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Do you know these heart attack symptoms?
I didn’t realize that headaches and muscles spasms might be symptoms of cardiac arrest. And neither does the majority of
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80 percent of fractures caused by osteoporosis
If you’ve ever tripped over a child’s toy, slipped while scrubbing the tub or skated down an icy sidewalk trying
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“I’ve taken charge of my mood swings.”
Mindfulness has enabled this 35-year-old to stay calm, despite a debilitating endometriosis diagnosis
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Can alcohol be healthy?
Wine and other alcoholic drinks are either touted as a cure-all, or something to skip altogether. Best Health sorts out...
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Are we too clean?
With vaccines, antibiotics and the penchant for cleanliness, a germ just doesn't stand a chance. This means the immune system...
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You can count your eggs
A new blood test helps gauge your ovarian reserve
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Clean up or clear out
Is it time to give toxic relationships a spring cleaning?
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10 ways to cut your cancer risk
Here are 10 easy lifestyle changes to reduce your risk of getting cancer
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Stop losing sleep
A sleep doc who's been there shares three ways she prevents insomnia
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Yeast Infection
Most women will experience the itching and burning of a yeast infection, which is an overgrowth of the Candida albicans...
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Varicose Veins
You may think varicose veins are simply an unsightly fact of life that come with the onset of middle age....
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Uterine Cancer
Cancer of the uterus is a disease that tends to affect women after menopause.
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Urinary Tract Infection
If this is your first urinary tract infection (UTI), you can take solace in the fact that you're not alone:...
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Ulcers (Peptic)
Much of what we used to believe about peptic ulcers turns out to be wrong. In place of yesterday's bland...
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Thyroid Disorders
Thyroid disorders affect the body's metabolism. When hormones produced by the thyroid gland get out of whack, a range of...
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Substance Abuse
Drug misuse is the taking of drugs that can harm health, make it hard to function socially, or are simply...
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Stress
Brief episodes of stress can raise our energy levels and improve performance. But high levels of stress on a regular...
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Stroke
Many promising new drugs, devices, and therapies are being developed to boost survival rates and improve the quality of life...
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Sleep Apnea
Nights are hardly restful if you have sleep apnea, a chronic and sometimes dangerous condition in which your breathing literally'and...
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Skin Cancer
The skin is composed of many different types of cells'basal cells, squamous cells, melanocytes, others'that naturally grow and slough off...
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Sinusitis
Good news, sinusitis sufferers! Easy-to-follow at-home treatments can produce welcome relief, and plenty of symptom-specific medications can really help.
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Shingles
Perhaps you thought that you were off the hook when your chicken pox cleared up way back when. But the...
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Sexually transmitted diseases ' commonly known as STDs ' are infections caused by micro-organisms passed on from person to person...
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Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is probably the most misunderstood of all mental illnesses.
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Psoriasis
If you thought you'd never wear shorts again because of your blotchy, flaking skin, take heart. You will be glad...
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Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
If misery loves company, PMS sufferers are an empathetic crowd. But by taking a proactive approach to this recurring condition'starting...
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Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a time of joy, but it places great physical and emotional demands on a prospective mother. It can...
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Parkinson’s Disease
Symptoms of Parkinson's disease are so subtle and develop so slowly that it usually takes 5 to 10 years before...
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Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is hard to detect because there are no early symptoms, and later ones are vague and can mimic...