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New Flu Vaccine: What You Should Know

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new flu vaccine that is made without using chicken eggs. Here’s what you need to know about it: What’s different ...
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Pets May Curb Heart Disease Risk, Doctors Say

Owning a pet, especially a dog, probably lowers a person’s risk of heart disease, a new statement from the American Heart Association says. “There is a modest amount ...
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Post-Weekend Worry: STD Concerns Peak on Mondays

People appear to be more concerned with their sexual health on Mondays than any other day of the week, a new Danish study suggests. The results show visits ...
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Daughters Follow Moms into Dangerous Tanning Salons

When it comes to indoor tanning, daughters tend to follow in their mother’s dangerous footsteps, according to new research. Indoor tanners are four times more likely to say ...
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Fake Tan Products May Help Women Cut Back on Tanning Beds

Spray on self-tanning lotions and other sunless tanning products may help women cut back on their use of tanning beds, a new study says. Among women in the ...
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Vitamin D Improves Sperm Speed

Sperm seems to move fastest in men who have high levels of vitamin D, according to a new study. The finding could someday offer hope for a treatment ...
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Large Doses of Vitamin D Needed to Cut Disease Risk

To dramatically cut the risk of breast cancer and multiple sclerosis, people need to consume far more vitamin D than researchers expected, according to a new study. A ...
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Good Carbs, Bad Carbs: What You Need to Know

“The Healthy Geezer” answers questions about health and aging in his weekly column. Question:  What exactly is the difference between good carbs and bad carbs? Answer: Here’s the ...
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Alzheimer’s Gene Causes Brain Blood Vessels to Leak

A gene linked to Alzheimer’s disease causes a cascade of events that ends with leaky blood vessels in the brain, pouring large amounts of toxic substances into brain ...
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3 Health Risks Linked to Severe Morning Sickness

Kate Middleton, the duchess of Cambridge, went home today (Dec. 6) after spending four days in the hospital being treated for severe morning sickness, also known as hyperemesis ...
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