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If you intended to breastfeed your baby but ended up wanting or needing to feed your baby formula milk, you might think you have changed […]
Continue reading »Diet usually matters more to weight loss than exercise, but it turns out that Biggest Losers who have managed to lose weight have to exercise […]
Continue reading »2017 is a strange year for buying health insurance. Some strange and bad things have happened and it looks like we should expect insurance plans […]
Continue reading »Google “cord blood,” as I did when I wrote this article, and you will find that services collapse on their own, asking you for your […]
Continue reading »Believe it or not, the Affordable Care Act is still in effect. Most people who do not have work coverage can buy a plan on […]
Continue reading »Walgreens announced this week that it is now dispensing naloxone, a drug that can stop opioid overdose, without a prescription in 46 states . (If […]
Continue reading »If you have anxiety in the mornings and evenings (I’m sure you do), training with your lunch break is a convenient way to exercise. But […]
Continue reading »Bedbugs aren’t just for beds anymore. A Canadian family was bitten by bed bugs during a nine-hour flight to London . To make matters worse, […]
Continue reading »Two women with cancer, one of whom has already passed away, recently lost lawsuits against talcum powder after a judge ruled that they had not […]
Continue reading »Polygraphs, better known as lie detectors, are bullshit . They can’t tell if you’re lying, just that your body does what it does when we’re […]
Continue reading »How can you communicate this news to someone who smells bad? You could be honest and compassionate if you sat down with your smelly loved […]
Continue reading »When I ran my first steeplechase, I pictured triumphantly crossing the finish line with a big smile on my face, beaming with joy of achievement. […]
Continue reading »More and more schools are adding mindfulness to student days, often as a short break for meditation. They seem to help some children relieve stress, […]
Continue reading »Contacts with cat pupils or neon flowers can be fun, but are you sure you want to shove a piece of plastic from a costume […]
Continue reading »Do you have a vague idea of chocolate, perhaps dark chocolate, as good for you? It’s good for your heart health or something. On some […]
Continue reading »This year I will be writing my tenth scary novel. I do this every November; it is part of the NaNoWriMo tradition. I have never […]
Continue reading »We asked and you answered: How do you work around junk food without throwing pigs out? Here are the strategies that have worked for you, […]
Continue reading »I once worked at a bakery. If the cookie breaks, we can’t sell it, so naturally I would dispose of the evidence in the most […]
Continue reading »Dad swabs are routinely done by women, and girls are more likely to get the latest human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines – but new research confirms […]
Continue reading »This is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but I think we already know that breast cancer exists and that mammography can detect it. So while we’re […]
Continue reading »After 900 unsuccessful attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (that number may be slightly lower, it has been a long year), President Trump took […]
Continue reading »Today is World Burpee Day, and while we’re pretty sure this is just a marketing ploy, we’re curious: what is your relationship with the horrible […]
Continue reading »In recent days, our secretary of state has called the president a “fucking asshole.” The President objected that he believed he had a higher IQ […]
Continue reading »Nearly half of all early abortions are done with just a few pills. The tablets are safe to take at home with very low complication […]
Continue reading »Flame retardant chemicals are found in most of your favorite foam-filled furniture – up until recently, California law even required them. But they do not […]
Continue reading »We spend almost half of our waking hours at work (how’s that for depressing thoughts?), So if your workplace is filled with stress or bullies […]
Continue reading »Pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers donate money to doctors and educational institutions for a variety of reasons. Last year, ProPublica found that most doctors […]
Continue reading »Hi people! I, your fearless health writer and editor, stand ready to answer your questions. Starting at 3:00 pm ET today (this is noon if […]
Continue reading »After being shot or stabbed, new research shows that sometimes people are better off dragging themselves into the back seat of a friend’s Ford Taurus […]
Continue reading »The Trump administration today issued an immediate effective rule that lifts the requirement for employer-provided insurance to cover birth control. Update 12/10/2017: Federal regulations require […]
Continue reading »A bill entitled “The Protection of Unborn Children with the Potential of Pain”, which bans almost all abortions before 22 weeks of gestation, has just […]
Continue reading »Plastic surgeons can do big business through social media , but some surgeons take entertainment to the extreme, like dancing in front of a camera […]
Continue reading »My oldest child only eats one vegetable: carrots. (It used to be broccoli, but it has changed.) His little brother will only eat corn. Since […]
Continue reading »There are many ways to eat healthy, but most experts agree that hard candy, fries, beer, and bacon are the things to keep to a […]
Continue reading »One easy way to help after a tragedy is to donate blood. Even if you’re not near Las Vegas, blood banks and hospitals are teaming […]
Continue reading »Will you be surprised to learn that almost none of the long distance runners do traditional speed workouts? No, tempo run , fartlek workout, or […]
Continue reading »Before Google came along, the tiny cryptic ad at the end of the magazine had a lot of potential. The seller may not be able […]
Continue reading »Today’s kids have MyPlate . When I was growing up, we learned about the food pyramid . My parents divided food into four food groups […]
Continue reading »We hear little about rabies these days due to how common the rabies vaccine is in the US, but it kills someone on this planet […]
Continue reading »If you are a person with a uterus, you probably got an awkward conversation when you were about nine or ten years old explaining some […]
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