Archive of Past Weekly Columns

Column #373, 8/14/08, Good Sleep Is Vital To Good Health
Column #372, 8/7/08, Position Statement Issued for Pre-Diabetes
Column #371, 7/31/08, Relay For Life
Column #370, 7/24/08, The Importance of a Healthy Liver
Column #369, 7/17/08, Two New Tests Added to Total Health & Wellness Center Services
Column #368, 7/10/08, The Thyroid Gland
Column #367, 7/3/08, Juvenile Arthritis
Column #366, 6/26/08, How Does Stress Affect Health?
Column #365, 6/19/08, Gallstones
Column #364, 6/12/08, Congestive Heart Failure
Column #363, 6/5/08, Skin Cancer Awareness
Column #362, 5/29/08, May Is National Lupus Awareness Month
Column #361, 5/22/08, Prescription Drugs Deplete Nutrients
Column #360, 5/15/08, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Column #359, 5/8/08, Drugs In The News
Column #358, 5/1/08, May Is National Hepatitis Awareness Month
Column #357, 4/24/08, Dry Eye Syndrome
Column #356, 4/17/08, April is Cancer Control Month
Column #355, 4/10/08, Spring Allergies
Column #354, 4/3/08, April is Alcohol Awareness Month
Column #353, 3/27/08, Cataracts
Column #352, 3/20/08, March Is National Kidney Month
Column #351, 3/13/08, Your Health is a Precious Resource
Column #350, 3/6/08, Total Health and Wellness Center of Taos—Your Disease Prevention Specialists
Column #349, 2/28/08, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome—Real But Not Well Understood
Column #348, 2/21/08, Consequences of Untreated Hypertension
Column #347, 2/14/08, High Blood Pressure Remains a Problem
Column #346, 2/7/08, February Is Heart Disease Awareness Month
Column #345, 1/31/08, Risk Of Diabetes Continues To Increase
Column #344, 1/24/08, Lack of Sleep Can Affect Your Health
Column #343, 11/22/07, THANK YOU!
Column #342, 11/15/07, Understanding the Flu
Column #341, 11/8/07, Retaining Memory
Column #340, 11/1/07, Methicillin-Resistant Staph. Aureus (MRSA)
Column #339, 10/25/07, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Column #338, 10/18/07, Infant Cough & Cold Products Recalled
Column #337, 10/11/07, Dementia
Column #336, 10/04/07, Allergies, Colds and Flu
Column #335, 9/27/07, The Difference in Insulins
Column #334, 9/20/07, New Asthma Guidelines
Column #333, 9/13/07, How To Dispose Of Unused Medications
Column #332, 9/6/07, Cymbalta May Help Fibromyalgia Pain
Column #331, 8/30/07, Diabetes Increases Risk of Hearing Loss
Column #330, 8/23/07, Alli: New Over-the-Counter Weight-Loss Drug
Column #329, 8/16/07, Diabetics Are Not Getting Screened Properly
Column #328, 8/9/07, Adult ADHD
Column #327, 8/2/07, Botulism Outbreak
Column #326, 7/26/07, FDA Warns About Counterfeit Drugs on the Internet
Column #325, 7/19/07, Should I Take My Avandia?
Column #324, 7/12/07, Insect-borne Diseases in New Mexico
Column #323, 7/5/07, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Column #322, 6/28/07, Major Depressive Disorder
Column #321, 6/21/07, Autism
Column #320, 6/14/07, What’s Up at Taos Pharmacy?
Column #319, 6/7/07, Massage Therapy
Column #318, 5/31/07, Anger Doubles the Risk of Heart Attack
Column #317, 5/24/07, Health Effects of Alcohol
Column #316, 5/17/07, Gallstones
Column #315, 5/10/07, Seizures
Column #314, 5/3/07, Rosacea: Common But Little Known
Column #313, 4/26/07, Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Cause CoQ10 Depletion
Column #312, 4/19/07, Alpha Lipoic Acid For Diabetic Neuropathy
Column #311, 4/12/07, Insect Bites
Column #310, 4/5/07, Why Focus on Health and Wellness?
