Topic Overview Anxiety Feeling worried or nervous is a normal part of everyday life. Everyone frets or feels anxious from time to time. Mild to moderate anxiety can help you focus your attention, energy, and motivation. If anxiety is severe, yo
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June 19th, 2010 
admin Menstruation, also known as your period, is a shedding of the uterine lining once a month as part of a woman’s menstrual cycle. Menstruation typically lasts four to six days.Your Period: What’s Normal, What’s Not, and What to Do About It
Read More...Should Menthol Cigarettes Be Banned?
June 18th, 2010 admin By Amanda Gardner Menthol cigarettes now account for more than one-quarter of all cigarettes sold in the U.S. In fact, menthols—often described as “cooling,” “soothing,” and “smooth”—make up a growing share of the shrinking cigaret
Read More...Love Salt? You Might Be a “Supertaster”
June 17th, 2010 admin By Amanda Gardner If you love salty snacks and reach for the saltshaker like clockwork at every meal, you might think you have dull or underpowered taste buds that need a boost to get excited. In fact, just the opposite may be true: A new study
Read More...Yeast Infection
June 17th, 2010 admin If you are struggling with a yeast infection, you’re not alone. About 75% of women develop at least one vaginal yeast infection during their lives, and almost half have two or more. This infection is also easily prevented and treated, but if yo
Read More...Go Ahead and Indulge! 3 Sneaky Ways to Plan for Diet Splurges
June 16th, 2010 admin By Tina Haupert I worked hard to reach my Feel Great Weight so I don’t want to blow it on a couple of silly splurges—but I also don’t want to miss out on the fun at parties and family gatherings. Finding a happy medium has been the key to ma
Read More...Swapping White Rice for Brown May Lower Diabetes Risk
June 16th, 2010 admin By Denise Mann The next time you order Chinese food or need a side dish to serve with dinner, you’re better off choosing brown rice instead of white. Eating more brown rice and cutting back on white rice may reduce your risk of diabetes, a new s
Read More...Is Your Job Making You Sick?
June 13th, 2010 admin By Sarah Klein Amid the highest unemployment rate in recent decades and massive job losses around the country, most workers feel happy to at least be employed. What they aren’t feeling, however, is healthy. One in three workers has at least
Read More...Heart Failure
June 13th, 2010 admin Heart failure, also known as congestive heart failure, is a condition in which the heart muscle struggles to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. Heart failure symptoms can include shortness of breath, coughing, fatigue, and fluid accumula
Read More...Heart Attacks Drop by 24% in California
June 13th, 2010 admin By Amanda Gardner Heart attacks dropped by 24% in a large cross section of Northern Californians over the past decade, most likely due to less smoking, better blood pressure control, and lower cholesterol, a new study reports. What’s more,
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