| Bredesen discusses 2nd-term agenda
NASHVILLE - As he embarks on a second term as governor, Phil Bredesen says he expects to advocate some tax increases and a bigger state role in school funding while opposing a "general xenophobia" toward immigrants. He said he also wants to change the system for selecting the state's top judges, establish a procedure for dealing with incapacitated governors, and be "aggressively bipartisan" in dealing with the new Republican leadership of the state Senate. .
Heartburn Q & A
According to the British medical journal The Lancet, heartburn is pretty common. Twenty-five percent of Americans report experiencing heartburn at least once a month, 12 percent at least once per week and 5 percent daily. So what is heartburn? And what about gastroesophageal reflux disease? Well, here's a guide to provide a bit more understanding of that burning sensation in your chest.
Why is it called heartburn?
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Procedures erase problem veins
Editor's note: This is the first in a monthly series of stories on plastic surgery and related procedures. The stories will appear the third Wednesday of each month in the Health & Fitness section. By Monetta L. Harr mharr@citpat.com -- 768-4972 Millions of people have experienced acid reflux, that foul-tasting, burning sensation when food backs up into the throat. A similar phenomenon occurs with venous reflux disease: The valves that keep blood flowing out of the legs and back to the heart become damaged or diseased, allowing blood to back up and pool. The result is varicose veins, which may look like red or dark blue ropes that curl around a calf muscle, or a fireworks of purple spread across a thigh or face.
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