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

  • Brain area for ticklish laughter found

    Fri, May 10, 2013 4:23 PM

    by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Ticklish laughter activates the hypothalamus, a part of the brain involved in regulating many functions, including visceral reactions.

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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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  • Why do mosquito bites itch?

    Mon, Apr 22, 2013 11:56 AM by Chanie Kirschner

    Just like with pollen, the answer involves histamines, your body's natural immune response to something foreign — in this case mosquito saliva.

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  • Cinnamon challenge poses significant risk, study finds

    Mon, Apr 22, 2013 10:31 AM by Melissa Breyer

    New research finds that the cinnamon-swallowing craze turns out to be potentially dangerous after all.

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  • Are you getting too much sleep? You're not alone

    Fri, Apr 19, 2013 4:26 PM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    A growing number of people in the U.S. are sleeping over nine hours per night during the week and weekend — technically considered getting too much sleep.

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  • 12 worst U.S. cities for allergy sufferers

    12 worst U.S. cities for allergy sufferers

    Fri, Apr 19, 2013 12:00 PM by Katherine Butler

    Americans are experiencing one of the worst allergy seasons in years. Here are the 12 worst cities out of 100 ranked by the United States for allergy sufferers.

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  • Lyme disease creeps northward in U.S.

    Thu, Apr 18, 2013 5:46 PM by Karen Rowan, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Tick-borne Lyme disease is shifting towards the northern U.S. and away from the south as climate change progresses.

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  • Robin Roberts to return to 'GMA' after brief hospitalization

    Thu, Apr 18, 2013 3:37 PM by Michael d'Estries

    Celebrated morning show host to return to work next week after suffering a complication related to her bone marrow transplant.

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