Joe has chronic fatigue, weakness, and erectile dysfunction. He was doing well until 10 years ago when he started pain pills after a car accident which left him with chronic back pain.

Dear Pharmacist,

I read in your recent column that huperzine improves memory. When I did an Internet search, I learned that the herb has been used for centuries to relieve colds/fever, inflammation, pain and menstrual cycles. My question today is about my mother, who doesn’t even recognize me. Can it help her?

The great comedian Lenny Bruce used to have a bit in which he said, “I was going on vacation, so my doctor gave me an important list of things to do for swimmers in shark infested waters”. He’d slyly ask the audience, “Are you ready for the first ‘do’?”

     Are you one of the 20 million Americans with a blood sugar imbalance?

Keeping your brain sharp and preventing mental decline involves more than just the brain itself.

Biederman is undone.

And that's truly great news.

Is it too extreme to call this guy a monster? I'll let you decide.

Dear Dr. Cutler,

     I have been obese since my childhood from which I have some painful memories. Through the years I have tried every imaginable diet possible as well as hypnosis, and I’ve become so desperate that I’ve even considered gastric bypass surgery.

     Although I have been struggling with hair thinning since my teenage years due to a genetic predisposition called Androgenetic Alopecia, most women won’t experience hair thinning until later on in life.

While shopping near the kids section of a clothing store last week, a brochure caught my eye. The front was adorned with a very large picture of a baby caught in wide-eyed surprise. The title read, “Whooping cough sounds scary. Promise me you’ll get vaccinated.”