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How Your Nutritional Needs Change as You Age

We look at some of the most common misconceptions about the dietary needs of older people. How much do you know?

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What You Need to Know About Tooth Whiteners

Over-the-counter whiteners? Professional whiteners? Perhaps no whiteners at all? Get the scoop here.

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Ask the Expert: How Can I Stop Bingeing?

Our fitness expert, Pamela Peeke, MD, MPH, FACP, explains what causes bingeing and how to stop.

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Live Radiation Monitoring from Los Angeles California (Real Time)

This stream is of live radiation monitoring Los Angeles, California..

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Cortisol May Help Reduce Some Phobias

An extra dose of the stress hormone cortisol may help reduce stress-inducing phobias like the fear of heights, a study shows.

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Medical Marijuana May Impair Thinking of MS Patients

MS patients in a small study who smoked or ingested marijuana regularly for many years were twice as likely as non-users to show significant evidence of cognitive impairment when subjected to a battery of tests that measure thinking skills.

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Study: Treatment-Resistant Hypertension Overdiagnosed

Up to one-third of people who were thought to have treatment-resistant high blood pressure may actually have “white coat hypertension” — blood pressure that spikes in the doctor’s office.

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Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery May Ease Migraines

In addition to helping severely obese patients lose weight, bariatric surgery may provide the additional benefit of improving migraines in patients who suffer from the debilitating headaches, according to a new study.

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Walnut May Be Top Nut for Heart Health

Walnuts are the number one nut for heart health, says a researcher who presented his findings Sunday at the American Chemical Society annual meeting.

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Pain, Social Rejection Have Similar Effect on Brain

ction really does hurt. That’s the message of a new study that suggests physical pain and the pain of rejection may “hurt” in the same way.

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