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Hot Stuff: Spicy Foods Can't Harm You, Can They?

Hot Stuff: Spicy Foods Can't Harm You, Can They?

Research shows the short-term sensation may have longer-term health benefits.

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Fake Friends and the Real Threat of AI-Generated Influencers

Fake Friends and the Real Threat of AI-Generated Influencers

Meet Kyra, a virtual influencer. She's not real but is collecting an online following...

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Exercise and Your Period: Be Your Best When You Feel Bad

Exercise and Your Period: Be Your Best When You Feel Bad

A growing conversation around periods and performance is empowering active people....

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How Role in ‘The Chi’ Made Yolonda Ross a Breast Cancer Advocate

How Role in ‘The Chi’ Made Yolonda Ross a Breast Cancer...

Yolonda Ross went all-in when she learned that the single mom she plays in Showtime’s...

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Biden Moves to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care

Biden Moves to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care

The executive order calls on multiple federal agencies to expand access to reproductive...

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Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream

Deadly Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ice Cream

The CDC has linked a recent Listeria outbreak to ice cream made by Florida-based...

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Why Does My Stomach Growl?

Why Does My Stomach Growl?

Stomach sounds are a normal part of hunger and digestion. Here’s what’s going on...

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Biggest Weight Gain Now Comes Early in Adulthood

Biggest Weight Gain Now Comes Early in Adulthood

New research shows most American adults have not only gained more weight, but they...

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COVID-19 and Summer 2022: Boost Now or Best to Wait?

COVID-19 and Summer 2022: Boost Now or Best to Wait?

A new combination vaccine for COVID-19 will likely be coming out this fall, offering...

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Doctors Still Overprescribing Fluoroquinolones Despite Risks

Doctors Still Overprescribing Fluoroquinolones Despite...

Since the 1980s, more than 60,000 patients have reported hundreds of thousands of...

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REM Sleep Critical to Emotional Health: Study

REM Sleep Critical to Emotional Health: Study

Knowing how the brain processes emotion during REM sleep may open the door to new...

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‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care

‘Free’ Screening? Know Your Rights to Get No-Cost Care

Even a decade in, the Affordable Care Act’s recommendations to simply cover preventive...

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Dealing With Headaches? A New Study Says Acupuncture May Help

Dealing With Headaches? A New Study Says Acupuncture May...

Researchers recently released results of a new study that found people who under...

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Vaccinations Cut U.S. COVID Deaths by 58%

Vaccinations Cut U.S. COVID Deaths by 58%

A new study says the U.S. COVID vaccination program saved hundreds of thousands...

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An Aggressive Leukemia Is More Lethal for Black Patients

An Aggressive Leukemia Is More Lethal for Black Patients

New research shows outcomes are worse for Black patients with acute myeloid leukemia...

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CBD and Cannabis Products for Acne, Psoriasis? Buyer Beware

CBD and Cannabis Products for Acne, Psoriasis? Buyer Beware

Many turn to CBD and cannabis products to treat a variety of skin conditions. But...