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Immigrants face another battle upon arrival in U.S. — with their gut health

This gadget will help you become a calm and centered meditation pro

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Wait at least one year between pregnancies for optimal health, new study suggests

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The scientific reason you can’t eat just one piece of Halloween candy

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Alternative Medicine

Tea tree oil is the all-natural antibacterial you need in your life this winter

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Family habit of inheriting volunteer roles could help small charities

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This 'healthier' Halloween candy option is not worth your time – and 'troubles'

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Zika publicity has faded, but the health threat remains real

Bob Saget to host ABC's 'Videos After Dark,' an edgier 'America's Funniest Home Videos'

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Nutrition Fact labels get a makeover — here's what they look like now

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Chips made with this vegetable are the healthier alt-chips you need in your life

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Why has Halloween become so popular among adults?

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Zooming 311-mph Maglev train with Philly stop 'can be done,' backers insist

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Amazon to offer new line of at-home health care devices and accessories

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Here's why you love getting the daylights scared out of you

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Exton native's award-winning 'American Vandal' canceled by Netflix

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Republican women are just fine, thank you, with being Republican

Here's what you need to know about 'Coorie,' the Scottish practice of achieving happiness

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Why did the flu kill 80,000 Americans last year?

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3 dangers of rising temperatures that could affect your health now

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Certain key words may help detect depression in Facebook users — well before a diagnosis

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Sarah Silverman says she gave Louis C.K. consent to masturbate in front of her

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Here's just about everything you need to know about Friday's epic ($1 billion) Mega Millions drawing

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About 1.9 million vapers in the United States – and numbers growing

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Children's Health

New policy for pediatricians encourages affirmative treatment of trans and gender diverse youth

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Salmonella outbreak linked to raw chicken products in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and 27 other states

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Delaying pushing in birthing mothers results in a longer, more dangerous birth, new study finds

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Dispatches from the morgue: Toxicology tests don't tell the whole story of the opioid epidemic

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'Fortnite' teaches the wrong lessons

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The 'sun cycle diet' is the fasting-style diet to have on your radar right now

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There are many types of obesity – which one matters to your health

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Second trailer released for M. Night Shyamalan's 'Glass'

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A healthier hack: behold an oil-free roasted veggies recipe

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Pennsylvania dominates list of best Halloween haunts in U.S.

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Congress targets misuse of hospice drugs

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Newly-found gene variation may boost risk of erectile dysfunction

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The Catholic Church's grim history of ignoring priestly pedophilia – and silencing would-be whistleblowers

Cannabis use more detrimental to brain health than alcohol use, study claims

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New DNA tool predicts height, shows promise for assessing disease risk

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Children's Health

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Last flu season was deadliest in four decades

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