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Study Confirms It: Kids Keep Harried Moms From Exercise
Summer Playgrounds Come With Fun and Hazards
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Tai Chi Equal to 'Regular' Exercise in Trimming Your Tummy
Tai Chi Might Help Seniors Counter Mild Cognitive Decline
Take a Walk to Cut Diabetes Risk
Taking Ozempic, Wegovy? Stop Before Surgery, Anesthesiologists Say
Teen Smoking Rates Drop, E-Cig Use Rises: Study
Teens Aren't Turning to E-Cigarettes to Quit Smoking
Telehealth May Help Rural Americans Keep the Weight Off
The Side Effects of ‘Andro,’ The Banned Supplement Androstenedione
The Sooner Young Smokers Start, The Less Likely They Are to Quit
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
There's No Healthy Alternative to Smoking Except Quitting: Study
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips to Keep Young Athletes Injury-Free
Tips to Staying Cool in Extreme Heat
Tobacco Company Coupons Raise Odds Ex-Smokers Will Light Up Again
Too Little Exercise, Too Much Sitting Could Raise Breast 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
Trial Shows Weight-Loss Drug Works in Teens
Try These 3 Tips to Lose Those Pandemic Pounds
Two Common Eating Habits That Can Really Pile on Pounds
U.S. Hispanics at High Heart Disease Risk and Many Go Untreated: Report
U.S. Smoking Rate Hits All-Time Low
U.S. Smoking, Vaping Rates Fell in First Year of Pandemic: CDC
Under 50 and Had a Heart Attack? Quit Smoking, and You'll Live Longer
Unhealthy in Your 20s? Your Mind May Pay the Price Decades Later
Using Pot May Impede Female Athletes' Performance
Vaping Could Weaken Your Bones, Study Finds
Vaping Just Once Triggers Dangerous 'Oxidative Stress'
Vaping Might Beat Nicotine Patches in Helping Pregnant Women Quit Smoking
Vaping Now Outstrips Smoking Among U.S. Young Adults
Vaping Raises Blood Clotting Risks, Harms Small Arteries: Study
Vaping Ups Teens' Odds for Asthma, Asthma Attacks
Vaping Won't Help Smokers Quit, Another Study Finds
Vaping's Popularity Falls Among U.S. High School Students
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Vigorous Exercise Safe for Those at Risk of Knee Arthritis
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 Knee Replacement? Build Up Your Thighs
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
Weekly Injected Drug Could Boost Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Wegovy Cuts Heart Risks by 20% in Large Trial
Wegovy Lowered Users' Heart Risks in New Trial
Wegovy May Be Valuable New Option for Heart Failure Patients
Wegovy, Ozempic Help Folks Lose Weight, But How?
Wegovy, Ozempic Probably Won't Harm Vision in People With Diabetes, Study Finds
Wegovy, Saxenda Help Folks Lose Pounds They Regained After Weight-Loss Surgery
Weight Loss Can Help Cut Lung Risks in 9/11 First Responders
Weight Loss Helps Your Heart Even If Some Weight Come Back
Weight Loss in Childhood May Protect Boys Against Future Infertility
Weight Loss May Not Affect Fertility Treatment Success
Weight Loss Surgery a Good Option for Severely Obese Kids: Study
Weight Loss Your Resolution? Experts Look at Fasting, Keto and Whole 30
Weightlifting Your Way to Weight Loss
Weight-Loss Surgeries Used Least in U.S. States That Need Them Most
Weight-Loss Surgery Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for Years: Study
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Cut Odds for Obesity-Linked Cancers in Half
Weight-Loss Surgery Lengthens Life Span, Study Shows
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 Might Also Help Prevent Cataracts
Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Risk of Severe Liver Disease in the Obese: Study
What Athletes Should Know About COVID-19, Heart Damage and Working Out
What Happens to Your Body When You Quit Smoking
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What the Pandemic Did to Workouts
What's Really Killing the 'Night Owls'?
When Arthritis Strikes, Keep Moving
When Diabetes Strikes in Pregnancy, Do Women Eat Healthier?
When Lung Cancer Strikes the Young, Women Face Higher Risks Than Men
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WHO Says No to Artificial Sweeteners for Weight Loss
Why Can't I Lose Weight?
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 Quitting Smoking Might Be a Bit Tougher for Women
Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women Smokers Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Women With Larger Breasts May Be Less Likely to Exercise, Study Finds
Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Workouts Boost Health of People With Kidney Disease
Worries May Raise Men's Heart Risks, Even When Young
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
You Don't Have to Smoke to Get Lung Cancer
Your Morning Cup of Coffee Can Affect Your Heart's Rhythms
Your Teen's Smartphone Could Be Key to Unhealthy Weight
Youth Vaping Rates Have Plunged During Lockdown: Study
You've Had Foot Surgery: How Long Until You're Active Again?
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