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  • A black man drinks a bottle of water after a race. (Photo: runffwpu/Pexels)

    Drinking Water

    Growing research has found that bottled water has its own challenges — and regular tap water may be better in most situations.Read More
    23 Jan 2025
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  • Maraschino cherries with stems. (Photo: Millefore Images/Getty Images)

    Banned

    On Jan. 15, 2025, the FDA announced the ban of Red No. 3, an artificial dye additive used to give thousands of food products a vibrant red color.Read More
    16 Jan 2025
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  • Weight Loss & GLP-1s

    You have likely heard about GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy for managing diabetes and obesity. But what are GLP-1 medications, and how do they work? Read More
    09 Jan 2025
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  • Black girl decorating a Christmas tree. (Photo: UPMC)

    Holiday Safety Tips

    From family get-togethers to shopping, the holidays can keep you busy. But wintry weather, holiday parties and festive decorations can pose a risk for children.Read More
    19 Dec 2024
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  • Woman with shingles on the skin she feels very painful. (Photo: Getty Images)

    Shingles

    Shingles is caused by the varicella-zoster virus, the virus that causes chickenpox. It lies dormant in the nervous system then reemerges as painful rashes.Read More
    12 Dec 2024
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Stress at work can affect your health. (Photo: ThinkStock)

Stress Relief

28 Mar 2015
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acne, alcohol consumption diabetes, anxiety, boundaries, breakouts, fatigue, glucose, health, sebum, smoking, stress, tension headaches, weight issues, work
Work Stress Can Be Hurting Your Health For almost all of us, work can be a consistent source of anxiety. Stress in small doses can be a powerful tool to help motivate us to push ourselves to achieve. However, large quantities can lead to physical problems that follow you out of
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A form of saccharin could lead to the development of drugs that battle aggressive cancers. (Photo: Doug Dollemore/American Chemical Society)

Sweet Treatment

24 Mar 2015
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Sacchrin Could Lead to New Cancer Care Saccharin, the artificial sweetener that is the main ingredient in Sweet ‘N Low, Sweet Twin and Necta, could do far more than just keep our waistlines trim. According to new research, the popular sugar substitute could potentially lead to
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“Oversharenting”

17 Mar 2015
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Do Parents Overshare on Social Media? Some of social media’s greatest stars aren’t even old enough to tweet: Pictures of kids playing dress up, having meltdowns and even in the bathtub adorn Facebook walls. Diaper-donning toddlers dancing to the likes of Beyonce and Taylor Swift
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Genome sequencing could reveal rare and preventable diseases. (Photo: University of California San Francisco)

Devil in the Details

10 Mar 2015
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Genetic Testing May Help Prevent Diseases Would you want to know if you or your children had risk of hereditary cancer, a genetic risk for cardiovascular disease or carried the gene associated with developing Alzheimer’s disease – even if they were risks that wouldn’t be relevant
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Love Your Butt

03 Mar 2015
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​March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and the Virenna, Va.-based Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation announced a new edition of its Love Your Butt campaign. In its third year, the mission of the Love Your Butt awareness
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Because of its concentrated form, it’s not so easy to just add a sprinkle of powdered caffeine to food or drink without running the risk of overdose. (Photo: YouTube screengrab)

Potent Powders

24 Feb 2015
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The Perils of Powdered Caffeine and Alcohol Alcohol and caffeine have joined the ranks of milk, juice and other substances that now come in powdered form. A handful of states have pre-emptively banned the sale of powdered alcohol. But some say powdered caffeine – which is
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