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Ask Dr. H: Not all tick bites require treatment

Question: I recently received a tick bite while hiking through a wooded area. I noticed the tick the next morning and pulled it out. I promptly saw my primary-care physician, but to my surprise, he told me that I didn't need any blood testing or antibiotics. It's been a month and so far I'm fine, but shouldn't he have at least done something?

How medicines can affect the digestive system

Many medicines taken by mouth may affect the digestive system. These medicines include prescription (those ordered by a doctor and dispensed by a pharmacist) and nonprescription or over-the-counter products. Although these medicines usually are safe and effective, harmful effects may occur in some people. In fact many people not only suffer, but start taking another medicine to address the ...

5 Acid Reflux Medications: Which One is Best for You?

For most of us, a big holiday dinner or a night out on the town with friends sounds like a great idea. But for the millions of Americans living with gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD, it sounds more like a recipe for disaster.

Mind & body: Medicine has a pair of clues about indistinct ailments

People suffering from irritable bowel syndrome or fibromyalgiamay be accustomed to being told that their problems are all intheir heads. Now there is evidence to suggest that it really is -not in the old sense of a psychological problem, but in a moremodern sense.

Chromosome disorder may have taken N.C. boy's life

KNOTTS ISLAND, N.C. A chromosome irregularity so small it cannot be seen by a normal microscope may have taken the life of 3-year-old Christian Susko, but in the end he may have the last say. Christian, of Knotts Island, died Aug. 18 after suffering through severe seizures, brain swelling and ulcers as well as other symptoms.