Health Articles

Acne

• Avoiding Adult Acne
• 6 Weird Facts About Acne

Aging & Fitness

• Want to Keep Your Heart and Brain Young? Do This

Aging & Healthy Eating

• Slim Down Like Clockwork

Aging & Mental Health

• 3 Ways to Maintain Focus as You Age
• 6 Foods to Keep Your Mind Young

Air Quality

• Is the Air in Your Home Polluted?

Allergies

• Know Before You Go: Allergy Tests

Alzheimer's Disease

• New Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Disease Progression
• Cynical? You Could Be Hurting Your Brain
• Do This for 20 Minutes to Skirt Alzheimer's

Anger Management

• What Your Job Can Do to Your Heart
• Zen and the Art of Injury Prevention
• A Flash of Red Can Sharpen Focus

Angina

• Angina Pectoris (Chest Pain)

Anti-Aging Skin Care

• Busy Woman's Guide: 7 Best Anti-Aging Beauty Secrets
• Best Anti-Aging Ingredients in Skin Care Products
• The Best Reason to Look Younger

Aromatherapy

• The Health Benefits of Aromatherapy

Art Therapy

• The Healthy Power of Making Art

Artificial Sweeteners

• Why Artificial Sweeteners Encourage Weight Gain
• Sugar Substitutes
• Sugar vs. Artificial Sweeteners

Asthma

• What You Need To Know About Asthma
• How to Weather Asthma Year Round
• Is It Asthma, Allergies or Both?

Atrial Fibrillation

• Fitbit Helps Doctors Treat Heart Condition
• A Legacy Without AFIB

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Baby Development

• Talk to Your Child Like an Adult

Baby Feeding & Nutrition

• Please Do NOT Make Your Own Baby Formula

Bacterial Infections

• How to Spot the Warning Signs of a Flesh-Eating Infection
• Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Strikes Three States
• Is It Just a Sore Throat—or Something More Serious?

Beauty and Personal Care

• Can Your Makeup Really Give You Cancer?

Belly Fat

• How to Blast Your Belly Fat
• Why Your Belly Fat Won't Budge
• Get Rid of Belly Fat -- Just Wing It!

Benefits of Regular Exercise

• Sustained Aerobics Can Make You Smarter
• The Benefits of Physical Fitness (Even If Infrequent)
• Sustained Aerobics Can Make You Smarter

Bipolar Disorder

• Antidepressants No Help for Most with Bipolar Disorder
• Medicine Cabinet Full for Many with Bipolar Disorder
• How to Support Someone with Bipolar Disorder

Blood Clot (Thrombus)

• 5 Simple Steps To Improve Circulation in Your Legs
• How to Prevent Blood Clots

Body Image

• Busy Woman's Guide: What I Learned About Being Naked
• Building a Better Body Image

Body Mass Index (BMI)

• Is Your BMI a Lie?
• How Employers Can Encourage Better Health Habits

BPA

• BPA and Your Health: Should You Worry?
• The Science Behind BPA
• 3 Reasons to Worry About Toxic BPA

Brain & Nervous System Disorders

• What You Need To Know About Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Brain and Nervous System

• 3 Quick, Easy Ways to Boost Your Brain Health
• As Concussions Rise, Is MRI Enough?
• Protect Your Inner GPS for Better Brain Health

Brain Health

• Let Your Mind Wander for a Healthier Brain
• Brain-Friendly B Vitamins
• Best Brain Training: Get Moving

Breast Cancer

• Why Women May Want to Lay Off the Red Meat
• Essential Facts About Breast Cancer Surgery
• Know The Signs: Breast Cancer

Breastfeeding A Baby

• Your Health Affects Your Breast Milk, and Your Baby
• Ask Dr. Darria: Breastfeeding Has Become Painful. What Can I Do?
• Breastfeeding, the Next Olympic Sport

Breathing Exercises

• The Benefits of Deep Breathing

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Calories

• This Nut Has Fewer Calories Than You Think
• When Calories Do - and Don't - Count

Cancer

• Coffee Doesn’t Cause Cancer, But Hot Drinks Might
• Does Vaping Cause Cancer?
• Healthy Eating Tips That May Help Lower Your Cancer Risk

