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More Fast-Food Outlets, More Diabetes in Your Neighborhood
More Olive Oil May Bring Longer Life: Study
More Opioids Doesn't Mean Less Chronic Pain: Study
More Patients Turning to Medical Marijuana for Arthritis Pain
More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
Most Americans Don't Follow Diets That Could Prevent Cancer
Most Americans Still Aren't Eating Enough Whole Grains
Most Americans Would Skip Opioids After Surgery If They Could: Survey
Most Knee Cracking Is Normal, Expert Says
Most of Restaurant Menu Must Be Vegetarian Before Meat Eaters Make the Switch
Most Supermarket Chicken Laced With White Fat: Report
Most Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Report Symptoms Many Weeks After 'Recovery'
Movies in Theaters Are Back: How to Snack Healthy
Moving Away From Opioids to Treat Dental Pain
Muscle Relaxants for Back Pain Are Soaring: Are They Safe?
Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds
Need an IV or Stitches? Virtual Reality or Hypnosis Might Ease Pain
Nerve 'Pulse' Therapy May Help Ease Sciatica
'Nerve Zap' Pain Treatment Could Cut Need for Opioids After Surgeries
Nerve-Cooling Implant Could Ease Pain Without Opioids
Neuro Symptoms of Long COVID May Persist for Months
New CDC Guidelines May Have Made Opioid Prescribing Safer
New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Ignore Recommendations on Sugar, Alcohol
New Drug May Treat Rare Diseases That Make Exposure to Sunlight Painful
New Drug Shows Real Promise Against Celiac Disease
New Hope Against Painful Skin Issues Caused by Cancer Radiation Therapy
New Nasal Spray for Migraines Approved by FDA
New Tricks to Turn Your Fussy Eater Around
New USDA Rules Ramp Up Oversight of Organic Food
New Weight-Loss Program Shows Promise Among Low-Income Americans
No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
No Evidence Muscle Relaxants Can Ease Low Back Pain
No Side Effects From Your COVID Vaccine? Don't Worry, It's Still Working
Not Just Keyboards: Many Types of Workers Can Develop Carpal Tunnel
NSAIDS, Steroids for Back Pain: Is Too Much of Them a Bad Thing?
Nutrition Labels to Move to Front of Packaging Under Biden Plan
Oakland's Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
Older Adults Turning to Pot for Common Health Problems
Older Patients at Risk When Dentists Prescribe Opioids
Omega-3s From Fish Might Curb Asthma in Kids, But Genes Matter
On Some Farms, Washing Machines Give Leafy Greens a Spin -- But Is That Safe?
One Downside to Space Travel: Back Pain
One Factor Is Key to Healthy Eating for Kids With Down Syndrome
One-Third of Americans With Arthritis Get No Exercise
Only 1 in 4 Long COVID Sufferers Fully Recovered One Year Later
Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
Ordering Groceries Online? Good Luck Finding Nutrition Info
Over Half of American Parents Give Their Picky Eaters Supplements
Packaged Salads Tied to E. Coli Outbreak in 6 States
Pain Is a Growing Threat to the Nation's Surgeons, New Research Reveals
Pain Relief in a FLASH: Radiation Treatments Lasting Seconds May Advance Cancer Care
Pandemic Changed Families' Eating Habits, for Good and Bad: Poll
Pandemic Changed Grocery Shopping for Rich and Poor
Pandemic Is Devastating Low-Income Black Households
Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
Pandemic May Be Upping Cases of Severe Complication in Kids With Diabetes
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After Childbirth
Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Helped Keep Millions of Americans From Going Hungry
Parent's Skin-to-Skin Hug Does Ease a Baby's Pain, Brain Study Suggests
Parent's Words Key to Young Kids' Fears Around Vaccination
People With Autism May Feel Pain More Intensely: Study
People With Cerebral Palsy Could Be in the Crosshairs of the Opioid Crisis
Picky Eating, Social Phobia Often Linked in College Students
Pizza Study Shows Body's Resilience to 'Pigging Out'
Plant-Based Diet Best for Your Heart
Plant-Based Diet May Help Keep Breast Cancer Away
'Plant-Based' or Low-Fat Diet: Which Is Better for Your Heart?
Plasma Injection Therapy May Be Useless Against Achilles Tendon Pain
Playing Football, Hockey in High School Ups Odds for Stimulant Abuse
Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
Polluted Air Keeps Butterflies, Bees From Pollinating: Study
Pot May Not Be the Best Rx for a Migraine
Potato & Sausages, Cold Cuts a Bad Combo for Your Brain
Potato Chips, Fatty Lunches Greatly Raise Your Heart Risks
Pregnancy Within 1 Year of Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks
Prescription Steroids Can Pose Dangers for Sickle Cell Patients
Pretty Poison: 'Luster Dust' Sprinkled on Cakes Can Be Toxic
Put Away That Salt Shaker to Shield Your Heart
Rare But Dangerous Form of Eating Disorder Could Run in Families
Rare Tumor Slows, But Won't Stop Young Drama Teacher
Raw Meat Diet May Have a Downside for Dogs
Raw Milk Can Harbor Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Red Meat Raises Your Heart Risk, and Scientists May Know Why
Reduced Drinking May Improve Veterans' Chronic Pain
Resolved to Lose Weight in 2023? Experts Compare Popular Diets
Restricting Promotions of Sweet Foods Cuts Sugar, Not Profits: Study
Rugby Injuries Last Long After Pros, Amateurs Stop Playing: Study
Salmonella Illness in 17 States Tied to Salami, Prosciutto
Salmonella Outbreak in 37 States Linked to Imported Onions
Science Reveals 3 Keys to an Energized, Alert Day
Science Reveals How Red Meat Harms the Heart
Science Reveals Why Tea Is Good for Your Heart
Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
Scrolling, Staring at Screens Could Give You 'Tech Neck'
Seafood in Pregnancy: To Eat or Not to Eat?
