Mind & Body

Coming to Terms with Sunscreen

That tropical-smelling stuff you rub or roll on your skin now has higher standards for what it can and can’t...

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Frequent Flyer Meds

Many travelers are either methodical or messy when it comes to packing for a trip. Some people neatly layer their...

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Allergy Awareness

Honey roasted peanuts. Chocolate-dipped strawberries. Lobster thermidor. Your tantalizing treat may be someone else’s toxin. That’s because food allergies can...

Fitness & Nutrition

Walk This Way

TV can sometimes be your tutor, especially if you follow reruns of FOX TV’s popular medical drama, “House.” Dr. Gregory...

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Opening Doors to Better Care

Managing a bleeding disorder can be hard for anyone, but women face unique challenges, from getting a diagnosis to receiving...

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Climbing the Walls

Indoor rock climbing can be an enjoyable and healthy exercise for everyone, even people with bleeding disorders. Because technique is...

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Fighting Two Battles: Bipolar and Bleeding Disorders

Living with a bleeding disorder or caring for a child with a bleeding disorder poses a distinct set of challenges...

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Integrated Intervention on Inhibitors

✓ Inhibitors, antibodies to infused factor product, only occur in people with severe hemophilia. ✓ I’ve had way more than...

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6 Ways to Engage Your Brain

In 2015, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published a report on cognitive aging, with recommendations on how to stay mentally...

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Revised Mammogram Schedule

In October 2015, the American Cancer Society (ACS) changed its recommendations on breast screenings based on a review of evidence...

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New Drug Database

You may have noticed that the prescription that cleared your sinus infection didn’t work for your neighbor or spouse. That’s...

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Be Smart About Supplements

Herbal remedies, weight loss medications, and other nonprescription products that are imported from other countries and that target certain minorities...

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