Cancer Causes & Risk Factors

• Fat Greases the Skids for Cancer Cells
• Can Eating Red and Processed Meats Really Cause Cancer?
• Dodge the Processed Foods and Cancer Connection

Cancer Prevention

• How to Lower Your Cancer Risk Today
• Get F.I.T. to Reduce Colon Cancer Risks

Cancer Survivorship

• Cancer Plan for a Nation of Cancer Survivors

Cancer Treatment

• Know Before You Go: Chemotherapy
• Must-Know Facts About Immunotherapy
• 4 Approaches for Treating Metastatic Breast Cancer

Carbohydrates

• Eat These Carbs to Live Longer
• Burn More Fat with This Wonder Breakfast

Carbohydrates and Health

• Hidden Sugars Are Not A Sweet Surprise

Cardio

• Get Your Feet Wet: Health Benefits of Swimming

Celiac Disease

• Irritable Bowels: Could Gluten Be to Blame?

Chemical Toxins

• Those Sweet Smells Could Be Toxic
• Indoor Pollution: How Healthy Is Your Home?
• Protect Your Health From Plastic Chemical Replacements

Chemotherapy For Cancer

• Dancing Away from Chemo-Induced Neuropathy

Childhood Vaccinations

• Top 6 Vaccination Myths You Need to Stop Believing
• More Evidence of MMR Vaccine Safety
• Why Children Need Vaccinations

Children's Oral Health

• Avoid These Toxins to Protect Your Child's Teeth

Chronic Pain

• 4 Ways to Relieve Chronic Pain Without Pills
• The Biggest Physical Problems Affecting Veterans
• Taking Opioids May Not Provide Better Function for Chronic Pain

Cold and Flu

• Could You Be in Danger of Serious Flu Complications?
• Should I Call in Sick Today?
• Can the Flu Shot Really Save Your Life?

Colon Cancer

• Which Colon Cancer Test Is Right For You?
• Beating Colon Cancer: What to Expect If You’re Diagnosed
• Colorectal Cancer: What You Need to Know

Colorectal Cancer

• Have You Had Your Colonoscopy Today?
• 5 Must-Know Facts About Colonoscopies

Complex Carbohydrates

• No Grain, No Gain

Constipation

• Know the Signs: Constipation
• Get the Scoop on Poop for Constipation Relief
• The Facts About Constipation

Cooking & Health

• Cheat Sheet for Low-Sodium Cooking
• Grill Safely Without the Toxic Risks
• Slow Down Aging by Cooking with This Juice

Cosmetic Surgery

• Skin Removal Surgery After Weight Loss

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Diabetes

• How to Develop Your Diabetes Action Plan
• How to Protect Your Heart if You Have Diabetes
• Types of Diabetes

Diarrhea

• Coping with Traveler’s Diarrhea

Dietary Supplements

• 5 Things You Need To Know About Supplements
• Unapproved Prescription Drugs Sold in Supplements
• Supplements Responsible for 23,000 ER Visits Per Year

Digestive Diseases

• Constipated? Always Going? Signs Your Digestion Isn't Normal

Digestive Health

• Worst Case Scenario: I Swallowed Gum
• I Have Abdominal Pain…Should I Be Worried?
• Common Questions about Bloating and Gas

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Endometriosis

• From Silent Suffering to Relief: Diagnosing Endometriosis

Everyday Activities & Fitness

• The Most Important Part of Your Fitness Program
• Turn Housework Into a Workout!
• Double-Duty Exercise Opportunities

Exercise During Pregnancy

• Earning Sweat Equity During Pregnancy

Eye and Vision

• Seeing the Light at the Eye Doctor
• What You Need to Know About Macular Degeneration
• 5 Ways to Prevent Computer Eyestrain

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Fats

• Improve Colon Health with This Oil
• Why Too Much Bad Fat Makes You Fatter
• Good and Bad Fats: The Ultimate Guide

Feelings & Emotions in Relationships

• How to Forgive Someone, Even When It Feels Impossible
• Laughter and Love
• Are You Hungry for Relationships?