Column #309, 3/29/07, 2007 Standards of Diabetes Care
Column #308, 3/22/07, Physical Fitness May Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
Column #307, 3/15/07, Allergies Can Trigger Asthma
Column #306, 3/8/07, Cold or Allergy?
Column #305, 3/1/07, Foods for Health
Column #304, 2/22/07, Possible Benefits of Inulin Fiber
Column #303, 2/15/07, Beyond Cholesterol—the Role of Inflammation in Heart Disease
Column #302, 2/8/07, February is Heart Month—Do You Know Your Numbers?
Column #301, 2/1/07, Prescription Drug Abuse is a Growing Problem
Column #300, 1/25/07, Know Your Numbers: High Blood Pressure
Column #299, 1/18/07, CHANTIX™ - a New Smoking Cessation Medication
Column #298, 1/11/07, Beware of Pneumonia
Column #297, 1/4/07, Fungal Foot Infections
Column #296, 12/28/06, Natural Products for Diabetes
Column #295, 12/21/06, Loneliness Can Impact Health
Column #294, 12/14/06, Cellulitis
Column #293, 12/7/06, Preventing Migraines Naturally
Column #292, 11/30/06, Importance of Relaxing
Column #291, 11/23/06, Cough Syrup Abuse
Column #290, 11/16/06, Acute Bronchitis
Column #289, 11/9/06, Plantar Fasciitis
Column #288, 11/2/06, Anemia
Column #287, 10/26/06, Tennis Elbow
Column #286, 10/19/06, RSV
Column #285, 10/12/06, Interstitial Cystitis
Column #284, 10/5/06, Shingles
Column #283, 9/28/06, Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Column #282, 9/21/06, E. Coli Infections
Column #281, 9/14/06, Keeping Your Bones Healthy
Column #280, 9/7/06, Home Health Care
Column #279, 8/31/06, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Column #278, 8/24/06, Autoimmunity
Column #277, 8/10/06, Kidney Stones
Column #276, 8/3/06, DHEA
Column #275, 7/27/06, Peptic Ulcer
Column #274, 7/20/06, The Pancreas
Column #273, 7/13/06, Trans Fats: "Invisible" Health Threat
Column #272, 7/6/06, Stop Smoking
Column #271, 6/29/06, The Vaccine Controversy
Column #270, 6/22/06, Inguinal Hernia
Column #269, 6/15/06, Sprains and Strains
Column #268, 6/8/06, Hepatitis C
Column #267, 6/1/06, What About the Bird Flu?
Column #266, 5/25/06, May Is Skin Cancer Awareness Month
Column #265, 5/18/06, May is Healthy Vision Month
Column #264, 5/11/06, Some Of My Preferred Natural Supplements
Column #263, 5/4/06, Core Fitness
Column #262, 4/27/06, Motion Sickness
Column #261, 4/20/06, Monitor Your Asthma to Reduce Attacks
Column #260, 4/13/06, What Do Vitamins Do?
