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- Listen To Our Podcast: 817 Health News Update - Hospital Errors Out Of Control!
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Experts acknowledge that hospital errors are way too common. But a recent study using something called the Global Trigger Tool suggests they may be far more frequent than previously estimated. The researchers found that medical mistakes may be ten times...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/06/11/817-health-news-update---hospital-errors-out-of-control/ - Sunscreens Block Vitamin D
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Q. Does sunscreen interfere with vitamin D levels? My doctor diagnosed me as seriously deficient in vitamin D even though I take calcium with D every day. I wear sunscreen whenever I go outside and wonder whether that could be...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/06/13/sunscreens-block-vitamin-d/ - Milk of Magnesia Dries Up Poison Ivy
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Q. Long ago I heard on your radio program that milk of magnesia (MoM) can be applied to underarms as a deodorant. I tried it and it worked! Later I heard it is good for pimples. So when, two years...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/06/13/milk-of-magnesia-dries-up-poison-ivy/ - Will Niacin Lower Cholesterol?
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Q. I've been reading about a study of niacin for cholesterol. The study was stopped after several people had strokes. I could not find out what dose was given. I take 1500 mg daily of non-flush over-the-counter niacin. Should I...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/06/13/q-ive-been-reading-about/ - Fighting Nail Fungus with Home Remedies
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Q. My husband has toenail fungus on all ten toes. They are really nasty looking. We have spent $900 on three rounds of pills to treat the fungus, but it still looks the same. Do you have any suggestions? I...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/06/13/fighting-nail-fungus-with-home-remedies/ - Pectin in Fruit Juice for Aches and Pains
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Q. I read in your column that pure pectin powder in grape or cherry juice helped aches and pains. What exactly is pure pectin powder? The natural food stores and vitamin centers I've checked do not know what it is....
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/06/13/pectin-in-fruit-juice-for-aches-and-pains/ - Generic Xanax Generates Anxiety
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Q. The generic form of Xanax, alprazolam, does not work for me. It is at best 50 percent effective. A few years ago I was given alprazolam in place of Xanax. My panic attacks came back with a vengeance. I...
http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/06/13/generic-xanax-generates-anxiety/ - Antibiotics Can Cause Devastating Side Effects
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Americans think of antibiotics as silver bullets. Our reverence for this type of medication is understandable. Before penicillin was developed, people routinely died from pneumonia and other infections. With this miracle of modern medicine, such deaths have become rare. Because...
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