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Quit Smoking for Good

The most important thing anyone with COPD who smokes can do is quit smoking. The second most important thing is to be in a smoke-free environment. Whether you have COPD or are caring for someone with COPD, find out what the experts say about how to quit smoking and make it last.

Understanding and Treating COPD

The more you know about COPD, the better you can manage it. Find out about treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Short of Breath? Tips for COPD Breathlessness

Anxiety and panic are normal reactions to feeling you can’t get your breath. It’s also hard to watch someone you care for struggle to breathe. WebMD offers tips that COPD patients and caregivers can use during episodes of breathlessness.

Study: Alcohol Helps Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
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Rheumatoid arthritis patients who drink alcohol tend to have less severe symptoms than those who don’t, a new study finds.

Stevia FAQ: What's Next for the Sugar Substitute?
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Questions and answers about the potential use of stevia as a component of sweeteners.

Breast Cancer: Sex and Intimacy

WebMD looks at a sensitive topic for breast cancer patients: sex and intimacy. Discover ways you can keep intimacy alive even though you’re dealing with breast cancer and its treatment.

Bring Your Sex Life Back to Life
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Top sex experts explain why a woman’s sex drive may wane and what to do about that lack of libido.

Social Ties Can Add Years to Your Life
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Good friends and family do more than make life worth living. These relationships can actually add years to your life.

Weight Loss Surgery: Experience Matters
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People considering weight loss surgery can reduce their risk for complication by choosing a surgeon and hospital with a lot of experience performing the procedures, according to new research.

Recording Weight Online May Keep Pounds Off
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People who have lost weight and who are diligent in using an interactive web site on a regular basis may find it easier to maintain their weight loss, a new study suggests.

Stop-Smoking Aid Chantix Sparks Safety Concerns
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Evidence is accumulating that the stop-smoking drug varenicline (Chantix) is linked with unprovoked acts and thoughts of aggression and violence, according to a new report.

Dirty Secret: Do You Skip Washing Your Face at Night?

You're tired, you're cranky, you've had a long day. So can you skip washing your face tonight? Not really.

Iams Cat Food Recalled
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Procter & Gamble Co. says it is voluntarily recalling two lots of prescription Iams dry cat food because of the potential of salmonella contamination.

Sniffing Device Helps Disabled People Move, Write
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Israeli scientists have developed a device that allows severely disabled people to sniff to precisely control objects such as wheelchairs and personal digital assistants, a new study says.

Certain Epilepsy Drugs Linked to Suicide

New research challenges the idea that all epilepsy drugs are associated with an increased risk for suicide.

Aggressive Treatment for Prostate Cancer Is the Norm
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More than 75% of men diagnosed with low-risk prostate cancer undergo aggressive treatment -- either complete removal of the prostate or radiation therapy, according to a new study.

Conversation Sparks Mirrored Brain Activity
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Verbal communication is conveyed from speakers to listeners in a kind of mild melding brain process -- call it a meeting of the minds -- that facilitates understanding of what’s being said, a new study suggests.

Head Lice Grow Resistant to Treatments
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There has been a growing concern that head lice are becoming resistant to some common over-the-counter treatments.

New Drugs for Rheumatoid Arthritis: What's in the Pipeline

The latest on research and development about oral biologics to treat rheumatoid arthritis.

Biologics and RA: Risks and Rewards

Learn how biologics work to suppress an overactive immune system, and the benefits and side effects of using a biologic to treat your RA.

Treating Your RA: Is It Time for a Biologic?

Learn about your options for rheumatoid arthritis treatment, including what your doctor looks for, and the benefits and alternatives to a biologic.

Your Treatment Options for RA

Ways to treat RA and control pain and inflammation and stop joint damage.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome in the Brain
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Study: The brains of women with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are thin in areas that control hypervigilance, emotion, and pain.

New Pain Drug May Be Alternative to Oxycodone
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An extended-release form of the pain medication tapendatol has fewer gastrointestinal side effects than oxycodone when it's used for pain relief in people with osteoarthritis or chronic low back pain, a new study shows.

Pets, Dust May Worsen Ragweed Allergies
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People who have hay fever and who also have an allergy to cats, dogs, dust mites, or grass pollen have hay fever symptoms that are more severe and occur earlier on, according to a new study.


CNN.com - Health
Hoarding called a public health issue
In extreme cases, hoarders' obsession has led to fires, attracted vermin, endangered their families, that experts describe it as a growing public health problem.
Scientists' dispersant concerns remain
Little is known about the effects of the chemicals added to the Gulf of Mexico to break up oil flowing from the Deepwater Horizon's ruptured well.
Clone farm goal: Disease-resistant animals
Cloning has been a controversial issue since German embryologist Hans Spemann first made a pair of adorable, genetically identical salamander twins out of a single egg, way back in nineteen-dickety-two.
Alcohol may fight rheumatoid arthritis
Drinking alcohol may ease the pain of -- and lower the risk of developing -- rheumatoid arthritis, a potentially crippling autoimmune disorder, a new study finds.
Cell phones save lives in Rwanda
The Rwandan government is giving out hundreds of cell phones in an attempt to save pregnant women and babies.
Wanna look like a celeb? Not so fast
Nicole Kidman's nose. Angelina Jolie's lips. Plastic surgeons say they get these very specific requests regularly and usually oblige.
Oil's invisible toll: Divorce, abuse, suicide
Tom Steber's friend was the first to take his own life as a second disaster looms in the Gulf. The emotional toll of the massive oil slick will linger long after the skimmers and cleanup crews leave. FULL STORY | VIDEO| FULL COVERAGE
Hands-only CPR equally effective
As compression-only CPR has grown in use, the question has remained whether it's as effective as the traditional form that includes mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Two new studies say yes. FULL STORY | WATCH: CPR in 2 minutes
20 years later, ADA debate rages
When President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990, he addressed concerns the sweeping civil rights law would be ''too vague or costly, or may lead endlessly to litigation.''
Success fueled by discrimination
When asked what the Americans with Disabilities Act means to him on its 20th anniversary, Gary Talbot pauses and says it's tough to put in words.

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