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By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant A fast metabolism — how quickly your body burns through calories — seems the Holy Grail for weight maintenance. Instead
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By April Ernisse Teen homelessness is often hidden, as youth are not living on the street, but have been living temporarily place to place
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Aspirin: The Magic Pill
People use it to prevent heart attack, to fight headaches, relieve pain a new study now shows it also reduces the risk liver cancer
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By Deborah Jeanne Sergeant Dietary changes to manage Type 2 diabetes may seem confusing and hard to handle. Following a well-known and publicized paleo
5 Things You Should Know About STDs
Incidence of sexually transmitted diseases reaches all-time high By Ernst Lamothe Jr. New cases of sexually transmitted diseases in the United States reached an