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  • Heart Health

    Inside Heart Health:

    • Blood Pressure
    • Cholesterol
    • Coronary Artery Disease
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    • Heart Medications
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    • Advice about taking aspirin and statins after age 75 »
    • An efficient (and thrifty) way to exercise at home »
    • Conversations about life’s final chapter »
    • Legume of the month: Black-eyed peas »
    • Who needs aspirin? »

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    Stay on top of heart failure symptoms

    Stay on top of heart failure symptoms

    Heart failure — this dire-sounding term often brings to mind a heart that has beat its last.
    5 ways to use less salt

    5 ways to use less salt

    Salt is essential to the body.
    7 ways to reduce stress and keep blood pressure down

    7 ways to reduce stress and keep blood pressure down

    When it comes to preventing and treating high blood pressure, one often-overlooked strategy is managing stress.
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  • Mind & Mood

    Inside Mind & Mood:

    • Addiction
    • Adult & Child ADHD
    • Alzheimer's & Dementia
    • Anxiety
    • Depression
    • Improving Memory
    • Mental Health
    • Positive Psychology
    • Stress

    Featured Content:

    • A free, easy way to help your health »
    • Outrunning the risk of dementia »
    • Blood test may find early signs of Alzheimer's »
    • Shining a light on winter depression »
    • Survey shows changing attitudes about women's intelligence »

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    Probiotics may help boost mood and cognitive function

    Probiotics may help boost mood and cognitive function

    Probiotics can do more than improve your gut health.
    Evaluating MCI

    Evaluating MCI

    The journey toward a diagnosis of MCI is most often initiated by a person's subjective complaint about memory and thinking problems or by concerns expressed by those closest to the individual.
    Medications for depression: Which is best?

    Medications for depression: Which is best?

    There are many medications that can be used to treat mood disorders.
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  • Pain

    Inside Pain:

    • Arthritis
    • Back Pain
    • Headache
    • Joint Replacement
    • Other Pain

    Featured Content:

    • Getting a grip on hand osteoarthritis »
    • When do I need an imaging test for my back pain? »
    • Can changing my sleep habits help with neck pain? »
    • Is exercise good for arthritis? »
    • Is fibromyalgia hereditary? »

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    Is it the right time for a knee replacement?

    Is it the right time for a knee replacement?

    Age alone is no bar to surgery.
    4 types of knee implants

    4 types of knee implants

    Thinking about a total knee replacement?
    How to get rid of muscle cramps in your legs

    How to get rid of muscle cramps in your legs

    The muscles in your legs are made up of bundles of fibers that alternately contract and expand to produce movement.
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  • Staying Healthy

    Inside Staying Healthy:

    • Aging
    • Balance & Mobility
    • Diet & Weight Loss
    • Energy & Fatigue
    • Exercise & Fitness
    • Healthy Eating
    • Physical Activity
    • Screening Tests for Men
    • Screening Tests for Women
    • Sleep

    Featured Content:

    • 7 strategies to fight winter breathing problems »
    • Boost your activity level in small bites »
    • Is plastic a threat to your health? »
    • Top tools to make bathing safer and simpler »
    • Your heart’s best friend may be dog ownership »

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    Probiotics may help boost mood and cognitive function

    Probiotics may help boost mood and cognitive function

    Probiotics can do more than improve your gut health.
    Building simple habits for healthy weight loss

    Building simple habits for healthy weight loss

    Lasting, healthy weight loss demands that you transform your eating and exercise habits.
    Low fat, low carb, or Mediterranean: which diet is right for you?

    Low fat, low carb, or Mediterranean: which diet is right for you?

    Losing weight sometimes takes experimentation.
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  • Cancer

    Inside Cancer:

    • Breast Cancer
    • Colorectal Cancer
    • Other Cancers
    • Prostate Health & Disease
    • Skin Cancer

    Featured Content:

    • Government advisory board recommends against screening for pancreatic cancer »
    • Stay ahead of skin cancer »
    • Do all skin cancers have to be removed? »
    • Can you eat away at your cancer risk? »
    • A cancer researcher reflects on the evolution of lung cancer therapies »

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    4 tips for coping with an enlarged prostate

    4 tips for coping with an enlarged prostate

    When a man reaches about age 25, his prostate begins to grow.
    Can diet help fight prostate cancer?

    Can diet help fight prostate cancer?

