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Feeling Gassy and Bloated? Get Relief With These Tips

(StatePoint) If you’ve ever experienced gas or bloating, you know just how uncomfortable and potentially embarrassing it can be. TO help you feel like yourself again, the makers of Pepto Bismol have launched a Pepto just for gas (Pepto Gas + Bloating) and are sharing some fast facts about what causes gas, how to prevent it, and how to find relief: Why Am I Gassy? Gas builds up in the diges...

May 22, 2026

Conversations About Cancer Screening Should Be Priority This Holiday Season – It Can Save Your Life

By David Ford Two time cancer survivor, Senior Government Relations Manager at Southern California Edison, and member of the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Board of Directors. The holidays are a time to gather with friends and family for food, fun, and great conversations. But imagine those conversations not going as planned and the joy of being with your loved ones overshad...

David · Dec 2, 2022

Pet fostering takes off as coronavirus keeps Americans home

OMAHA, Neb. (AP)— The Simeon family was heading home to Omaha from a Smoky Mountains vacation when Kim Simeon spotted a social media post from the Nebraska Humane Society, pleading with people to consider fostering a pet amid concerns about how the coronavirus would affect operations. A day later, a 1 1/2-year-old black lab mix named Nala was nestling in at her home. Nala is one of 35 dogs and...

Margery A. Beck and Scott McFetridge · Apr 10, 2020

Hunt for medical supplies creates marketplace of desperation

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP)—Shady middlemen, phantom shipments, prices soaring by the hour, goods flown in on a private plane. What sounds like an organized- crime thriller is now the new reality for governors desperately trying to find the medical equipment their states need in the throes of a pandemic. With the federal stockpile dwindling fast, and the Trump administration limiting access to what’s l...

Brian Witte · Apr 10, 2020

Paramedics using telehealth to keep mildly ill patients out of hospital

LOS ANGELES—If you call an ambulance in Los Angeles these days, you may wind up videoconferencing with a nurse practitioner at home instead of going to an emergency room. Paramedics in Los Angeles are trying a new telehealth program to treat people with mild illnesses on the scene, which saves precious hospital beds for severely ill COVID-19 patients. Sean Ferguson, firefighter specialist with...

Suzanne Potter · Apr 10, 2020

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