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Take care of your health with the latest news on fitness & well-being, allergies and healthy lifestyle choices.

  • A woman dances under the sun.

    Why I don't wear sunscreen

    Thu, May 17, 2012 4:52 PM

    by Starre Vartan

    I don't like using lotion-based sunscreens, but I protect my skin in other ways.

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  • Calif. proposes sweeping anti-smoking legislation

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 10:25 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Bill would ban cigarette smoking in townhouses, apartment building, condos and other multi-unit homes.

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  • Post-smoking weight gain doesn't harm heart

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 9:52 AM by Catherine Winters, MyHealthNewsDaily

    People who quit smoking gain between about seven and 13 pounds within the first six months, a gain that lingers over time.

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  • FDA issues warning about Z-Pak, heart problems

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 9:36 AM

    Video: 50 million people take the antibiotic Zithromax, known as Z-Pak, every year, but on Tuesday the FDA warned it could be dangerous for some people and urged everyone to understand the risks.

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  • How does light pollution affect you?

    Wed, Mar 13, 2013 9:16 AM by Starre Vartan

    Do you even know what the night sky looks like sans human interference?

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  • Same-sex marriage linked to longer lives

    Tue, Mar 12, 2013 4:51 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    Research shows that men in same-sex marriages or long-term relationships have lower mortality rates than unmarried/single men.

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  • Jared Leto credits plant-based diet for youthful looks

    Tue, Mar 12, 2013 3:08 PM by Michael d'Estries

    '30 Seconds to Mars' singer, who is also an accomplished actor, says following a vegan/vegetarian diet has likely helped in delaying the aging process.

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  • DDT linked to high blood pressure in women

    Tue, Mar 12, 2013 11:22 AM by Environmental Health News

    Women in the highest two-thirds of prenatal DDT exposure were 2.5 to 3.6 times more likely to develop high blood pressure before age 50.

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  • Inadequate sleep may make you eat more

    Mon, Mar 11, 2013 5:30 PM by Karen Rowan, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Participants who lived for two weeks in a sleep lab gained almost two pounds over a five-night period when they were limited to five hours of sleep nightly.

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  • Aspirin may prevent melanoma in women

    Mon, Mar 11, 2013 2:57 PM by Cari Nierenberg, MyHealthNewsDaily

    It's too soon to advise that people at high risk for melanoma start taking an aspirin a day, especially since regular use of the pain reliever is not without risks.

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  • Nelson Mandela discharged from hospital

    Mon, Mar 11, 2013 10:45 AM

    Video: A spokesman says the anti-apartheid icon and former president of S. Africa has returned to his home in Johannesburg.

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  • Norovirus cases on the rise worldwide

    Mon, Mar 11, 2013 10:41 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Norovirus, the highly infectious stomach bug, has been closing schools, docking cruise ships, and hammering unsuspecting restaurant patrons in recent weeks.

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  • Cholesterol levels rise in winter, study finds

    Fri, Mar 08, 2013 12:00 PM by Jenn Savedge

    New study finds patients' levels of 'bad' cholesterol were 8 percent higher in the winter than in summer.

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  • Jim Carrey raves about new 'blissful' diet

    Thu, Mar 07, 2013 2:15 PM by Michael d'Estries

    Actor is just over 2 weeks into a new eating regimen that he says gives him clarity and contentment.

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  • Companies band together to fight childhood obesity

    Thu, Mar 07, 2013 11:57 AM

    Video: Former Sen. Bill Frist and Newark Mayor Cory Booker serve as honorary vice chairmen of Partnership for a Healthier America, a nonprofit that’s on a mission to fight childhood obesity.

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  • Is it food poisoning or something else?

    Thu, Mar 07, 2013 11:38 AM by Jennifer Nelson

    Here's how to tell if you have the stomach flu or if something you ate is coming back to haunt you.

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