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Why You Should Never Take Antacids for Digestive Reflux

Americans spend a whopping $ 13 billion a year on over-the-counter (OTC) antacids (acid neutralizers) and prescription proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), which are the most popular antireflux medications on the market.1 It’s estimated that over 27% of Americans are taking antacids, and more than 15% are on PPIs.2,3 PPI drugs like Nexium, Prevacid and Prilosec… Read More »

Killmonger’s What If…? Episode Made Him Into Something He Never Was

The following story contains spoilers for Episode 6 of Marvel’s What If…, titled “What If…Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark” Episode 6 of Marvel’s animated series What If…? brings Killmonger (Michael B. Jordan) back into the fold of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The episode, titled “What If…Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark” imagines a world where the Black Panther… Read More »

‘You never think it will touch your family but now I know heartbreak of child cancer’

There seems to be a ­medical month for ­everything these days. But this one is special, ­personal, family. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Our beautiful great-grand-daughter Robyn, 14 months old, has been under the care of oncologists at Leeds General Infirmary since mid-May. Her ordeal is set to continue for many weeks, with more… Read More »

It’s Never Too Late to Play the Cello

Vera Jiji, 93, at her home in New York. She picked the cello back up after about 40 years when she retired from teaching at 62. “It has given me a way to communicate without using words,” she said. “It gave me a next step in life.”Credit…Justin J Wee for The New York Times It’s… Read More »