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MENTAL

One More Reason I Don’t Eat Large Meals Late at Night

Research suggests another good reason to avoid big meals late in the day: Large meals after 5 p.m. could increase one's risk of type 2 diabetes.

ENVIRON

It Hits Your “Pits” to Stop Odors, But Are They Safe?

Smelling pleasant, or at least not smelling, is the order of the day. New products promising to quell odors all over your body have hit the market, and we need information on them.

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UNDERSTANDING

Preparing for: Endometrial Ablation

Prepare yourself for an Endometrial Ablation by learning more about what the procedure entails.

DISEASES

Five Ways to Drop Your Stroke Risk

A stroke interrupts the blood supply to a part of the brain or a blood vessel in the brain bursts. Either event leads to brain cell damage or death.

Got Covid? How Long Do You Have Protection After Catching the Virus?

HAVING COVID-19 PROVIDES DURABLE (BUT TEMPORARY) protection against getting severely sick in the future, no matter the variant.

Could Cancer Hold the Key to Preventing Alzheimer’s?

A study shows that people with cancer may have a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias.

Pregnancy and HIV; Here is What We Need to Know

A diagnosis of HIV does not mean you can't have children. But you can pass HIV to your baby during the pregnancy, while in labor, while giving birth, or by breastfeeding

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SAFETY

Will The Vaccine Stop Me From Catching COVID?

That is currently being studied, and the data are not out yet. This is critical to know, actually. We know that the vaccine prevents symptomatic Covid disease, but we don’t know if it prevents people from catching the virus

CARDIO

This 5-Minute Habit Could Help Prevent a Dangerous Heart Condition.

At 7:28 a.m., the sidewalk was still damp from last night’s Seattle area rain. I stepped outside, tea still warming my throat, and began walking...

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QUACK ALERTS

Who Not To Trust: A List of 10 Covid-19 Charlatans and “Medical” Snake-Oil Salesmen

The list below will highlight, by name, some of the most prominent purveyors of Covid-19 falsehoods. You may have already fallen for their self-serving propaganda.