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New Guidelines Say No to Probiotics for Digestive Woes
New Tests for Colon, Prostate Cancer Show Promise
New Weight-Loss Drug Looks Good in Trial
New Year's Resolution? Here's How to Make it Stick
New Year's Resolutions: What's the Best Way to Make — and Keep — Them?
No Gym Required: How Seniors Can Exercise During Lockdown
No Link Found Between Blood Pressure Meds and Cancer: Study
'Non-Drug' Approaches Can Fight Depression in People With Dementia
Nowhere Safe to Play: 'Play Deserts' Keep Kids from Fun Physical Activity
Oakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
Obese? Lose Lots of Weight, Watch Your Heart Risks Drop
Obesity a Key Factor When Kids Develop Sleep Apnea
Obesity Can Raise Odds for Post-Surgical Complications
Obesity Could Slow Recovery From a Head Injury
Obesity Helps Drive Half of New Diabetes Cases Among Americans
Obesity in Teen Years Might Trigger Type 1 Diabetes
Obesity in Youth Could Be Big Risk Factor for MS
Obesity May Help Trigger Heavier Periods: Study
Obesity Might Lower Milk Production in Breastfeeding Moms
Obesity Might Permanently Blunt Brain's Responses to Sugary, Fatty Foods
Obesity Plays Role in Higher Breast Cancer Rates for Black Women
Obesity Raises Odds for Many Common Cancers
Obesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
Obesity Stigma Keeps Many From Life-Saving Cancer Screening: Study
Obesity Tied to Shorter Survival in Cancer Patients
Obesity Ups Odds for Dangerous Lung Clots in COVID-19 Patients
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19 in Younger Patients
Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
Obesity's Influence on Colon Cancer Risk May Vary by Gender: Study
Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
One Activity Causes 4 Out of 5 Sports-Linked Spinal Injuries
One Key Factor Drives Weight Gain in College
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Only 7% of American Adults in Good Cardiometabolic Health
Only Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy
Over 40? Just 20 Minutes of Daily Exercise Can Keep You Out of the Hospital
Overweight With Arthritic Knees? You Might Want to Avoid Tennis
Pandemic Affecting Mental Health of Pregnant Women, New Moms
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Pandemic Curbed Kids' Efforts to Lose Excess Weight
Pandemic Had Many Young Athletes Reconsidering Their Sport
Pandemic Lockdowns, Closures Tough on People With Disabilities
Pandemic Stress Keeps Many From Exercising
Parent or Sibling With Colon Cancer? You May Need Colonoscopy Earlier
People With MS Have Worse Survival If Colon Cancer Strikes
People's 'Microbiomes' Might Influence COVID-19 Severity: Study
PFAS 'Forever Chemicals' Cost the U.S. Billions
Physically Active at Work? It's Not as Healthy as Leisure Exercise
Pilates May Be Good Medicine for High Blood Pressure
Pills, Exercise, Dieting: What Works Best to Lose Weight?
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Post-Stroke Rehab: There's a Sweet Spot in the Timing
Post-Workout Sauna Might Boost Your Health Even More
Pregnancy Undermines Body Image in Half of Women
Pregnant Women Need to Take Care in Sweltering Summer Heat
President Biden Undergoes Routine Colonoscopy
Pressed for Time? HIIT It
Preterm Birth Ups Mom's Long-Term Heart Disease Risk: Study
Preventing Alzheimer's
Probiotics Are Good for More Than Your Gut
Quick Bursts of Exercise Can Help Diabetics' Hearts
Race, Income Keeps Many Families From Letting Kids Play Sports
Racial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
Red Meat Raises Your Heart Risk, and Scientists May Know Why
Re-focusing on Getting Fit? Heart Experts Offer These Tips
Regular Exercise Can Help Shield You From Severe COVID
Regular Weightlifting Could Lengthen Your Life
Research Reveals How Aspirin Helps Prevent Colon Cancer
Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
Rising Obesity Levels Put Americans at Risk During Pandemic: CDC
Running Without Risk During the Pandemic
School Closures Could Be Adding to Kids' Waistlines
Science Reveals How Red Meat Harms the Heart
Severe Obesity Could Mean Faster Decline of Immunity From COVID Shot
Shall You Dance? Study Finds Dancing Helps Seniors Avoid Falls
Shift Work May Harm the Health of Men More Than Women
Short Brisk Walk Each Day Could Cut Your Odds of Early Death
Should Kids Take Ozempic, Wegovy? The Idea Has Some Experts Worried
Similar to Adults, Obesity Raises Kids' Odds for Severe COVID-19
Simple Steps Toward Living a Healthier, More Active Life
Sit All Day for Work? Simple Step Can Cut Your Health Risk
Sitting Raises Women's Odds for Heart Failure
Sitting Tai Chi Helps Stroke Survivors Recover
Sleep-Deprived Kids Will Snack More: Study
Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
Smoggy Day? Exercise Still the Healthy Choice, Study Finds
Some People's Guts Are Better at Gaining Energy From Food
Some Schools Respond to Child Obesity by Focusing on Water
Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
'Spare Tire' in Middle Age Could Mean a Frail Old Age
'Spare Tire' Might Up a Man's Prostate Cancer Risk
Sports After Lockdown: Take It Slow
Sports-Linked Cardiac Arrest Rare in Seniors, Study Finds
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
Spring Sprains: Sports Injury Season Begins
'Stairs Test' Quickly Measures Your Heart Health
Stay-at-Home Orders Could Mean More Obese Kids: Study
Staying Fit Lowers a Man's Cancer Risk, Study Confirms
