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...
Post-Irma health warning: Be aware of signs and symptoms of strokes
SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER
As Floridians recover from Hurricane Irma, health officials are asking individuals, especially those performing heavy physical activity, to be aware...
Vaccination could be necessary before traveling abroad
MAYO CLINIC NEWS
NETWORK/TNS
If you are planning a trip abroad, you may need to make an appointment to see a medical provider along with making...
Health department: Reduce the time cell phone’s near your body
BY BARBARA ANDERSON
FRESNO BEE/TNS
Put your cell phone down — and keep it away from your pillow, the California Department of Public Health is advising.
Smartphone...
Why drinking hydrogen peroxide can be deadly
BY ALLIE SHAH
STAR TRIBUNE
It’s meant to boost your health but Minnesota doctors caution that this alternative health remedy can send you or a loved...
Florida congressman battling pancreatic cancer
Hastings is the first Black elected to Congress from state since reconstruction
TONG WU/MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU/TNS “I...
‘Natural’ or negligence?
Lawmaker questions nursing home deaths
BY CHRISTINE SEXTON
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – A Republican state senator – and funeral director – is suggesting that...
Lead detected in 20 percent of baby food samples
BY LYDIA ZURAW
KAISER HEALTH NEWS/TNS
Pediatricians and public health researchers know they have to be on the lookout for lead exposure from paint chips and...
Innocent gunshot victims face lifelong issues
More youth dealing with physical and emotional trauma after being caught in crossfire.
BY BLYTHE BERNHARD
AND JESSE BOGAN
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH/TNS
ST. LOUIS – The bullets came...
