working conditions often interfere with that mission. When pharmacists are pushed to fill hundreds of prescriptions each day, mistakes...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/05/22/be-alert-for-pharmacy-errors/