Doctors can perform a number of tests for gas problems. Learn how to prepare for an office visit and what you can expect in this section on diagnostic tools.
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am writing because I'm concerned about my wife's health. She suffers from kidney stones. She sees a urologist, who takes X-rays and gave her a prescription that makes her pass more urine. She had a lithotripsy and also had surgery...
The most-asked question on our TV and radio shows is this: “How much (insert a vitamin or mineral here) should I take?” Lately, that blank is filled in with “vitamin D-3” or “calcium” or “vitamin E” or “selenium.” Or all four.
An estimated three percent of Vietnam’s population, or 2.5 million people, complained of stones in their urinary tracts last year, and the proportion is climbing.
Despite calls by some experts that Americans take in much more vitamin D, a new report from the Institute of Medicine finds that most people are getting enough of the nutrient each day. The IOM did bump up the recommended dietary allowance of vitamin D fr