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...
‘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...
Lack of donors hampers dementia research
Bad experiences with doctors and studies slows understanding of Alzheimer’s affect on African-Americans
BY ANNA GORMAN
KAISER HEALTH NEWS/TNS
OAKLAND, Calif. – The question came as a...
Nursing home tragedy claims lives of couple married 61 years
BY DAVID J. NEAL
MIAMI HERALD/TNS
MIAMI — Cecilia Franco, 90, died at 3:45 a.m. Monday, becoming the 14th Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills resident to...
Researchers cite progress in cancer treatment
Johns Hopkins team has discovered that two drugs can slow metastasis significantly.
BY CARRIE WELLS
BALTIMORE SUN/TNS
BALTIMORE — Hasini Jayatilaka was a sophomore at the Johns...
Study examines how weight gain changes the entire body
BY LISA M. KRIEGER
MERCURY NEWS/TNS
Weight gain isn’t just a number on your bathroom scale.
A new Stanford University study has found that the entire body...
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...