Column #259, 4/6/06, Sleep Apnea
Column #258, 3/30/06, Male Health Issues
Column #257, 3/23/06, Prevent Allergies Before They're Bad
Column #256, 3/16/06, Triglycerides
Column #255, 3/9/06, Itching or Burning Eyes
Column #254, 3/2/06, Neuropathic Pain
Column #253, 2/23/06, 1 in 5 Americans Fail Fitness Test
Column #252, 2/16/06, Whooping Cough (Pertussis) on the Rise in the US
Column #251, 2/9/06, Black Cohosh for Menopause Symptoms
Column #250, 2/2/06, Inhaled Insulin Approved
Column #249, 1/26/06, Family Health Portrait
Column #248, 1/19/06, Vitamins C and E May Help Prevent Alzheimer's Disease
Column #247, 1/12/06, Aspirin-a-Day Not Taken by Those Who Need It Most
Column #246, 1/5/06, Glucosamine Proves Effective for Osteoarthritis
Column #245, 12/29/05, Take Stock of Your Health
Column #244, 12/22/05, You Can Lower Your Blood Pressure by the Way You Eat
Column #243, 12/15/05, Herbs That Help Digestion
Column #242, 12/8/05, Coping With Holiday Stress
Column #241, 12/1/05, Bird Flu
Column #240, 11/24/05, Mononucleosis
Column #239, 11/17/05, Medicare Part D Enrollment Begins
Column #238, 11/10/05, The Great American Smokeout
Column #237, 11/3/05, Proposed Medicaid Changes Threaten Community Pharmacy Services
Column #236, 10/27/05, New Medications for Diabetes
Column #235, 10/20/05, More on Medicare
Column #234, 10/13/05, Changes in Medicare
Column #233, 10/6/05, Top Ten Worldwide Health Risks
Column #232, 9/29/05, Meningitis
Column #231, 9/22/05, Pneumonia
Column #230, 9/15/05, The Immune System
Column #229, 9/8/05, The Common Cold
Column #228, 9/1/05, Stomach Flu—A Common Disorder with an Incorrect Name
Column #227, 8/25/05, Fall Allergies
Column #226, 8/18/05, Colorectal Cancer
Column #225, 8/11/05, Lung Cancer
Column #224, 7/28/05, Women's Health Issues
Column #223, 7/21/05, Preventing Back Injuries
Column #222, 7/14/05, Threats to Men's Health Are Mostly Preventable
Column #221, 7/7/05, Another Natural Cholesterol Lowering Product
Column #220, 6/30/05, Natural Product to Lower Cholesterol
Column #219, 6/23/05, Skin Cancer
Column #218, 6/16/05, Mosquito-borne Diseases
Column #217, 6/9/05, Laryngitis
Column #216, 6/2/05, Stress Management
Column #215, 5/26/05, What Is Stress and Does It Harm You?
Column #214, 5/19/05, Varicose and Spider Veins
Column #213, 5/12/05, Nosebleeds
Column #212, 5/5/05, Steroids in the News
Column #211, 4/28/05, Exercise Heart Rates for Weight Loss
Column #210, 4/21/05, CoQ10
Column #209, 4/14/05, What is going on with Vioxx® and Bextra®?
Column #208, 4/7/05, Medication Nutrient Depletion
Column #207, 3/31/05, Tendonitis
Column #206, 3/24/05, Diabetes Medications: Sulfonylureas
Column #205, 3/17/05, Eczema Drugs Generate Safety Concerns
Column #204, 3/10/05, Blood Pressure Medications: ACE Inhibitors
Column #203, 3/3/05, Croup
Column #202, 2/24/05, "Water Pills"
Column #201, 2/17/05, Pink Eye
Column #200, 2/10/05, Multiple Sclerosis
Column #199, 2/3/05, Chronic Pain
Column #198, 1/27/05, Everyday Choices for a Healthier Life
Column #197, 1/20/05, Metabolic Syndrome
Column #196, 1/13/05, Magnesium May Help Prevent Diabetes
Column #195, 1/6/05, High Fiber for Health
Column #194, 12/30/04, Weight Control is Key to Health
Column #193, 12/23/04, We Have Flu Vaccine!
Column #192, 12/16/04, Vitamin E: Bad or Good?
