House to vote on 9/11 health bill Wednesday

The House will vote on a bill Wednesday that would pay billions to people exposed to toxic World Trade Center dust.

House Near Bill Vote For 9/11 Responders

The House is nearing a vote on a bill that would pay billions of dollars to people exposed to toxic World Trade Center dust in the Sept. 11 attacks.

Local women find supportive community in mommy blogs

Aimee Dos Santos of Bethel, with her children, 1-year-old Addison, left and Rylan, 4, is a “mommy blogger.” Photo taken Thursday, July 22, 2010. Photo: Carol Kaliff / The News-Times | Buy This Photo

Local women find supportive community in mommy blogs

Aimee Dos Santos of Bethel, with her children, 1-year-old Addison, left and Rylan, 4, is a “mommy blogger.” Photo taken Thursday, July 22, 2010. Photo: Carol Kaliff / The News-Times | Buy This Photo

Medications versus surgery for GERD: debate over treatments for persistent heartburn

Treatment of acid reflux disease, the condition where stomach acid backs up into the esophagus, is an area of great debate among physicians, who are divided between medical and surgical fixes for the common problem.