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Got dry skin, cracked lips and itchy feet? Blame part of that on winter. Like a water-sucking vampire, the drop in humidity that marks this season in many areas can drain moisture from the skin.
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Why fad diets fail — and why a lifestyle makeover is a better choice to lose weight
What do graham crackers, bananas and skim milk, lemonade with maple syrup and cayenne pepper, cabbage soup, chicken soup, peanut butter, grapefruit, and tapeworms have in common?
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Women's Health
Canadian women getting fat fast: Global study
Canadian women are becoming overweight faster than almost any other women in the high-income world — and they're putting that weight easily as quickly as Canadian men, a major new global analysis shows.
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Men's Health
Study suggests HPV vaccine is also effective on males
An HPV vaccine is effective in preventing genital warts not only in females but also in males, according to a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Seniors
Light therapy shows promise for seniors' depression
The bright-light therapy often used to fight the "winter blues" may also ease major depression symptoms in older adults, a small clinical trial suggests.
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Children
Starting solid foods earlier linked to obesity risk
Babies raised on formula who start eating solid foods before they are 4 months old may be more likely to become obese than those who start later, suggests...
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Doctors, scientists want proposed federal drug law scrapped
More than 500 doctors, scientists and academics are calling on the federal government to abandon a new crime law tabled in Parliament that would impose...
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British scientists claim flu vaccine breakthrough
Scientists in Britain have successfully tested a vaccine which could work against all known flu strains, the Guardian newspaper reported Monday.
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European drug deal could cost Canadians $2.8B
Europe's massive pharmaceutical industry, feeling the squeeze as indebted governments around the world try to contain health-care spending, sees potentially...
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Radiation from medical tests linked to cancer risk: Canadian researchers
Canadian researchers appear to have proven what, until now, had only been assumed: radiation from widely-used medical tests can increase the risk of cancer...
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Qigong
Qigong: Mindful movement made in China
If yoga is all the rage, can Qigong be far behind?
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Cocktail calories add up quickly
Alcoholic drinks, as delicious as they are, can be a real diet buster. "Like any food, drinks have calories," says Desiree Nielsen, a registered dietitian...
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Gallery: Seven bizarre side-effects of exercise
Regular exercise can help you lose weight, boost mood, and live longer, but daily workouts can also have some strange — and wonderful — side-effects. ...
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Contraception
What if you don't want to take 'the pill'?
If you’re reading this and you know my Greek mother-in-law, please don’t translate. I still use birth control.
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Spanish doctors unveil promising AIDS vaccine
Spanish researchers announced Tuesday they have developed an AIDS vaccine which cuts the viral load by a significant amount in most patients although ...
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Pregnant and passionate: Sex OK for expecting moms, docs say
Dr. Dan Farine was in Paris, chairing a session about pregnancy, when a French physician stood up and explained to the assembled doctors what causes premature...
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