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The New MyQuit Coach App Helps Make Quitting Smoking a Reality
If you know someone who smokes and wants to quit, MyQuit Coach is a new free app that will make quitting a reality. Get your own personalized plan to quit!
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Veterans Serving With The Mission Continues Are Improving Thousands of Lives — Including Their Own
As Hurricane Irma tore through the Caribbean on a collision course with his Miami neighborhood, Derek Auguste didn’t hesitate. He and his platoon quickly pooled their military expertise to prepare.
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What's Really Inside McDonald's Filet-O-Fish
When it comes to fast-food meals, McDonald's Filet-O-Fish has been a popular choice for 60 years. But what’s really in it? And is it really that bad for you?
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What Happens After 15 Days of Not Smoking?
Smoking is associated with serious long-term health problems. However, stopping smoking can benefit your health immediately, within hours of smoking cessation.
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What Are Healthy Glucose Levels in Children?
Children’s bodies tightly regulate blood glucose levels to ensure a constant supply of the sugar to the brain and other body tissues.
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The 10 Happiest Cities in the U.S.
Happiness. We all want it, but how do we get it? Here’s a good place to start: Live in one of America’s happiest cities. To pinpoint where those cities are, [National Geographic](https://www.nationalgeographic.
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What to Do if Your Spouse is Suicidal
Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States, according to the American Association of Suicidology. It is a very confusing issue for individuals who are in the middle of this type of crisis, for both family members as well as the person who is having thoughts or feelings connected to suicide.
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11 Reasons to Choose a Book Over a Netflix Binge
With all the streaming, interactive entertainment options available today, why are we still turning to books for entertainment? Because it makes us feel good.
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The Tiny Muscle That Can Be a Pain in Your Butt, Back and Knees
The tiny piriformis muscle can be a big pain in the rear end, particularly if it affects the sciatic nerve.
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What Causes Epithelial Cells in a Urinalysis?
Epithelial cells in the urine usually represent a normal finding. Abnormal numbers or types of epithelial cells sometimes indicate an underlying health problem.
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How to Treat Gas Pain After Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery
Gas pain is common in the first 24 to 48 hours after laparoscopic gallbladder surgery. Simple measures can help alleviate this discomfort.
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Causes of High Liver Enzyme Levels
High liver enzymes usually indicate short- or long-term liver cell damage. Hepatitis is the leading culprit but many other conditions can cause this finding.
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Lice Treatment Using Cetaphil
Cetaphil Skin Cleanser may be effective, nontoxic treatment for head lice. It works by suffocating the lice.
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How to Treat Sunburn With Noxzema
While Unilever, the corporation that owns the Noxzema brand, admits this product hasn’t been tested for treating sunburns, many people use it for this purpose.
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What Are the Effects of 10 mg of Valium?
The benzodiazepine drug Valium is a nervous system depressant, which accounts for its antianxiety, sedative, muscle-relaxing and other effects.
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Early Warning Signs of a Seizure
A seizure is an abnormal burst of electrical activity in the brain. While some seizures cause no symptoms, others produce movements or changes in behavior, sensation or level of consciousness. When seizures occur repeatedly, this usually indicates a seizure disorder, or epilepsy.
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What Happens if My Child Swallows a Coin?
When swallowed, coins usually pass through the digestive tract without causing harm. But sometimes a coin can get stuck and cause problems.
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Causes of Low Diastolic Pressure
When you have your blood pressure taken, you will see 2 numbers. Diastolic pressure is the lower number and systolic pressure is the higher number. The diastolic number represents the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of your arteries between heartbeats.
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6 Ways Your Dreams Affect Your Waking Life
Ever woken up furious because you just dreamed your [partner cheated](https://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/1011388-signs-partner-having-emotional-affair/) on you? It may seem crazy, but what you dream about at night can set the tone for the rest of your day. [A 2013 study](http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.
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