Health

Mental state can play a crucial role in physical health. New research from Tel Aviv University suggests poor mental health can interfere with the heart.

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Is weight loss contagious? According to a new study published in the journal Obesity, it is.

Researchers at the Miriam Hospital Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center and the Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University found people who are in a team-based weight loss competition influence each others weight loss to a large degree.

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A new study reveals that although stress is a normal part of everyday life, what men and women find most emotionally-taxing can be very different.

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Fewer Americans got their health insurance through an employer in 2011 than in 2010, according to a new report from the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index.

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Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles have developed a brain-imaging technique that predicts cognitive decline.

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More U.S. physicians are prescribing exercise to patients, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Setting a specific goal to eat more low glycemic index foods can improve the dietary habits of people with type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.

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Camden, NY - A Camden teenager is being treated for rabies exposure after caring for a sick raccoon that was killed after it started acting strangely.

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Only one in seven older Americans with hearing loss actually use a hearing aid, according to a new study from John Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Medicine.

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(WIBX) - The American Heart Association is celebrating Valentine's Day on YouTube.

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