07.07.2009 12:15 pm

Celiac disease four times more common than 50 years ago

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Celiac disease, an immune system reaction to gluten in the diet, is over four times more common today than it was 50 years ago, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic study published this month in the journal Gastroenterology.

The study…

Heat exhaustion: Watch for the signs

By Harry Jackson Jr.

So St. Louis makes another seasonal jump from monsoon season to death valley days. Since the hot weather popped up so fast you might want to keep track of children, elderly relatives and neighbors who may be vulnerable to heat…

Tips for exercising in cold weather

By Cindy Gregorian

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Two years ago my friend, Zeta Cooper, and I were running on a morning when the temperature had dipped to the single digits — and that’s without the windchill. I’d put on running tights and several layers of shirts. About…

Celiac disease four times more common than 50 years ago

Heat exhaustion: Watch for the signs

Tips for exercising in cold weather

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