Column #191, 12/9/04, We Will Help You Quit Smoking
Column #190, 12/2/04, Dangers of Cigarette Smoke
Column #189, 11/25/04, Anxiety
Column #188, 11/18/04, Enjoying the Holidays with Diabetes
Column #187, 11/11/04, Canker Sores
Column #186, 11/4/04, Cold Sores
Column #185, 10/28/04, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Column #184, 10/21/04, Bell's Palsy
Column #183, 10/14/04, Drugs in the News (Flu Vaccine, Vioxx®, and Cinnamon)
Column #182, 10/7/04, Ear Infections
Column #181, 9/30/04, Pneumococcal Disease
Column #180, 9/23/04, The Flu and Flu Vaccine
Column #179, 9/16/04, How Vaccines Work
Column #178, 9/9/04, Thyroid Diseases
Column #177, 9/2/04, The Impacts of Violence on Health
Column #176, 8/26/04, Get Out and Play for the Health of Our Children
Column #175, 8/19/04, The Importance of Eating Fruits and Vegetables
Column #174, 8/12/04, Natural Products to Improve Circulation
Column #173, 8/5/04, Tinnitus
Column #172, 7/29/04, Anxiety Disorders
Column #171, 7/22/04, Restless Leg Syndrome
Column #170, 7/15/04, Preventing and Treating Sports Injuries
Column #169, 7/8/04, Acupuncture
Column #168, 7/1/04, Lupus
Column #167, 6/24/04, Hypertriglyceridemia (Say What?)
Column #166, 6/17/04, Osteoporosis Prevention
Column #165, 6/10/04, Medicare Discount Cards
Column #164, 6/3/04, Effects of Stress on Health
Column #163, 5/27/04, Warts
Column #162, 5/20/04, Parkinson's Disease
Column #161, 5/13/04, Peptic Ulcer Disease
Column #160, 5/6/04, Natural Products for Crohn's Disease
Column #159, 4/29/04, Sciatica
Column #158, 4/22/04, More on Diet and Diabetes
Column #157, 4/15/04, How to Care for Minor Burns
Column #156, 4/8/04, GERD
Column #155, 4/1/04, Cataracts
Column #154, 3/25/04, Skin Cancer Prevention
Column #153, 3/18/04, Spring is Coming, Aahchew!
Column #152, 3/11/04, Milk Thistle for Your Liver
Column #151, 3/4/04, Hot Flashes
Column #150, 2/26/04, Diverticular Disease
Column #149, 2/19/04, Homeopathy for What Ails You
Column #148, 2/12/04, What is Mad Cow Disease?
Column #147, 2/5/04, Natural Products for Osteoarthritis
Column #146, 1/29/04, The ADHD Controversy
Column #145, 1/22/04, Fish Oils
Column #144, 1/15/04, Insomnia
Column #143, 1/8/04, Coenzyme Q10
Column #142, 1/1/04, This Week's Featured Product - Evening Primrose Oil
Column #141, 12/25/03, Herbals
Column #140, 12/18/03, Cholesterol
Column #139, 12/11/03, Diabetes
Column #138, 12/04/03, Hypertension Drug Therapy
Column #137, 11/27/03, Eczema
Column #136, 11/20/03, Psoriasis
Column #135, 11/13/03, Cardiac Arrhythmias
Column #134, 11/06/03, All About Vaccines
Column #133, 10/30/03, Depression
Column #132, 10/16/03, Exercise and Diabetes
Column #131, 10/09/03, Diseases of the Prostate
Column #130, 10/02/03, What is Gout?
Column #129, 9/25/03, Fall Weather Signals Cold and Flu Season
Column #128, 9/18/03, Arthritis
Column #127, 9/11/03, Endometriosis
Column #126, 9/04/03, What Should My Cholesterol Numbers Be?
Column #125, 8/28/03, How to Avoid West Nile Virus
Column #124, 8/14/03, Lifestyle Can Reduce Risk of Cancer
Column #123, 8/07/03, Inhalant Abuse
Column #122, 7/31/03, Diabetes, Part II: How to Choose What You Eat as a Diabetic?
Column #121, 7/24/03, Food and Diabetes, Part I
Column #120, 7/17/03, Counterfeit Drugs
Column #119, 7/10/03, What You Need to Know About Sunscreens and How to Treat Sunburns
Column #118, 7/03/03, Home Health Care
Column #117, 6/26/03, New Blood Pressure Guidelines for Hypertension
Column #116, 6/19/03, Compounding Through the Ages
Column #115, 6/05/03, Eating Nuts May Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes
Column #114, 5/29/03, What About SARS?
