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Experts explain when guzzling water during a workout might not be enough.
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Teens who overcame anorexia reveal what might have helped them avoid an eating disorder.
With Viagra and Internet dating sites at their fingertips, a growing number of seniors are enjoying a renaissance between the sheets, but some are paying the piper, contracting sexually transmitted diseases.
Beverly Fox, who suffers from severe arthritis and an eye condition similar to glaucoma, puffs on a pipe filled with marijuana, in the offices of the Green Cross Patient Co-op. Fox, who smokes marijuana several times a day, says using marijuana greatly eases her pain and helps to clear her vision. It's not advertised on any health plan service's list, but people with AIDS, cancer and other serious diseases know they can obtain marijuana at the co-op. (Elaine Thompson/AP)
Two new studies have revealed that it isn't as benign as many people think.
An art traditionally the province of men’s clubs is now taking health clubs by storm.
Drugs may be an easy choice but not necessarily a good one when the blues set in.
Probiotic foods and supplements promise health benefits--but how to choose?
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A recent study in the nation's capital casts new doubts on the safety of tap water, but bottled water might be no safer.
As Akiko Busch saw the world grow more divided after 9/11, pondered middle age, and encountered fears about the health of our rivers, she decided to pen a book.
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The notorious nocturnal pests are the size of lentils and feed on human blood. Here's how to keep them from biting.
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As kids burst into the long, lazy days of summer on wakeboards and roller coasters, parents may want to bone up on some precautionary measures.
Patients, friends, family, and caregivers can connect with others, post questions, and share thoughts in our new health community.
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Avery Comarow
No longer is the quality of a surgeon's work whatever he says it is.
Dr. Bernadine Healy
Association does not mean causation. But one cannot ignore the cancer findings.
Best Hospitals
Out of 5,189 hospitals only 3 percent are ranked in one or more specialty. Johns Hopkins in Baltimore tops the Honor Roll.
Best Health Plans
New England is home to many of the best health plans in the country. U.S. News and NCQA review 684 plans.
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Dr. Bernadine Healy shows us how to help protect against skin cancer.
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