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  • 5 yoga moves to do at your desk for International Yoga Day

    Stiff from sitting at your desk? Try these moves.

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  • Fitness experts help you choose the best workout for your personality

    No matter how you're feeling, there's a workout fit for your personality.

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  • How to choose the best workout based on your personality

    Whether you're energetic, calm, peaceful or determined, there is a workout for you.

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  • Legal pot will roll out differently in Canada than in US

    With marijuana legalization across Canada on the horizon, the industry is shaping up to look different from the way it does in the nine U.S. states...

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• Jun 20

  • Report finds industrial chemicals more toxic than thought

    A government report shows that a family of industrial chemicals turning up in public water supplies around the country threatens human health at...

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Kids with depression benefit from therapy that helps them regulate emotions: Study

    The study was a randomized, controlled trial.

    Jun 20

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• Jun 20

  • Amazon, Buffett, JPMorgan pick Gawande to lead health firm

    Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway are turning to well-known author and Harvard professor Dr. Atul Gawande to transform the health care...

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • New flu vaccine only a little better than traditional shot

    Government study shows newer flu vaccine was only slightly more effective in seniors than traditional shots

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • Rights group worried about immigrants dying in custody

    The death of a Vietnamese man under hospitalization after falling ill in custody in Arizona is bringing new attention to conditions for jailed...

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • What to know about the negative health effects of separating kids and parents

    A negative early childhood experience can disrupt brain architecture, affecting learning and emotional development.

    Jun 20

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• Jun 20

  • Legal fight winding down in hospital hepatitis C case

    A New Hampshire hospital is closer to holding others financially accountable for a traveling medical technician who infected dozens of patients in...

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • UK panel finds lives shortened by hospital's opioid use

    A British panel has found at least 450 had their lives shortened by a hospital's institutionalized regime of administering opioids without medical...

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • UN: Ebola outbreak in Congo has been 'largely contained'

    Ebola outbreak in Congo has been 'largely contained,' World Health Organization says

    Jun 20

• Jun 20

  • A pediatrician's perspective on separating kids from parents at the border: OPINION

    "No one is exempt from needing compassion, sympathy and refuge."

    Jun 20

• Jun 19

  • Idaho family sues US after child sprayed by cyanide trap

    An Idaho couple who says their son was sprayed with cyanide by a predator-killing trap that federal workers mistakenly placed on U.S. land near their...

    Jun 19

• Jun 19

  • What to know about the negative health effects of separating kids and parents

    Medical groups have raised concerns about long-terms problems kids could face.

    Jun 19

• Jun 19

  • Lower costs, fewer benefits in new health insurance option

    Trump administration finalizes a new insurance option for small firms and self-employed people

    Jun 19

• Jun 19

  • Some fear changes to state laws as US weighs pot medicine

    Parents who have given marijuana-based products to their epileptic children for years are worried that possible U.S. approval of the first pot-based...

    Jun 19

• Jun 19

  • Increased stress could lead to immune system disorders, study finds

    The study published today in JAMA looked at 100,000 people in Sweden.

    Jun 19

• Jun 19

  • UK reviews medical marijuana ban after outcry over sick kids

    The British government says it is reviewing its ban on cannabis-based medicines, but is rejecting calls to legalize marijuana for recreational use

    Jun 19

• Jun 19

  • Use of 'alternative' supplements on the rise for teens

    Dr. Jennifer Ashton discusses a new study that shows using probiotics, digestive aids and other non-vitamin supplements has doubled in recent years...

    Jun 19

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• Jun 19

  • 'Gaming disorder' now designated as mental health condition

    Dr. Dave Anderson of the Child Mind Institute shares advice for parents and people who are addicted to gaming.

    Jun 19

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• Jun 19

  • A big stink erupts over landfills ringing Russia's capital

    Thousands are protesting the noxious fumes coming from overcrowded landfills surrounding Moscow, saying the gases are causing respiratory problems and...

    Jun 19

• Jun 19

  • Survival stories: How 4 people got back from the brink of suicide

    Four people share their journey of how they lived beyond a suicide attempt.

    Jun 19

• Jun 19

  • Smoking hits new low; about 14 percent of US adults light up

    Smoking by US adults hits another all-time low; about 14 percent smoke cigarettes

    Jun 19

• Jun 18

  • Gaming disorder added to the International Classification of Diseases

    The World Health Organization said gaming becomes a problem when physical or psychological health, social life or other daily activities are affected.

