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  • Heart Health

    Inside Heart Health:

    • Blood Pressure
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    • Easing into exercise »
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    • Gout drug may help prevent repeat heart attacks »
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    • Marijuana use linked to higher risk of stroke in younger adults »

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    Tips to measure your blood pressure correctly

    Tips to measure your blood pressure correctly
    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.
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    • Addiction
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    • Alzheimer's & Dementia
    • Anxiety
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    • Improving Memory
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    • Positive Psychology
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    A sharper mind: tai chi can improve cognitive function

    A sharper mind: tai chi can improve cognitive function
    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.
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  • Pain

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    • Arthritis
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    • Joint Replacement
    • Other Pain

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    • Can mind-body therapies help reduce reliance on opioids? »
    • 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 fibromyalgia hereditary? »

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    4 ways to keep moving with joint pain

    4 ways to keep moving with joint pain
    Why weight matters when it comes to joint pain

    Why weight matters when it comes to joint pain
    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.
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    • Aging
    • Balance & Mobility
    • Diet & Weight Loss
    • Energy & Fatigue
    • Exercise & Fitness
    • Healthy Eating
    • Physical Activity
    • Screening Tests for Men
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    • Sleep

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    • Is there an age limit for a colonoscopy? »
    • Pickleball pleasures and pitfalls »
    • Rural health risks? »
    • Taking blood pressure medication at bedtime instead of the morning can reap greater health benefits »
    • Tips to keep lost weight off in the New Year »

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    Restaurant survival strategies

    Restaurant survival strategies
    The physical benefits of yoga

    The physical benefits of yoga
    The active ingredients of tai chi

    The active ingredients of tai chi
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    • Colorectal Cancer
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    • Prostate Health & Disease
    • Skin Cancer

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    • 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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    • What’s causing bladder pain or burning? »
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    • Groin strain vs. hernia pain: How to tell the difference »

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    The lowdown on glycemic index and glycemic load

    The lowdown on glycemic index and glycemic load
    Healthy eating for blood sugar control

    Healthy eating for blood sugar control
    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.
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  • Men's Health

    Inside Men's Health:

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

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    • The option of prostate cancer surgery »
    • Mushrooms may protect against prostate cancer »
    • Prostate cancer and your sex life »
    • What does blood in my semen mean? »
    • Will a pill really help your sex life? »

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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

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    • Could your breast implants be making you sick? »
    • The growing problem of drug-resistant UTIs »
    • Can I do anything to prevent osteoporosis? »
    • Gene tests for all women with breast cancer could save money — and lives »
    • Hair thinning? Get to the root of the problem »

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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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    • Autism
    • Developmental Milestones
    • Learning Disabilities
    • Nutrition
    • Nutrition for children
    • Parenting Issues
    • Physical Activity
    • Vaccinations

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

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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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