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Our experts bring you current health and wellness information about the symptoms, medicines, procedures, and remedies to keep you and your family healthy. Check out our writers' latest updates in the fields of women's health, infertility, pregnancy and childbirth, autism and asperger's syndrome, disabilities, and other aspects of general medicine and advances in the health field.

If you're already active and healthy but want to maintain weight loss, or recover from an injury by availing yourself of sports medicine facilities, or if you want to eschew pharmaceuticals in favor of natural medicine and mind and body fitness, this is the site for you.

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Health & Wellness

Cycling And Male Factor Infertility

In: Infertility

By: Feature Writer Joanna Karpasea-Jones

Some men take up cycling as part of a pre-conceptual health regime, but the latest research suggests that cycling may actually damage a man's fertility. more...

Medicare and Power Wheelchairs

In: Seniors' Health/Medicare

By: Feature Writer Deborah Mitchell

Sifting through Medicare's requirements to see if you are eligible for a motor-powered wheelchair or scooter can be a challenge. Don't believe everything they say on TV. more...

Investment Fraud Abuses Trust

In: Abuse

By: Feature Writer Karen Stephenson

Scams have saturated our lives since the advent of the internet. Is affinity fraud on the shelf collecting dust or is it lurking behind the flurry of internet scams? more...

Drug Abuse Recovery

In: Abuse

By: Feature Writer Karen Stephenson

Substance abuse grips so tight that self-cessation is unattainable. In many cases, psychological dependency on drug use or alcohol can only be broken with intervention. more...

Weightless Exercises

In: Fitness

By: Feature Writer Chris Christian

You do not have to be a member of a gym, own fitness equipment or allocate a room in your home to become fit. more...

To Break or Not to Break Your Water

In: Childbirth - Labour & Delivery

By: Feature Writer Brenda Lane

For years, an amniotomy was a routine part of the care mothers received during labor. Now questions arise about whether it helps or hinders the labor process. more...

Recovery Conference for Families, Canada

In: Eating Disorder Recovery

By: Feature Writer Lori Henry

Ask professionals your health questions and learn about helping your daughter or son recover from an eating disorder. more...

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