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Sitting can be bad for your health

How much time do you spend sitting? Have you ever measured it? Your total average sitting time throughout each day may just surprise you. No matter how old you are, certain basic facts about your body...

Panel: All adults should get whooping cough shots

A federal advisory panel wants all U.S. adults to get vaccinated against whooping cough. The panel voted Wednesday to expand its recommendation to include all those 65 and older who haven't gotten a whooping cough shot...

Aging of eyes is blamed for range of health woes

For decades, scientists have looked for explanations as to why certain conditions occur with age, among them memory loss, slower reaction time, insomnia and even depression. They have scrupulously investigated such suspects as high cholesterol,...

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