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Does The Expiration Date on Your Medicine Mean You Can’t Take...

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By Glenn Ellis Is expired medication effective and safe to take? Do drugs really stop working after the date stamped on the bottle? Drug manufacturers are...

Urinary Tract Infections can be Dangerous in Older People – Here’s...

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  By Glenn Ellis When bacteria enter the urethra and your immune system doesn’t fight them off, they may spread to the bladder and kidneys. The...

Medicare Vs. Medicare Advantage: How To Choose

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By Judith Graham Kaiser Health News As health insurers struggle with shifting government policies and considerable uncertainty, one market remains remarkably stable: Medicare Advantage plans. That’s good...

What’s in a name? Plenty when UAB Football jerseys support Children’s...

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By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. Alabama NewsCenter Christian Juarez saved the day for UAB Saturday. Or at least that’s what the name on the back of the jersey said. Six-foot-7 Stacy...

New Leadership takes charge at Cooper Green Mercy Health Services

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Special to the Birmingham Times Cooper Green Mercy Health Services has a new leadership team in place with Armika Berkley as director and Taylor Krueger...

The Health Benefits of Caffeine May Outweigh the Risks

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By Glenn Ellis Around 90 percent of Americans consume caffeine every single day in one form or another. More than half of all American adults­...

Two leaders in Kingston unite around community garden, other initiatives

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By Nick Patterson The Birmingham Times When you see Lillie Cole walking around the Kingston Community Garden, tending to the pumpkin patch or checking under the...

Health Disparities: A Primer

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Times Staff Report The fact that health disparities exist between groups in the United States has led the Health And Human Services (HHS) Department to...

Sleep disparities between blacks and whites have nationwide impact

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By Nick Patterson The Birmingham Times Sleep matters. And it matters more depending on your race, according to a study by a group of Auburn University...

October Marks the Beginning of Flu Season

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Special to The Times According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October marks the beginning of flu season in the United States. It...