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Which birth control method is the most effective?
The National Women's Health Resource Center gives the run down on the most effective forms of birth control and how they work.
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Ideal Body Weight
For years, people looked up their weight on tables drawn from insurance company statistics. While those are still around, this is a newer, more accurate way to calculate what is truly a healthy weight range for you.
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Check Your Cholesterol Now
Scientists have done wonders at figuring out ways to control cholesterol. Do you need to start applying them less casually? Or are your numbers low enough to make a cardiologist's day?
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Women's Health
Which birth control method is the most effective?
The National Women's Health Resource Center gives the run down on the most effective forms of birth control and how they work.
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Health Tip: Healing After a C-Section
Health Tip: Avoid Yeast Infections
Preterm Births Linked to Infection of Amniotic Fluid
HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms
Health Tip: Sleep Positions While You're Pregnant
Health Tip: Get a Good Night's Sleep While Pregnant
Health Tip: Detecting False Labor
Many Women Struggle With Challenge of a Newborn
Health Tip: Questions to Ask Your Doctor When You're Pregnant
Dieting
Obesity Worsens Asthma
Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility
Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite
Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
Freshman Weight Gain Has Many Culprits
Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet
Scientists Create Mice Resistant to Obesity
Kids Who Sleep Poorly at Risk for Being Overweight
Walkable Neighborhoods Keep the Pounds Off
Studies Link Circadian Rhythm, Metabolism, Longevity to One Protein
Nutrition
Vitamin B12 Key to Aging Brain
Health Tip: Understanding Serving Sizes
Health Tip: Using a Dietary Supplement
Intense Heat May Boost Tomato Antioxidant
Marinades Help Keep Grilled Meat Safe
Spoonful of Sugar Really Might Help Medicine Go Down
Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
Health Tip: Prevent Bath Time Injuries
More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study
Depression
Doctors Could Play a Part in Preventing Suicides
Exercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss
Youth Suicides Continue to Rise in U.S.
Brain's Serotonin May Explain Seasonal Mood Changes
3 Questions Can Spot Possible Postpartum Depression
Excercise May Help Prevent Age-Related Memory Loss
Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work
Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings
Antidepressant Use Tied to Poorer Driving
Older Patients With Cancer at Heightened Suicide Risk
Cancer News
Secrets of Telomerase Revealed
Some Hiroshima Survivors at Thyroid Cancer Risk
Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
New Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise
Many Cancer Patients Turn to Complementary Medicine
Micro Molecules May Be Cancer Biomarker
Targeted Drug Boosts Survival Among Liver Cancer Patients
More Cancer Lymph Nodes Analyzed at Specialty Centers
Incidence of Mantle Cell Lymphoma on Rise
Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer
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