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Head and shoulders shot of a woman with breakouts of dry skin on her forehead, cheek and chin. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Skin Repair

5 Ways to Get Rid of Dry, Itchy Skin Even if you have found a harmonious skincare regimen — and even if that regimen is minimalist and easy to maintain — you will periodically find yourself with patches of dry, itchy skin. The cold, dry air in winter is almost certainly to blame.
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A woman pinching her nose while holding her breath. (Photo: Masterfile)

What’s Up with Hiccups?

Causes, Cures of Hiccups Remain Elusive Everyone gets hiccups. And nearly everyone has a theory about the cause and the cure. “We don’t know for sure what causes them,” said Dr. Stacey Milunic, a family medicine physician at Penn State Health. “It’s not well understood.” What
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Measles are on the rise in Europe. In the U.S. so far this year, the CDC has reported 124 cases in 22 states and D.C. (Photo: Getty Images)

97 Percent Effective

Immunization Best Defense Against Measles High fever. Cough. Runny nose. Red, watery eyes. It may not be the flu. It could be measles. Measles cases are on the rise in Europe, with more than 40,000 cases and 37 deaths in the first six months of 2018. In the United States, the
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