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...
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...
Scott backs mental health changes for courts
NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill on March 25 that supporters said will help the court system address issues with criminal...
patients dying younger from sickle cell
Discrimination and poor care to blame, medical experts say
BY JENNY GOLD
KAISER HEALTH NEWS/
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
For more than a year, NeDina Brocks-Capla avoided one...
You can smoke it now
Medical weed gets green light
HAYNE PALMOUR IV/SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE/TNS Medical marijuana like this can now be...
Kids still being poisoned by laundry detergent pods
DREAMSTIME/TNS Parents urged to use liquid or powder detergents if they have children under 6 years old.
BY...
More companies turning to telemedicine kiosk
Hundreds of employers in U.S. installing them in workplaces to aid sick workers.
BY PHIL GALEWITZ
KAISER HEALTH NEWS/TNS
WEST PALM BEACH – On the day abdominal...
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...
5 factors that can contribute to blood clots
Thrombosis is the third leading vascular diagnosis after heart attack and stroke.
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