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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness
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Harvard Health Publishing Staff
Harvard Health Publishing (HHP) is the consumer health education division of Harvard Medical School (HMS). HHP staff writers draw on the expertise of the 11,000+ faculty physicians at HMS, as well as our world-famous affiliated hospitals, to provide authoritative, trustworthy, and actionable health information to our global audience.
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Staying Healthy
Extreme heat: Staying safe if you have health issues
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Mind & Mood
Want more happiness? Try this
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Harvard Health Publishing Staff
Is my thyroid making enough hormone?
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Fiber-full eating for better health and lower cholesterol
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Are certain types of sugars healthier than others?
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Diseases & Conditions
Is tight blood sugar control right for older adults with diabetes?
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Diseases & Conditions
Healthy lifestyle can prevent diabetes (and even reverse it)
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Staying Healthy
Intermittent fasting: The positive news continues
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Harvard Health Publishing Staff
Heart rate variability: How it might indicate well-being
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Staying Healthy
Quick fixes to keep you from falling
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Sinus headache or sign-us up for a migraine consultation
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Men's Health
Genital herpes: The painful facts about a tricky virus
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The type of fat you eat matters!
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Mind & Mood
Common anticholinergic drugs like Benadryl linked to increased dementia risk
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Nutrition
Vitamin B12 deficiency can be sneaky and harmful
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Heart Health
Erectile dysfunction often a warning sign of heart disease
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Staying Healthy
Harvard to USDA: Check out the Healthy Eating Plate
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Harvard Health Publishing Staff
Heat is hard on the heart; simple precautions can ease the strain
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Staying Healthy
Strengthening your core: Right and wrong ways to do lunges, squats, and planks
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Pain
Living with chronic headache: A personal migraine story
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Heart Health
Protect your heart when shoveling snow
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Could too much calcium cause heart disease?
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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness