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Know Your Numbers

Do you know what your blood pressure is? Or your cholesterol or blood sugar? Many don't, but this ups your risk of a stroke or heart attack. >

Weight-Loss Surgery's Invisible Benefit

Bariatric surgery can help people lose weight, but it can do something even more important -- reduce the weight stigma they experience. >

Takin' Care of Business

Self-employed women tend to have better health than those who are employees. Even without a steady paycheck, they often have less stress. >

Turning Kids into Players

You don't have to be a great athlete to see yourself as athletic. Kids who do sports display grit and resilience. What gets them started. >

This News Might Ruin Your Appetite — And Summer

Some ice creams contain emulsifiers that can trigger IBS. If your frozen treat melts into a leathery puddle, you know you have a problem. >

Antidepressants Boost Cancer Treatments

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, long used as antidepressants, appear to help fight cancer by stimulating immune cell response. >

Warm Moms, Cool Moms

Children whose mothers were largely warm toward them develop a lasting sense of social safety. But kids can find ways around a remote mom. >

Hours Online Can Lead to Connection and Depression

Time on social media gives kids and teens a way to connect, but it can also leave them vulnerable to depression. Cyberbullying is a factor. >

A Cold Sore-Alzheimer's Connection

Herpes simplex-1, the virus that causes cold sores is very common. Left untreated, it also appears to raise the risk of Alzheimer's. >

Add Another Benefit to the Shingles Vaccine

Getting a shingles vaccine can do more than prevent a painful outbreak. It reduces your chances of developing cardiovascular disease. >

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