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How to Clean Your Dog's Ears (and How Often You Should Be Doing It)

It's surprisingly easy, and very much necessary.

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Why Do Hangovers Get Worse As You Get Older?

No, you really can't drink like you used to—nor should you.

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What's the Difference Between a Break and a Fracture?

The answer might surprise you.

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The 10 Most Stressed-Out States in America

Take a deep breath and read on.

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Companies Are Using Bonus Cash and Vacation Days to Encourage Employees Not to Smoke

Incentives help.

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The Best Way to Shower, According to Experts

If you're soaping up all over, you're doing it wrong.

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Your Showerhead Is Really Gross—and It Might Make You Sick

Time to get out the bleach.

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Why Some Doctors Think We Should Do Away With Toilet Paper Altogether

Wiping can be traumatic, so bidet away!

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Some Flea and Tick Medications Are Causing Seizures In Cats and Dogs, the FDA Warns

Here are the brands to look for.

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'Sleep Inertia' is Real, and Scientists Can Measure It in Your Brain

Feeling groggy after your nap? It's not just you.

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Your Office is Infested With Germs—and In Places You Might Not Expect

You may want to wash your hands now.

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12 Amazing Animal X-Rays from the Oregon Zoo

You've never seen a turtle quite like this.

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Kansas City Police Need Your Help Tracking Down a Giant, Inflatable Colon

The Colon Cancer Coalition needs to raise $4000 to replace it.

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Study Finds Hot Baths May Be as Effective as Exercise in Helping Depression

A good soak might actually be an effective treatment for clinically diagnosed mood disorders.

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Fart All You Want—These 'Flatulence Jeans' Were Designed to Absorb the Smell

Keep it in your pants, please.

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How Microwaving Food Affects Its Nutritional Value

Are you quick-cooking your vitamins away?

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12 Facts About Fibromyalgia

Pain ranges from sharp stabbing to a pins-and-needle sensation.

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10 Surprising Uses for Cotton Swabs

They're like the Swiss Army knife of beauty products.

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What You Need to Know About Acute Flaccid Myelitis, the Polio-Like Disease That's Spreading in Kids

Doctors don't know what causes it or how to treat it.

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How the Hubble Space Telescope Helped the Fight Against Breast Cancer

NASA technologies have dozens of applications outside of space exploration.

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One Good Reason Not to Hold in a Fart: It Could Leak Out of Your Mouth

Science says so.

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A Chemical in Spider Venom Could Be a Key to Killing Skin Cancer Cells

A spider capable of killing you in 15 minutes might one day save your life.

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What Are Tonsil Stones?

They're kind of gross, but pretty common—and almost always harmless.

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Ohio Nurse Collects Barely Worn Hospital Socks for the Homeless

Kathy Francis collects and washes 35 pairs of hospital socks a week to give to people in need.