Health
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Why Kids Wheeze Even When They Don’t Have Asthma
For many of us, a cough might occur at the tail-end of a miserable cold. It usually lasts a lot…
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Colonoscopies Should Start at 45, Not 50, According to European Study
There are plenty of nice things young people take for granted: being able to eat a whole pile of French…
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Adult-onset Food Allergies Are More Prevalent Than Previously Believed
We often think of food allergies as kids’ stuff: peanut-free elementary school classrooms, special dairy-free ice cream at birthday parties,…
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U.S. Cancer Death Rate Continues Decades-Long Drop
Cancer continues to be a scourge on mankind, but major inroads in prevention and treatment are helping to reduce the…
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Can Humans Catch ‘Zombie Deer Disease’?
In at least 22 states and portions of Canada, deer are dying from a neurological disease that has some people…
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Quiz: What’s the difference between flu and a cold?
Image: Jelena Danilovic/Thinkstock About This Quiz With so many germs flying about this time of year it can be tricky…
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Tick- and Mosquito-borne Diseases on the Rise
Nature’s great — it’s good for you. We can all benefit from a nice walk in the woods or a…
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Are Meat Sweats a Real Thing?
If you were a fan of the sitcom “Friends,” you probably remember the 2001 Thanksgiving episode, in which Joey (Matt…
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Could Dog Flu Make the Jump to Humans?
Influenza, a respiratory illness caused by viruses that infect the nose, throat and sometimes the lungs, can cause mild to…
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The Milk and Mucus Myth, Busted
Medical myths are stubborn. Ancient Chinese texts associated the consumption of milk with a “thickening of phlegm,” and 12th-century Jewish…
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