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...
Cutting back on meat? You’re a reducetarian
BY CATHIE ANDERSON
SACRAMENTO BEE/TNS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – After giving up meat, Brian Kateman returned home to Staten Island, New York for Thanksgiving dinner and under...
Kidney disease hits Blacks hard
Diet, stress, socioeconomics considered
BY ANDREA K. MCDANIELS
THE BALTIMORE SUN / TNS
BALTIMORE – For the past 13 years, Keith White has scheduled his life around...
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...
‘A Dining Room of Hope’
Aaron’s House event raises awareness, funds to help individuals living with bipolar disorder and depression and their families.
BY JENISE GRIFFIN
FLORIDA COURIER
TAMPA – Pamela Robinson...
‘Gaming Disorder’ recognized as a mental health condition
BY HOWARD COHEN
MIAMI HERALD / TNS
The World Health Organization (WHO) is planning to officially recognize that playing video games too often could be a...
Rise in Florida’s child Baker Act cases draws attention
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
With a dramatic increase in the number of children being taken in for involuntary psychiatric examinations, a state panel on...
Standing several hours a day could help you lose weight
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK/TNS
ROCHESTER, Minn. – Standing instead of sitting for six hours a day could help people lose weight over the long term,...
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,...
