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Does Getting Your Tonsils Out Make You Fat?After children undergo a tonsillectomy, parents may want to feed them low-fat frozen yogurt instead of ice cream.
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Pay Attention! 5 Tips for Staying FocusedThe typical person's attention is diverted every three minutes by their inbox or cell phone.
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Criteria For Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease Need To Change, Scientists SayAlzheimer's diagnosis must be brought into the 21st century, experts say.
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Anxiety, Not Social Phobia, Spurs Teens to Drink More, Study ShowsThe new study highlights the complex relationship between mental health and substance use, researchers said.
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Experts Reveal Keys to Keeping Your ResolutionsDespite our most sincere efforts, many of us will fail to keep our renewed promises
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To Maintain Lifelong Weight, Start Exercise Habits Young
The arrival of middle age doesn't necessarily have to bring extra pounds
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Modern Medicine: Unnecessary C-Sections on the Rise
"We're fighting a cultural issue," one expert said.
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Pancreatic Cancer Shown to be Surprisingly Slow Killer
Studies into the genetic changes that occur in pancreatic cancers show the notoriously deadly disease develops over a longer time than thought.
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Yoga Can Soothe the Aches and Pains of Fibromyalgia
Doing yoga can relieve the symptoms of fibromyalgia by 30 percent — about the same amount as medication.
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In Advanced Cancer Patients, When Should Testing Stop?
There has been much debate over just how early cancer testing should begin and how often screening should be done.
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Criteria For Diagnosing Alzheimer's Outdated, Experts Say
Many scientists say the criteria Alzheimer's are in need of an extreme makeover.
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Rare Acne Linked to Alzheimer's
Research provides new insight into the development of early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease.
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Gene Mutation Linked to Male Infertility
Scientists are searching for a genetic explanation of infertility in otherwise healthy men and women.
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Why Rubbing an Owwie Works
Rubbing a boo-boo to make it feel better now has a scientific explanation behind it.
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Study Lets the Sun in on Vitamin D as Cancer Fighter
A new study may point out one way to overcome limitations of previous Vitamin D studies.
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What If Hurricane Katrina Hit New Orleans Today?
What If Hurricane Katrina Hit New Orleans Today?
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Weapons Buried at Sea: Big, Poorly Understood Problem
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Should Recovering Alcoholics Avoid Bars? The Answer Depends on GeneticsYour genes may determine how likely you are to imitate the drinking habits of others, new research suggests.
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Genes Influence Your Response to Others' Drinking Habits
Your genes may determine how likely you are to imitate the drinking habits of others, new research suggests.
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Immune to HIV: How Do They Do It?
How is it that the immune systems of some seem impervious to a virus that kills 2 million people around the globe each year?
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Superstitions Bring Real Luck, Study Reveals
Crossing your fingers and squeezing your lucky charm might actually help bring you good fortune, a new study shows.
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What's the Most Common STD?
The most common STD in the United States has infected 20 million people here.
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Why Do Couples Start to Look Like Each Other?
While you may be familiar with the old saying, “opposites attract,” in reality, what the heart wants is someone who resembles its owner
