Crossing Fingers Superstition

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It's a common, often harmless behavior – but it can be troublesome

Movies are helping scientists map how the brain responds to audio and visual stimulation

Movies Brain Function

Nearly 1 in 6 U.S. adults now has diabetes, CDC says

Diabetes Rates

Smoothies can be nutritious, but they also can lead to weight gain

Healthy Smoothies

Menthol cigarette ban would push people toward therapies to quit smoking, study suggests

Menthol Cigarette Study

Health Insurance

High deductible health insurance plans have become more popular; here's how to know if one is right for you

High Deductible health Plan

Philly's soda tax may improve the city's obesity rate – in time, Penn study says

Soda Tax Obesity

Consumers who bought generic drugs from 2 pharma companies may be eligible for refunds

Prescription drug settlement

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here's why there’s so little progress

Racial Health Disparities

Can you change your personality? Psychology research says yes, by tweaking what you think and do

Personality Changes

American voters' tendency to vilify their political opponents is rooted in fear, mental health experts say

evil political opponents

Children's Health

Teens who get surgery for obesity retain weight-loss reductions 10 years later

Weight Loss Surgery Teens

Children's Health

At Halloween, CHOP helps families of hospitalized infants celebrate by dressing them in costume

CHOP Halloween Baby

Children's Health

Being too heavy or skinny as a child may impact lung function as an adult

Lung Function BMI

Why high-intensity workouts may make people feel less hungry

Vigorous exercise appetite

Menthol Cigarette Study

Menthol cigarette ban would push people toward therapies to quit smoking, study suggests

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How to enroll in an Independence Blue Cross health insurance plan

Healthy Smoothies

Smoothies can be nutritious, but they also can lead to weight gain

Prescription drug settlement

Consumers who bought generic drugs from 2 pharma companies may be eligible for refunds

Racial Health Disparities

Black Americans still suffer worse health. Here's why there’s so little progress

High Deductible health Plan

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