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Study: Bottle-Feeding Babies More Than Doubles Obesity Risk

The feeding methods parents use can greatly inflate—or shrink—their baby’s risk of becoming obese by age 2, according to a new study published in Pediatric Obesity involving more th  More »

Study: Brain Exercises Better for Protecting Memory Than Drugs

Some strategies and products used to ward off memory-robbing disorders like Alzheimer’s are useless or even dangerous, while others really do work, according to a new analysis of 32 randomized cl  More »

Free App Triples Weight Loss

If you’re trying to slim down for the swimsuit season, now there’s an app for that, backed by solid science. In fact, British researchers have conducted the first-ever randomized clinical trial comparing a smartphone app to other do-it-yourself we...  More »

7 Foods That Fight Spring Allergies

Along with the bloom of spring comes allergy season, and experts say this could be one of the worst yet.  More »

DSM-5: Will millions more Americans be diagnosed with mental illness?

The impending publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (More »

Angelina Jolie & Breast Cancer Genes: Should You Be Tested?

Angelina Jolie’s shocking revelation that she had a double mastectomy to prevent breast cancer has left many women wondering if they should get tested for genetic mutations that put them at high  More »

Tourette's "Superhero" Battles Myths About Her Disorder

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Daughter’s Amazing Gift of Life to Mom

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This Mineral Could Save Your Life

Up to 80 percent of Americans are jeopardizing their health by failing to get the recommended daily allowance (RDA) of a mineral that protects against heart disea  More »

Medical Breakthroughs to Beat Skin Cancer

Hannah Kiefer thought she looked pretty with a tan—until she was diagnosed with melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, at age 21.  More »

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