Fibromyalgia

• What You Need to Know About Fibromyalgia
• I Walked a Half Marathon with Fibromyalgia

Food Production & Health

• Breaking Down Processed Foods
• Should You Be Worried About GMOs?
• The Pros and Cons of Processed Foods

Foot-Related Sports Injuries

• Indoor Field Sports Hazzard: Turf Toe

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Genetic Disorders

• Must-Know Facts About Mitochondrial Disease

Gestational Diabetes

• Gestational Diabetes and the Power of Breastfeeding

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Hair Loss

• I Shed a Lot – Is That Normal?

Happiness

• Be Happy, Live Longer
• Happiness Rx: Use Your Strengths
• Happiness is Powerful Medicine

Head Injuries

• 3 Things All Parents Should Know About Sports Concussions
• Why Head Injuries Affect Girls Differently Than Boys
• Do Concussions Cause CTE?

Headache

• Natural Headache Remedies That Work
• Lightning Strikes Forecast Migraine Pain
• An Untreated Migraine Now Could Mean Chronic Migraines Later

Health & Pregnancy

• Pregnancy Strains the Heart—Here’s How to Protect Yours
• Beauty Products May Harm Baby’s Development
• Get to Your Fighting Weight During Pregnancy

Health Trackers

• Use Your Smartphone to Boost Weight Loss
• A Commonsense Guide to Wearables
• 5 Biofeedback Apps to Ease Anxiety

Healthcare Basics

• The Major Health Risk You Take Every Day
• 5 Things Your Nurse Wants You to Know
• 3 Rules for Checking into the Hospital

Healthcare Reform

• How to Pick a Plan in the Health Insurance Marketplace
• A Primer on the Affordable Care Act

Healthy Beauty

• Tell Me Why... My Hair Changes
• Beauty Prep-School for Fall
• Summer Skin-Saver: Cucumbers!

Healthy Eating Guidelines

• Redefining What’s Healthy (You Knew It All Along!)
• 4 Things to Know About the New Federal Dietary Guidelines
• 5 Key Nutrients and How to Get Enough of Them

Healthy Habits

• 9 Easy Ways to Remember to Take Your Meds
• How to Rewire Your Brain to Love Healthy Habits
• Is Too Much Tech Making You Sick?

Healthy Habits & The Nervous System

• The Health Benefits of Having a Hobby
• Slow Down Aging by Doing This

Healthy Holidays

• Safe Holiday Travel Tips from an ER Doctor
• How to Survive the Holidays When You Have Social Anxiety
• Your Foolproof Plan for a Healthier Holiday

Healthy Kidneys & Urinary System

• What Color Should Your Urine Be?

Hearing Damage

• How to Save Your Hearing
• Sound Advice for Aging Ears

Heart and Circulatory System

• Is It a Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest or Heart Failure?
• Are You At Risk for DVT?
• This Could Be the Most Important Meal for Your Heart

Heart Attack

• What It Feels Like for a Woman to Have a Heart Attack
• Sex After a Heart Attack
• What Should My Heart Rate Be During Exercise?

Heart Health

• 3 Workouts for a Healthy Heart
• What Should My Heart Rate Be During Exercise?
• The Best BP If You’re Over 75

Heartburn

• Are Your Heartburn Remedies Harming Your Kidneys?
• Try These 4 Tricks to Quiet Heartburn
• 4 Surprising Heartburn Facts

Hemorrhoids

• Taming ‘Roid Rage

Hepatitis C

• Where to Find Support During Your Hep C Treatment
• How to Emotionally Support Someone with Hep C
• Living with Hep C Fatigue

High Cholesterol

• 5 Foods That Quiet Your Appetite and Lower LDL
• What You Need to Know About High Cholesterol
• Are You At Risk For High Cholesterol?

HPV

• What You Should Know About HPV and Cancer
• What You Need to Know About the HPV Vaccine
• Kids and Teens Hit the Jackpot with HPV Vaccine

Hypoglycemia

• Feeling Low? Take Control of Hypoglycemia

Hypothyroidism

• I’m Tired All the Time – Is That Normal?

