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The American Cancer Society _ one of the nation's best known and influential health advocacy groups _ is 100 years old this week.
Anita Kulick guides you through the process of finding the right nanny for your family, from how to start your search to staying engaged once you hire someone.
One of the more common injuries that PGA players suffer is from elbow tendinitis. Pain is felt on the inside or the outside of the elbow. What can you do to prevent this injury from derailing your golf game?
Obese and overweight men and women who suffer from heartburn often report relief when they lose weight, a new study shows.
A schoolmate's suicide is associated with thinking about or trying suicide among teenagers, researchers report.
Immigrants and refugees often arrive in the U.S. in better health than Americans. And then it gets worse.
Republican opposition in many states to expanding Medicaid next year under the national health-care law – opposition that could leave millions of the nation's poorest residents without insurance coverage – is likely to widen the divide between the nation's healthiest and sickest states.
The decade-old law that transformed the battle against HIV and AIDS in developing countries is at a crossroads. The dream of future generations freed from the lethal epidemic is running up against the realities of the current era of harsh budget cuts.
On average, about 20 species of common spring plants are flowering a day earlier every decade, Panchen concluded. That scenario is happening across the biological spectrum in ways that could put nature out of sync, worsening pest problems and helping invasive species to flourish.
Despite a late spring, summer allergy season will be strong, sinus expert says
It may come as a surprise, but the amount of sodium that kids eat now could raise their risk of heart disease later in life. Nutritionist Beth Wallace offers some tips on how to reduce salt in your family's diet.
For three Main Line high school students, the night was already bad. And it was about to get worse.
It was a quarter to midnight. They were standing in a North Jersey swamp, listening to owl calls.
I applaud Gov. Christie's decision to do something. But I am less than enthusiastic he chose gastric-band surgery.
Despite long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group.
Until now, the only way to find out what people in the United States eat and how many calories they consume has been government data, which can lag behind the rapidly expanding and changing food marketplace. But researchers are trying to change that.
These days, more people have cheaper, high-deductible plans in which they must cover the first $1,000, $5,000, or even $10,000. For that group, it pays to shop around, experts say.
As the American Psychiatric Association unveils the latest edition of what is considered the "bible" of modern psychiatry this weekend, the uproar over its many changes continues.
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For older patients with hypertension, heart failure, different problems will likely cause death, study finds
Emotional stress can harm cardiovascular health, experts say, so boosting mental resilience may be key
Better slumber improved daytime energy and behavior, but not memory, learning, researchers say
'Suicide contagion' occurs even among those who didn't know victim, study found
Coming off meds sooner means fewer harmful side effects, study author says
But expert notes questions about frequency remain
Problems included carelessness, difficulty staying awake, study finds
Narcotic pain relievers frequently used by patients with chronic lung condition, study finds
Number of cases would drop dramatically if parents did not sleep with their babies, researchers noted
Experts say biological changes or a lack of interest in self-care might be to blame
The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising.
Psychologist offers advice for coping with tragedies like the Oklahoma tornado
Blacks less likely, Hispanics more likely than whites to undergo surgery as early treatment, study shows
Taking azithromycin for a year cut down on re-hospitalizations for disease flare-ups, study found
Test found specific changes to two genes predicted problem with 85 percent accuracy
Medication use is a prime contributor
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Government-appointed panel says family physicians can apply fluoride to children's teeth to prevent decay
But at least one expert questions benefits of the alternative treatment
But each patient must make decision with doctor's input
Obese and overweight men and women who suffer from heartburn often report relief when they lose weight, a new study shows.
Researchers looked at men who had the therapy after surgery
Study found 21 percent higher chance of accident among those who slept less than 6 hours a night
But benefits of 'bronchodilators' tend to outweigh risks, specialist adds
The overall health of Americans isn't improving much, with about six in 10 people either overweight or obese and large numbers engaging in unhealthy behaviors like smoking, heavy drinking or not exercising.
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