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Getting vaccinated too early could cost you.

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We put one company's hypothesis to the test.

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Sticking a Q-Tip into your ear isn’t just ineffective—it’s downright dangerous.

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Is comprehensive puppy coverage worth the expense?

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It's a win for your skin's microbiome.

A recent study of Ebola patients revealed a surprising finding.

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The elaborate interior layout is meant to help patients with anxiety and depression.

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More and more households are giving up solid soap in favor of liquid. Is the latter really safer?

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Morning people are no better off; come daybreak, their risk of making self-sabotaging excuses increases.

Doctors say a British man’s fatal lung infection was likely caused by daily use of his fungi-filled wind instrument.

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Your filter choice reveals a lot about you.

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It can, but because of a different kind of "stress."

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Picking your nose isn’t such a harmless habit after all.

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Reaching the summit of Mount Everest has become a must-do ascent for pro climbers and amateur mountaineers, but ascending the world's highest peak is becoming more dangerous. Here's why.

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All the more reason for you to take an afternoon stroll at work.

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Stop sleeping in your lenses!

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They do a lot more than remind you to wear sunscreen—they just might detect brain cancer.

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What you should know about the stranger you'll be spending a lot of time with.

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Think of the children (or yourself, if you don’t care about children).

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The tiny pods will help you simplify your sick days.

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No goofy treadmill desk required.

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Talk about motivation to visit the library.

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The proposed bill comes in the wake of several recent child hospitalizations.

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A study of arthritic mice finds that the body suppresses inflammation at night.