CDC: Herpes still ’serious’ threat

As much as 16 percent of the U.S. population between the ages of 14 and 49 has genital herpes, according to a government study released Tuesday.
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What can I do for chronic sinusitis?

I have been diagnosed with chronic sinusitis. It would seem like every six months or so, I have an episode where I am unable to go to work for about three days because I develop a temperature, swollen lymph nodes, (recently, swollen, inflammed tonsils) headaches and skin flora on my scalp. How is skin flora [...]

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Healthier men want more sex for more years

Healthier men, no matter their age, are going to have better sex more frequently and desire it more often than healthier women.
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‘You just don’t look disabled’

People come up to Aimee Mullins all the time and say, “you know, I have to tell you, you just don’t look disabled.”
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Bipolar being diagnosed younger

This week, Dr. Charles Raison offers part two of his answer to the viewer question: Can a 9- or 10-year-old be bipolar?
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Drowning in Alzheimer’s: Minorities struggle

Francisca Terrazas could not be left alone.
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Minorities’ higher Alzheimer’s risk

Francisca Terrazas and other Latinas are about 1.5 times more likely than Anglos to develop Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, a new report says. Read how her family copes.
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Women drinkers less likely to gain

Some women avoid drinking calorie-filled cocktails, wine, and beer because they’re worried about packing on the pounds. Now, a new study suggests that women who are moderate drinkers actually tend to gain less weight over time than teetotalers.
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Haitian couple await baby’s return

In the chaos following January’s earthquake, a baby was separated from her parents and brought to Miami. Now a couple await a DNA test to prove the baby is theirs
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Supreme Court takes vaccine appeal

Parents who say that a range of preventive vaccines given their young children can cause serious health problems will have their appeal heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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