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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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  • Morning-after pill to be made available to teens without a prescription

    Fri, Apr 05, 2013 12:32 PM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    The FDA can appeal the federal court's ruling about access to the drug.

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  • Mass. middle schoolers denied lunch over debt

    Fri, Apr 05, 2013 10:00 AM by Jenn Savedge

    Students in Attleboro, Mass., were denied lunch this week if they had even five cents of debt on their accounts.

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  • Lead poisoning levels rise for kids under five

    Fri, Apr 05, 2013 8:55 AM by Jenn Savedge

    New federal data find that more than 500,000 kids under age five in the U.S.have elevated lead levels in their blood.

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  • Protecting your peepers: How to keep your eyes healthy

    Thu, Apr 04, 2013 5:14 PM by Jennifer Nelson

    Want good eye health for the rest of your life? Here's how.

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  • Walking and running may offer similar heath benefits

    Thu, Apr 04, 2013 4:30 PM by Catherine Winters, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Walking has similar results to running when it comes to lowering the risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes.

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  • Norovirus can be transmitted by dogs

    Thu, Apr 04, 2013 12:10 PM by Laura Moss

    Scientists once thought animals couldn’t carry human norovirus because of species barriers, but a recent study proves otherwise.

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  • Baldness linked to heart health in men

    Thu, Apr 04, 2013 11:04 AM by Melissa Breyer

    New analysis finds that men who lose their hair at a younger age are up to 84% more likely to have coronary disease.

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  • Punch gives man star-shaped cataract

    Thu, Apr 04, 2013 10:34 AM by Karen Rowan, MyHealthNewsDaily

    In a beautiful disaster, a man developed a cataract shaped like a star after getting sucker punched in the face.

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  • Bird flu: 6 things you should know about the new virus

    Wed, Apr 03, 2013 3:48 PM by Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily

    The new H7N9 strain does not spreads between people, but is spreading from source population to humans.

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  • Boy gets rare tick infection from blood infusion

    Wed, Apr 03, 2013 3:13 PM by Karen Rowan, MyHealthNewsDaily

    Despite having had no contact with ticks, a boy contracted a tick infection by receiving infected blood through a blood transfusion.

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  • How a weight-loss drug could improve fragile x symptoms

    Wed, Apr 03, 2013 2:27 PM by Tia Ghose, LiveScience

    Taking a low dose of a weight-loss drug has proven to lessen autism-like symptoms in mice, suggesting that it could work for people.

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  • A patient's guide to medical imaging [Infographic]

    Wed, Apr 03, 2013 12:41 PM

    Know the difference between an X-ray, an MRI and a CT scan, and how each one can help you.

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  • Could global warming bring the worst allergy season ever?

    Mon, Apr 01, 2013 3:11 PM by Marlene Cimons, Climate Nexus

    Scientists agree that this spring will bring record amounts of pollen into the air, causing runny noses and dirty cars everywhere.

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  • Strange sleep disorder makes people see 'demons'

    Mon, Apr 01, 2013 1:37 PM by Stephanie Pappas, LiveScience

    A short film is being made about a disorder the filmmaker suffers from — an uncommon condition called sleep paralysis.

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  • Chinese herbal remedy reduces hot flashes, study finds

    Mon, Apr 01, 2013 11:33 AM by Melissa Breyer

    Can a tea made of Er-xian decoction or EXC decrease menopausal symptoms? Researchers in Hong Kong say ‘yes.’

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