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Exercise changes genes within minutes
Even a short bout of exercise can change your genes in ways that may ultimately make you stronger, a new…
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Report: Women have rare egg-producing stem cells
For 60 years, doctors have believed women were born with all the eggs they’ll ever have. Now Harvard scientists are…
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Words of Wellness: Organize Your Mind, Organize Your Life
Thanks to technology, we have access to information—and our jobs—24 hours a day, seven days a week. However, this can…
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A 51 year-old man is carrying around an essential lifeline in a backpack, q13fox.com reported. Christopher Marshall from Wasilla, Alaska,…
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Boy with leukemia struggles to find bone marrow match after losing home to Hurricane Sandy
Losing their home in Amity Harbor, N.Y. to Hurricane Sandy was the second recent blow for Danielle Heckman and her…
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Doctors Overuse Heart Treatment, Despite Guidelines
The controversial use of stents days after a heart attack has continued unabated in the United States, even after a…
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11 dieting mistakes
Trying to slim down and feeling frustrated? If you’re giving it your all but the number on the scale still…
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