People who use a common drug to treat heartburn may be in for a
more-serious malady. A study found that users of drugs such as Prilosec,
Nexium and Prevacid were up to 50-percent more likely to suffer chronic
kidney disease. Health experts say as many as 25-percent of people who
take these long-term medications don’t need them to control their
heartburn and acid reflux. Source Link
That
big, jolly waiter may be helping you pack on a few more pounds.
Researchers found that those served by heavier waiters or waitresses
were four times more likely to have dessert. And the effect heavy
servers had on customer ordering was strongest for the skinniest diners.
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Some
of us are so attached to our smartphone that we imagine it ringing when
it isn’t. Phantom vibration syndrome occurs when you think you feel
your phone vibrating to signal a call or text. One expert says it isn’t
really new -- a similar condition was reported a generation ago when
people carried pagers instead of cell phones. Source Link