Second Report on Toxins in Baby Foods Finds Continuing Problems
Senate OKs Bill to Overhaul Infant Formula Rules
Setting Time Limits on Opioid Prescriptions Might Reduce Misuse
She's Beating Leukemia With a Healthy Change to Her Diet
Should You Take a Painkiller Before Your COVID Vaccine?
Shoulder Pain Can Plague Wheelchair Users, But Their Own Fat Cells Could Be Cure
Sickle Cell Puts Black Patients at Higher Risk for Severe COVID
Significant Shortages of Baby Formula Seen in U.S.
Simple Step Gets More School Kids Eating Their Veggies
Skipping COVID Vaccine in Pregnancy Brings Big Risks to Mothers, Babies
Skipping Meals Could Shave Years Off Your Life
Sluggish Coworker? Maybe They 'Pigged Out' Last Night
Smile When You Get That COVID Vaccine, It'll Hurt Less
Smog Harms Women's Brains, But One Food May Help Buffer the Damage
Smoggy Air Might Help Spur Sinusitis
Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
Social Media 'Kid Influencers' Are Promoting Junk Foods
Some COVID Survivors Can't Regain Weight Lost During Illness
Some Long Haul COVID Patients Are Feeling Better After Vaccination
Some Vegetarian Diets Are Much Healthier Than Others
Special Therapy Brings Relief to Patients With Chronic Back Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation May Ease Diabetic Neuropathy
Spouses Share a Lot – Including Heart Health, Study Shows
Started Early, Drug Combo Eases Fatigue of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Study
'Stepped' Approach to Exercise Can Help With Arthritic Knees
Stick With These Foods to Help You Lose Weight
Stressed Out in Lockdown, America's Young Adults Are Overeating
Stroke Can Leave Folks Thinking One Hand Is Bigger Than the Other
Stubbed Your Toe? Only Real Swear Words Help Dull the Pain
Study Casts Doubt on Mediterranean Diet's Benefit to Brain
Study Debunks Notion That Statin Meds Trigger Muscle Aches
Study Probes Relationship Between Migraines and Sleep
Sweet News: Chocolate May Help Your Heart
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Can Cut Your Odds for Stroke
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Boost Prostate Cancer Survival
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Could Protect Older Women's Brains
Switch to Plant-Based Diet Rid Man of Chronic Migraines
Table Set for One May Be Tough on Women's Hearts
Take Steps to Protect Your Feet This Winter
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Tasty, Nutritious School Lunches for Your Budget
Teens May Have Eaten Healthier During Pandemic
Texting Your Way to Better Health After Heart Attack
The 5 Foods That Cut Your Odds for Colon Cancer
The B Vitamins: Put Them on Your A List
The Most Common Arthritis Symptoms You Should Know
There May Be 6 Types of COVID-19
There's a Secret to Getting Kids to Eat Vegetables
Think a Little Alcohol Might Be Healthy? Think Again
Think You Need an Opioid? Here Are Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Timing of Meals Could Alter Your Mood
Tingling, Burning in Your Feet? Common Condition May Be the Cause
Tips for Making 2021 a Healthier Year
Tips for Safe Grocery Shopping
Tips for 'Stomaching' the Holidays If You Have IBS
Tips to Food-Fueling Your Active Vegan Child
Too Little Dietary Salt Can Mean Trouble for Heart Failure Patients
Too Many Fertility Specialists Still Use a Painful, Useless Procedure: Study
Too Many Sugary Sodas Might Harm Your Kidneys
Too Much Red Meat Might Harm Your Heart
Too Much Restaurant Fare Could Shorten Your Life
'Tough Guy' Mentality Keeps Athletes in Denial About Pain
Troubled Infant Formula Plant Resumes Production
Try These 3 Tips to Lose Those Pandemic Pounds
Two Common Eating Habits That Can Really Pile on Pounds
Two Healthy Diets May Reduce Brain 'Plaques' Tied to Alzheimer's Risk
U.S. Baby Formula Shortage Worsens
U.S. Kids Are Eating More 'Ultraprocessed' Foods
U.S. Opens Baby Formula Market to Foreign Suppliers
Ultra-Processed Foods Are Ultra-Bad for Your Heart
Ultra-Processed Foods Might Help Drive Inflammatory Bowel Disease
'Ultra-Processed' Foods Up Odds for a Second Heart Attack or Stroke
Unraveling the Link Between Menstrual Cycles and Migraine
Upping Fruit, Veggies, Grain Intake Can Cut Your Diabetes Risk by 25%
