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- Should You Be Tested for the Breast Cancer Gene?
Do you have a relative who’s had breast cancer? Find out if gene testing is right for you.
- Fitness Trackers for Pets
Can a wearable health monitor help keep your dog or cat in shape? Find out.
- Testosterone Therapy: Is It Safe?
Can testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) restore a man's youthful vigor? And is it risky for your heart? Here are five questions to ask your doctor if you think you may have low testosterone.
- Dental Care for Pets
Just like visits to the vet, dental cleanings should be part of routine pet care.
- What Does Bullying Look Like?
There's a definite pecking order on the playground, and some children learn early on that one way to get to the top is to become the queen or king of mean. But where does typical kid- nastiness cross the line into bullying?
- Are Gel Manicures Safe?
Experts weigh in on the risks and benefits of gel manicures.
- Egg Freezing: Is It for You?
You think you want to have a baby -- someday. What can you do today to make sure your eggs are ready when you are? One option is to have your eggs harvested and fertilized, but instead of having them implanted, resulting embryos are frozen and stored.
- Should Your Baby Use a Pacifier?
Before you buy baby's first binky, get answers to new parents' common questions about pacifier use.
- WebMD My Story: Recovering From Stroke
Michelle Moccio couldn't believe she was having a stroke – as a stroke nurse practitioner, she thought it was just too ironic.
- Snooze News: What Is Sleep Dentistry?
Doctors, sleep specialists, and dentists are increasingly working together to ease sleep apnea and snoring symptoms.
- Is It OK to Eat Peanuts When You're Pregnant?
Until recently, moms-to-be were advised to stay away from potentially allergy-inducing foods. But times have changed, and so has the thinking about allergy prevention.
- Tips to Help You Manage Urinary Incontinence
You don't have to just live with urinary incontinence; simple changes like these can help you take control.
- Sex, Exercise, and Stress Incontinence
Workouts and romance may trigger accidental urinary incontinence, but stress incontinence treatments can bring relief.
- 6 Diet Changes to Help You Handle Urinary Incontinence
Adjust your diet, and your urinary incontinence may improve. Find out which foods and drinks to avoid.
- At Work With Urinary Incontinence
Incontinence can unsettle your work day. Try these tips to get through long meetings and business lunches.
- The Emotional Side of Incontinence
Female incontinence is physical, but it can also have a psychological impact.
- Is It Time to Put My Pet to Sleep?
It’s the hardest decision a pet owner will face: How do you know when it’s time to put an aging or ailing pet down?
- Dogs and Life Span: Help Your Dog Live Longer
Want to help your dog live longer? Try these exercise, nutrition, and other tips from pet experts.
- Denzel Washington's Greatest Role: Mentor
Throughout his career, award-winning actor Denzel Washington has played many parts. Perhaps none is more life-changing than his role as national spokesman for Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
- Q&A With Alyssa Milano
Alyssa Milano, the former child star who grew up before our eyes on the television hits "Who’s the Boss," "Melrose Place," and "Charmed," is fully embracing not only adulthood these days, but motherhood, too.
- Q&A With Johnny Galecki
'The Big Bang Theory' star Johnny Galecki talks about his best and worst health habits, his early days in 'Roseanne,' and why he thinks people should be nicer to themselves.
- 9 Dos and Don'ts of Dieting With Diabetes
Losing extra weight can help you manage your diabetes. But some weight loss moves are more helpful than others.
- DASH Diet: Meal Ideas
The DASH diet can help lower your blood pressure. Get meal ideas that work for the DASH diet to use all day long.
- For Women Only: Best Choices for Hair Removal
Many women struggle with the issue of hair removal. Here's a guide to help you find the hair removal method that's best for you.
- 5 Tricky Diet Situations, Solved
These five situations can make it really tough to stick to your diet. Find out what do to at happy hour, business lunches, family dinners, and more.
- 10 Foods to Break Your Low-Cholesterol Diet Rut
On a diet to lower your cholesterol? Eating the same old, same old foods every day gets boring. Shake things up by swapping in these foods.
- How They Lost 478 Pounds
When you're working on weight loss, it can help to have a little inspiration. Here, six people share their secrets on how they lost the pounds.
- Trying to Lose Weight? 8 Questions to Ask Your Doctor
When you're setting out to lose weight, your doctors can help. But they may not talk about it much until you bring it up. Use these questions to start the conversation.
- 15 Cancer Symptoms Men Ignore
Here are 15 cancer symptoms that men should discuss with a doctor.
- Set the Stage for Weight Loss Success
To lose weight, you need your environment (like your home and job) to support that goal. Get 8 tips you can use right now to set yourself up for weight loss success.
- 9 Secrets of Successful Weight Maintenance
Once you've lost the weight, it's time to start working on keeping those pounds off for good. Find out how other people have succeeded at maintaining their weight loss.
- What ‘Am I Crazy?’ Really Means
When you find yourself asking "Am I crazy?" you probably aren't, but it's a clue that something is off. Find out three of the possibilities.
- Does Meditation Help You Lose Weight?
Meditation helps with high blood pressure. It may also help you handle emotional eating, which could help you lose weight.
- 6 Low-Impact Exercises as You Age
Low-impact exercises that work for people of all ages
- Dieting After 60: 4 Things You Need to Know
If you're 60 or older, you need to keep these four things in mind when you're working on losing weight.
- Best Fast-Food Salads: How to Choose Them
Heading for the drive-thru? Before you order your next fast-food salad, read these six tips to make the best choices.
- Help! My Kid Is a Jerk!
Your little angel can sometimes have obnoxious moments. If your kid is a jerk, find out when it's just a phase and how you can teach better behavior.
- Electric Toothbrushes: Are They Worth It?
Are electric toothbrushes really worth the extra money? What we found out may surprise you.
- Is Butter Back? The Truth About Saturated Fats
What’s the real story on saturated fat? Can you eat red meat and butter again? Here’s what you need to know.
- 5 Stretches for New Moms
Five gentle, post-baby stretches that will ease you back into exercising.
- 12 Tips to Lose the Weight for Good
Feel like you’ve tried every diet trick in the book? Here are 12 new weight-loss strategies to try.
- Should You Try Oil Pulling?
We explore the ancient oral health technique called oil pulling to see if it's all it's effective as the rumors say. Learn more at WebMD.
- Is Anyone Really a ‘High-Functioning Alcoholic’?
How can you tell whether regular drinking is actually problem drinking? "High-functioning alcoholics" may not seem to need help at first.
- Is This Stress or a Stroke?
Is your head throbbing, your heart racing, and you worry you could be having a stroke? Chances are, you’re not. Learn the signs that are more likely from a stroke. It could save your life.
- 9 Lies You Tell Yourself About Food and Dieting
Experts explain how your beliefs about losing weight could be holding you back.
- Is It Time for a Mental Health Checkup?
Is it time for you to talk to someone about how you’ve been feeling? Get a mental health checkup.
- WebMD My Story: Living With High Cholesterol
A reader sheds light on a genetic condition that affects her and her family.
- Alternative Therapies for Low Back Pain
A look at ways to treat low back pain without drugs or surgery, such as acupuncture, yoga, massage, and biofeedback.
- Exercise in Pregnancy: How Much Is Too Much?
Moderate exercise is good, but you can't forget you have a baby on board.
- Q&A With Karina Smirnoff
The "Dancing With the Stars" professional talks about her real partner: her American Staffordshire Terrier, Randy.