Don’t waste your money on calcium supplements.

If you’re taking them hoping to build strong bones and avoid osteoporosis you’ll be let down on both fronts.

Doctors and drug companies push the idea that the best way to treat and prevent osteoporosis is by taking lots of calcium. This simply isn’t true.

Usually each year, during late summer I start writing articles about the cold and flu season that seems to impact us more during fall and winter months.

One well known herb that has most often been a great help for colds and seasonal flu has been Echinacea.

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder in which blood-sugar (glucose) levels are above normal—either the body doesn’t produce enough of the hormone insulin, which breaks down sugar in the blood, or it ca

Dear Pharmacist,

I want to be ready, so what are the best cold and flu medicines to keep in my house in case one of us catches the flu? 

--A.B. Austin, Texas

Q: My doctor put me on a prescription for Graves' disease, but I'm wondering if there are any natural treatments for this condition.

Is it possible for a single vitamin to do everything?

Maybe not -- but if I had to pick one all-purpose must-have nutrient, I'd go with that dazzling D. It's about as close to perfect as a single letter can be.

And now, two new studies add to the already impressive body of evidence for this wonder vitamin: It may help you control your blood pressure, and even lower your risk of dying from heart disease.

Nicotine, the addictive substance in cigarettes, is one of the most powerful poisons on earth. If by some accident a child should ingest even a small amount of the substance through a nicotine patch, he or she would almost immediately go into convulsions that would in all likelihood be fatal.

It's so toxic that as few as two or three drops of pure nicotine applied directly to the skin of an average person will kill him or her within minutes.

If you want to beat the swine flu this year, you don’t need help from a flu shot – just a little help from the devil.

Devil’s dung, that is...

Dear Pharmacist,

In a recent column, you stated that fennel tea is good for gas and bloating. I’ve seen it as a vegetable in my grocery store, but how do I make it into a tea, and what else is it good for? 

--H.S., Crystal River, Florida

As the days grow short in winter, your body may be missing invaluable Vitamin D needed for optimum health and disease prevention, according to Creighton University