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Fitness & Well-Being

Fitness & Well-Being

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Take charge of your health with tips about exercise, diet and overall environmental health.

  • Can we battle obesity with brain implants?

    Fri, Apr 26, 2013 3:00 PM by Denise Chow, LiveScience

    The device would target the reward center of the brain in an effort to discourage the pleasures associated with overeating.

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  • Can you catch a cold from going outside with wet hair?

    Fri, Apr 26, 2013 2:53 PM by Chanie Kirschner

    The warning has been passed down for generations (long before hair dryers even existed).

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  • Fact: Air pollution kills more people than AIDS and malaria combined

    Fri, Apr 26, 2013 1:52 PM by Michael Graham Richard

    According to the U.N., about 3.5 million deaths a year are caused by indoor air pollution while another 3.3 million are caused by outdoor air pollution.

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  • Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers sickens 73

    Fri, Apr 26, 2013 12:50 PM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Currently, there's no evidence that the contaminated cucumbers are still being sold in stores.

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  • For kids with autism, pictures are better than sign language

    Thu, Apr 25, 2013 10:24 AM by Tanya Lewis , MyHealthNewsDaily

    Researchers found that picture-based communication is an effective method of getting nonverbal children to interact and ultimately speak.

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  • Faith healing: Is it child abuse?

    Thu, Apr 25, 2013 9:50 AM by Marc Lallanilla, LiveScience

    Faith healing is the belief that diseases and injuries can be healed through the intervention of a higher power.

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  • How gut bacteria increase heart disease risk

    Wed, Apr 24, 2013 5:40 PM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    When gut bacteria feed on certain foods, such as eggs and beef, they produce a compound that may in turn increase heart disease risk.

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  • What happens on a hunger strike?

    Wed, Apr 24, 2013 3:50 PM by Marc Lallanilla, LiveScience

    More than half of the prisoners being held at the U.S. military detention facility in Guantanamo Bay are on a hunger strike to protest their treatment.

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  • Gwyneth Paltrow named 'World's Most Beautiful Woman'

    Wed, Apr 24, 2013 11:08 AM by Michael d'Estries

    The 'Iron Man 3' actress, who earned the honor from People magazine, credits the Tracy Anderson Method for her good looks. But what is it?

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  • Skin cancer linked to higher risk of other cancers

    Tue, Apr 23, 2013 5:40 PM by Karen Rowan, MyHealthNewsDaily

    The study found that women with nonmelanoma skin cancers were 26 percent more likely to later develop another form of cancer.

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  • Gwyneth Paltrow says DiCaprio turned her off meat

    Tue, Apr 23, 2013 2:15 PM by Michael d'Estries

    In a new interview, actress says the 'Django Unchained' star was one of the first people to inspire her to eat better.

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  • NYC takes steps to ban smoking by minors

    Tue, Apr 23, 2013 8:31 AM by Jenn Savedge

    New proposed legislation would make it illegal to sell cigarettes in the Big Apple to anyone under the age of 21.

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  • Warts: Where kids are more likely to contract them

    Mon, Apr 22, 2013 2:22 PM by Karen Rowan, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Up to one-third of kids in primary school have warts, though the growths often go away on their own.

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  • 7 odd questions doctors ask

    Mon, Apr 22, 2013 2:07 PM by Jennifer Nelson

    As more traditional doctors adopt a holistic approach, their questions might come across as nosy. Here's what's really going through their minds.

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  • Migraine treatments may target wrong source of pain

    Mon, Apr 22, 2013 1:54 PM by Tia Ghose, MyHealthNewsDaily

    The triptans that are used to relieve migraine pain may be quieting pain signals from neurons.

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