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Infectious Disease

• Septic Shock: When an Infection Turns Deadly
• Cases of Antibiotic-Resistant Gonorrhea on the Rise
• Sepsis Symptoms You Should Never Ignore

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Juices

• Choose Cloudy Apple Juice, Clearly
• Sip This for a Stronger Immune System

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Knee Pain

• Why Knee Injury Is So Common
• Are You Killing Your Knees?

Knee Replacement

• Know Before You Go: Knee Replacement

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Lead Poisoning

• 3 Hidden Lead Sources Lurking in Your Home
• Is Your Tap Water Safe?

Lice

• What You Need to Know About Head Lice

Living With ADD/ADHD

• Adderall Abuse: A Growing Risk for Young Adults

Living With Cancer

• Recovering From Cancer Weight Loss
• Acupuncture for Cancer-Treatment-Induced Hot Flashes

Lung Cancer

• 4 Causes of Lung Cancer That Aren't Smoking

Lupus

• What You Need to Know About Lupus

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Managing Your Medical Records

• How to Keep Your Personal Health Record
• Personal Health Record - Do You Need One?
• Learn How to Get a Copy of Your Medical Records

Marriage

• Gut Feelings Predict Marital Bliss
• A Happy Marriage May Boost Bone Health in Men
• A Man's Good Health and Positive Attitude May Support Marriage Bliss

Measles (Rubeola)

• Measles Outbreaks Should Be a Wakeup Call
• What You Should Know About Measles
• Measles Vaccination Cheat Sheet

Meditation

• Meditation Techniques for a Healthy Soul
• What Meditation Technique Is Right for Me?
• Why Meditation Makes You More Productive

Memory

• All About YOU: Myth or Fact? It's Part of Normal Aging
• 4 Surprising Reasons You’re Losing Your Memory
• Defend Yourself Against Memory Loss

Memory Loss

• Prevent Dementia at Any Age

Men's Health

• FDA Warnings on Bodybuilding Supplements
• How to Get Your Man to See a Doctor
• Telltale Signs of Low Testosterone

Mental Health

• Hoarding: New Science, Smart Coping
• One Psychologist's Advice for Coping After a National Tragedy
• How Loneliness Hurts Your Health

Mental Health Basics

• How to Handle Adult Bullying

Metabolic Syndrome (X)

• The Fruit That Fights Metabolic Syndrome Symptoms

Metformin

• Metformin Drug: The New Fountain of Youth?

Migraine Headaches

• An Electric Band May Prevent Migraines

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

• Going Back to School May Help People with MS
• Natural Treatments to Fight Pain
• Fatigued by MS? It Could Be Sleep Apnea

Music Therapy

• Sing for Your Health!

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Neck Pain

• 3 Tricks for Ending Neck Pain
• iPad Tablet Linked to Shoulder and Neck Pain
• How to Undo Neck Pain

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

• Every Move You Make
• Tests to Diagnose Lymphoma
• Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Glossary

Nutrition

• Understanding Sugar: Added Vs. Natural
• Foods That Can Actually Make You Hungrier—And What to Eat Instead
• The Armchair Quarterback Diet

Nutrition & Pregnancy

• DHA-Omega 3s for Expecting Moms

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

• Say No to Nail Biting

Oral Health

• Top Foods That Cause Plaque—and Cavities
• Brush Up On the Latest Dental-Filling Options

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Pain Treatment

• Opioid-Free Ways to Beat Pain
• The Pain-Fighting Power of Saffron
• Natural Way to Soothe Postworkout Aches

Parasitic Infections

• What You Need to Know About Ticks
• Tainted Cilantro Sickens Hundreds
• Litter Box Safety

Parenting

• No More Homework!
• No, You Shouldn’t Force Your Kids to Hug Anyone
• Your Parenting Style Is Important

Parkinson's Disease

• 6 Early Warning Signs of Parkinson’s

Periodontal Diseases

• What Is Gum Disease?