USDA Cracks Down on Salmonella in Breaded Stuffed Raw Chicken Products
USDA Gets Tough on Salmonella in Breaded Chicken Products
Vegan Diets Tied to Higher Bone Fracture Risk
Vegetarian Diet Could Help Fight Off Disease: Study
Vegetarian Women at Higher Odds for Hip Fracture
Vertigo: A Common Symptom With Many Different Causes
Video Games May Sabotage Fitness Among College Students
Virtual Roller Coaster Ride Study Brings New Insights Into Migraine
Visiting a 'Dental Fear' Clinic Can Help Improve a Child's Smile
Vitamin D Deficiency Common in Young Black, Hispanic Americans
Vitamin D May Lower Black Women's Odds for COVID-19
Vitamin D Might Help Prevent Early-Onset Colon Cancer
Vitamins: It's Best to Get Them From Food, Not a Bottle
Want Fewer Fractures in Nursing Homes? Put More Dairy on the Menu
Want Reliable Diet Advice? Don't Head to TikTok
Want That Healthy Skin Glow? These Foods Can Get You There
Want to Avoid Dementia? Add Some Color to Your Plate
Want to Avoid Glaucoma? Look at What You Eat
Watch Their Backs -- Don't Overload Those Schoolbags
Weather and Arthritis: Is There Really a Connection?
Weight Loss Your Resolution? Experts Look at Fasting, Keto and Whole 30
Weight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
Weight-Loss Surgery Slashes Risk of Severe Liver Disease in the Obese: Study
What Anesthesia Works Best for Hip Fracture Surgery?
What Difference Do Calorie Counts on Menus Make?
What Does 'Long COVID' Look Like in Kids?
What Is Endometriosis, and How Is It Treated?
What Is the Mediterranean Diet, and How Can It Help You?
What Jobs Are Toughest on the Knees?
What Parents Need to Know About Cronobacter Bacteria in Baby Formula
What Works Best to Ease Migraines?
What's for Lunch? Often, It's What Your Co-Workers Are Having
'What's Wrong With Me?' Young COVID Survivors Battle Long-Haul Symptoms
When Are Head Injury Risks Highest for Young Soccer Players?
When Pot Is Legal, Prescriptions for Pain, Depression, Anxiety and Sleep Drop: Study
When Soda Tax Repealed, Soda Sales Rebound: Study
Which Diets Help You Keep the Weight From Coming Back?
Which Exercise Regimen Works Best to Ease Lower Back Pain?
Which Foods Might Reduce Your Odds for Dementia?
Which Seafood Has the Highest Amount of Microplastics?
Which Source of Dietary Fiber Works Best?
White Women Tend to Get Better Pain Management After Childbirth
Who Is Using Herbal Kratom?
WHO Says No to Artificial Sweeteners for Weight Loss
Whole Grains Every Day: Key to Your Health and Waistline
Whole Wheat Better for You Than White Bread, Study Confirms
Who'll Get Long COVID? Just a Look at a Patient Gives Clues
Who's Most Likely to Binge Eat Amid Pandemic?
Why Are Young Black Americans Becoming Less Heart-Healthy?
Why Do Gay and Lesbian People Get More Migraines?
Why Home-Made Baby Formula Is a Bad Idea
Why Is American Food So Unhealthy?
Why Your 2nd Dose of COVID Vaccine Is Likely to Feel Worse
Will High-Protein Diets Help the Middle-Aged Build Muscle?
With Certain Oils Gone, Margarine May Now Be Healthier Than Butter
With PFAS in Packaging, How Safe Is Microwave Popcorn?
Women Feel More Stigma From 'Spare Tire' Around Middle Than Men
Women Get Help Later Than Men When Heart Attack Strikes
Women in Their 50s Can Lower Their Stroke Risk – Here's How
Women With Migraines Face Higher Odds for Complications in Pregnancy
Working From Home Brings Its Own Health Perils: Survey
Working From Home? Posture, Ergonomics Can Make It Safe
Working Off Your Quarantine Weight Gain
Would You Like Phthalates With That? Fast Food Contains Industrial Chemicals: Report
You Can Garden Your Way to Better Health
Young Kids Eating Too Few Greens, Drinking Too Much Soda
Your Body Clock Knows When It's Time for Dinner: Study
Your Daily Vitamin D From Tomatoes? Gene Tweak Could Make It Happen
Your Diet Could Cut Your Odds for Severe COVID-19
Your Dog's Gut Microbes Change Quickly With New Diet
Your Expectations Could Shape Your Odds for Vaccine Side Effects
Your Plant-Based Diet Could Really Help the Planet
Your Salt Shaker May Prove Deadly, Study Finds
Your Sushi May Serve Up Parasitic Worms
You're Eating Healthier These Days, But Is It as Healthy As You Think?
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