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The Best Apps for Your Health, Part 2: Sleep Trackers

Smartphone applications present opportunities for us to keep easier track of our health and fitness, in hopes of making it more likely that we’ll reach our goals. But ...
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Top Medical News & Information Sites

Navigating online health news, advice and tips can be somewhat confusing and misleading. The sheer amount of online information can also be intimidating. We’ve waded through more than ...
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Experts: Internet Helps, But Also Hurts, Suicide Prevention Efforts

For people at risk for suicide, the Internet can be a saving grace — it gives easy access to suicide prevention counselors and bounties of social networks where ...
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Internet Fuels Bad Self-Diagnoses and ‘Cyberchondria’

Earlier this baseball season, San Diego Padres pitcher Tim Stauffer diagnosed himself with appendicitis after consulting a medical site on his iPhone. He informed his trainer and soon ...
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Use of Surrogate Sex Partners Rising Among Women

Sex therapists talk with their patients to help them confront their sexual problems and improve their sex lives. But some patients need more than talk therapy. They need ...
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5 Ways Climate Change Will Affect Your Health

Climate change isn’t just bad for the planet, it’s bad for your health, an abundance of research suggests. Here are five ways climate change can impact health. Mark ...
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Experts Frown on Botox Use by Young Adults

Tiffany Rose Goodyear was 24 when she started getting Botox injections. She wanted to smooth the forehead wrinkles that she blamed on the habit of frequently raising her ...
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Why Sjogren’s Syndrome Caused Venus Williams to Quit US Open

Tennis star Venus Williams has announced she’s dropping out of the U.S. Open because of an autoimmune disorder called Sjogren’s syndrome. In autoimmune disorders , your immune system ...
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Sugar Helps Antibiotics Trick and Kill Deadly Bacteria

A spoonful of sugar not only makes medicine easier to swallow, but it also might  increase its potency, according to a new study. The results show sugar can ...
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The Healthy Geezer: Will I Get a Staph Infection If I Have Surgery?

This Week’s Question: I have to go into the hospital for surgery soon and I’m more afraid of a staph infection than I am about the operation. Should ...
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