Column #113, 5/22/03, PMS Treatment Guidelines
Column #112, 5/15/03, Vitamins, Part V—If You Take Medication, You Might Need Vitamins
Column #111, 5/08/03, Vitamins, Part IV—More About Water-Soluble Vitamins
Column #110, 5/01/03, Vitamins, Part III—All Those B's
Column #109, 4/24/03, Vitamins, Part II—Vitamins E and K
Column #108, 4/17/03, All About Vitamins, Part I
Column #107, 4/10/03, Are Your Allergies Making Your Eyes Itch?
Column #106, 4/3/03, It's Allergy Season Again, Ah-Choo!
Column #105, 3/27/03, You're Only As Healthy As Your Liver: Part II—Keeping Your Liver Healthy
Column #104, 3/20/03, You're Only As Healthy As Your Liver: Part I—What Your Liver Does
Column #103, 3/13/03, More Expensive May Not Mean Better
Column #102, 3/6/03, Fishing For Your Heart
Column #101, 2/27/03, Myths About Narcotic Use in the Treatment of Pain
Column #100, 2/20/03, Living With Congestive Heart Failure
Column #99, 2/13/03, A Fresh Start® for Your Baby's Health
Column #98, 2/6/03, Diabetes Standards of Care
Column #97, 1/30/03, Vaccinations
Column #96, 1/23/03, Diabetes: Kids and Type 2 ... What It May Mean To You
Column #95, 1/16/03, New Products for Problems Associated with Diabetes
Column #94, 1/09/03, Smoking Cessation Aids
Column #93, 1/02/03, A Tea For What Ails You
Column #92, 12/26/02, Season's Greetings From Taos Pharmacy
Column #91, 12/19/02, Time to Reflect on Your Health
Column #90, 12/12/02, Taos Pharmacy's Own Skin Care Products
Column #89, 12/5/02, New Local Products Available
Column #88, 11/21/02, We Provide a Variety of Services
Column #87, 11/14/02, Help for the Alzheimer's Caregiver
Column #86, 11/7/02, Warning Signs of Alzheimer's Disease
Column #85, 10/31/02, How is a Migraine Headache Different?
Column #84, 10/24/02, Tension Headache
Column #83, 10/17/02, Is It Really a Sinus Headache?
Column #82, 10/10/02, Fall Weather Signals Cold and Flu Season
Column #81, 10/3/02, Understanding Dietary Fats
Column #80, 9/26/02, Candex®: Natural Yeast Management
Column #79, 9/19/02, West Nile Virus
Column #78, 9/12/02, Self Management of Constipation
Column #77, 9/5/02, Alternatives for Menopause Symptoms
Column #76, 8/29/02, Natural Products for Asthma
Column #75, 8/22/02, Healing Flowers - Arnica
Column #74, 8/15/02, Natural Products for Crohn's Disease
Column #73, 8/8/02, What's the Buzz About Hormone Replacement Therapy?
Column #72, 7/25/02, Effects of Stress on Health
Column #71, 7/18/02, www.taospharmacy.com
Column #70, 7/11/02, Natural Products for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Column #69, 7/3/02, What is the PSA Test?
Column #68, 6/27/02, What is Pertussis?
Column #67, 6/20/02, Bipolar Disorder
Column #66, 6/13/02, Complementary Therapies for Osteoarthritis
Column #65, 6/6/02, Osteoarthritis
Column #64, 5/30/02, Vitamin, Mineral, Herb Combination May Prevent Migraines
Column #63, 5/23/02, Natural Relief for Eczema and Psoriasis
Column #62, 5/16/02, Help for Diabetes, Naturally
Column #61, 5/9/02, Psoriasis or Eczema, What's the Difference?
Column #60, 5/2/02, Quercetin: Natural Relief for Allergies and Inflammation
Column #59, 4/25/02, Getting to Know Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Column #58, 4/18/02, Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment, Part 2
Column #57, 4/11/02, Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment
Column #56, 4/4/02, Addiction: Effective Intervention and Treatment
Column #55, 3/28/02, Understanding Addiction
Column #54, 3/21/02, Natural Allergy Relief
Column #53, 3/14/02, Restless Leg Syndrome and Narcolepsy
Column #52, 3/07/02, A Lack of Sleep Can Affect Your Health
Column #51, 2/28/02, Taos Pharmacy is Your Home Health Headquarters
Column #50, 2/21/02, What Is High Blood Pressure and Why Is It a Problem?
