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How Emergency Rooms Decide Who Gets Seen First

Plastic Surgery: More Than Just Improving Your Appearance

When you hear the term “plastic surgery,” you may envision breast implants and face lifts aimed at making someone more attractive. But plastic and reconstructive surgeries have many other important uses.

How To Make Bunions and Hammertoes a Less Painful Experience

If you’ve sprouted a big bump on the inside of your foot just below your big toe, it’s likely that your parents, grandparents, aunts or uncles had one, too. It’s called a bunion, and they’re largely hereditary. When the metatarsal — the long bone in our feet — starts deviating outward, the big toe shifts inward, causing the bump. But while genetics plays the biggest role, factors that can make bunions harder or easier to live with are in your control.

Study: Just One Hour of Exercise May Lower Depression Risk

We all know that exercise is good for the body and for heart health, but now a recent study indicates exercise also could have a positive effect on the risk for depression. 

Meet Your Clitoris. Everything You Need To Know

It’s small and hidden, but the clitoris plays a key part in women’s sexual pleasure. Doctors check to see if it looks healthy during ob-gyn well check-ups, but other than that, it’s not discussed much between patients and medical professionals.

Long Naps Bad for Your Heart? Not So Fast

Do you take long naps during the day? Recent research suggests that may put you at greater risk for atrial fibrillation, a common form of irregular heartbeat.

9 Less-Common Signs That Could Mean Cancer

There are many different types of cancer, making it virtually impossible to build a one-size-fits-all checklist of symptoms. It’s not unusual for some cancer symptoms to fly under the radar – or be confused with an unrelated condition.

5 ways to Reduce Stress in 10 minutes or Less

Between work, family and social obligations, we’re all very busy. These commitments can make it challenging to just slow down, relax and enjoy each minute of every day.

Ladies: Heart Disease is Not Just a Man's Disease

Heart disease is the #1 killer of women and is more fatal than all forms of cancer combined.

Sleepy After the Thanksgiving Feast? Don’t Blame the Turkey

You’ve feasted on turkey and all the trimmings of a Thanksgiving meal, and now all you can think about is a nap. That turkey! It made me sleepy, you might think. But is turkey really the culprit?