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Aging Lowers Your Immunity

Question: I seem to be getting sick a lot lately and I’m worried that my immune system isn’t working right. Could that be a reason? Answer: A diminished ...
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The Healthy Geezer: Can You Really Get Legionnaires’ by Drinking Water? Yes

Question: Is it true that you can get Legionnaires’ disease from gagging on a drink of water? This has got to be bogus. Answer: While this sounds like ...
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4 Tips for Kicking Your Soda Habit

I have a dear friend who is battling an addiction — a soda addiction. I’ve spent entire days with her and have seen her drink nothing but diet ...
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Overweight Teens Don’t Necessarily Consume More Calories

Overweight teens actually eat fewer calories daily on average than their trimmer counterparts, a new study finds. Among 12- to 14-year-old girls in the study, girls who were ...
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Mammogram Readers Could Take a Cue from Film-Making

The accuracy of a person reading a mammogram is improved when their gaze is subtly shifted toward suspicious areas, and nudged around to ensure that they look at ...
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Mammograms Cited in Breast Cancer Overdiagnosis

Up to a fourth of breast cancers found through mammograms are harmless and would not cause noticeable disease during the women’s lifetimes, a new study from Norway suggests. ...
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Big Babies: Are Heavy Newborns Healthy?

A newborn in Texas has tipped the scales at just over 16 pounds at birth. But is giving birth to such a burly baby healthy? While we often ...
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Gestational Diabetes: Symptoms, Diagnosis & Complications

Gestational diabetes is a type of diabetes that is first diagnosed or starts during pregnancy. Similar to type 2 diabetes, it involves insulin resistance and an inability to ...
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7 Surprising Health Benefits of Dog Ownership

You may not think so when you get a heart-stopping veterinarian bill — or when all your dog does is laze on the couch and watch TV with ...
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Evidence Mounts for Benefits of Meditation

When Felicia Snyder voluntarily left her job at a high-tech start-up company, she found her life in transition and upheaval. On a friend’s recommendation, she went on a ...
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