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  • Heart Health

    Inside Heart Health:

    • Blood Pressure
    • Cholesterol
    • Coronary Artery Disease
    • Heart Attack
    • Heart Failure
    • Heart Medications
    • Stroke

    Featured Content:

    • Avoid these common blood pressure measuring mistakes »
    • Managing mitral valve disease: Progress and promise »
    • New nasal spray may stop rapid heart rhythm »
    • Traditional Southern diet is bad news for people with heart disease »
    • Walk this way »

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    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.
    3 diet changes to help lower cholesterol levels

    3 diet changes to help lower cholesterol levels

    By lowering your blood LDL ("bad") cholesterol level, even if it is normal, you help reduce your chances of having a heart attack.
    Post stroke: Addressing thinking and memory problems

    Post stroke: Addressing thinking and memory problems

    A stroke can disrupt your ability to think clearly and can cause problems with your memory, attention, and organizational abilities.
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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:

    • Antidepressants tied to weight gain »
    • Does a virus cause Alzheimer’s? »
    • Strengthen your mood with weight training »
    • Do common viruses play a role in Alzheimer’s disease? »
    • Looking for an earlier sign of Alzheimer’s disease »

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    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.
    Take a moment to be mindful

    Take a moment to be mindful

    Mindfulness is the practice of purposely focusing your attention on the present moment, such as how the air smells and feels as you walk your dog, or how a bite of bread tastes with dinner.
    Leverage your strengths for a more positive life

    Leverage your strengths for a more positive life

    Strengths are built-in capacities for certain thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
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  • Pain

    Inside Pain:

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

    Featured Content:

    • Babying your back may delay healing »
    • Moving away from knee osteoarthritis »
    • What new opioid laws mean for pain relief »
    • Depression risks in the medicine cabinet »
    • Early therapy helps people with low back pain avoid medication »

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    Exercises for pain free hands

    Exercises for pain free hands

    Your hands perform countless small and large tasks each day—from pouring coffee, brushing teeth, and buttoning shirts to raking leaves or kneading bread.
    4 ways to put off joint replacement

    4 ways to put off joint replacement

    A desire to stay active and a natural aversion to pain send nearly 800,000 Americans to orthopedic surgeons each year for a hip or knee replacement.
    4 ways to keep moving with joint pain

    4 ways to keep moving with joint pain

    If you suffer from joint pain, exercise may seem like the last thing you want to do, or need to do.
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  • Staying Healthy

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    • 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:

    • An introvert’s guide to healthy social engagement »
    • Feeling young could signal a younger brain »
    • Know the facts about fats »
    • Rating heart monitors »
    • Tips for success when your kids are on your health care team »

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    How to get more fiber in your diet

    How to get more fiber in your diet

    To reduce your risk of getting diverticulitis, you should try and add high-fiber foods to each meal.
    11 stomach-soothing steps for heartburn

    11 stomach-soothing steps for heartburn

    Heartburn, that uncomfortable burning sensation that radiates up the middle of the chest, is the most common digestive malady.
    A strong core: The simple, flexible, and portable workout

    A strong core: The simple, flexible, and portable workout

    Strengthening your core muscles doesn't have to be overwhelming.
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  • Cancer

    Inside Cancer:

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

    Featured Content:

    • Don’t wait until you turn 50 to screen for colon cancer »
    • Is coffee harmful to my health? »
    • Save your skin from cancer »
    • Enough vitamin D may protect against some cancers »
    • Dealing with a cancer diagnosis »

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    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.
    Factors that increase your risk for a secondary cancer

    Factors that increase your risk for a secondary cancer

    Several factors can make you more likely to develop a secondary cancer.
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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

    Featured Content:

    • Can’t sleep? You may be at risk for atrial fibrillation »
    • Moving away from knee osteoarthritis »
    • Why wound healing gets harder as we age »
    • Arthritis drugs do little for sufferers’ mental health »
    • Eczema may signal higher risk of cardiovascular problems »

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    How to get more fiber in your diet

    How to get more fiber in your diet

    To reduce your risk of getting diverticulitis, you should try and add high-fiber foods to each meal.
    Common causes of constipation

    Common causes of constipation

    Many factors can dispose a person to constipation.
    Can diet help fight prostate cancer?

    Can diet help fight prostate cancer?

    Can adopting a healthier diet help fight prostate cancer?
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  • Men's Health

    Inside Men's Health:

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

    Featured Content:

    • Is prostate cancer linked with other cancers? »
    • Men and urinary tract infections »
    • Prostate screening guideline highlights patient choice »
    • MRI may reduce unnecessary prostate biopsies »
    • Depression in men: Getting the right treatment »

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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?
    Retirement blues: Taking it too easy can be hard on you

    Retirement blues: Taking it too easy can be hard on you

    It might seem like retirement is a time to take it easy and devote yourself to gardening, golfing, and napping.
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  • Women's Health

    Inside Women's Health:

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

    Featured Content:

    • Are vaginal laser treatments safe? »
    • HPV test may be better than traditional cervical cancer screening method »
    • Unmasking the causes and treatments of melasma »
    • Blockage or no blockage, take heart attacks seriously »
    • Baby’s early arrival may hint at future heart problems for mom »

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    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.
    Is it just midlife, or is your thyroid slowing down?

    Is it just midlife, or is your thyroid slowing down?

    Maybe you're feeling tired and having trouble concentrating — or perhaps you've noticed changes in your hair or weight, or just feel blah.
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  • Children's Health

    Inside Children's Health:

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

    Featured Content:

    • Should I worry about grandkids’ sports? »
    • CPR Resource Center »
    • School Lunches »
    • Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children »
    • Measles (Rubeola) »

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How the influenza virus infects a cell

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Treating prostate cancer, Part VI: Androgen deprivation and beyond

Androgen-deprivation therapy is commonly used to treat advanced prostate cancer. Several different types of hormone treatments are available, all with significant side effects. (Locked) More »

Influenza: How to prevent and treat a serious infection

Approximately 10% of Americans get influenza each winter. Good hygiene habits can help you avoid catching the virus, and a flu shot can substantially reduce your risk as well. More »

On call: Vytorin for cholesterol

I don't understand the problem with Vytorin. The two components when used separately work fine, but when mixed together things change. Why? (Locked) More »

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