Kids Health

Surprise! 'Pump Rules' Alum Vail Bloom Welcomes Baby No. 2

New arrival! Vail Bloom announced that she secretly welcomed her second child. “Didn’t realize it but guess I was waiting for #nationalsiblingday to announce that: Charlie has a new baby brother and she’s THRILLED!” the Vanderpump Rules alum, 37, captioned a Sunday, April 12, Instagram reveal. In the social media upload, the former reality star […]

Health Problems

Excess cause-specific mortality tied to chronic proton pump inhibitor use

(HealthDay)—Taking proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) is associated with an excess of cause-specific mortality, according to a study published online May 30 in The BMJ. Yan Xie, M.P.H., from St. Louis Health Care System, and colleagues conducted a longitudinal observational cohort study to estimate all-cause mortality and cause-specific mortality among patients taking PPIs. Data were included […]