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Vital Diabetes ‘To Dos’ From Your Endocrinologist
By Catherine Roberts Your Health

Vital Diabetes ‘To Dos’ From Your Endocrinologist

If you have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, you’re well aware that care and management of your chronic disease is a daily task. Your endocrinologist is likely always telling you to stay on track. He or she may even have provided a ‘to do’ list similar to this one to help you remember all the little things and stay healthy over the long term…

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Health Reasons to Cool It with Air Conditioning
Medically Reviewed Patty Weasler, RN Your Health

Health Reasons to Cool It with Air Conditioning

Sure, it’s 90-Fahrenheit and you’re sitting in your living room, sweat dripping off your forehead. Your instinct is to close all the windows and switch on the central air conditioning, which will surely give you relief from the relentless onslaught of heat and humidity. However, while using air conditioning is a pretty surefire way to […]

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Read it and Weep: 6 Facts on the Science of Crying
By Emily Lockhart Men's Health News

Read it and Weep: 6 Facts on the Science of Crying

Sometimes you might feel like you need a good cry after a fight with your spouse or a particularly difficult day at work. However, as opposed to infants, who cry in response to physical needs, such as they’re hungry, sleepy, or in need of a dry diaper—adults tend to cry in response to intense emotions. […]

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6 Things to Consider Before You Get LASIK
By Emily Lockhart Latest Health Recalls

6 Things to Consider Before You Get LASIK

Jeepers creepers! My life certainly changed when I got LASIK, or Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis, in 2013. Prior to my laser eye surgery, I suffered from terrible nearsightedness (of -7.1 diopters), which meant my severe myopia caused my cornea and lens to refract incoming light to the front of my retina so that close objects appeared […]

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