    Jun 18

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• Jun 18

  • Studies show groundwater holding own against drilling boom

    New research suggests drinking water supplies in Pennsylvania have shown resilience in the face of a drilling boom

    Jun 18

• Jun 18

  • Use of 'alternative' supplements doubled in teens: Study

    Use of digestive aids, probiotics, energy, non-vitamin substances increasing.

    Jun 18

• Jun 18

  • Playing video games too much might lead to a real problem, WHO says

    Gaming disorder has been added to an international classification of diseases.

    Jun 18

• Jun 18

  • GOP, Dem governors back benefits for pre-existing conditions

    A bipartisan group of governors is speaking out against a Trump administration decision that could narrow access to health insurance benefits for...

    Jun 18

• Jun 18

  • Rendell, ex-Pennsylvania governor, says he has Parkinson's

    Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell says he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease

    Jun 18

• Jun 18

  • Critics scoff at UK govt claim of Brexit spending dividend

    British Prime Minister Theresa May says a 3.4 percent a year boost to health care funding will be partly paid for by a "Brexit dividend" of money...

    Jun 18

• Jun 18

  • What is salmonella infection or salmonellosis?

    The bacterial disease affects the intestinal tract and is most frequently acquired through contaminated food or water.

    Jun 18

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• Jun 18

  • Bobby Bones talks about his new book 'Fail Until You Don't: Fight. Grind. Repeat'

    The New York Times best-selling author shares how he turned some of his biggest misses in life into lessons.

    Jun 18

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• Jun 18

  • For those with a common joint disorder, weight loss could mean pain reduction

    A new study found that for people with knee osteoarthritis, losing 20 percent of your body weight may reduce joint pain by up to 25 percent.

    Jun 18

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• Jun 18

  • Weight loss can lead to pain reduction, study finds

    Weight loss may be the best treatment for obese people with knee osteoarthritis.

    Jun 18

• Jun 18

  • Epileptic boy's case sparks UK review of medical pot laws

    British Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says Britain must quickly review its policies on medical marijuana use in light of the case of a 12-year-old boy...

    Jun 18

• Jun 18

  • Family of boy with 'childhood Alzheimer's' launches urgent campaign to save him

    The campaign, "Saving Carter," ends in just a few days.

    Jun 18

• Jun 17

  • Mother of sick boy seeks legalization of medical marijuana

    The mother of an epileptic boy at the center of a debate over medical marijuana in the UK is calling for an urgent meeting with ministers to discuss...

    Jun 17

• Jun 16

  • Minneapolis hospital seeks review of EMS sedation cases

    Hennepin Healthcare officials will ask an independent panel to review cases its medical responders sedating people with the powerful tranquilizer...

    Jun 16

• Jun 16

  • UK changes course, allows epileptic boy to use cannabis oil

    The British government has changed course over a case concerning the use of cannabis oil, saying an epileptic boy can be treated with it after his...

    Jun 16

• Jun 16

  • State appeals court reinstates California's right-to-die law

    A state appeals court has reinstated the California law allowing terminally ill people to end their lives

    Jun 16

• Jun 15

  • NIH ends alcohol study, citing funding, credibility problems

    The National Institutes of Health is shutting down a study that was supposed to show if a single drink a day could prevent heart attacks, citing...

    Jun 15

• Jun 15

  • Parkland mom: 'Shooter may as well have just shot us'

    The family of one of the 17 people killed in the massacre at a Florida high school is suing to obtain mental health records of shooting suspect...

    Jun 15

• Jun 15

  • California moves to declare coffee safe from cancer risk

    California health officials are proposing a regulation change that would declare coffee doesn't present a significant cancer risk

    Jun 15

• Jun 15

  • Texas heart transplant program resumed after suspension

    A Houston hospital has resumed its renowned heart transplant program two weeks after suspending all medical procedures following the deaths of several...

    Jun 15

• Jun 15

  • Family of boy with rare disorder launches campaign to save his life

    Carter's parents are raising $1 million to fund a clinical trial that could save his life.

    Jun 15

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• Jun 15

  • Salmonella outbreak in 31 states has suspected link to Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereal

    Kellogg's has recalled certain batches of Honey Smacks.

    Jun 15

• Jun 15

  • Portugal approves use of marijuana-based medicines

    Portugal's parliament has given final legislative approval for the use of marijuana-based medicines, which are already permitted in other European...

    Jun 15

• Jun 15

  • Fiber optics? Range of ingredients bulk up food fiber counts

    Fiber optics? A range of ingredients bulk up food fiber counts

    Jun 15