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Health Headlines

July 23, 2010 in Health Headlines Newsletter
This Week's Radio Show: 778 Improving Patient Safety
Experience Challenges Glucosamine Study
Homeopathic Remedy Helped Poison Ivy Sufferer
Trouble Switching between Generic Levothyroxine Brands
When Doctors Share their Notes
Celiac Sufferers Beware
Fish against Macular Degeneration
Fish Fights Hearing Loss
Eggs Not Linked to Diabetes
Do Household Cleaners Have a Downside?
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What Do Patients Do to Piss Off Physicians, Pharmacists and Nurses?

June 27, 2010 in People's Pharmacy Alerts, Report It
Last week we asked the question "What Do Doctors Do to Piss You Off"? We were overwhelmed by the response. (Read More)
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This Week in The People's Pharmacy

April 5, 2010 in Health Headlines Newsletter
Listen To Our Podcast: 763 Diagnostic Puzzles
How Tricky Is Triclosan?
Can Chickpeas Banish Age Spots?
Pill Triggered Cough from Hell
Heart Breakthroughs Break Down
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Turmeric Against Psoriasis (Read More)
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Oxygen Saved Reader from Suicide

October 9, 2009 in Pharmacy Q&A
Q. I have suffered with "The Monster" for more than 20 years. That's what I call my headaches. It took 5 years and trips to 5 different teaching hospitals to get a decent diagnosis. These are the most excruciating pains... (Read More)
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Editorial

Don't Feel Foolish About Your Feet

June 7, 2009 in Editorial
How do you feel about your feet? If you’re like most people, you’re just as happy to keep your socks and shoes on so nobody else can see or smell them.Warm weather means sandal time. But some folks are too... (Read More)
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Editorial

Drug Interactions Can Be Deadly

December 1, 2008 in Editorial
When you take more than one medication at a time, it’s a little like rolling dice. You never know when a particular combination will put you out of the game.Take statins, for example. These cholesterol-lowering medications are taken by millions... (Read More)
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Editorial

Medical System Stresses Doctor-Patient Relationship

April 21, 2008 in Editorial
Doctors go into medicine because they want to help people. They put in extraordinarily long hours during their training that no other profession is expected to endure.Caring and compassionate physicians are challenged these days by a medical system that is... (Read More)
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Drug Library
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Sertraline (SER tra leen)

March 31, 2008 in Drug Library
OverviewSertraline is available as sertraline hydrochloride (Zoloft), an antidepressant, in a tablet form and an oral solution.  Sertraline (Zoloft), like the earlier antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), works by enhancing the action of a brain chemical called serotonin. It belongs to the... (Read More)
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Health Headlines 1/25/08

January 25, 2008 in Health Headlines Newsletter
FDA Warns Parents about Cold Remedies for Kids
Cough Medicine May Not Work
Pregnant Women Urged to Cut Out Coffee
Caffeine Reduces Risk of Ovarian Cancer
Contraceptive Patch Raises Risk of Clots
Chantix Warning Strengthened
Cranberry Juice Prevents Urinary Infections (Read More)
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Health Headlines 01/11/08

January 11, 2008 in Health Headlines Newsletter
Beware Bio-identical Hormone Claims
Step Away from Stress During Menopause
Osteoporosis Drugs Can Cause Bone Pain
Sun Exposure May Do More Good Than Harm
Four Simple Steps to Longer Life
U.S. Lags in Health Care Improvement (Read More)
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Health Headlines 12/28/07

December 28, 2007 in Health Headlines Newsletter
Covering the Uninsured
Green Tea May Protect against Prostate Cancer
Home Blood Pressure Monitor Means Less Medication
Exercise and Longevity
Walk Off Metabolic Syndrome (Read More)
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Health Headlines 12/7/07

December 7, 2007 in Health Headlines Newsletter
Some Sinusitis Prescriptions Ineffective
Fitness Can Help Compensate for Fatness
Pedometer Inspires Better Fitness
Handwashing to Fight Flu
Quick Test for Chlamydia
CT Scans Use Radiation (Read More)
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Atenolol (“ah TEN oh lol”)

December 1, 2007 in Drug Library
Overview Atenolol (Tenormin) is known as a beta-blocker. That means the drug works in part by blunting the action of adrenaline, the body's natural fight-or-flight chemical. People normally respond to stressful situations with a rapid pulse, a pounding heart and... (Read More)
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Health Headlines 11/02/07

November 2, 2007 in Health Headlines Newsletter
Confusion over Value of Vitamin D
Vitamin D May Reduce Knee Pain
FDA Secret Meeting Questioned
Siesta May Benefit Blood Pressure
Blood Pressure Pill May Delay Dementia (Read More)
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Editorial

Pills Can't Cure Losses in Life

July 30, 2007 in Editorial
In the 1960s Alka-Seltzer came up with a new reason for people to plop-plop and fizz-fizz. The company invented a new disease called the “blahs.” It wasn’t exactly clear what the blahs were, though. The TV commercial described the blahs... (Read More)
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Health Headlines 7/13/07

July 13, 2007 in Health Headlines Newsletter
Corrupt FDA Head Put To Death In China
Dial 911 For Stroke
Stop-Smoking Drug May Also Help Alcoholics
Cola Fans Risk Kidney Problems
Pumpkin Restores Rat Blood Sugar
Folate Deficiency Linked To Depression (Read More)
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The Soapbox

Are We Really #1?

May 28, 2007 in The Soapbox
Americans love being #1. Just watch any sporting event—high school, college or pro—and you will see team members and fans flashing the big #1 sign with their forefinger whenever the camera zooms past them. Obviously, not every team in... (Read More)
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Pharmacy Q&A

Salt Substitute Lowers Sodium Intake

April 23, 2007 in Pharmacy Q&A
Q. I try to limit my family's salt intake because high blood pressure runs in my husband's family. I found "Morton's Lite Salt" at the store. The package claims it has "half the sodium of table salt...can be used in... (Read More)
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Do Cholesterol-Lowering Statins Interact with Grapefruit?

November 20, 2006 in Pharmacy Q&A
Q. Is grapefruit juice dangerous with all statins? A pharmacist told me it interacts only with Mevacor, but not with other statin drugs. I take Zocor daily to control my cholesterol. A. Not all statin cholesterol-lowering drugs interact with grapefruit,... (Read More)
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Home Remedy Q&A

Can Curry Counter Gout Pain?

November 13, 2006 in Home Remedy Q&A
Q. I suffer from gout from time to time. Have you ever heard of curry relieving the symptoms? My wife made a soup containing curry and within one hour after eating it, I could feel the pain going away. I... (Read More)
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