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12 Back Pain Remedies: Posture, Core Exercise, Flexibility, and More

If your back hurts, it might seem like a good idea to rest, but WebMD explains 12 better ways to reduce or eliminate your back pain.

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Gov’t: Some Products Falsely Claim to Treat STDs

Two federal agencies are cracking down on bogus claims made by companies that tout their products as treatments, cures, or preventive medications for sexually transmitted diseases such as herpes, genital warts, and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

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Teens and STDs: Common Myths

Do you know if you can get an STD the first time you have sex? Have you heard that you can catch one by sitting on a toilet seat? Does having sex in a hot tub protect against STDs?

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FDA OKs New Type 2 Diabetes Drug Tradjenta

The FDA has approved Tradjenta, a once-daily tablet that helps people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar.

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Heart Bypass Surgery Rate Is Declining

There has been a dramatic drop in the rate of heart bypass procedures performed in the U.S. over the last decade, even though more hospitals are offering the open-heart surgery.

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Study: Fat May Return After Liposuction

Liposuction, the popular fat-sucking procedure, can trim problem areas of the body. However, the fat removed returns in a relatively short time, according to a new study.

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Exercise Programs Help Control Diabetes

Structured exercise programs that include aerobic and/or resistance training help improve blood sugar levels in people with diabetes, new research indicates.

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Asthma Rates on the Rise in U.S.

The number of people with asthma has been rising in recent years, but CDC researchers say in a new report that they aren’t sure why.

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Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Costs, Hospitalizations Mount

People with atrial fibrillation, a common kind of abnormal heart rhythm, are hospitalized twice as often as people without the condition, and costs of treatment are high, a new study suggests.

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Nurse Jackie’s Edie Falco on Her New Roles

As she returns to Broadway in The House of Blue Leaves, Edie Falco opens up about beating alcoholism, getting into character as Nurse Jackie, and her favorite part of all: mom.

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