The People's Pharmacy

Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: As many as five million youngsters, or about 7% of school children, have...

Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: Dr. Linda Birnbaum is director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences...

Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: What do bread, wine and cheese have in common with pickles, sauerkraut and...

Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN talks with us about his recent article in...

Joints like shoulders and hips are susceptible to injury as well as arthritis. Conventional medicine usually offers physical therapy or surgery, or most likely both. One doctor who specializes in physical medicine has developed some unorthodox treatments that are often...

Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: Cancer is a terrifying diagnosis, and people with cancer deserve compassion as well...

Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: Aluminum is one of the most common minerals on earth, and it is...

Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: A physician-chef finds that healthy eating is easier when the food tastes good....

Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: Dr. Allan Hamilton is professor of neurosurgery and clinical professor in radiation oncology...

Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: Diabetes is increasing at an alarming rate in this country. An estimated 26...

Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: When you go into the hospital, you have every right to expect that...

Tune in to our radio show on your local public radio station, or sign up for the podcast and listen at your leisure. Here's what it's about: Summertime offers great opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, but sometimes there are risks...

Summertime offers great opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, but sometimes there are risks that might be hard to avoid. Chiggers, ticks and mosquitos can make you miserable. What can you do to avoid them or manage the itch that results? Summertime Remedies: This summer has broken heat records in many places. Is your medication putting […]

Summertime offers great opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, but sometimes there are risks that might be hard to avoid. Chiggers, ticks and mosquitos can make you miserable. What can you do to avoid them or manage the itch that results? Summertime Remedies: This summer has broken heat records in many places. Is your medication putting […]

Most of us take our vision for granted until it starts to give us trouble. Dry eyes can be a consequence of too much time in front of a screen. Are there other lifestyle factors putting us at risk for...