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Candy Sagon

Candy Sagon is an award-winning food and health writer. She wrote about food and restaurants for The Washington Post, where she won a James Beard Foundation award for food feature writing, and was assistant health editor at AARP, where she wrote about nutrition and health research for the association’s publications and website. She currently writes about health and nutrition for a number of publications.

Drugs that reduce stomach acid to relieve chronic heartburn and acid reflux are among the most popular medications sold to Americans.
Holy guacamole! The country is eating record amounts of creamy, green avocado -- the key ingredient in our favorite Mexican dip -- and fast food chains are embracing it on their menus.
Go Ahead. Read The Last Page First. Spoiler alert! Oh wait, there's really no need for spoiler alerts. That's because psychologists have found that it doesn't ruin a good story to know how it ends.
If you packed your suitcase with the medicine you need, put the suitcase in the trunk of your car, and then drove several hours in beastly hot weather -- don't be surprised if none of your drugs work while you're on vacation.
Think the kitchen, with its sharp utensils and hot stove, cause the most household injuries? Wrong. It's the bathroom, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Depression, anxiety, sudden mood changes -- all these mental issues can actually be caused by medical problems.
Good dog. Bad treat: Ground turkey isn't the only food being recalled this week for salmonella. The FDA says Doggie Wishbone pet treats have also been recalled because they may be contaminated with salmonella. Merrick Pet Care of Amarillo, Texas, has recalled 248 cases from 10 states.
That bacon or sausage you love for breakfast every morning? It can increase your risk of developing diabetes by more than 50 percent.
No wonder menopausal women get cranky.
In the wake of one of the nation's largest food recalls -- 36 million pounds of ground turkey suspected of salmonella contamination -- federal health officials are urging consumers to check their freezers for ground turkey they may have bought weeks or months ago and to toss any packages that are…
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