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  • Heart Health

    Inside Heart Health:

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

    Featured Content:

    • Add stretches to your exercise routine »
    • Recovering from heart surgery »
    • Regular exercise helps reverse age-related changes in your heart »
    • Understanding aneurysms »
    • When do you need a heart stent? »

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    4 ways to eat your way to lower cholesterol

    4 ways to eat your way to lower cholesterol

    Many people can lower cholesterol levels simply by changing what they eat.
    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

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    • Omega-3s for anxiety? »
    • Daytime sleepiness may indicate a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease »
    • Do hangovers damage the brain? »
    • Tips to remember »
    • Writing a thank-you note is more powerful than you think »

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    Protecting against cognitive decline

    Protecting against cognitive decline

    While there's currently no treatment that can prevent or cure dementia, researchers have identified some factors that may help protect you from cognitive decline.
    Trying to be perfect can cause anxiety

    Trying to be perfect can cause anxiety

    No one is "perfect.
    Six steps to cognitive health

    Six steps to cognitive health

    So how do you keep your brain healthy, stay cognitively fit, and build your cognitive reserve?
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  • Pain

    Inside Pain:

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

    Featured Content:

    • Ouch! Shoulder pain and how to treat it »
    • The pain of measuring pain »
    • The drug-free approach to pain management »
    • Babying your back may delay healing »
    • Moving away from knee osteoarthritis »

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    Where to turn for pain relief - acetaminophen or NSAIDs?

    Where to turn for pain relief - acetaminophen or NSAIDs?

    The first line of treatment for many knee and hip problems includes taking over-the-counter pain relievers.
    Surgery-free pain relief for hips and knees

    Surgery-free pain relief for hips and knees

    Hip and knee pain can keep you from the activities you love, as well as make routine tasks difficult.
    Treating a pinched nerve

    Treating a pinched nerve

    Normally, nerves branch off the spinal cord through spaces between the vertebrae.
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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:

    • Does your face need a workout? »
    • Don’t be such a stiff »
    • Medicine cabinet makeover »
    • Retiring? What about your health? »
    • “Nontoxic” nail polishes may still contain unsafe chemicals »

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    4 ways to get better sleep

    4 ways to get better sleep

    People with insomnia struggle to get a good night's rest and wonder how to sleep better They may be plagued by trouble falling asleep, unwelcome awakenings during the night, or fitful sleep — alone or in combination.
    Better sleep, naturally

    Better sleep, naturally

    The world looks very different at 3 a.
    5 of the best exercises you can ever do

    5 of the best exercises you can ever do

    Image: Bigstock If you're not an athlete or serious exerciser — and you just want to work out for your health or to fit in your clothes better — the gym scene can be intimidating.
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  • Cancer

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

    Featured Content:

    • What is immunotherapy? »
    • Specialized diet gets high marks for preventing cancer »
    • Don’t wait until you turn 50 to screen for colon cancer »
    • Is coffee harmful to my health? »
    • Save your skin from cancer »

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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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    • Diabetes
    • Digestive Health
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    • More Diseases & Conditions
    • Osteoporosis
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    • Are you missing this simple treatment for restless legs? »
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    • Is my nosebleed the result of winter air? »
    • Nitrates from vegetables may lower age-related macular degeneration risk »

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    The bladder workout: Tame incontinence without surgery

    The bladder workout: Tame incontinence without surgery

    An overactive bladder (also known as urge incontinence) causes a sudden urge to urinate, even when your bladder isn't full.
    Healthy eating for blood sugar control

    Healthy eating for blood sugar control

    If you have diabetes, a healthy eating plan for you is not that different from a healthy eating planfor people withoutdiabetes.
    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.
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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:

    • Thriving with localized prostate cancer »
    • Finding hidden risk for heart disease »
    • Straight talk about your sex life »
    • Is prostate cancer linked with other cancers? »
    • Men and urinary tract infections »

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    5 natural ways to overcome erectile dysfunction

    5 natural ways to overcome erectile dysfunction

    Can you run as fast as you did when you were 20 years old?
    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?
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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:

    • Avoid complications by treating chronic constipation early »
    • Low-dose aspirin and ovarian cancer risk »
    • Is my urinary difficulty a normal part of aging? »
    • Mediterranean diet reduces stroke risk, particularly among women »
    • Postmenopausal bleeding: Don’t worry — but do call your doctor »

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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.

    Keeping bones strong

    Ounce for ounce, bone bears as much weight as reinforced concrete.
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    • Autism
    • Developmental Milestones
    • Learning Disabilities
    • Nutrition
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    • Parenting Issues
    • Physical Activity
    • Vaccinations

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Keep a food diary to track allergies or intolerances

Keeping a food diary can help you identify foods that don't agree with you. Every day, list the foods you eat and any symptoms that occur. Once you pinpoint a food that seems to trigger your symptoms, cut it out of your diet for a couple weeks and see what happens. Then add it back in. If the symptoms went away with its subtraction but return with its addition, you've found your culprit.

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