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Straight talk: Why nothing good comes from bad posture
Who among us didn’t have a parent who admonished us to stand up straight? Well, mom and dad ...
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6 reasons why you’re probably having trouble losing weight
There aren’t many more frustrating things than eating a healthy diet and working out but not losing weight. ...
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Talking sense: How ‘the silent treatment’ hurts relationships
If you’re like most people, you’ve probably heard the saying “silence is golden.” But when it comes to ...
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Wait just a minute: How to stress less about your to-do list
If you could relive one day of your life, what would it be? If you’re anything like the ...
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Why are women in the U.S. now living 6 years longer than men?
Although women have historically lived longer than men in nearly every place in the world, in recent years ...
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Sleep and Alzheimer’s risk: How much is too much, or too little?
Remember how “Goldilocks” rejected Papa Bear’s bed because it was too hard, Mama Bear’s bed because it was ...
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EMDR: Effective treatment for PTSD and related conditions
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing – commonly called EMDR – was originally developed as a treatment for post-traumatic ...
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No kidding: Some ‘spurts’ also linked to the aging process
Remember when you were growing up and your aunt or uncle said it looked like you shot up ...
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Pap smear or HPV test: Changing trends in cervical testing
Pap smears have been used worldwide as a clinical tool for the early detection of cervical cancer for ...
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The skinny on eczema: Lots of new treatments OK’d or in pipeline
There’s good news for the 31 million people in the U.S. who suffer with eczema. A number of ...
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‘Don’t do that!’ Doctor’s top tips for staying out of the ER
ER doctors have some advice for the American public about how to stay out of the emergency room ...
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‘White Lotus’ spotlights renewed attention on benzodiazepines
Benzodiazepines were developed in the 1950s and introduced into general use in the 1960s, but some people are ...