• Health Tip: Understanding Allergy Blood Testing

    Allergy testing may be recommended for people who suspect they react to allergens such as animal dander, food, dust or pollen. When you have an allergy, your immune system treats this type of harmless substance as a...

    • Posted April 17, 2018
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  • How to Keep Anger From Getting the Better of You

    Anger isn’t just an emotional reaction — it can affect you physically, too. It’s been shown to raise your risk for heart disease and other problems related to stress — like sleep trouble, digestion woes and headaches....

    • Posted April 16, 2018
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  • Smoking Puts Blacks at Higher Risk for Heart Failure

    Smoking may significantly increase black Americans’ risk of heart failure, a new study warns. The study included 4,129 black participants who were followed for a median of eight years. Half were followed for a shorter time, half...

    • Posted April 16, 2018
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  • Drug Keytruda May Help Block Melanoma’s Return

    Taking the drug Keytruda after surgery for advanced melanoma significantly reduced patients’ risk of their cancer returning, a new study found. Last May, Keytruda (pembrolizumab) became the first ever drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug...

    • Posted April 16, 2018
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  • Transgender Kids Face High Risk of Mental Health Woes

    Children and teens who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming are more likely to be diagnosed with mental health woes, new research suggests. People who are transgender or gender non-conforming have a gender identity that’s different from...

    • Posted April 16, 2018
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  • Health Highlights: April 16, 2018

    Dolly the Sheep Creator Has Parkinson's Barbara Bush in 'Failing Health' Animal Feces Found in Counterfeit Makeup: LA Police

    • Posted April 16, 2018
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  • Company Recalls More Than 200 Million Eggs Due to Salmonella Scare

    Nearly 207 million eggs produced at a farm in Hyde County, N.C., are being voluntarily recalled because of concerns of contamination with the salmonella bacteria, the egg company announced. In a statement, Rose Acre Farms of Seymour,...

    • Posted April 16, 2018
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  • Health Tip: When to Wash Your Hands

    Hand washing with soap and warm water is an effective way to prevent the spread of germs. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests washing your hands at these key times: Before,during andafterpreparing food. Beforeeating....

    • Posted April 16, 2018
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  • Health Tip: Understanding Dermal Fillers

    Dermal fillers can help smooth out smile lines and crow’s feet, or plump up lips and cheeks that have lost their fullness. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates the use of dermal fillers as medical devices....

    • Posted April 16, 2018
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  • A College Student’s Guide to Avoiding Burnout

    Juggling classes, jobs and extracurricular activities can lead to big-time burnout in college, but knowing its signs can help savvy students avoid it, one psychologist says. “Burnout is described as feeling apathy and lack of interest toward...

    • Posted April 15, 2018
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