Pneumonia

• What You Need to Know About Pneumonia

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Acknowledging and Treating PTSD
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): What You Need to Know

Prediabetes

• Prediabetes: The Silent Danger Facing U.S. Teens
• Get a Prediabetes Wake-Up Call
• How to Recognize, Prevent or Reverse Prediabetes

Prostate Cancer

• What You Need to Know About Prostate Cancer
• Beyond Active Surveillance for Early Prostate Cancer
• Is It Prostate Cancer or Something Else?

Prostate Cancer Treatment

• Double-Punch Treatment Best for Prostate Cancer

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Relationship Abuse

• Do You Know the Signs of an Abusive Relationship?

Relationship Challenges

• How to Talk Politics With Your Partner When You Don’t Agree
• Is Your Partner Gaslighting You? Watch for These Warning Signs

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Schizophrenia

• People with Schizophrenia at Higher Risk of Violence, Suicide
• Talk Therapy Offers Hope to Patients with Schizophrenia
• Father's Age Linked to Mental Illness Risk in Children

Senior Health

• More Calcium Doesn’t Mean Fewer Fractures in Seniors
• Seniors, Don’t Tough Out Your Pain
• Seniors, Move It or Gain It

Sex and Relationships

• My Legs Shake After Sex. Is That Normal?
• Women’s Embarrassing Sex Questions, Answered
• Why It Hurts During Sex

Shingles

• Shingles: The New Heart and Brain Threat

Skin Cancers

• Know the Signs: Skin Cancer

Skin & Makeup/Cosmetics Use

• Worst Case Scenario: Sleeping With Makeup On

STDs

• What to Do When You Get an STD
• Undiagnosed Chlamydia

Stress

• 4 Reasons You Should Try Coloring
• Stop Morning Stress With These Healthy Habits
• Just Breathe: The Simple Secret to Easing Stress

Stroke

• Why Strokes in Young People Are On the Rise
• What to Do If You Think You're Having a Stroke
• What You Need to Know About Mini-Stroke

Suicide & Suicidal Behavior

• Suicide Warning Signs

Surgical Procedures

• Busting Organ Donation Myths
• Scared About Surgery? Here’s How to Ease the Fear
• What You Need to Know About Anesthesia

Survival and Emergency Preparedness

• Be Prepared: Winter Storm Checklist
• 5 Questions With a Nepal Doctor

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Teens Emotional Health

• Teen Depression: How Parents Can Offer Support
• 5 Reasons Your Teen Might Be Depressed
• When Too Many Friends May Backfire

Tests and Procedures

• Cut Radiation Exposure with Dual-Source CT Scanners

Tinnitus

• What to Do about Ringing in the Ears

Type 2 Diabetes Treatment

• Defeating Diabetes: The Pounds-Off Solution

Types Of Exercise Programs

• Workout Tip: Up the Intensity
• Transform Your Body in Three Easy Moves
• Squats for Toned Legs

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Ulcerative Colitis

• Ulcerative Colitis Tied to Heart and Stroke Risks
• Fecal Transplant Trial Falls Short, But There's Hope
• Got Ulcerative Colitis? Make Sure to Protect Your Skin

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Vitamin C

• Vitamin C Is Not an Exercise Replacement

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Walking

• 4 Ways to Make Time for Walking
• 4 Secrets of Walking to Lose Weight
• What to Do When You Don't Feel Like Walking

Warts

• Wart Worry? How to Get Rid of Them

Water

• How Much Water Should You Drink in a Day?
• How Safe Is Your Drinking Water?
• Tap Water vs. Bottled - What Should You Drink?

Weight Loss Diets

• The Quick-Fix Mediterranean Diet
• The South Beach Diet
• The DASH Diet: Eat This Way to Prevent Pain

Weight Maintenance

• Do You Know How Much You Really Eat?

Whooping Cough

• What You Need to Know About Whooping Cough

Women's Health

• 4 Wardrobe Blunders That Can Make You Fat, Sick or Both
• What It Feels Like to Have Endometriosis
• Natural Ways to Ease Menopause Symptoms

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Yoga

• Hot Yoga: Healing or Hazardous?
• Brain-Friendly Yoga
• Taking Yoga to Heart

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Zika Virus

• 5 Things You Should Know About the Zika Virus