Stool Samples From the 1980s Hold Clues to Fighting HIV Today
Strength Training Is No Slouch for Shedding Pounds
Study Confirms It: Kids Keep Harried Moms From Exercise
Study Refutes Notion That Method of Delivery Impacts Baby's 'Microbiome'
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
Supplements: Many Cancer Patients Think They'll Help, But Experts Urge Caution
Surprising Factors That Raise (or Lower) Your Odds for COVID-19
Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Take a Walk to Cut Diabetes Risk
Talking to Your Child About Weight, But Avoiding Stigma
Teasing People About Weight Can Help Bring on Eating Disorders
Temptation Alley: Checkout Counters Are Prime Spots for Unhealthy Food
The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer
The Fitter Do Better After an A-Fib Treatment
The Future of Cancer for Americans
The Germs on Your Toothbrush Can Reveal Your Health
The Side Effects of ‘Andro,’ The Banned Supplement Androstenedione
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes
There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Women's Heart Health
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Tips to Staying Cool in Extreme Heat
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
Too Little Sleep Could Have Teens Piling on Pounds
Too Little Sunlight, Vitamin D May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Many Antibiotics Might Raise Colon Cancer Risk
Too Much Screen Time Could Raise Your Odds for Stroke
Too Much Sitting Could Mean Worse Outcomes for Cancer Survivors
Too Much Sitting May Be Bad for Your Mental Health
Tough Childhoods Are Tough on Adult Hearts: Study
Tough Decisions as COVID-19 Causes Cancer Surgery Delays
Try These 3 Tips to Lose Those Pandemic Pounds
Type 2 Diabetes in Youth Is Especially Unhealthy: Study
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Decline
U.S. Cancer Screening Rates Back to Normal After Pandemic Dip
U.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes
U.S. Deaths From Cancer Continue to Decline
U.S. Heart Deaths Linked to Obesity Have Tripled in 20 Years
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
Under 50 and Overweight? Your Odds for Dementia Later May Rise
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes' Performance
Vacations in the Sun Aren't Good for Your Skin's Microbiome
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Vigorous Exercise Safe for Those at Risk of Knee Arthritis
Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Walking: Your Best Step to a Healthier Heart
Want a Healthier, Happier Old Age? Get Moving
Want Reliable Diet Advice? Don't Head to TikTok
Want to Avoid Sleep Apnea? Get Off the Sofa
Want to Live Longer? Exercise Is Key, Study Confirms
Want to Lose Weight? Here Are the Best Exercises to Shed Pounds
Wearing a Mask Won't Ruin Your Workout, Study Shows
Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Cut Odds for Obesity-Linked Cancers in Half
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Lower Odds for Blood Cancers
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
Weight-Loss Surgery Lowers Long-Term Heart Risks for Diabetic Teens
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk in People With Diabetes
Weight-Loss Surgery May Greatly Lower Odds for Many Cancers
Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Odds for Heart Attack in Very Obese People
Welcome to the 'Smart Toilet' That Can Spot Disease
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Foods, Medicines Can Lower Your Colon Cancer Risk?
What Helps Your Heart More, Losing Fat or Gaining Muscle?
What the Pandemic Did to Workouts
What You Need to Know About Your Colon Cancer Risk
When Arthritis Strikes, Keep Moving
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Heart Attack Strikes, Cancer Patients Often Miss Out on Lifesaving Treatment
When Should You Start Colon Cancer Screenings?
Who'll Get Long COVID? Just a Look at a Patient Gives Clues
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Why C-Section Babies May Be at Higher Risk for a Food Allergy
Why Early Bedtime May Be Best for People With Type 2 Diabetes
Why Exercise Is Often a Challenge for Folks With Type 1 Diabetes
Why Exercise? Researchers Say It Prevents 3.9 Million Deaths a Year
Why Football Players Want a Lower Number on Their Jerseys
Why So Many New Cancer Diagnoses When Americans Turn 65?
Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea
Will Baby Have Allergies? First Poop Might Tell
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Will You Be Depositing at the 'Stool Bank' Someday?
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women With Larger Breasts May Be Less Likely to Exercise, Study Finds
Words Can Wound When Parents Talk to Kids About Obesity
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
Years of Diabetes Could Speed Onset of Menopause
You Can Garden Your Way to Better Health
You Can Prevent Sports Overuse Injuries
You Don't Have to Be Obese for Belly Fat to Harm You, Heart Experts Warn
Young Americans Face Rising Rates of Obesity, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes
Younger Age Doesn't Boost Survival With Advanced Colon Cancer
Your Dog's Gut Microbes Change Quickly With New Diet
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
You've Got Tens of Thousands of Virus Species Living in Your Gut
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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