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Herb & Home Remedy Q&A (Jan 6)
Oat Bran Lowers Cholesterol
Q. When you wrote about alternatives to Crestor for lowering cholesterol, you failed to mention mine: oat bran. For about 10 years I've been eating 1/2 cup of oat bran every day.I make it into a loaf using a bread...
Editorial (Jan 5)
Asthma Drugs Under Fire for Decades
The history of asthma medicine is a tale of woe and intrigue. In the 1960s there was a surprising increase in deaths from asthma over previous decades, especially in Australia and England.Many patients were found dead with their inhalers clutched...
Free Podcast (Jan 5)
709 Alzheimer's Action Plan
Five million Americans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and as the baby boom generation ages, many more will develop dementia. Not all confusion and forgetfulness is due to Alzheimer’s disease, however. Sometimes the cause is treatable. How can a...
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Herb & Home Remedy Q&A (Jan 5)
Strange Solutions for Smelly Feet
Q. My 17-year-old granddaughter has a problem with smelly feet. My son uses strong medicine from a podiatrist, which is probably inappropriate for her. Any home remedies?A. Readers of this column love to share their remedies for smelly feet. One...
Pharmacy Q&A (Jan 5)
Does Crestor Turn White Hair Black?
Q. I am 76 years old and I take Centrum Silver vitamins, calcium, low-dose aspirin, Crestor for cholesterol, lisinopril for blood pressure, Coenzyme Q10 and Osteo Bi-Flex for arthritis. My doctor has approved all this medication.My problem: I have had...
Radio Shows (Jan 3)
709 Alzheimer's Action Plan
Five million Americans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and as the baby boom generation ages, many more will develop dementia. Not all confusion and forgetfulness is due to Alzheimer’s disease, however. Sometimes the cause is treatable.How can a family...
Pharmacy Q&A (Jan 2)
Stomach Acid Essential for Absorbing Nutrients
Q. My doctors were mystified by my anemia. The puzzle was solved after I read in your column that taking Nexium and other acid-reducing drugs can hinder the absorption of iron and other nutrients. Now I regularly take iron with...
Herb & Home Remedy Q&A (Jan 1)
Does Glucosamine Raise Cholesterol?
Q. I’ve always had low cholesterol, but it has been rising for the past few years. First it went from 180 to 233, and then to 363.I tried to figure out what might be responsible and realized I had started...
Pharmacy Q&A (Dec 31)
Blood Pressure Drug Causes Cough
Q. I have been taking lisinopril for seven months to control my high blood pressure. Soon I developed a hacking cough. When it wouldn’t go away I saw an ear, nose and throat specialist. He shrugged and said this comes...
Herb & Home Remedy Q&A (Dec 30)
Soap Under Sheet to Fight Leg Cramps
Q. I have bad leg cramps that wake me up early in the morning. I read that a bar of soap placed between the sheets might help.Where precisely do you place it? I can't take quinine because it interacts with...
In Our Herb Library:
Hops
Hops have been used to flavor beer for nearly a thousand years. This plant, a member of the same family as marijuana, is cultivated commercially in England, Germany, the Czech Republic, and the United States, as well as parts of...
In Home Remedies:
Sauerkraut Juice for Canker Sores
One of the strangest remedies we have ever heard of involves sauerkraut juice against canker sores. Take a tablespoon of sauerkraut juice in your mouth and swish it around morning and night, then swallow it. Do this twice a day...
