Westchester Health Tips

Con­tam­i­nat­ed food can cause prob­lems rang­ing from mild up­set stom­ach to death. Ex­perts es­ti­mate that 5,000 Amer­i­cans die from food-​borne ill­ness each year.

Pre­vent­ing food poi­son­ing in the first place, rather than hop­ing to catch con­tam­i­na­tion up­on in­spec­tion, could save thou­sands of lives. As new­ly ap­point­ed FDA head Mar­garet Ham­burg said, “Pre­ven­tion is the key to food safe­ty.

Nearly 19 million Americans currently live with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), commonly known as acid reflux disease, and suffer from painful and uncomfortable symptoms such as frequent and persistent heartburn. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Kapidex (TM) (dexlansoprazole) delayed release capsules for the once-daily, oral treatment of heartburn associated with symptomatic non-erosive [...]

What can help treat diabetes without causing complications? According to the Repair Stem Cell Institute, adult stem cell treatments combined with important lifestyle changes offer the most hope.