Calcium supplements could give you a heart attack

People who took calcium pills were 22% more likely to have plaque buildup in their arteries, the Journal of the American Heart Assoc...

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World Mental Health Day: 7 Mental Illness Myths That Need Unlearning

Oct. 10 marks World Mental Health day. According to the World Health Organization, the objective of observing the day is to raise awar...

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Theranos Gives Up on Blood-Testing Labs to Become the Thing It Tried to Fix

THERANOS WAS ONCE among the most exciting startups in Silicon Valley. It got that way by telling everyone a story: Its technology was ...

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Top 8 Benefits of Breastfeeding for Mothers and Babies

Choosing whether to breastfeed or bottle-feed your newborn baby is a personal decision. In fact, it is one of the first important de...

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Jerry Lewis is not ‘slowing down’ even without Labor Day telethon

LOS ANGELES — Labor Day weekend used to belong to Jerry Lewis and his madcap 21-hour Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon. Lewis hosted ...

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MDA Post- Jerry Lewis Losing Money Every Year, But CEO Gets $550,000

There’s no Jerry Lewis telethon today. There hasn’t been one since 2011. And every year since then, MDA– the Muscular Dystrophy Asso...

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Does Obesity Cause Cancer? Excess Weight Is Linked To 13 Types Of Cancer, Study Says

An international team of researchers have linked excess weight and obesity to 8 additional types of cancer. The findings, published in ...

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Kids' Behavior Linked to Moms' Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy

Women who take acetaminophen during pregnancy may be more likely to give birth to children who later develop behavioral problems, a new...

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Puerto Rican OB-GYNs Offer Free Birth Control To Fight Zika

In Puerto Rico the local association of obstetricians and gynecologists has launched a new attack on Zika. Because Zika primarily is a ...

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ALS 'Ice bucket challenge' is working

Maybe you did it, pouring a bucket of ice water on your head in order to raise money for charity. Maybe you hated the viral phenomenon w...

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Behavior Changes Offer Clues That Dementia Could Be Brewing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Memory loss may not always be the first warning sign that dementia is brewing — changes in behavior or personality mi...

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Texas Women Strike Back Against State-Mandated Abortion 'Propaganda'

Booklet given to women seeking abortion uses 'your baby' when describing gestation development as early as four weeks, rather th...

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‘Gilmore Girls’ Creator Talks Series Future, Melissa McCarthy Controversy

Netflix’s hotly-anticipated “Gilmore Girls” revival series, “A Year in the Life,” won’t premiere until November 25, but fans are already...

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'Brain training' cut dementia risk in healthy adults - U.S. study

A computerized brain training program cut the risk of dementia among healthy people by 48 percent, U.S. researchers said on Sunday in re...

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