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Aspirin Really Is Kind of a Wonder Drug, Studies Continue to Show
In addition to positive heart health effects, it helps cut your risk of cancer, too, new research suggests. Melinda Fawver/ShutterstockThe evidence that over-the-counter (OTC) medications can benefit...
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Okay, We Get It: There's No Turning Back the Biological Clock
Women are increasingly delaying the decision to have children. But how long is too long?mahalie/flickrMany women are choosing to have children later in life. And as some find, waiting longer often...
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Real, Weird, and Mysterious as Ever
A new study find some biological differences in the brains of people suffering fro chronic fatigue syndrome, but little that can explain the problem.Marco Arment/flickrChronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)...
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Slimming Down Might Not Improve Your Body Image
In a new study, slf-esteem in some overweight girls didn't bounce back, even after their body mass index returned to normal. Yuri Arcurs/ShutterstockIt's easy to think that losing weight will solve all...
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Beyond Lipitor: New Injections Could Help Reduce 'Bad' Cholesterol
The 'bad' kind of cholesterol, 'LDL,' has been effectively targeted by drugs like Lipitor known as statins. A treatment now in clinical trials could do even better.Wallenrock/ShutterstockFor people...
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The Generational Stress Gap Is Real
New research finds young people are more anxious than their elders -- but they're even less well-equipped to handle the pressure.Tyler Olson/ShutterstockEvery generation has its own set of stressors....
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How to Help Your Children Maintain a Healthy Weight
At a time when kids are maturing emotionally and physically, it's important to set up good nutrition habits for the future.mikebaird/flickrThe issue of child weight loss has gotten a lot of attention...
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To Treat and to Heal: The Making of a Cancer Doctor
Last month we spoke to nine doctors who had battled the same illnesses they studied in the lab or treated in the clinic. Their stories were inspiring, and illustrated the sometimes-fine line between...
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What We Know Now About How to Be Happy
Recent science has shown how important our minds are to our bodies, but they also reveal how difficult it is to define and promote happiness.skippyjon/FlickrEvery day there are new studies linking our...
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Not Getting Consistent, Adequate Sleep Is Still Really Bad For You
And now a team of researchers find that "social jet lag" may also be linked with higher obesity rates.wavebreakmedia ltd/ShutterstockMost people know the feeling of dragging yourself out of bed in the...
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Patients Aren't Great at Figuring Out If They Got Excellent Medical Care
It's difficult to separate the (positive or negative) experience of receiving medical care from the medical interventions themselves. The Doctor Will See You NowThe quality of medical care is a popular...
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Puttering About Could Reduce Your Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
New research finds a link between physical activity and cognitive ability.Jan Tik/FlickrResearchers have long suspected that the more active a person is, the lower his or her risk of age-related...
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The Secret to a Long Life Is ... Thinking About Death
A review of recent research shows that people are better to themselves and others when they're thinking about their own mortality.Alexis MadrigalWoody Allen once said, "It's not that I'm afraid to die,...
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The Majority of People With Individual Insurance Have Terrible Coverage
The good news is that their coverage levels will have to go up under the Affordable Care Act. Army Medicine/FlickrHalf of Americans with individual health insurance (that is, those who are not insured...
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When a Breast-Cancer Researcher Becomes the Patient
For one scientist, studying cancer suddenly got very personal.Kristi Egland speaks at an independent TED event in Sioux Falls, S.D. (YouTube)Dr. Kristi Egland's working relationship with breast cancer...
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Fatalities in Football Are Down, but Traumatic Brain Injuries Are Up
A survey of severe brain injuries in football shows two major, interrelated trends.Traumatic brain injury in sports players has gained more attention in recent months, after soccer headers were shown...
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Good News: Using a Computer Does Not Rot Your Brain
In fact, it may help prevent cognitive decline like that other evil of the modern age: exercise. Dmitriy Shironosov/ShutterstockIn addition to exercise and good nutrition for the aging brain, using...
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More Tantalizing Clues Oxytocin May Be an Effective Autism Treatment
In a preliminary presentation of new research, doctors said a nasal spray containing the hormone helped activate "social" regions of the brain.Synchronista/ShutterstockOxytocin, the "mother-infant...
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What's Waiting for You in Your Hotel Room?
You can't see them, but your home away from home is likely teeming with microbes.GWImages/ShutterstockIf you're planning to travel this summer, you should know that your hotel room may come with a...
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An Alzheimer's Researcher Ends Up on the Drug She Helped Invent
When a leading Alzheimer's pharmaceutical developer is diagnosed with the disease herself, it's a kick to the gut.Burke spent years researching treatments for Hepatitis B and Alzheimers. (Rae Lyn...
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