Trends: More colleges offer courses that focus on what we eat

"Fast Food Nation" is among the textbooks showing up on reading lists of many food-related college courses.

Velatol

The esophagus lies between the trachea and the spine. It passes down the neck, pierces the diaphragm just to the left of the midline, and joins the cardiac end of the stomach.

Wisconsin Doctors Want to Keep $250 Million Malpractice Fund

Medical Society President Dr. Steven Bergin says that the lawmakers decision to take a $200 million from a medical malpractice fund for injured patients and families is wrong.

Rural Eau Claire Man Suffers Fatal Hornet Sting

A hornet sting caused a fatal allergic reaction for a rural Eau Claire man. Tom Ertz was on his porch when he was stung Saturday.

Food hits the classes list at top U.S. universities

Eighty Yale University freshmen are taking their first steps toward higher education.

Stopping heartburn before it becomes life-threatening

Americans spend more than half a billion dollars a year on antacids to treat heartburn.

Healing Heartburn

In this Medical Breakthrough report, Americans spend more than half a billion dollars a year on antacids to treat heartburn.

Car show benefits former firefighter

From left, Angie Ray, Jason Ray and Elmore VFD Chief James 'Buddy' Broadway chat about Broadway's classic Chevrolet Camaro during Saturday's fundraiser.

CORRESPONDENCE: Notice of Duplicate Publication: "Pathogenesis of...

The article "Pathogenesis of Barrett Esophagus: Deoxycholic Acid Up-Regulates Goblet-Specific Gene MUC2 in Concert With CDX2 in Human Esophageal Cells"1 by Yingchuan Hu, Carolyn Jones, Oliver Gellersen, Valerie ...

Device Helps Doctors Treat Barrett's Esophagus

Aug 14, 2008 3:04 pm US/Eastern Americans spend more than half a billion dollars a year on antacids to treat heartburn; and although it can be a temporary problem, heartburn can also be a sign of acid reflux ...