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Liver Cancer Deaths Are Skyrocketing. Here's How to Spot the Symptoms.
Liver cancer deaths in adults have increased 43% between 2000 to 2016, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).…
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Growing up, whenever I had any sort of serious runny nose, cough or sinus infection, I’d go to my pediatrician, and he’d inevitably prescribe amoxicillin.…
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Like many aspiring professional baseball players, Mike Marjama hustled hard on the minor league baseball circuit for seven years before finally landing his dream job…
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Model Mara Martin was “proud” to represent working moms when she walked the runway while breastfeeding her daughter on Sunday night. The new mom —…
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A mom is calling on Chips Ahoy to fix their packaging after her 15-year-old daughter died of anaphylactic shock from unknowingly eating a peanut butter…
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Britney Spears doesn’t wait for her dance routine to get “Toxic”. The singer said she likes to mix up her moves to keep her dance…
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The younger a teenager is when they start drinking, the more likely they’ll be to indulge in binge drinking. Most Americans who drink alcohol are…
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Summer is in full swing, and the sunshine isn’t stopping anytime soon. As you make your way out to the beaches, the pools and the…
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We’ve gotten to the stage where we’re a little more comfortable talking about all things vagina and vulva-related. Yes, of course, we have a long…
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Did you ever think a simple pill taken before each meal would be as good as gastric band or bypass surgery for losing weight while…
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For years, women with heart attacks and failure were being ignored or misdiagnosed in hospitals because they did not have the same symptoms as men.…
Read More Why Heart Failure Is More Deadly for Women Than Men‘Why can’t I find myself a man I can trust who treats me right?’
Dear Coleen I’m a divorced single mum in my 40s. I have a good job, a nice house and I take care of myself. I’m…
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If you’ve ever considered upgrading from a traditional seated desk to a standing one, it’s a good day to make the transition. As part of…
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The number of horseflies has rocketed in recent weeks as many pests and insects thrive in the heat. Scarily, visitors to France are being urged…
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A new study found that pregnant millennials are more likely to be depressed than young expectant mothers in previous generations. The Journal of the American Medical Association:…
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Hurray for warm days and long, summer evenings! The sun is good for us – in fact, researchers at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute say that avoiding…
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Australia’s energy companies are grinding us into the ground. Despite not running a bitcoin enterprise or operating a miniature power plant, I was hit with…
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When Adelaide gym HTFU, that’s "Harden the Fat Up" posted "before" and "after" photos of a classic weight loss transformation, they hoped it would attract new…
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It's been a while since we've had a good ol' superfood craze, hasn't it? Sure, there's been buzz about lifestyle adjustments like plant-based diets and intermittent fasting,…
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Dear Anne I’m 66 and I am worried that I’m turning into a hermit. I know I am not depressed – I just love my…
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In a new study showing a link between Alzheimer’s disease and the herpes virus, anti-viral meds were found to make patients 10 times less likely…
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Mental Floss reported earlier this week that a new UK-based study shows that drinking up to eight cups of coffee per day can lower someone’s…
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Becca Drake had only one thought when she was diagnosed with a rare form of bowel cancer… the welfare of her beloved dogs. The former…
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus has sickened 12 people in three states and the District of Columbia. Crab meat from Venezuela has been found to be the reason…
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Just after 200 people got sick from a parasite outbreak linked to Del Monte veggie trays, there’s another food-related outbreak being investigated. According to CNN,…
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