Column #49, 2/14/02, Nutritional Supplements for the Heart
Column #48, 2/07/02, Understanding Heart Disease
Column #47, 1/31/02, February is Heart Month
Column #46, 1/17/02, What is COPD?
Column #45, 1/10/02, Knowledge is Key to Controlling Asthma
Column #44, 1/03/02, New Products Make Home Exercise Easier
Column #43, 12/27/01, Easy Health Resolutions
Column #42, 12/20/01, How To Enjoy the Holidays and Not Gain Weight
Column #41, 10/15/01, Try New Gloves In a Bottle® For Problem Skin
Column #40, 10/05/01, Specialty Nutritional Products Are Our Specialty
Column #39, 9/20/01, Drug Risks In the News
Column #38, 8/16/01, Nutritional Information with Every New Prescription
Column #37, 7/20/01, Check Your First Aid Kit Regularly
Column #36, [no date], Eye Disease Supplements [missing]
Column #35, [no date], Breast Discomfort [missing]
Column #34, [no date], Hepatitis Awareness [missing]
Column #33, 4/29/01, What is Fibromyalgia?
Column #32, 4/18/01, Be Good to Yourself, Eat More Fish!
Column #31, 3/27/01, Diabetes Education Program
Column #30, 3/08/01, Control Your Blood Pressure, Live Longer
Column #29, 2/16/01, Think of Us for Home Health Care
Column #28, 2/09/01, Menopause and Your Options
Column #27, 1/05/01, Foods Can Affect Your Anticoagulant Therapy
Column #26, 1/05/01, Providing Medical Equipment, Our Staff, Our Committment
Column #25, 12/14/00, Can Your Sense of Smell Keep You Healthy?
Column #24, 12/09/00, FDA PPA/EPHEDRA Warnings Cause Confusion
Column #23, 11/29/00, Asthma Patient Education
Column #22, 11/17/00, Vitamin D - Important for Your Bones
Column #21, 10/31/00, Reducing Medication Errors
Column #20, 9/21/00, Aging and Nutrition
Column #19, 8/23/00, Can Insoles Be Good for Your Health?
Column #18, 7/22/00, Free Prescriptions
Column #17, 7/05/00, Homeopathic Medications for Children
Column #16, 6/13/00, Lavender for Relaxation
Column #15, 5/16/00, Leg Cramps Can Be More Than Just a Bother
Column #14, 4/19/00, Some Migraines Can Be Treated Without Medications
Column #13, 4/04/00, Migraine Headaches
Column #12, 3/23/00, Natural Choices for Allergies
Column #11, 3/01/00, Can Some Bacteria Be Good For You?
Column #10, 2/15/00, New Cancer Prevention Information
Column #9, 11/30/99, How Will Y2K Affect Your Medication Supply?
Column #8, 10/29/99, SAMe, Airwatch, and Cholestin
Column #7, [no date], Fish Oil for Manic Depression
Column #6, [no date], Nutritional Support for ADHD
Column #5, 12/98, Diabetes Care; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Can Gummy Bears Be Medicine?
Column #4, 11/98, Hepatitis Prevention and Treatment; Good Health Starts With Plenty of Good Water; Do You Miss a Favorite Old Product? Ask us to Compound it For You!
Column #3, 10/98, Flu Shots Available; Battle Colds Naturally; Compounding Answers to Chronic Pain Problems
Column #2, 9/98, Cold Sore Relief; Natural Weight Loss Patch; Compounding Answers With Pluronic Lecithin Organogel (PLO)
Column #1, 8/98, Complete Lipid Profile Testing; One Tablespoonful of Flaxseed Oil a Day can Keep the Doctor Away; Compounded Prescriptions to Meet Your Specific Needs

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