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The People's Pharmacy Health Headlines August 5, 2011

This Week's Radio Show: 823 Why We Get Fat

Doctors and dietitians have been recommending a prudent low-fat diet for decades. Now there's increasing evidence that a low-fat diet, which is necessarily a high-carb diet, may make weight control more difficult. Science writer Taubes has sifted through the...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/08/06/823-why-we-get-fat/

Should Obsessively Healthy People Take Statins?

Q. I'm concerned about my very healthy 65 year old dad. He tends to be a bit obsessive about health issues. He's lean, exercises daily, eats well (low calorie, low fat, high fruits, veggies, and grains), and his cholesterol runs...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/08/04/should-obsessively-healthy-people-take-statins/

Home Remedies For Arthritis

Q. A couple wrote to you that they were taking Certo in grape juice to relieve arthritis pain. Did they say how long to keep taking it? My mother-in-law is trying it, and says it is better than gin-soaked raisins...http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/08/04/home-remedies-for-arthritis/

Nose Spray Addiction Hard Habit to Kick

Q. I have read on your website about people who became nose drop junkies. I too had this problem. Years ago, on assignment in Australia I was scuba diving. When I caught a cold I used Afrin to keep diving,...http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/08/04/nose-spray-addiction-hard-habit-to-kick/

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A Little Exercise Is Better Than None

Exercise, even a little exercise, can help protect the heart. Federal guidelines recommend that people exercise at least 150 minutes a week at moderate intensity. That would translate into sweating and breathing hard for at least half an hour five...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/08/04/a-little-exercise-is-better-than-none/

 

Centenarians' Secrets Remain Mysterious

When you meet someone who has lived to a ripe old age, say 90 or more, in good shape, the usual question is, " what's your secret? " A new study suggests the healthy old may have no better idea than the...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/08/04/centenarians-secrets-remain-mysterious/

 

New Bacteria Cause Tick Fever

Researchers have found a new species, but it is no cause for celebration. The new, still unnamed species, is a germ transmitted by tick bites. In humans, it causes fever, headache, fatigue and muscle aches. It appears very similar to...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/08/04/new-bacteria-cause-tick-fever/

 

Antipsychotic Drugs Offer No Extra Benefit Against PTSD

Antipsychotic drugs are not helpful in controlling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The VA conducted the study on veterans with PTSD, the most serious psychiatric condition among military personnel. The usual treatment for PTSD is an antidepressant, but there are symptoms...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/08/04/antipsychotic-drugs-offer-no-extra-benefit-against-ptsd/

 

Insurers to Pay for Preventive Health Services

Traditionally, women have had to pay more for health insurance. That's primarily to protect insurers against the costs of pregnancy and childbirth. The Department of Health and Human Services has just declared that insurance companies are now required to cover...

http://www.peoplespharmacy.com/2011/08/04/insurers-to-pay-for-preventive-health-services/

 

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