    Can adopting a healthier diet help fight prostate cancer?
    Most melanomas start as new spots

    Most melanomas start as new spots

    Most melanomas come in the form of a new spot on the skin, not changes to an existing mole.
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  • Diseases & Conditions

    Inside Diseases & Conditions:

    • Adult & Child ADHD
    • Alzheimer's & Dementia
    • Diabetes
    • Digestive Health
    • Heart Disease
    • More Diseases & Conditions
    • Osteoporosis
    • Stroke
    • Thyroid Diseases

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    • Does the flu vaccine work as well in elderly people? »
    • Now hear this: Don’t ignore sudden hearing loss »
    • Are you at risk for a secondary cataract? »
    • Can I reverse prediabetes? »
    • Have you had an HIV test? »

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    Hypothyroidism symptoms and signs in an older person

    Hypothyroidism symptoms and signs in an older person

    Some people over age 60 have few, if any, symptoms of an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism), while others experience the same symptoms younger people do.
    Simple tips to fight inflammation

    Simple tips to fight inflammation

    The awareness of the intersection between inflammation and chronic disease has spawned a plethora of diet plans, nutritional supplements, and lifestyle programs, many implying they offer new ways to improve your health by quelling inflammation.
    The lowdown on glycemic index and glycemic load

    The lowdown on glycemic index and glycemic load

    What are the facts about the glycemic load of foods?
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  • Men's Health

    Inside Men's Health:

    • Birth Control
    • Erectile Dysfunction
    • Exercise & Fitness
    • Healthy Eating
    • Men's Sexual Health
    • Prostate Cancer
    • Prostate Health & Disease
    • Screening Tests for Men

    Featured Content:

    • Will a pill really help your sex life? »
    • Eating more nuts may improve sexual function »
    • Wait-and-see approaches to prostate cancer »
    • Straight talk about your new sex life »
    • Are calcium deposits in the prostate a sign of cancer? »

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    5 things that can scuttle good sex

    5 things that can scuttle good sex

    "The brain is the body's most important sex organ.
    Treatment: Watchful waiting for an enlarged prostate

    Treatment: Watchful waiting for an enlarged prostate

    If your symptoms of an enlarged prostate gland (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH for short) are mild and not particularly bothersome, your doctor will recommend a conservative approach called watchful waiting.
    An enlarged prostate gland and incontinence

    An enlarged prostate gland and incontinence

    Some men with an enlarged prostate gland (benign prostatic hyperplasia, or BPH for short) eventually start to experience urinary incontinence, the involuntary discharge of urine.
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  • Women's Health

    Inside Women's Health:

    • Birth Control
    • Breast Health & Disease
    • Exercise & Fitness
    • Healthy Eating
    • Menopause
    • Osteoporosis
    • Pregnancy
    • Screening Tests for Women
    • Women's Sexual Health

    Featured Content:

    • High risk for breast cancer? You might benefit from preventive medication »
    • If you have diabetes, a crop of new medicines may help your heart »
    • Women less likely than men to receive potentially lifesaving heart device »
    • Sexual and gender minorities face unique health risks »
    • Women with post-traumatic stress disorder may be at higher risk for ovarian cancer »

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    Hypothyroidism symptoms and signs in an older person

    Hypothyroidism symptoms and signs in an older person

    Some people over age 60 have few, if any, symptoms of an underactive thyroid gland (hypothyroidism), while others experience the same symptoms younger people do.
    What's your t-score? Bone density scans for osteoporosis

    What's your t-score? Bone density scans for osteoporosis

    Several technologies can assess bone density, but the most common is known as dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA).
    5 ways to boost bone strength early

    5 ways to boost bone strength early

    The best prevention for bone-thinning osteoporosis begins early — during the first two decades of life, when you can most influence your peak bone mass by getting enough calcium and vitamin D and doing bone-strengthening exercise.
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    Inside Children's Health:

    • Adult & Child ADHD
    • Autism
    • Developmental Milestones
    • Learning Disabilities
    • Nutrition
    • Nutrition for children
    • Parenting Issues
    • Physical Activity
    • Vaccinations

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    • Different types of heart murmurs »
    • Should I worry about grandkids’ sports? »
    • CPR Resource Center »
    • School Lunches »
    • Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children »

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Obesity in America: Large portions, large proportions

Exploring the causes and consequences of America's growing epidemic of obesity. (Locked) More »

Vitamin E and prostate cancer: Where do we stand?

Do vitamin E and other antioxidants help prevent prostate cancer? The evidence for vitamin E is no longer convincing, but other supplements may still provide a benefit. More »

Medical memo: Rating America's hospitals

After a recent monitoring study, American hospitals improve on patient care and safety. (Locked) More »

On call: Beta blockers, heart rate, and exercise

A Harvard Medical School physician answers your question about finding a safe exercise heart rate while taking a beta blocker medication. (Locked) More »

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