Exploring role of food, obesity in early onset of puberty
BY DANIEL NEMAN
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Let’s talk seriously about periods.
Doctors and scientists have noticed an alarming trend. Some girls in elementary school are...
Do drugs that calm stomachs damage kidneys?
The answer’s unclear about the harm of proton pump inhibitors.
BY SYDNEY LUPKIN
AND PAULINE BARTOLONE
KAISER HEALTH NEWS/TNS
Sherry Herman was watching TV when the ad popped...
Average runner ‘has never been slower’
Statistician cites overall decrease in health as one reason Americans are slowing down.
BY JEFF STRICKLER
STAR TRIBUNE/TNS
If you’re planning to enter a race, allow a...
She gave new love a kidney after dating for 9 months
BY NARA SCHOENBERG
CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TNS
Dr. Vanessa Grubbs lay in a hospital bed, her stomach doing somersaults, even as a smile played at the corners of...
Rate of suicide among teen girls reaches 40-year high
BY PAIGE CORNWELL
SEATTLE TIMES/TNS
In 2015, five girls out of every 100,000 between the ages of 15 and 19 committed suicide in the United States.
The...
Signs of eye damage from staring at solar eclipse
BY NASEEM S. MILLER
ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS
Ophthalmologists expect to see a few patients who might have injured to their eyes by staring at the sun during...
Grant to help FAMU nursing students serve rural communities
SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida A&M University (FAMU) School of Nursing has launched new efforts to increase opportunities to prepare students...
CDC reportedly tells employees not to speak to reporters
ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reportedly cracking down on the release of information to the public by its...
Need a crisis counselor? How to get help
Stress, anxiety and other depression-like symptoms are common reactions after a disaster.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has issued the following information on...
Harvey’s health toll: Texas doctor taps lessons from Katrina
BY SHEFALI LUTHRA
KAISER HEALTH NEWS/TNS
As Dr. Ruth Berggren digests the calamity affecting her new home state of Texas, she admits to some PTSD.
In 2005,...
