Celebs open up about mental health struggles
Holdsclaw says she’s encouraged that others are sharing their stories
BY ALISON BOWEN
CHICAGO TRIBUNE/TNS
CHICAGO — Many find it difficult to speak out about mental illness....
Study: Follow-up phone call could save a life
BY KATHERINE BURGESS
KANSAS CITY STAR/TNS
Hospital emergency departments shouldn’t merely give psychiatric referrals after discharging patients who have attempted suicide, a new study found.
Instead, follow-up...
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...
Nurse licensing laws block treatment for opioid addiction
Twenty-eight states prohibit nurse practitioners from prescribing buprenorphine unless they are working in collaboration with a doctor who also has a federal license to...
Heart disease associated with NSAIDs
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK/TNS
Research has shown that taking NSAIDs can raise the risk of heart disease, particularly heart attacks and strokes. To keep your...
Chocolate milk, saltier food heading back to schools
Donald Trump administration changing standards set by Obama on low-fat foods and lower sodium levels
BY LINDSDAY WISE
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
WASHINGTON – Chocolate milk is coming...
How much vitamin D do you need?
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
Understanding how much vitamin D you need can be confusing because there are different recommendations about how much vitamin...
Tips to ease the pain of childhood immunizations
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE
“Immunizations” is a word most parents or children don’t want to hear.
Yet, immunizations play an important role in keeping...
CDC urges lookout for Zika-related epilepsy
BY DANIEL CHANG
MIAMI HERALD/TNS
Federal health officials writing in a medical journal on Monday urged doctors to be on the lookout for Zika-related seizures and...
Study: Cigarettes go better with booze than weed
BY TRACY SEIPEL
MERCURY NEWS/TNS
For millennials, cigarettes go better with booze than they do with weed.
That’s the conclusion of a new University of California, San...
